Note: This is a tentative agenda, subject to change. The final agenda and speakers will be posted closer to the event date.
All times are EDT
9:10 Plenary panel – Market outlook
Hear from our expert panelists on the outlook for private credit given the broader macro backdrop and how LPs are constructing their portfolios over the next 12 months. This session will cover which private credit strategies they expect to outperform, the questions LPs should be asking about their existing portfolios and what they expect to be the main talking points between private credit LPs and GP in 2026.
10:20 Plenary Panel – Optimizing a credit portfolio: portfolio construction over a cycle
Markets continue to suggest that 2026 will be another challenging year for credit investors. Our experts will share their views on the principles that underpin their approach to portfolio construction, managing concentration risk across public and private credit exposures across sectors, as well as how macroeconomic signals, rate changes and credit spreads influence portfolio allocation decisions over time. The session will also include practical insights on manager selection, stress testing, downside scenario planning, and the use of active portfolio management to mitigate losses and capture value through the cycle.
11:40 Masterclasses
Corporate Lending Track: AI and Private Credit: How AI’s impact will be unevenly felt across the private credit industry
AI’s impact is expected to be enormous on the private credit industry given the volume of increasingly standardized data that exists. However, the impact is expected to be unevenly felt depending on the size and focus of the manager. This session will focus on how AI’s expected impact on deal sourcing, underwriting and monitoring, highlighting the structural differences that exist between upper and lower middle market private lending.
Asset Backed Track: Where Public Credit and Private Credit intersect
Advanced Topics Tracks: How commercial real estate debt can add additional alpha in a diversified portfolio
12:15 Masterclasses
Corporate Lending:
Private Credit in the Non-Sponsored, Non-Syndicated Distributed Renewables Space
Asset Backed:
European ABF: An Evolving Landscape
Advanced Topics:
Historically Low Public Credit Spreads: Implications and Opportunities for Private Credit
1:45 Masterclasses
Corporate Lending: Know your Sponsor
Asset Backed: Commercial real estate - which sectors are going to rise and fall in 2026
Advanced Topics: Evolution of Credit Co-Investment: Fees, Access, Structure, and Control
2:20 Masterclasses
Corporate Lending:
Asset Backed: NAV Finance/Direct Lending
Advanced Topics: Brazil
3:55 Plenary Panel – Capital Convergence: How Retail and Semi-Liquid Funds Are Transforming Private Credit
Demand for income, diversification, and downside protection grows beyond traditional institutional channels. Panelists will examine what is driving retail interest in private credit and how semi-liquid structures are reshaping portfolio construction, liquidity management, valuation, and disclosure considerations for all types of investors.
