Marketplace Lending & Alternative Financing Summit 2021
Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach, Dana Point, CA
December 8, 2021 - December 10, 2021
Opal Group is proud to present our Marketplace Lending & Alternative Financing Summit. The Summit is an educational forum designed for investors, issuers, platforms, underwriters, banks rating agencies, lawyers, service providers, accountant, and other related industry professionals. 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.
All attendees will be required to show proof of vaccination or negative COVID test.
To request our current agenda, participant list and sponsors
Current as of December 1, 2021
| 11:00am |
Exhibit Set-Up / Registration |
| 1:55pm |
Co-Chair Welcoming Remarks |
| 2:00pm |
The Current State and Outlook of the US Marketplace Lending Industry: Where is the Industry Headed?
Moderator
Ryan Rosett, Co-CEO & Founder, Credibly
Panelists
Bobby Ritterbeck, President, Personal Loans, Marlette Funding/Best Egg Thomas Ritchie, SVP Capital Markets and Investor Relations, Biz2Credit Inc. Eric Neglia, Senior Managing Director, ABS Consumer, KBRA Adam Goller, EVP, Head of Fintech Banking, Cross River Bank |
| 2:45pm |
The Role of Technology and Data
Moderator
Chris Hilliard, Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Winnow Solutions, LLC
Panelists
Valeriy Zeltser, CEO, EPCVIP Inc. John Phamvan, Co-Founder, Kind Systems LLC Mark Friedgan, CEO, Ninja Holdings (CreditNinja) Kathleen Kinney, Senior Director of Business Development, ACES Quality Management Tim Dubes, VP of Content and Communications, Ocrolus |
| 3:30pm |
Partnerships with Banks, Fintechs and Platforms
Moderator
Sonal Patel, Structured Finance/Capital Markets (Issuer Services), Citi
Panelists
Eric Wex, Chief Strategy Officer, EPCVIP, Inc. Campbell Gibson, Head of Public Policy, Avant Keith Barnett, Partner, Troutman Pepper Devin Hughes, VP, Business Development, LendKey Technologies Phil Richards, SVP Business Development, LeadsMarket.com, LLC |
| 4:15pm |
Financial Inclusion – Serving the Underserved
Moderator
James Stevens, Partner, Troutman Pepper
Panelists
Anthony Rose, CFO, Kapitus Brendon Kensel, CEO, PrimaHealth Credit Christina Camacho, Founder and CEO, Ivy Lender Christina Tetreault, Deputy Commissioner Office of Financial Technology Innovation, California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Ibrahim Dusi, Chief Risk & Revenue Officer, Happy Money |
| 5:00pm |
Point-of-Sale and Buy Now, Pay Later Consumers John Wirth, Vice President, Consumer Lending & FinTech, TransUnion |
| 5:30pm |
Networking Cocktail Reception in the Exhibit Hall |
| 7:30am |
Registration |
| 7:45am |
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall |
| 8:35am |
Co-Chair Welcoming Remarks |
| 8:40am |
Fireside Chat with David Kimball: Prosper Moves Beyond Marketplace Lending David Kimball, Chairman & CEO, Prosper
Facilitated by
Ashley Gardner, Director, PwC |
| 9:00am |
The road to recovery: A 2021 recap of the lending and payments landscape
Moderator
Larry Chiavaro, President, LPC Associates LLC
Panelists
Fred Wang, Managing Partner, Hudson Cove Capital Management David Tilis, Chief Strategy Officer, FinWise Bank Eric Johnson, Vice President of Business Development, Carmel Solutions Camilo Concha, CEO, Lending USA |
| 9:45am |
Investor Roundtable: Current Opportunities and Risks in Marketplace Lending
Moderator
Zack Ellison, Managing General Partner, Applied Real Intelligence LLC (“A.R.I.”)
