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WHAT'S UP DIGITAL LENDING?

Germany, Frankfurt on April 24, 2024 @ Linklaters LLP

Unlocking Opportunities and Discussing Challenges

for Lending Platforms, Direct Lenders and Investors in 2024

Co-organizing together with:

70+

INVESTORS

10+

FINTECH LENDERS

25+

SPEAKERS

15+

SERVICE PROVIDERS

Designed for investors, digital lenders, rating agencies, service providers, consultants, and other related industry professionals, asset managers, family offices and regulators

What to expect?

Investors

What investment opportunities are available to investors in Europe? How are the portfolios performing – especially in times of a challenging macroeconomic environment? How can Digital Lending help to diversify the European finance landscape and the traditional investment mix? What are the latest trends and developments in the market?

Fintech Lenders

Digital Lending is here to stay. Fintechs are an increasingly popular alternative to banks when consumers and companies are looking for financing. This has created exciting investment opportunities – worldwide!

Networking

Join us in Frankfurt for an exclusive community conference and engage with smart experts. The conference is a unique place to broaden your network and discuss current trends and opportunities in Digital Lending.

THE VENUE

Linklaters LLP

Taunusanlage 8, 60329 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Our venue for this event is the Linklaters LLP Frankfurt office. Linklaters is a leading international law firm offering clients from inter alia the fintech space innovative and forward-looking solutions. The team has market-leading expertise in all legal and regulatory aspects relevant for digital business models.

CONFERENCE

Top-class conference program with internationally renowned speakers.

NETWORKING

Unique 1-day concept for network building with Digital Lending elite.

FUN

Snacks, drinks, music and great conversations

Reserve your seat

SPEAKERS "WHAT'S UP DIGITAL LENDING" FRANKFURT APRIL 24, 2024

Aleks Bleck

CEO @ Northern Finance

Tatjana Kulapina

Board Member @ VIAINVEST

Viktorija Cijunskyte

CEO @ Profitus

Andre Cordesmeyer

CCO @ Teylor

Sergejs Viskovskis

Co-Founder, CEO @ INDEMO

Ate Weber

Director Sales & Structuring @ Chartered Investment Germany

Pelin Wolk

Co-Founder @ Digital Lending Association

Lars Wrobbel

Investor & Blogger @ Passives Einkommen mit P2P

Kurt Dittrich

Senior Partner Germany @ Linklaters

Daniel Dobrev

Director, Speciality Finance @ Fortress Investment Group

Luca Frignani

CEO @ Exaloan

Nikita Goncars

CEO @ LANDE finance

Christopher Grätz

Co-Founder, CEO @ Invesdor

Jördis Heckt-Harbeck

Counsel @ Linklaters

Marco Hinz

Executive Board Member @ Digital Lending Association

Henrijs Jansons

CEO @ Debitum

Philipp Kriependorf

Executive Board Member @ Digital Lending Association

Christian Kuendig

Analytical Head of EMEA Non-Bank Financial Institutions @ Fitch

Barbara Lauer

Partner @ Linklaters

Janis Laivins

Head of Legal and Compliance @ LANDE

Wojciech Malek

Head of European Operations @ VIA SMS Group

Lina Maskoliune

Chief Growth Officer @ Profitus

Paul Melamed

CEO & Senior Partner @ Aquarium Investments

Wiebke Merbeth

Partner @ Deloitte Consulting

Michael Negele

Managing Director @ NSF Wealth Management Trust

Geoff Grevers

Chief Operating Officer @ EuroABS

Fabian Platzen

General Manager @ iwoca Germany

Dainis Rupainis

Strategic Advisor @ Indemo

Michael Stott

Managing Director @ Waterfall Asset Management

Stas Surikov

Co-Founder, Co-CEO @ Montold Asset Management/Puls Project

René Trautner

Director @ Deutsche Bank

Claus Tumbraegel

Co-Founder, CEO @ nordIX

Prof. Dr. Thomas Weck

Associate Professor for Public Law, Regulatory Law and Comparative Law @ Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Thom Rasser

CBO @ Enpal Financial Services

Arno Hoogenhuizen

Chief Product & Technology Officer @ Lendahand

Constantin Fabricius

Managing Director @ Digital Lending Association

Conor Sheehy

Managing Director, Warehouse Finance EMEA @ HSBC Innovation Banking

Yary Eumenius-Schulz

Founder & CEO @ DEX Prime

Julian Emmerich

Managing Associate @ Linklaters

Sebastian Walf

Managing Director & Head of Asset-Backed Securities (EMEA) @ Citi

Christian Gut

Director & Head of Investments @ Millennia Alternative Investments

(To be confirmed)

Handpicked speakers with in-depth insights and visionary ideas.

