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Private Credit Connect East 2025 Agenda

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  1. Keynote Fireside Chat with Ares
    Mona Lisa, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
    Kevin Alexander, Partner, Co-Head of Alternative Credit - Ares Management
    Ryan Brauns, Partner, Direct Lending Group - Ares Management
  2. ABF: Where are we now?
    Mona Lisa, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
    Has ABF lived up to its high expectations?  What’s the prognosis for its future? How will a recession affect small businesses and consumers?
    John Timperio, Partner - Dechert
    Akhil Bansal, Head of Asset-Backed Finance - Carlyle
    Ed Cong, Partner - Marathon Asset Management
    Loris Nazarian, Managing Director, Private Assets - Oaktree Capital
    Michael Paniwozik, Partner, Global Head of Structured Credit Investing - Apollo
    Felix Zhang, Partner - Ares Management
  3. Direct Lending: A merging middle market?
    Mona Lisa, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
    As Private Credit competes more directly with BSL, are investors adequately compensated for illiquidity in private credit? How resilient is Direct Lending? How will it fare through a default cycle? Wh ...
    Thomas Prommer, Partner - Kirkland & Ellis
    Jeff Day, Managing Director, Co-President of Direct Lending - Morgan Stanley
    Nicole Drapkin, Managing Director - Blue Owl Capital
    Chris Lund, Managing Director & Co-Portfolio Manager - Monroe Capital
    Fernando Martinez, Managing Director, Global Credit - IMCO
  4. Strong Signals: ABF and digital infrastructure
    Mona Lisa, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
    Exploring the most compelling asset classes for private credit ABF investors, including data centers, fiber networks, 5G, telecommunication towers and more Analyzing the impact of the AI revolution St ...
    Michael Underhill, Chief Investment Officer - Capital Innovations
  5. Coffee Break
    Pompeii Ballroom, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
  6. Spotlight: Exploring esoteric opportunities
    Mona Lisa, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
    How do private credit funds approach non-traditional asset types? Such as litigation finance, sports and media, small business finance, SRT, venture lending and more.
    Alexandra Cooley, Chief Investment Officer - Nuveen Green Capital
    Claire Tomkins, Chief Executive Officer and Founder - Future Family
  7. The next frontier of consumer ABF
    Mona Lisa, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
    What’s next for the Consumer ABF space? How will this market grow? Will traditional consumer financing continue to dominate or will we see a rise of non-traditional consumer financing such as BNPL?
    Howard Schickler, Partner and Co-Chair, Structured Finance and Securitization Department - Katten
    Yulia Alekseeva, Managing Director, Asset-Based Finance - Barings
    Katya Baron, VP of Capital - Wisetack
    Michael Chen, Managing Director, Head of US Investments - Viola Credit
  8. The rise of credit secondaries
    Promenade, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
    Exploring the growth of credit continuation vehicles and active credit secondary market How is this market different from the PE secondaries market?  How does a GP-led credit investment work? What dif ...
    Andrew Hedlund, Director, Managing Editor - LevFin Insights
    Devi Aurora, Managing Director, Head, Financial Institutions and Alternative Funds Ratings - S&P Global Ratings
    Mark Boyagi, Partner - Kirkland & Ellis
    Pierpaolo Casamento, Executive Director, Head of Private Debt Secondaries - Tikehau Capital
    Ed Goldstein, CIO of Credit Secondaries - Coller Capital
  9. Lunch
    Pompeii Ballroom, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
  10. Workshop: Calling all new originators
    Key Biscayne, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
    This detailed workshop gives new or emerging specialty lenders insight on how to best use debt to raise capital
    Gary Miller, Director - Revere Capital
    Stanley Wang, Director - Sound Point Capital Management
  11. LP Perspectives: Why private credit?
    Mona Lisa, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
    What are LPs looking for from fund managers? Direct lending vs ABF: what are the key characteristics and structural considerations of each asset class that LP’s should consider when allocating capital ...
    Cian Desmond, Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager - Wilshire
    Mark Fitzpatrick, Co-founder and Partner - Glide Capital
    Filip Malaric, Director - Aksia
    Jason Rector, Senior Portfolio Manager - State of Wisconsin Investment Board
  12. Debate: Sponsored vs non-sponsor deals
    Key Biscayne, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
    What are the pros and cons of each approach for lower-middle market managers?
