AI, Private Markets and Other Inconvenient Facts
Event Details
On 6 November 2026, Tim Whittaker, Director of EDHEC Infrastructure & Private Assets Research Institute (EIPA), will be participating as a panellist in an evening discussion, co-hosted by LSE Alumni Association of Singapore (LSEAAS) and EDHEC Alumni Singapore, with CFA Society Singapore as supporting partner, on the theme “AI, Private Markets and Other Inconvenient Facts“.
At the event, Prof Ludovic Phalippou of Oxford University, author of Private Equity Laid Bare and recipient of the 2026 CFA James R. Vertin Award, will examine AI’s impact on private markets, from what it really changes for investors to what still hides in the footnotes. The subsequent panel, moderated by Leow Li-Vern of Seviora Capital, will explore thought-provoking “inconvenient facts” that challenge conventional wisdom in private markets.
Agenda:
6.30pm: Registration, drinks and light bites
7.00pm: Welcome address by representatives of LSEAAS and EDHEC
7.10pm: Talk by Prof Phalippou
7.30pm: Panel discussion, then Q&A (Prof Phalippou and Tim Whittaker, moderated by Leow Li-Vern)
8.15pm: Networking over canapés and drinks
9.30pm: Door close