PPIF Virtual Kick-Off 2021 | Informa Connect | 24 March 2021 | Virtual Event

The Most Important Q1 Touchpoint for Private Placement Trends and Critical Meetings.

Meet Issuers, Investors, Agents and Advisors to Jump-start Your Year.

The Leading Event for the Private Placement Industry: Virtual Edition
A 1 and a Half Day Event Bringing Together Agents, Investors, Issuers and More on a Single Platform.

A virtual kick off for the industry
Experience a virtual event like no other.

Content will be live-streamed directly to your desk in the mornings with plenty of time in the afternoon dedicated to meetings. Giving you all-important networking opportunities to catch up with existing industry friends and meet new contacts.

Agents will host intimate boardroom discussions and 1-2-1 meetings, bringing you closer to 650+ leaders from the investor and issuer landscape.

Day one - the best of PPIF
Day one will include the most popular sessions from our annual event:
• The lowdown on the private placements market – deal flow, trends, and the latest regulatory developments
• Key insiders insight into the market, opportunities and pitfalls to avoid
• What's on investor’s wish lists
• Views from the leading agents – lessons learnt and what to expect in 2021

Day two – advancing the industry
Day two will be focused on supporting the community:
• Global Women in Private Placements Forum - on the back of a hugely successful gathering in 2020, connect with a global community looking to transform private placements. Expect exciting keynotes, fresh thinking and challenging the status quo.
• New masterclasses:
1. Future Leaders in Private Placements
2. Interactive Investor Session

2021 Speakers

Annette Bannister
Director, Head of European Infrastructure, MetLife Investment Management Limited

Andrew Bloom
Managing Director, Project Finance, Private Fixed Income, Sun Life Financial

Mary Beth Cadle
Lead, Private Placements, Fixed Income, Nationwide

Charles Calloway
Associate, Chapman and Cutler LLP

Marisol Gonzalez De Cosio
Director, Project Finance, Kroll Bond Rating Agency

Sally Ding
Director of Treasury & Corporate Finance, Heathrow Airport

Kevin Fry
Chief Operating Officer, Illinois Department of Insurance

Vincent Huang
Capital Markets, KBC Advisors

Jeffrey Hughes
Senior Director, Private Investments, Nuveen Private Markets

Laura Parrott
Managing Director, Head of Private Placements, Nuveen

Mansi Patel
Vice President, Infrastructure and Project Finance, MetLife Investment Management

Kevin Pattison
Managing Director, Fixed Income, Cigna

Gary Pelletier
Senior Managing Director and Team Leader, John Hancock

John Petchler
Director | Private Placements, Conning

Jane Pilcher
Group Treasurer, Anglian Water

Nathaniel Sager
Senior Managing Director, CTL and Structured Debt Products, Mesirow Financial

Hursh Shah
Head of Capital Markets, British Land

Jason Smith
Managing Director, Fixed Income, Cigna

Curtis Spillers
Fixed Income Research Analyst and Head of US Debt Private Placements, Reinsurance Group of America

Charles Therriault
Director, NAIC Securities Valuation Office, NAIC

Davy Vreys
Chief Financial Officer, Brussels Airport Company

Jared Wingard
Vice President, Investments, Protective Life

Tony Yager
Partner, Chapman and Cutler LLP

2021 Sponsors and Partners

EVENT PARTNER:
• Chapman and Cutler

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Kroll Bond Rating Agency
• Mesirow Financial
• Moody’s Investors Service

SILVER SPONSOR:
• Moelis & Company
• T-Rex Group

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• PNC Capital Markets
• SS&C Intralinks