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Private equity’s role in the transition is not limited to investing in businesses that are already sustainable. For Stephanie Hubold, Head of Sustainability at Altor Equity Partners, active ownership creates an opportunity to help companies move from “grey to green", provided climate targets are translated into the financial and operational decisions that management teams can act on.

AI adoption is accelerating across private markets, but moving from experimentation to reliable, institutional use requires more than adding a new tool to an existing workflow. At SuperReturn CFO/COO, Jessie Juan, Co-Founder of Quantium, discussed why the industry’s particular sensitivity to accuracy makes strong data foundations, auditability and human oversight essential, and why the next phase of AI adoption will be less about individual tools and more about shared infrastructure.

Posted by SuperReturn on 14 October 2026 Held on 5–7 October at Hotel Okura, Amsterdam, SuperReturn CFO/COO 2026 brought together 500+ senior attendees from 30+ countries, including 250+ CFOs, COOs, CCOs, CROs and CTOs, to explore the changing demands of private markets finance and operations. Big questions on stage. New connections over coffee. Conversations that continued onto Amsterdam’s canals.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) lessons at Hills Christian Community School (HILLS) in South Australia are not what you might expect. Students often find themselves learning outside, somewhere within the school’s 19 acres of green space, exploring the underground networks that connect trees. These natural systems help them understand complex concepts in AI and digital technologies, which work in a similar fashion, explains Colleen O’Rourke, HILLS’s Leader of Digital Innovation.

The Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, N.C., is moving one block south. The 5,990-seat, 1.25-acre amphitheater has been closed and under construction since April 2025, making way for the expansion of the adjacent Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center (formerly the Raleigh Convention Center). The need for a larger convention facility was the primary driver behind the decision. The amphitheater has operated at 500 South McDowell Street since 2010. The project to move it costs $40 million.

By the end of 2025, Polish banks had set aside some €25 billion for a risk that sat in no credit model: court rulings on Swiss franc mortgages. That is more than half of the UK's PPI bill, in a banking system a fraction of the size. Few outside Poland noticed – it unfolded alongside a pandemic and a war. It deserves attention, because the mechanism is European, not Polish: EU consumer law reaching back into contracts signed more than a decade earlier.

When Visit Baltimore says visitors feel at home in Charm City, it has some compelling statistics to prove the point. In its annual tourism report, released at the start of October, the DMO notes four out five overnight travelers are returning visitors and the average span between visits has decreased by 1.1 years. Additionally, 45% of overnight guests cite visiting friends and family as the primary reason for their stay.

The phrase “human in the loop” always struck me a little odd in the context of AI, but for the longest time I couldn’t quite say why. Now I think I realize what it is: Being “in the loop” is often, if not usually, a pretty passive position. It connotes being told about things that you probably won’t have to take any action on yourself, unless something really alarming crops up. But I don’t think that’s what “human in the loop” is shaping up to be for much of the AI experience in the enterprise.

The importance of attracting visitors to your destination is increasing. According to a recent survey conducted by Landing, which provides flexible, fully furnished apartment rentals for mid-to-long-term stays across more than 250 U.S. cities, 85% of American travelers have taken a trip of five nights or more in the past five years. That means more time to explore destinations, eat at restaurants, and shop at local stores.

Determining how climate change may influence operational risk is far more challenging than for financial risks, due to its all-pervasive nature and the lack of historical data.