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Private Debt Summit
Sep 10, 2026
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10:00 am
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4:30 PM
Summit Room 1
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Agenda
Summit Room 1
Sep 10, 2026
10:00 AM
10:20 AM
Private Debt | The big picture on private debt
Take a moment to reflect on where the private debt segment is today compared to the last IPEM Global, and where it may be by the next.
Summit Room 1
Sep 10, 2026
10:20 AM
11:00 AM
Private Debt Summit | What a top private credit manager looks like tomorrow
The sources of capital that seek private credit exposure continue to diversify, with significant inflows coming from retail and insurance capital pools. This is just as the market is evolving into...
Summit Room 1
Sep 10, 2026
11:00 AM
11:30 AM
Private Debt | Grab your compass - navigating the next credit cycle
Private credit's golden age is facing its most serious stress test. The aggressive lending vintages of 2021 and 2022 are now colliding with a higher-for-longer rate environment, with interest...
Summit Room 1
Sep 10, 2026
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
Private Debt | Portfolio management for the future - due diligence, data and disclosure
In an environment where LP scrutiny of manager selection has never been more rigorous, the ability to provide clear, consistent and timely data on portfolio performance, credit quality and risk...
Summit Room 1
Sep 10, 2026
12:00 PM
12:30 PM
Private Debt | ABF at the crossroads - from capital filler to portfolio cornerstone
This panel examines the structural forces reshaping ABF at scale, including the rise of bank-manager partnerships and what they mean for deal flow and pricing power; the underwriting discipline...
Summit Room 1
Sep 10, 2026
2:00 PM
2:20 PM
Private Debt | The big picture on direct lending
Take a moment to reflect on where direct lending is today compared to the last IPEM Global, and where it may be by the next.
Summit Room 1
Sep 10, 2026
2:20 PM
2:50 PM
Private Debt | Direct lending - how to optimise mid-market origination in a crowded market
The maturity of European direct lending is no longer in question. The question is no longer whether the market is crowded, but how the best managers are winning deals that others can't - especially...
Summit Room 1
Sep 10, 2026
2:50 PM
3:20 PM
Private Debt | Private credit CLOs - a complex growth picture
Private credit CLO issuance hit new highs in 2025. Debut feeders were issued by more managers than ever before. They had demand from insurance companies to thank, as rated paper unlocks more...
Summit Room 1
Sep 10, 2026
3:20 PM
3:50 PM
Private Debt | LPs and opportunistic credit: how much volatility are they really comfortable with?
As private credit matures, the conversation is no longer just about whether opportunistic strategies can outperform, but about how much volatility institutional LPs are actually prepared to...
Summit Room 1
Sep 10, 2026
3:50 PM
4:20 PM
Private Debt | Opportunistic credit in a ‘full-cycle’ environment: from stress to turnaround
As modern private credit faces its first meaningful credit cycle test, the underlying tectonic plates are starting to shift, opening up a new landscape of stressed/distressed opportunities to...
