Keynote series: State of the industry fireside chats- Private Funds' AI Progress Report: Real Gains, Real Gaps

26 Jan 2027
Plenary

A three-part series of 20-minute interview-style sessions featuring representatives from top firms, offering attendees practical advice for navigating an evolving industry.

Private Funds' AI Progress Report: Real Gains, Real Gaps As CIO of one of the world's largest growth equity firms, Wendy Jones will cut through the AI hype and address where AI is delivering measurable ROI, and where it's still evolving. 

PART 1: TBA

PART 2: Private Funds' AI Progress Report: Real Gains, Real Gaps

As CIO of one of the world's largest growth equity firms, Wendy Jones will cut through the AI hype and address where AI is delivering measurable ROI, and where it's still evolving.

MODERATOR: TBA

SPEAKER: Wendy Jones, Managing Director & Chief Information Officer, General Atlantic (#8 on PEI 300)

PART 3: What CFOs Can Learn From Their Operating Partners

Robin Goodman, COO of Blackstone's Operating Team, makes the case that value creation is not solely a finance function or an operating function, but a shared discipline. An operator's-eye look at where the CFO-operating partner relationship creates real leverage. This interview will offer a candid look at what operating executives and portfolio leadership see that finance teams often don't (and how to close that gap).

MODERATOR: TBA

SPEAKER: Robin Goodman, Senior Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer - Operating Team, Blackstone (#3 on PEI 300)

Speakers
Wendy Jones
Wendy Jones, Managing Director & Chief Information Officer - General Atlantic
Robin Goodman
Robin Goodman, Senior Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer - Operating Team - Blackstone