10th Specialty Finance Summit 2018 | iGLobal Forum | 6 September 2018 | Park Lane Hotel New York, 36 Central Park S, New York, NY 10019, US

The economy is still improving, but as competition and subsequent valuations reach new heights, lender protections are loosening, and skepticism on the longevity of the current credit cycle is starting to build. Regulatory uncertainty is also creating a volatile environment in both the core specialty finance asset classes as well as alternatives. Investors are closely watching rising interest rates, movement in the CFPB, new equipment financing regulations and the brand new risks brought on by ICOs. Industry experts will share their best hedging practices in this risky market, and discuss diversification strategies to new asset classes and growth markets. As the established industry leader, we’ll be bringing together 200+ senior-level representatives from investors, lenders, specialty finance companies, BDCs and hedge funds to discuss the evolving market in a connection-driven environment for our tenth successful program.

Key Topics Covered
● Expert keynote interview on taking a macroeconomic view to find targeted returns
● Evaluating M&A deals by nontraditional players in a high valuation market, and planning an exit
● Marketplace lending in the mainstream: better quality originations and improved underwriting
● Moving outside traditional asset classes and finding value in alternatives and niches
● Finding returns in growth markets and increasing market share through improved access to financial products
● Best hedging and diversification strategies to prepare your portfolio for a downturn
● Evaluating new technologies and regulations that will impact tomorrow’s market
● Developing mutually beneficial industry partnerships to create unique financing products
● Opportunities in ICOs as securities, and the uncertainty surrounding regulatory implications
● An interactive workshop on new AML & CDD regulations for specialty finance companies

Network With Leading
● Specialty finance companies
● BDCs
● SBICs
● Private equity firms
● Hedge funds
● Wealth management firms
● Marketplace lenders
● Senior lenders
● Asset managers
● Venture capital firms

2018 Speakers

Keith Kaplan
CEO, Tesla Foundation

Chris Arnold
Senior Managing Director, Crystal Financial

Alexandra Cooley
Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Greenworks Lending

Jodi Golinsky
Associate General Counsel, Shopify

Joseph F. Ingrassia
Managing Member, Capstone Capital Group, LLC

Robert Lin
President & CEO, Seabury TFX

Joyce A. Frost
Co-Founder, Riverside Risk Advisors

Christopher Donohoe
Managing Director, Sandler O'Neill & Partners

Scott M. Rosen
Partner, Solar Capital

David Barrosse
Founder & Managing Partner, Capstone

G. Benjamin Bingham
CEO & Founder, Scarab Funds

Alan Snyder
Managing Partner, Shinnecock Partners

Greg Hunt
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Apollo Investment Corporation

Rana Mitra
Managing Director, Atalaya Capital Management

Rob Bolandian
Partner, Global Head of Investment Banking, Cambridge Wilkinson

Sajal K. Srivastava
Co-Founder, President & Chief Investment Officer, Triplepoint Capital LLC

Gregory J. Nowak
Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP

David Bonderman
Founding Partner, TPG Specialty Lending

Casey Alexander
Senior Vice President - Research Analyst, Compass Point Research & Trading

Neil Wolfson
President and CEO, SF Capital Group

Kenneth Von Rausch
Managing Partner, Red Pepper Mergers

Stacey Schachter
President, Vion Investments

Dan Galvanoni
Chairman, DPG Investments

John Earl
Managing Partner, Keystone National Group

Mark Radzik
Managing Partner, Granite Creek Capital

Josh Wander
Co-Founder, 777 Partners

Scott R. Saks
Partner, Pepper Hamiltin LLP

2018 Sponsors

• Riverside Risk Advisors
• Pepper Hamilton LLP

MEDIA PARTNERS
• Family Office Magazine
• Family Office Networks
• Financial Poise
• Peer2Peer Finance News (P2PFN)
• Preqin
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• Forbes Real Estate Investor
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• The FinTech Professionals Association's
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