More information about the 2023 Tech Innovation conference taking place in London will be published shortly, you can already pencil it in for 29 - 30 March 2023.

The Real Deals and The Drawdown's Tech Innovation Summit 2022 took place on 31st March at the Dilly Hotel in London and looked at the growing importance of tech within private equity and portfolio companies.

This one day Tech Innovation event addressed the key opportunities, developments and challenges in keeping up with the rapidly evolving tech market. From how technology is impacting the way PE firms operate, to its role as a value-creation lever throughout the whole deal lifecycle.

Topics covered:

• How tech is changing the way in which PE firms select investment opportunities
• Tech’s growing importance in how deals are originated, executed and exited
• How blockchain and tokenisation has the potential to transform the PE industry
• How can traditional portfolio companies benefit from tech?
• What is the impact of digital innovation on PE firms themselves
• Cybersecurity’s role in value preservation and value creation

Almost 150 private equity professionals and industry experts joined us to:

• Discover how organisations are successfully implementing new technologies and digital strategies in order to stay at the forefront of innovation.
• Learn about the latest technology trends from 25+ of the most influential industry speakers
• Compare their tech strategies with like-minded private equity investors and fund managers
• Gain a deeper understanding of how tech can be efficiently used to create value in portfolio companies
• Network with leading experts to understand their focus, helping you adjust their strategies to keep pace with the latest tech innovations

2022 attendees include

• 17Capital
• 3i
• abrdn
• Abris Capital Partners
• Acertitude
• Adams Street Partners
• Affinity
• Alpha FX
• AlpInvest Partners
• Apax Partners
• Armstrong
• Atypical Partner
• AWS Private Equity
• BC Partners
• Beyond
• Bridgepoint
• Business Growth Fund
• Campbell Lutyens
• CBPE Capital
• Colmore
• Datasite
• DOMOSFS
• EIG
• Endava
• EQT Partners
• Forsters
• Freyda
• Gain.pro
• GED Capital
• GIC
• Hamilton Lane
• Headway Capital Partners
• Hermes GPE
• Hg Capital
• Holland Mountain
• HPE Growth
• Inflexion
• Infrared Capital Partners
• Intechnica
• IQ-EQ
• Jolt Capital
• KKR
• LDC
• Lightrock
• Livingbridge
• London Technology Club
• Maestro
• MARCOL
• Mayfair Equity Partners
• MxP Partners
• Notion Capital
• OMERS Private Equity
• Ontra
• OUem
• Palladium Digital
• Panamoure Group
• PGS Software
• Phoenix Group
• Pollen Street Capital
• Robin AI
• Sanne Group
• Soho Square Capital LLP
• Stirling Square Capital Partners
• Time Partners
• Times 3 Capital
• Triton Partners
• Unigestion
• Validus Risk Management
• Vasant Capital
• Verdane