    Emily Fasold, Editor and Head of US Deal Origination - Octus
    Kerry Dolan, Managing Partner - Brinley Partners
    Natalie Garcia, Investment Committee Member and Head of Underwriting - Deerpath Capital
    Tim Morris, Head of Private Credit Solutions Operations and Finance - Hudson Bay Capital
  13. The Rise of NAV/fund Finance
    Mona Lisa, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
    How have sub-lines and NAV lines typically interacted and do hybrids work?  When and why would a GP use a NAV facility and do lenders assess potential risks differently? Assessing recent changes in th ...
    Ryan Moreno, Partner - DLA Piper
    Missy Dolski, Global Head of Capital Markets and Fund Finance - Varde Partners
    Nicole Lawrence, Senior Director, Senior Strategist of Private Credit - Moody's Ratings
  14. It’s all about liability management!: Financing private credit
    Promenade, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
    With innumerous fund structures (private funds, BDC’s, CLO’s, feeders, interval funds, and more) with varying leverage targets serving a multitude of LP types (institutional to retail), how do platfor ...
    Alon Goldberger, Partner - Dechert
    Alan George, Managing Director, Head of Structured Products - Golub Capital
    Daniel Lepore, Managing Director, Head of Liability Management - Cliffwater
    Jason Weiskopf, Senior Managing Director, Head of Fund Management - Man Varagon
    Patrick Wolfe, Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer of BDEBT and TCPC - BlackRock
  15. Coffee Break
    Pompeii Ballroom, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
  16. Spotlight: A Love Affair?: Private credit and insurance
    Promenade, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
    What’s behind the increased participation from Insurance Companies in the Private Markets? Regulatory and reporting requirements What kind of investments are insurance companies looking at?
    Jennifer Press, Chief Strategy Officer - RiskSpan
    Burak Cetin, Managing Director - Barings
    Priya Desai, Managing Director, Private Capital, ABF Investments - MetLife
    Wick Egan, Director - Egan-Jones Ratings
    Courtney Kaita, Managing Director, Investments - Brookfield
    Avi Korn, Managing Director - KKR
  17. What now for MM CLOS?
    Promenade, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
    As private credit continues to take share from the syndicated middle market, will the MM CLO industry increasingly be comprised of balance sheet CLOs? What are the implications for CLO investors? How ...
    Terence Clerkin, Partner - PennantPark
    Edward Dale, Managing Director - HPS
    Derek Dubois, Managing Director - Deerpath Capital
    Elizabeth Legunn, Managing Director - Ares Management
    Christopher Terry, Managing Director - AB Private Credit Investors
  18. What does the future hold for the private credit markets?
    Mona Lisa, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
    Are we still in the ‘golden age’ of private credit? How will the market deal with a default cycle? Things to watch for 2026 and beyond
    Jay Alicandri, Partner - Dechert
    Fred Chung, Partner, Head of Credit Underwriting - Adams Street Partners
    Marc Pinto, Managing Director, Global Head of Private Credit, Insurance and Asset Management - Moody’s Ratings
  19. Networking Drinks
    Pompeii Ballroom, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
  20. Opening Remarks with Dechert
    Mona Lisa, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
    Christoper Duerden, Partner - Dechert
    Ross MacConnell, Partner - Dechert
  21. Spotlight: How is AI redefining private credit investment?
    Key Biscayne, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
    Reed Van Gorden, Managing Director - Deerpath Capital
  22. Keynote
    Mona Lisa, Eden Roc Hotel
    20-Oct-2025
  23. Early Arrival Registration & Badge Collection at the Fontainebleau
    Outside LIV, Chateau Lobby, Fontainebleau Hotel
    19-Oct-2025
    Collect your badge early and avoid the queues - head next door to the Fontainebleau hotel.
  24. Joint Welcome Reception with ABS East at the Fontainebleau
    Ocean Lawn, Fontainebleau Hotel
    19-Oct-2025
  25. LP Networking Lunch
    20-Oct-2025
    By invitation only.
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