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Private Credit Connect London 2026 Agenda

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  1. Keynote Fireside Chat - Clarifying Private Credit's Impact on Systemic Stability
    Leaders in ABF Stage
    Ortenca Aliaj
    Ortenca Aliaj, Banking editor - Financial Times
    Allison Davi
    Allison Davi, Co-Chief Operating Officer and Head of Business Development - Benefit Street Partners (a Franklin Templeton company)
    Sarah Breeden
    Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor, Financial Stability - Bank of England
Leaders in Direct Lending Stage
    • Leaders in Direct Lending Stage
    Creating the Middle Market edge: how the Core MM funds are distinguishing themselves throughout Europe
    Leaders in Direct Lending Stage
    • How have regulatory shifts fundamentally altered lending origination in Europe?
    • Must private credit pursue cov-light structures to differentiate themselves from public lending peers?
    • Do sponsored or non-sponsored deals provide the most attractive opportunity for the middle market?
    • Which sources of capital are proving most attractive to funds seeking to deploy?
    Gurvinder Singh
    Gurvinder Singh, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder - Indus Valley Partners
    Alex Howell
    Alex Howell, Head of European Alternative Credit - Marathon Asset Management
    Paolo Morrone
    Paolo Morrone, Head of Private Debt UK & Co-Chair, Private Credit Committee, European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) - Tikehau Capital
    Stuart Hawkins
    Stuart Hawkins, Managing Director and Head of Private Credit UK - Ardian
    Nikhil Chandra
    Nikhil Chandra, Managing Director, European Credit - OMERS
    Claire Harwood
    Claire Harwood, Managing Director and Co-Head of Direct Lending Investment Team - Permira Credit
Leaders in Direct Lending Stage
    • Leaders in Direct Lending Stage
    Pioneers in Direct Lending Fireside Chat - Where is the best global opportunity for direct lending right now?
    Leaders in Direct Lending Stage
    Ed Eyerman
    Ed Eyerman, Chief Executive Officer - European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA)
  1. Understanding systemic risk in private credit: the Bank of England’s system-wide exploratory scenario exercise on private markets
    Martin Arnold
    Martin Arnold, Financial regulation editor - Financial Times
    Martin Arrowsmith
    Martin Arrowsmith, Head of Market-based Finance - Bank of England
Leaders in ABF Stage
    • Leaders in ABF Stage
    Esoterics: Bringing niche asset classes into the mainstream
    Leaders in ABF Stage
    • Engage with the rise of specialty financiers funding select assets, from IP and shipping to insurance-linked structures
    • Following the surge in fleet, shipping and BNPL finance, how large can each of these niches potentially grow?
    • How are lenders assessing non-tangible, IP-based assets?
    • What are the structural and diversification benefits of insurance-linked securitisation products, and how are they gaining traction with institutional allocators?
    • Bespoke SPVs: the case for adding low correlation, diversified insurance exposure to credit portfolios
    Damian Fantato
    Damian Fantato, Editor - Asset Owner Exchange
    Eamon Ray
    Eamon Ray, Head of Private Credit & Alternative Income, Private Markets Group - University Superannuation Scheme (USS)
    Bill Cisneros
    Bill Cisneros, President - Primary Wave IP Investment Management
    Andreas Wichmann
    Andreas Wichmann, Corporate Capital Business Development Director - Argenta Private Capital
    Carmen James
    Carmen James, Chief Strategy Officer - Liquidity
Leaders in ABF Stage
    • Leaders in ABF Stage
    Power, Pixels, and Private Debt: Navigating the Digital Infrastructure Super-cycle
    Leaders in ABF Stage
    • What are the due diligence considerations for long-term digital infra debt - as the rate of technology obsolescence rises and threat of a bubble persists?
    • Can private credit continue to win deals on flexibility and speed, or is digital infra becoming a "price-only" game where credit funds are being squeezed out by lower-cost bank capital?
    • Is there a robust secondary market for "infrastructure-lite" debt?
    • What environmental considerations are lenders requiring from owners given the demand on power resources?
    Andrew Currie
    Andrew Currie, Managing Director, EMEA Structured Finance - Fitch Ratings
    Aijamal Bakitbek
    Aijamal Bakitbek, Vice President, Debt Capital Markets - DigitalBridge
    Annette Bannister
    Annette Bannister, Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Debt EMEA - MetLife Investment Management
Leaders in Direct Lending Stage
    • Leaders in Direct Lending Stage
    Lower Middle Market Movers: Delivering funding solutions for SMEs
    Leaders in Direct Lending Stage
    • Engage with the funds driving capital to start-ups and growth companies
    • Does the reticence for lower MM lending by both public and private lenders persist?
    • Will Basel III drive greater opportunities for LMM SMES?
    • How are lenders engaging with and underwriting non-sponsor backed deals?
    Joel Blake OBE
    Joel Blake OBE, Founder & Chief Executive Officer - GFA Exchange
    Victor Alexiev
    Victor Alexiev, Global Head of SPRINT - Citi
    Kirsten Bode
    Kirsten Bode, Co-Head Pan European Private Debt - Muzinich & Co.
    José Ignacio Dengra
    José Ignacio Dengra, Partner - TresMares Capital
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