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Main Conference Day 1

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08:00 - 09:0060 mins
Day 1 - Morning plenary
Networking
    09:00 - 09:055 mins
    Day 1 - Morning plenary
    Chair’s welcome address
    • Randy Schwimmer - Senior Managing Director, Head of Origination and Capital Markets, Churchill Asset Management
    09:10 - 09:4030 mins
    Day 1 - Morning plenary
    Post-mortem review: the impact of COVID-19 on different credit markets: Defensive positioning & capitalizing on opportunities
    • Ashleigh Knight - Senior Associate, Mercer
    • Taylor Boswell - Chief Investment Officer, Carlyle
    • Richard Fitzgerald - Co-Founder & Managing Partner, CapitalSpring
    • Fred Pollock - CIO, Grovsenor
    • Manjot Rana - Senior Principal, Americas Leveraged Finance, CPPIB Credit Investments
    09:40 - 09:5010 mins
    Day 1 - Morning plenary
    Live Q&A
      09:55 - 10:1520 mins
      Day 1 - Morning plenary
      Guest address: The global economy, economic downturn and investment trends
      • Nicholas Brooks - Head of investment research, Intermediate Capital Group
      10:20 - 10:4020 mins
      Day 1 - Morning plenary
      Is private credit still an attractive asset class?
      • Mary Bates - Senior Vice President, Meketa Investment Group
      10:20 - 10:4020 mins
      Engaged Conversations
      1-2-1: Macroeconomics and credit cycles
      • Nicholas Brooks - Head of investment research, Intermediate Capital Group
      10:45 - 11:1530 mins
      Day 1 - Morning plenary
      Sponsored vs non-sponsored: sourcing, execution and performance
      • Mary Bates - Senior Vice President, Meketa Investment Group
      • Eric Beckman - Managing Partner, Breakwater Management
      • James Kirby - President, Deerpath
      • Robert O'Sullivan - Managing Partner and co-founder, Comvest Credit Partners
      11:15 - 11:2510 mins
      Day 1 - Morning plenary
      Live Q&A
        11:25 - 11:5025 mins
        Morning networking break
          11:50 - 12:1525 mins
          Day 1 - Morning plenary
          Portfolio construction & asset allocation in a period of economic correction
          • Rob Kneip - Managing Director, Hayfin
          • Scott Wisenbaker - Partner and CIO, Constellation Associates
          • Tingting Zhang - President, TerraCotta Group
          12:20 - 12:5030 mins
          Day 1 - Morning plenary
          Investor feedback: What characteristics are different about picking managers now from 9 months ago?
          • Rob Kneip - Managing Director, Hayfin
          • Jamie Athanasoulas - Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners
          • Jeff Behring - Director Private Debt & Equity, Northwestern Mutual Capital
          • Kenton Freitag - Senior Portfolio Manager, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
          • Nayef Perry - Managing Director, Hamilton Lane
          12:50 - 13:0010 mins
          Day 1 - Morning plenary
          Live Q&A
            13:00 - 13:3030 mins
            Networking lunch
            Networking lunch
              13:00 - 13:3030 mins
              LP Only
              LP only networking lunch
                13:30 - 13:355 mins
                Day 1 - Afternoon plenary
                Afternoon chairman
                  13:35 - 14:1540 mins
                  Day 1 - Afternoon plenary
                  Specialty finance: searching for the undiscovered value
                  • Heinz Blennemann - Principal, Blennemann Family Investments
                  • Giorgio Riva - Partner, Whitehorse
                  • Eva Shang - Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Legalist
                  14:20 - 14:4020 mins
                  Day 1 - Afternoon plenary
                  Benefits of being an asset based lender in a sector specific strategy
                  • Jamie Brodsky - Partner, Riverstone
                  14:45 - 15:1530 mins
                  Day 1 - Afternoon plenary
                  How are private credit funds marking their books?
                  • Mark Emrich - Managing Director, Murray Devine
                  • Doug Cruikshank - Head of Fund Financing and Hark Capital, Aberdeen Standard Investments
                  • Ron Kahn - Managing Director, Lincoln International
                  15:20 - 15:5030 mins
                  Day 1 - Afternoon plenary
                  Fireside chat: Spotlight on: Venture debt and growth debt
                  • Tom Raterman - Partner & CFO, Runway Growth Capital
                  • Kevin Sheehan - Co-Founder and Managing General Partner, Multiplier Capital
                  15:50 - 16:2030 mins
                  Afternoon networking break
                    16:20 - 16:255 mins
                    Day 1 - Afternoon plenary
                    Debunking the headlines
                    • Dylan Cox - Senior Analyst, Private Equity, Pitchbook
                    16:25 - 16:5530 mins
                    Day 1 - Afternoon plenary
                    Is the lower end of market more risky than large cap market?
                    • Brett Hickey - Founder & CEO, Star Mountain Capital
                    • Randy Schwimmer - Senior Managing Director, Head of Origination and Capital Markets, Churchill Asset Management
                    17:00 - 17:3030 mins
                    Day 1 - Afternoon plenary
                    Examining the value of covenants going forward
                    • Dylan Cox - Senior Analyst, Private Equity, Pitchbook
                    • Robert Hetu - Head of US Private Debt, CDPQ
                    • Michele Kovatchis - Senior Managing Director, Antares
                    17:35 - 17:5520 mins
                    Day 1 - Afternoon plenary
                    Spotlight on deal flow: the winners and losers & the bounce back
                    • Christopher Godfrey - President, CEPRES GmbH
                    17:55 - 18:005 mins
                    Day 1 - Afternoon plenary
                    Chair's closing remarks and end of virtual main conference day one
                      18:00 - 19:0060 mins
                      Networking
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