Panelists
Michael Morris, Managing Director, Northleaf Capital Partners (USA) Inc. Colin Kilgour, Partner, Kilgour Williams Group Rahul Vaid, Managing Director, Crestline Investors, Inc. Jillian Murrish, CEO, Pier Asset Management Brian Broesder, Co-Head US Private Debt, Man Group |
| 10:30am |
Track A: Key Considerations for Marketplace Lending Securitizations
Moderator
William Black, Managing Director, Consumer Structured Finance Americas, Moody's Investors Service
Panelists
Barry Rafferty, Senior Director of Capital Markets, Freedom Financial Asset Management Gunes Kulaligil, Co-Founder, Methodical Valuation and Advisory Bill Yialamas, Co-President and CFO, Liberty Lending, LLC |
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Track B: The Role of SPAC’s in Fintech
Moderator
Brandon Laughren, Chief Investment Officer, The Laughren Group (SFO)
Panelists
Mark A. Solovy, Co-Head, Technology Finance, Monroe Capital Jason Brown, Partner, Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC David Robb, Managing Director, Frontier Group (SFO) |
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| 11:15am |
Networking Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 11:30am |
Track A: Private Credit and Specialty Finance
Moderator
Robert Enayati, Managing Attorney, Bel Air Law Firm, P.C. John Slonieski, Director of Private Credit, Medalist Partners Frank Turner, Senior Managing Partner, Celeres Capital Alexander Koles, Managing Director And Founder, Evolve Capital Partners Cian Desmond, Vice President, Portfolio Manager - Alternative Investments, Wilshire |
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Track B: Debt Sales
Moderator
Jelena Verny, General Counsel, Arixa Capital Advisors
Panelists
David Ludwig, President and Director, Heritage Financial Assets (Nasdaq:HGBL), NLEX, Inc. Heritage Global Capital Bob Deter, Vice President, Business Development, Crown Asset Management Rui Pinto-Cardoso, President & CEO, Quantum3 Group Sandy MacDougall, President, CrowdTrustDeed Conor Neu, Co-Founder and CIO, Pier Asset Management |
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| 12:15pm |
Networking Luncheon on the Grand Lawn Sponsored by: Vervent |
| 1:15pm |
Track A: Student Loans
Moderator
Scott M. Pearson, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Panelists
Tess Michaels, Founder & CEO, Stride Funding Tonio Desorrento, Former CEO, Vemo Education Ken Ruggiero, Chief Executive Officer, Ascent Funding |
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Track B: Small Business Lending
Moderator
Steven Lee, Managing Director, Finitive
Panelists
Solomon Lax, CEO, Revenued Ben Johnston, Chief Operating Officer, Kapitus Ryan Rosett, Co-CEO & Founder, Credibly Denise Thomas, CEO & Founder, ApplePie Capital Quentin Cote, EVP, Orion First Financial, LLC |
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| 2:00pm |
Track A: Collections & Servicing
Moderator
Roxanne Bartley, Founder & CEO, Bartley Ventures
Panelists
Matt Myers, President, Goal Solutions Shaun O’Neill, President & CRO, Concord Sabrina Dukhovny, VP of Loan Operations, Arixa Capital | Crosswind Financial |
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Track B: Capital Markets Outlook
Moderator
Ashley Gardner, Director, PwC
Panelists
Noah Cooper, EVP Head of Capital Markets, Cross River Bank Nicole Byrns, Managing Director, Americas Structured Credit and Financials, Credit Investments, CPPIB America, Inc. Peter Stokes, Managing Director, Lexant Advisors Phillip Toth, Managing Director, QueensGiant |
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| 2:45pm |
Track A: NFTs
Moderator
Alan Snyder, Managing Partner, Shinnecock Partners L.P.
Panelists
Ian Panchèvre, Founder and CEO, Kaleido Curtis McConnell, Founder and CEO, Authentify Art Patricia Pernes, US General Counsel, Bonhams Brian S. Korn , Partner, Head of Financial Services Transactions, Fintech and Blockchain, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP |
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Track B: Private Equity / Venture Capital
Moderator
Alexander Prokhorov, Venture Partner, Black River Ventures
Panelists
Jonathan Litinger, Investment Banking Vice President – Business Development, Evolve Capital Partners Sasha Grutman, Partner, Middlemarch Partners Danielle Zhang, Associate, Clocktower Technology Ventures |
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| 3:30pm |
Networking Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 3:45pm |
Track A: Opportunities in Real Estate
Moderator
Mark McGuire, CEO, Merchant Banking Resources
Panelists
Peter Lowden, CFA, Managing Director, Prime Meridian Capital Management Brian Dally, CEO & Co-Founder, Groundfloor Peter Grabell, Senior Vice President, Commercial PACE, Dividend Finance |
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Track B: Utilizing Data, Machine Learning & AI
Moderator
Thomas Ritchie, SVP Capital Markets and Investor Relations, Biz2Credit Inc.
