SFNet's Asset-Based Capital Conference 2027

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Benefit from expert panels, distinguished speakers, and thought leaders offering insights into the geopolitical climate, capital markets trends, legal developments, and the evolution of secured finance in the age of AI. This is also one of the best networking opportunities of the year for this lending community.

Earn CLE credits and CPE credits at this conference. 

Registration will open Tuesday, November 10.

Agenda*

Monday, February 8

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Pre-Conference Welcome Reception
If you arrive in Las Vegas early, please join us for this informal "welcome" reception.

Tuesday, February 9

8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Registration open
Sponsored by Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Networking Central
Sponsored by TriState Capital Bank

9:30 am - 10:00 am
Breakfast Meeting

10:00 am - 11:00 am
The View Looks Different From Here
Sponsored by Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP 
Few developments can reshape an industry more than a wave of leadership change. New executives now lead several of the nation's top bank-owned asset-based lending platforms, and their priorities will shape the broader market. This panel offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from these executives about their vision, their challenges, and the trends they believe will define the next chapter of asset-based lending.

Moderator: Bobbi Acord Noland, Partner, Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP
Panelists: Amy Barrentine, Head of Business Capital, Regions Bank
Jon Biorkman, Head, US Specialty Finance, BMO Commercial Bank
Steven Pomerantz, Group Head-Asset Based Lending, Fifth Third Bank
Jay Schweiger, President & Senior Managing Director, Huntington Business Credit

11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Appraisers Aggressively Move Into Private Credit
Sponsored by White Oak Commercial Finance, LLC
One of the more interesting developments in asset-based lending has been the emergence of appraisal firms as lenders. Backed by private equity, many leading appraisal organizations have grown beyond their service-provider roots to build diversified platforms that include lending operations. Executives from these firms discuss what drove the shift, how lending fits their business models, and where they see growth ahead.

Moderator: Kevin Cox, Partner & Head of Capital Markets, White Oak Commercial Finance
Panelists: Eran Cohen, President and Chief Investment Officer, Great American Capital Corporation
Bob DeAngelis, Executive Managing Director/ Group Head-Tiger Finance, Tiger Group
Ian Fredericks, CEO of Capital Solutions, Hilco Global

12:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch Session: Prediction Markets Come of Age: Betting on the Future with Robin Hanson
Sponsored by Riemer & Braunstein LLP
Are prediction markets poised to transform how we forecast everything from elections and sporting events to economic outcomes and public policy? Once viewed as a niche experiment, they have rapidly emerged as a powerful force at the intersection of politics, sports, finance, and technology. In this fireside chat, Robin Hanson, Associate Professor at George Mason University and one of the field's pioneering thinkers, will talk with Lon Goldstein, Partner, Federal Hall Policy Advisors, about how prediction markets work, why they have grown so quickly, and whether they are simply a new form of speculation or a fundamentally better way to harness collective intelligence.

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
What Keeps You Up at Night?
Sponsored by Tiger Group
The list of potential risks facing lenders seems to grow longer by the day. Economic uncertainty, tariff policies, geopolitical tensions, regulatory and election-driven policy shifts, deteriorating credit trends, and the ripple effects of recent frauds have all heightened scrutiny across lending portfolios. This panel brings together senior risk leaders from bank and non-bank lenders for a candid discussion of how they are adapting underwriting, documentation, and portfolio strategies while balancing ambitious growth targets in an intensely competitive market. How do today's risk leaders determine where to draw the line?

Moderator: Bill Mayer, Executive Managing Director/ Group Head, Tiger Group
Panelists: Kevin Harrison, Co-Head Corporate Credit Risk, Regions Bank
Joye Lynn, Managing Director-Head of Underwriting, Wells Fargo Business Capital
Randy Mitzman, Senior Vice President, SLR Digital Finance

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Working with Debt Advisors: Why the Best Term Sheet Doesn't Always Win
Corporate borrowers and private equity-backed companies increasingly rely on debt advisors to run financing processes and influence lender selection. In these competitive processes, a strong term sheet is merely the price of admission. As pricing and structures converge, advisors weigh what a proposal cannot capture: understanding of the business, quality of analysis, deal certainty, and execution. Leading debt advisors reveal what separates winning lenders, the mistakes that undermine credibility, and strategies for winning more advisor-led deals.

