Celebrating Women in Structured Finance and Fintech 2021
Virtual
April 27, 2021 - April 28, 2021
Virtual conferences are playing a crucial role in this time of remote work and digital business by allowing organizations to adapt in a world going through new challenges. These changes are not only altering the way we do business now but will alter the way we do business in the future.
At Opal Group, our goal is to become a valued partner to the financial investment world by providing options for companies and individuals to connect with one another in their efforts to share information, deal flow, and foster relationships that fuel your efforts to reach your target market. Today, Opal Group is proud to offer customized live virtual conferences that combine market timely ideas and industry specific topics – produced to connect like-minded individuals and companies. This new digital offering can help expand your brand’s reach, position speakers as thought leaders, and connect with potential prospects amidst the world’s current climate.
Opal is proud to launch our Celebrating Women in Structured Finance and Fintech (virtual) taking place on April 27-28, 2021.
Please join us on this journey to navigate the wave in our future by attending and sharing thoughts on best practices and directions of deal flow opportunities.
* This event is open to all genders in the structured finance space and will include an array of relevant SF topics *
To request our current agenda, participant list and sponsors
Current as of April 11, 2021
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Advisory Board Fatima Hadj, Initiator & Co-founder, Climate Action Women Dagmara Michalczuk, Principal and Portfolio Manager, Tetragon Credit Partners Molly Whitehouse, Director & Portfolio Manager, Newmarket Capital |
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| 9:00am |
Welcome Remarks Lauren Bautista, SVP, Opal Group |
| 9:05am |
Working through the Pandemic
Moderator
Andrea Mandell, Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Panelists
Yulia Gnatyuk, Director of Marketing and Business Development, MonJa Kate Cody, SVP, Strategy, Vemo Education Eileen J. Ho, Associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Alice Carpenter, Director, Legal and Governance, British Business Bank |
| 9:50am |
Networking Break & Exhibitor Showcase |
| 10:00am |
Women in ABS Roundtable – European Focus
Moderator
TBA, Moody's
Panelists
Theresa Kradjian, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Rosemary Kelley, Senior Managing Director, KBRA Fiona Kettner, Director Structured Finance & Capital Markets Services, Trustmoore Group TBA, Moody's |
| 10:45am |
Networking Break & Exhibitor Showcase |
| 10:55am |
Women in CLOs Roundtable – European Focus
Panelists
Claire Puddicombe, Partner, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Michelle Manuel, Co-Portfolio Manager, Investec Bank Limited Francoise Devenoges, Portfolio Manager, GLG Partners Asha Narayan, CLO Portfolio Manager, PGIM |
| 11:40am |
Networking Break & Exhibitor Showcase |
| 11:50am |
ESG investing
Moderator
Cara Newman, SVP & Deputy General Counsel – Residential Business, Redwood Trust, Inc.
Panelists
Molly Whitehouse, Director & Portfolio Manager, Newmarket Capital Elana Lipchak, Vice President | ABS Strategy, BofA Securities Kristina Matthews, Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations & ESG, Brightwood Capital Advisors Lisa Veliz Waweru, Customer Success Lead, The Climate Service, Co-Founder, Women in Climate Tech Sinead McIntosh, Director, Business Development, Ocorian |
| 12:35pm |
Networking Break & Exhibitor Showcase |
| 1:30pm |
Women in ABS Roundtable – US Focus
Moderator
Amanda Johnson, Senior Associate, Invictus Capital Partners
Panelists
Theresa O'Neill, Managing Director, ABS Strategist, BofA Securities Kyra Fecteau, VP, Portfolio Manager, Securitized Credit Strategist, Mortgage & Structured Finance, Loomis, Sayles & Company Florence Chan, Principal, Securitized Products, PGIM Charlotte Gladwin, Director, Single-Family Credit Risk Transfer, Freddie Mac |
| 2:15pm |
Networking Break & Exhibitor Showcase |
| 2:25pm |
Women in CLOs Roundtable – US Focus
Panelists
Laila Kollmorgen, Managing Director, PineBridge Investments Adrienne Dale-Burns, Principle – Portfolio Manager, MidOcean Credit Partners Taryn Leonard, Co-Head of Structured Credit Investment Team, Barings Michelle Liu, Director, KKR |
| 3:10pm |
Networking Break & Exhibitor Showcase |
| 3:20pm |
Women in Alternative Lending Roundtable
Moderator
Amy Anuk, SVP and Managing Director, Encore Advantage, an Encore Capital Group company
Panelists
Jane Fox, Director - U.S. Principal Acquisition and Specialty Finance, Credigy Jennifer Mitrenga Maymon, Head of Investor Relations, Figure Denise Thomas, CEO & Co-Founder, ApplePie Capital Meredith Williams, Vice President, Everberg Capital Partners |
| 4:05pm |
Networking Break & Exhibitor Showcase |
| 4:15pm |
Cultivating the Next Generation of Women Leaders
Moderator
Polly O'Brien, Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Panelists
Candice Richards, Managing Director, MidOcean Partners Fiona Walden, SVP, Global Head of Credit, Renaissance Re Beth Starr, Managing Director, Crédit Agricole CIB Daphne Coelho-Adam, Counsel, Seward & Kissel LLP |
| 5:00pm |
Virtual Mix and Mingle |
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(Schedule Times are in EDT) |
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Advisory Board Fatima Hadj, Initiator & Co-founder, Climate Action Women Dagmara Michalczuk, Principal and Portfolio Manager, Tetragon Credit Partners Molly Whitehouse, Director & Portfolio Manager, Newmarket Capital |
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| 9:00am |
Welcome Remarks Lauren Bautista, SVP, Opal Group |
| 9:05am |
LIBOR Transition
Moderator
Masako Oshima, Associate Managing Director, Moody’s Investors Service
Panelists
Michelle Danso, Global Head Prime Brokerage and Trading Legal, Man Group Daphne Coelho-Adam, Counsel, Seward & Kissel LLP |
| 9:55am |
Networking Break & Exhibitor Showcase |
| 10:05am |
Women in FinTech
Panelists
Stella Li Kirkpatrick, Investments Officer, Calvert Impact Capital Fatima Hadj, Initiator & Co-founder, Climate Action Women Jennifer Lee, Principal, Edison Partners |
| 10:50am |
Networking Break & Exhibitor Showcase |
| 11:00am |
Exploring Women-Run/Women-Owned Funds
Moderator
Fatima Hadj, Initiator & Co-founder, Climate Action Women
Panelists
Spring Hollis, CEO & Founder, Star Strong Capital Dagmara Michalczuk, Principal and Portfolio Manager, Tetragon Credit Partners Olga Chernova, CIO & Portfolio Manager, Sancus Capital Management LP Alexandra Daly, CEO and Founder, AA Advisors Ltd |
| 11:45am |
Networking Break & Exhibitor Showcase |
| 11:55am |
Beyond Gender Diversity: Inclusion and diversity in leadership, company culture and hiring practices
Panelists
Angela Nagy, SVP, Finance & Chief Accounting Officer, GreenSky, Inc. Sheryl Orr, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Abigail Antwi, Senior Manager, EY |
| 12:40pm |
LIVE PANELS CONCLUDE
Platform will remain open for one on one meetings, communication with event delegates, visiting exhibit booths and viewing session recordings. |
Registration Pricing
| 1 user/pass | |
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| Investor | Complimentary* |
| Issuer | Complimentary* |
| Standard | $295 |
*Subject to Opal Group’s verification and approval.
- Overview of the Real Estate Economy
- Regulatory/Tax Issues: What Are The Realized Effects Of The New Tax Laws?
- Opportunity Zones 201
- Value-Add and Opportunistic vs. Core and Core Plus Investments
- Real Estate Debt and Alternative Financing Strategies
- Analyzing Direct vs. Co-Investment vs. Commingled Funds
- Finding Deal Flow, Acquisitions & Acquisition Due Diligence
- Real Estate Disrupters 2020: The Future Culprits?
- Family Office Discussion: What Are You Looking For In This Cycle?
Live and on demand video panels
Exhibit Hall with branded interactive booths and analytics
Ability to connect via instant message chat, video chat, direct message
Live Chatting Options in sessions, private 1:1 communication & lounge area for group networking
And more!
- Investment Banks
- Issuers
- Investors
- Trustee, Administrators
- Platforms
- Law Firms
- Rating Agencies
- Family Offices
- Consultants
- Attorneys
- Accounting Firms
- Hedge Funds
- Service Providers
- Pension Plans
- Institutional Investors
- Insurance Companies
- Investment Managers
