• How are deal partners most effectively working with operating partners? How are operating partners most effectively working with deal partners?

• What are the biggest challenges when it comes to achieving alignment?

• What are best practices in working together from diligence into year one

• What makes a great operating partner for the deal side? What makes a great deal partner for the operator side? What are the biggest dos and don’ts on both sides?

• How can operating partners give deal teams the edge in the bidding process?

• How is AI impacting operating partner-deal team dynamics and what does the future look like?

• How is the role of the operating partner and deal partner evolving with the rise of AI in PE?