Moderator: Mark Siegel, Managing Partner, Crown Partners LP
Panelists: Jamie Hadfield, Managing Director, Configure Partners
Clinton Miyazono, Managing Director, Houlihan Lokey
Brendan Murphy, Managing Director, Lincoln International

5:15 pm - 7:00 pm
Opening Reception
Sponsored by Holland & Knight LLP

Wednesday, February 10

8:30 am - 9:30 am
Breakfast Meeting

9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Networking Central
Sponsored by TriState Capital Bank

9:30 am - 10:30 am
ABCC Capital Markets Extravaganza 2027: Growing the Market Amid Increased Uncertainty
Sponsored by Bank of America
2026 presented lenders and investors with an extraordinary mix of opportunities and challenges. Energy disruptions from the Persian Gulf conflict, persistent inflation, policy shifts, and surging AI investment created significant uncertainty. Yet capital markets proved remarkably resilient, with robust debt issuance, record equity highs, and near-record asset-based lending volumes. Market experts examine the forces that shaped 2026 and the opportunities and risks that should inform your 2027 strategy.

Moderator: Barry Bobrow, Managing Director and Head of Originations, Regions Business Capital
Panelists: Darryl Kuriger, Managing Director-Head of Loan Syndications, Wells Fargo Business Capital
Coley McMenamin, Managing Director-Asset Based Capital Markets, Bank of America Securities, LLC
Jessica Reiss, Managing Director, Head of US Leveraged Loan, Covenant Review, a Fitch Solutions Company 

10:45 am - 11:45 am
Enough Talk. How Can AI Actually Help Our Businesses?
Sponsored by CORA
While headlines debate trillion-dollar investments and existential risks, companies across asset-based finance are asking a more practical question: How can AI improve our business today? Three practitioners, each with a different perspective, share which AI applications are live and delivering value, which initiatives stalled and why, how AI is changing hiring and training, and the developments likely to have the greatest impact over the next 12 to 24 months.

Moderator: Kennedy Capin, Managing Partner, Core Vision Strategies, LLC (CORA)
Panelists: Alex Christie, Co-Founder, Core Vision Strategies, LLC (CORA)
Manav Misra, Data and AI Advisor
George Souri, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, AIO Logic

11:45 am - 1:30 pm
Lunch Session: Banks and Private Credit—Competitors or Partners?
Sponsored by Paul Hastings LLP
The convergence of private credit, traditional bank financing, and asset-managers is driving a major shift in asset-based finance. Leaders from bank joint ventures, asset managers, and private credit originators examine the evolving interplay between private credit and core ABL. Gain insight into trends in deal structuring, cost of capital, leverage, and collateral evaluation, and how alternative lenders and money-center banks both collaborate and compete to fund the future of working capital.

Moderator: Jennifer Yount, Partner & Co-Chair of Global Finance Practice, Paul Hastings LLP
Panelists: Ryan Cascade, Head of Ares Commercial Finance, Ares Management
Steven Macko, Managing Director, Strategic Capital-Head of Originations, Wells Fargo
Darius Mozaffarian, Partner & President, White Oak Global Advisors, LLC
Giacomo Picco, Managing Director, KKR & Co., Inc.

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Capital Connections at ABCC
Sponsored by Goldberg Kohn
Meet the right players, not just familiar faces. This intimate event connects bank and non-bank capital providers with aligned interests and complementary solution sets. Participate in one-on-one meetings with lenders actively seeking club, syndication and multi-product (revolver, term loan, unitranche, etc.) opportunities, as well as senior debt, mezzanine and equity partners. Build valuable new relationships and gain access to fresh deal opportunities.

5:15 pm - 8:00 pm
SFNet/TMA Joint Reception
Sponsored by White Oak Commercial Finance, LLC

*agenda is subject to change

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