Panelists
Mark Friedgan, CEO, Ninja Holdings (CreditNinja) Rohit Srivastava, CTO, C3 Fund, LP Shri Santhanam, EVP and General Manager of Global Analytics and AI, Experian Tim Dubes, VP of Content and Communications, Ocrolus George Souri, CEO, LQD Business Finance |
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| 4:30pm |
Track A: Legal & Regulatory Issues – Next Wave of Regulatory Policy
Moderator
Kim Anderson, Operating Partner in Residence, C9 Partners, LLC
Panelists
Armen Meyer, Vice President, LendingClub Moorari Shah, Partner, Sheppard Mullin Steve Denis, Executive Director, Small Business Finance Association Adam Wright, Senior Counsel, Department of Financial Protection & Innovation |
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Track B: The Future of Alternative Lending
Moderator
Larry Chiavaro, President, LPC Associates LLC
Panelists
Dave Philipp, CFA, CAIA, Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager, Crestline Investors Jason Bross, Chief Operating Officer, Latitude20 Capital Partners Nelson Chu, Founder & CEO, Percent Ayaas Bhamla, Head of Capital Markets, Capchase Mark Cerminaro, Chief Revenue Officer, Rapid Finance |
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| 5:30pm |
Fireside Chat Developing Customer Acquisition and Retention Strategies in Consumer Lending
Facilitated by
Sasha Grutman, Partner, Middlemarch Partners
Speakers
Devin Hughes, VP, Business Development, LendKey Technologies Mark Friedgan, CEO, Ninja Holdings (CreditNinja) |
| 6:00pm |
Networking Cocktail Reception in the Exhibit Hall |
| 8:30am |
Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall |
| 9:10am |
Co-Chair Welcoming Remarks |
| 9:15am |
ESG Investments & Securitizations
Speakers
Gunes Kulaligil, Co-Founder, Methodical Valuation and Advisory Shelli Willis, Partner, Troutman Pepper Meredith Williams, Sustainability and ESG Senior Manager, Deloitte David Lazar, CFA, Product Manager, Public Credit, Allvue |
| 10:00am |
Blockchain / Crypto Applications for Online Lending
Moderator
Moorari Shah, Partner, Sheppard Mullin
Panelists
William Black, Managing Director, Consumer Structured Finance Americas, Moody's Investors Service Christian Kameir, Managing Partner, Sustany Capital Phil Richards, SVP Business Development, LeadsMarket.com, LLC |
| 10:45am |
Conference Concludes |
| 12:00pm |
Golf Tournament – Monarch Beach Golf Links |
1 Monarch Beach Resort N, Dana Point, CA 92629
| The room block is currently sold out. |
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| Please contact Joanna Puchalski to be put on the waitlist (jpuchalski@opalgroup.net). A list of recommended hotels* may be found below: |
| *Opal does not have a group rate or contracted block of rooms at these hotels. Please contact the properties direct for reservations. |
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The Ranch at Laguna Beach 31106 S. Coast Highway Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Phone: 888.316.0959 |
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Montage Laguna Beach 30801 South Coast Highway Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Phone: 866.271.6953 |
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Surf & Sand Laguna Beach 1555 South Coast Highway Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Phone: 877.741.5908 |
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DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Doheny Beach 34402 Pacific Coast Hwy Dana Point, CA 92629 Phone: 949.661.1100 |
Registration Pricing
| Standard Rate | |
|---|---|
| Investor* | $795 |
| Issuers | $1,295 |
| Standard | $2,495 |
*Subject to Opal Group’s verification and approval.
- Platforms – US Consumer
- The Current State and Outlook of the Marketplace Lending Industry
- Legal & Regulatory Issues
- Debt Investor Roundtable
- Equity investor Roundtable
- Raising capital in the Current Environment
- Secondary Market
- The Role of Technology
- Platforms Partnering with Banks
- Reporting Requirements
- Lenders Outlook
- Small Business Lending
- Securitization
- Capital Markets Outlook
- The Future of Marketplace Lending
- Valuation Methodology
- Private Equity / Venture Capital
- Institutional Investor Platform – Large & Sophisticated
- Emerging Manager
- Platforms – US Student
- Platforms – Small Business
- Landscape of Specialty Finance Sector
- Online Lending Trends in the U.S. and Abroad
- Current Trends and the Future of Direct Middle Market Lending
- Overview, Trends and the Future of Marketplace/P2P Lending
- How Online Marketplace Lenders are altering the Specialty Finance Sector
- Overview and Trends of the European Environment for Marketplace Lending
- Crowd funding
- Subprime/Non-Prime
- Opportunities in Real Estate
- Getting prepared as a first-time securitization issuer
- The role of the broker dealer / RIA plays in marketplace platforms
- Alternative Lending
- Small Business Lending for Hedge Fund Investors
- Fraud Prevention and Authentication
- Asset Managers
- Family Offices
- Hedge Funds
- Institutional Investors
- Investment Banks
- Insurance Companies
- Issuers
- Law Firms
- VC Firms
- Online Lending/P2P Platforms
- Private Equity Firms
- Rating Agencies
- Regulators
- RIAs
- Service Providers
- Trustees
- Underwriters
- Technology Platforms
- Debt and Equity Investors
