Elevate your professional standing with Continuing Legal credits (CLE) and Continuing Education credits (CPE). Session-specific credit details will be provided within the corresponding agenda descriptions.
Please note: this year's Convention takes place Monday through Wednesday, with most sessions scheduled on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Agenda is subject to change.
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Management Committee/Executive Committee Meeting
November 9, 2026 8:15 am - 11:15 am(invitation only)
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Secured Finance Foundation Board Meeting
November 9, 2026 11:30 am - 12:30 pm(invitation only)
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Past Presidents Council Roundtable
November 9, 2026 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm(invitation only)
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Committee Meetings, Group 1
November 9, 2026 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm(invitation only)
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Chapter Leaders Meeting
November 9, 2026 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm(invitation only)
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Committee Meetings, Group 2
November 9, 2026 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm(invitation only)
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Optional Activities
November 9, 2026 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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SFNet Member Directors Meeting
November 9, 2026 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm(invitation only)
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Member Directors Reception, IMPACT Awards presentation and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
November 9, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm(invitation only)
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IMPACT Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner
November 9, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Registration and Networking Central Open
November 11, 2026 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
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Breakfast Session with Keynote Speaker
November 11, 2026 9:00 am - 10:30 am
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View from the Top: Reading the Wind Map
November 11, 2026 10:45 am - 11:45 amSponsored by Bank of America
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Reading the Wind: SFNet's Data-Driven Market Outlook
November 11, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Reading the Pressure Systems: Lessons from Today's Headline Deals
November 11, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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WISF-Sponsored Lunch Featuring Keynote Speaker Diane Swonk
November 11, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Raising the Next Sails: The Future Leaders of Secured Finance
November 11, 2026 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
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Through the Storm: Chapter 11 and Distressed Finance in a Shifting Market
November 11, 2026 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
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The Winds of Innovation: AI in Lending
November 11, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmSponsored by Finterface
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Shifting Capital Currents: The Rise of Private Credit
November 11, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Exhibit Hall Reception & Prize Giveaway
November 11, 2026 5:00 pm - 5:45 pmPrize Giveaway sponsored by Riemer & Braunstein LLP
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Closing Nightcap Reception
November 11, 2026 9:00 pm - 12:00 amSponsored by Otterbourg P.C. and Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP
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Volunteer Activity
November 10, 2026 9:00 am - 11:00 am
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Attendee Lounge Open
November 10, 2026 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Functional Roundtable - Business Development
November 10, 2026 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Functional Workshop - Credit & Operations
November 10, 2026 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Functional Workshop - Legal
November 10, 2026 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Functional Roundtable - Business Head/CEO
November 10, 2026 11:30 am - 12:30 pm(invitation only)
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Functional Workshop - Tech & AI
November 10, 2026 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Capital Connections Event for Lenders
November 10, 2026 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Registration and Exhibit Hall Open
November 10, 2026 12:00 pm
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Lunch and Networking
November 10, 2026 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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Opening Session with Keynote Speaker Jon McNeill
November 10, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:45 pm
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Harnessing the Winds: Strategy, Stability, and Growth in the New Secured Finance Era
November 10, 2026 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
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New Members/Young Professionals/First Time Attendees Reception (invitation only)
November 10, 2026 4:45 pm - 5:30 pmSponsored by the SFNet Midwest Chapter
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Gordon Brothers Reception
November 10, 2026 4:45 pm - 6:15 pm(invitation only)
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Opening Reception
November 10, 2026 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm