Innovations in Lending, Alternative Financing, Fintech & Private Credit Summit 2023 | Opal Group | 5 December 2023 | Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach, 1 Monarch Beach Resort N, Dana Point, CA 92629, US

At this conference learn and network with industry leaders to gain insight on the newest techniques to maximize returns and reduce risk exposure in this growing area of marketplace lending. Explore an in-depth review of the current landscape and what's to come in addition to hearing about rating agency methodology, legal, tax and structural considerations which will provide attendees with the tools necessary to stay one step ahead of their competitors. The conference will serve as an opportunity where a meaningful dialogue can be opened to address concerns regarding this dynamic segment of the market.

2022 Past Speakers

Howard Schickler
Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Jan Brzeski
Managing Director & CIO, Arixa Capital Advisors / Crosswind Financial

Noah Cooper
EVP, Chief Investment Officer, Cross River

Jian Hu
Managing Director, Moody's Investors Service

Nelson Chu
Founder & CEO, Percent

Brendan Carroll
Senior Partner and Co-Founder, Victory Park Capital Advisors

Rana Mookherjee
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Throttle Capital LLC

Christopher Smith
CFA, Partner & CFO, SER Capital Partners

Sabrina Dukhovny
Senior Vice President, Operations, Arixa Capital Advisors / Crosswind Financial

Roger Ahern
Vice President of Product Management, Experian

Christina Camacho
Founder and CEO, Ivy Lender

Sean-David Bos
Head Of Corporate Development, NinjaEdge (a subsidiary of NinjaHoldings)

Jeffrey Zinn
Managing Director, Private Credit, Vida Capital

Kim Gerhardt
Owner and Principal Advisor, The FinTech Interactive

Carey Ransom
Corporate Officer/Executive, BankTech Ventures

Daniel Lageman
Chief Compliance Officer, Biz2Credit

Adam Goller
EVP, Head of Fintech Banking, Cross River Bank

Jeffrey Rogers
President & CEO, LiftForward, Inc.

Brian Korn
Partner & Co-Head of Financial Services, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Justin Bjerkaas
Founder & CEO, Micah Group

David Staley
Vice President, Capital Markets, Prosper Marketplace

Chris Hilliard
CRCM, CCEP, Chief Operating, Officer, Winnow Solutions, LLC

Kathleen Kinney
Senior Director of Business Development, ACES Quality Management

Tim Lange
Chief Executive Officer, APPROVED Licensing

Aman Boyd
Vice President, Chief Lending Officer, FI Connect

Howard Cooper
Chief Executive Officer, Cooper Family Office (SFO)

Frank Turner
Senior Managing Partner, Celeres Capital

Anthony Rose
CFO, Kapitus

Andrew Seiz
VP Capital Markets and IR, Kueski

Armen Meyer
Vice President, LendingClub

Duane Good
Co-founder & President, Tribal

Brian Elbogen
Head of Investments, Unlock

David Kimball
Chairman & CEO, Prosper Marketplace

Larry Chiavaro
President, LPC Associates

Thomas Ervesun
CEO, Alphaeon Credit

Eric Johnson
Vice President of Business Development, Carmel Solutions

Matt Myers
President & CEO, Goal Solutions

Fred Wang
Managing Partner, Hudson Cove Capital Management

Eric Neglia
Senior Managing Director, Head of Commercial and Consumer ABS, KBRA

Brian Foley
Managing Director, SVB Financial Group

Sean Egan
Co-Founder and CEO, Egan-Jones Ratings Co.

Julian Schickel
Co-founder, Partner, Avellinia Capital

Colin Kilgour
Partner, Kilgour Williams Capital

Sasha Grutman
Partner, Middlemarch Partners

Sean Bill
Chief Investment Officer, Prime Meridian Capital Management

Jillian Murrish
CEO, Pier Asset Management

Robert Enayati
Managing Attorney, Bel Air Law Firm, P.C.

Andie Goh
Principal, Alternative Credit, Ares Management

John Cocke
Partner, Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Credit, Corbin Capital Partners

Rob McGregor
Chief Investment Officer, Coromandel Capital

Neil Brodsky
Chief Legal Officer, Vion Investments LLC

Sandy MacDougall
President, CrowdTrustDeed

Bob Deter
VP, Business Development, Crown Asset Management

Brooke Teal
Vice President, Legal and Compliance, EverChain

Conor Neu
Co-founder, and CIO, Pier Asset Management

Ricardo Diaz
Managing Director, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Moorari Shah
Partner, Sheppard Mullin

Scott Pearson
Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

David Kafafian
Chief Operating Officer, Stride Funding

Milan Dalal
Founder and Managing Partner, Tiger Hill Partners

Julapa Jagtiani
Senior Economic Advisor and Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Danielle Brown
Managing Partner, Altriarch Capital Management

Denise Thomas
CEO, ApplePie Capital

Thomas Ritchie
SVP Capital Markets and Investor Relations, Biz2X by Biz2Credit Inc.

Ben Johnston
Chief Operating Officer, Kapitus

Maxim Berger
Director, ABS Consumer, KBRA

Dave Hanrahan
Co-founder & CEO, Kredit Financial Inc.

Blake Lepire
Vice President, Silicon Valley Bank

Manoj Verma
Co-Founder And CRO, Tabapay.Com

Dhruv Vakharia
Chief Financial Officer, Vervent

Shaun O’Neill
President and Chief Revenue Officer, Concord

Rob Johnson
Head of Finance, CoOp Capital

Sabrina Hannam
CEO and Board Chair, Boardswell

Faris Saah
Portfolio Manager, Exos Financial

Kareem Saleh
Founder & CEO, FairPlay

Sridhar Kaza
CEO, ForwardLine Financial

Fotis Konstantinidis
Managing Director, Head of Digital & Data Analytics, Stout

Mark Friedgan
CEO, CreditNinja

Ayaas Bhamla
Head of Capital Markets, Capchase

Kipp Fawcett
Managing Director, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Christian Kameir
Managing Partner, Sustany Capital

Tom Myers
Vice President, Business Development, Concord

Ash Vaidya
Managing Partner, Sanctum Altriarch Investment Management

Travis Holoway
Co-Founder & CEO, SoLo Funds Inc.

Jon Riber
Senior Vice President, ABS, DBRS Morningstar

Jeannie Tarkenton
Founder and CEO, Funding University

Tess Michaels
Founder & CEO, Stride Funding

Eric Mitzel
Vice President, Intain Inc.

Pedro Cetina
Co - Founder & Managing Partner, Addem Capital

Yael Tamar
CEO & Co-founder, SolidBlock

Kurt Watkins
Founder, Watkins Legal