The right balance between speeches, networking and fun. We closely monitor the attendee ratio to ensure the right balance of Investors, Lenders & Service providers

Reserve your seat

1+

STAGE

30+

SPEAKERS

6+

PANELS

2+

PRESENTATIONS

SCHEDULE April 24, 2024

Registration - (9:00 - 9:00) Registration and Networking

Networking - Speed networking/dating open throughout the event

Networking will be provided by Talqu app

Conference Room - Welcome Note: (9:30 - 9:40)

Speakers:

Dittrich, Kurt (Senior Partner Germany, Linklaters)
Kriependorf, Philipp (Executive Board Member, Digital Lending Association)

Conference Room - Keynote: (9:45 - 10:05) "Same Risk, Same Rules” in Digital Lending – an Unfulfilled Promise and a Market Solution

Speaker:

Prof. Dr. Thomas Weck (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management)

Coffee Break - (10:05 - 10:30)

Conference Room - Panel Discussion 1: The European Digital Lending Market – Current Trends and Predictions in Light of Macro-Economic Developments (10:30 - 11:15)

Moderator:

Bleck, Aleks (Founder & CEO, Northern Finance)

Speakers:

Cordesmeyer, Andre (CCO, Teylor)
Hinz, Marco (Executive Board Member, Digital Lending Association)
Malek, Wojciech (Head of European Operations, VIA SMS Group)
Melamed, Paul (CEO & Senior Partner, Aquarium Investments)
Maskoliune, Lina (Chief Growth Officer, Profitus)

Conference Room - Panel Discussion 2: The Battle of the Asset Classes – Digital Lending, Returns and Risks in Volatile Times (11:20 - 12:05)

Moderator:

Heckt-Harbeck, Jördis (Counsel, Linklaters)

Speakers:

Dobrev, Daniel (Director, Speciality Finance, Fortress Investment Group)
Sheehy, Conor (Head of Warehousing EMEA, HSBC Innovation Banking)
Stott, Michael (Managing Director, Waterfall Asset Management)
Trautner, René (Director, Deutsche Bank)
Walf, Sebastian (Managing Director, Head of Asset-Backed Securities EMEA, Citi)

Conference Room - Panel Discussion 3: New Ways of Allocating Capital Through Lending: Digital Platforms (12:10 - 12:55)

Moderator:

Schnieder, Frank (Vice President, Exaloan AG)

Moderator:

Cijunskyte, Viktorija (CEO, Profitus)
Gončars, Nikita (CEO, LANDE finance)
Jansons, Henrijs (CEO, Debitum Investments)
Kulapina, Tatjana (Member of the Board, Viainvest)
Rupainis, Dainis (Strategic Advisor, Indemo)

Break - Lunch & DLA Podcast Session (13:00 - 14:00)

Conference Room - Panel Discussion 4: Regulation – State of Play and What is on the Horizon (14:10 - 14:55)

Moderator:

Julian Emmerich (Managing Associate, Linklaters)

Speakers:

Jansons, Henrijs (CEO, Debitum Investments)
Kulapina, Tatjana (Member of the Board, Viainvest)
Laivins, Janis (Chief of Legal and Compliance, LANDE finance)
Grevers, Geoff (CEO, EuroABS)
Viskovskis, Sergejs (CEO, Indemo)

Conference Room - Panel Discussion 5: The Future of Digital Lending – Hot Topics in the Market (15:00 - 15:45)

Moderator:

Wolk, Pelin (Co-Founder, Digital Lending Association)

Speakers:

Frignani, Luca (Co-Founder & CEO, Exaloan)
Platzen, Fabian (General Manager, iwoca Germany)
Surikov, Stas (Co-Founder & Co-CEO Montold Asset Management/Puls Project)
Yary Eumenius-Schulz (Founder & CEO, DEX Prime )

Coffee Break - Networking (15:50 - 16:05)

Conference Room - Panel Discussion 6: Sustainable Finance - The Role of Digital Lenders in the ESG Transformation (16:10 - 16:55)

Moderator:

Lauer, Barbara (Partner, Linklaters)

Speakers:

Grätz, Christopher (Co-Founder & CEO, INVESDOR)
Gončars, Nikita (CEO, LANDE finance)
Merbeth, Wiebke (Partner, Deloitte Consulting)
Hoogenhuizen, Arno (Chief Product & Technology Officer, Lendahand)
Thom Rasser (CBO, Enpal Financial Services)

Conference Room - Panel Discussion 7: Assessing Fintech Lenders – Can They Keep up with the Traditional Players? (17:00 - 17:45)

Moderator:

Weber, Ate (Director Sales & Structuring, Chartered Investment Germany)

Speakers:

Kuendig, Christian (Analytical Head of EMEA Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Fitch)
Negele, Michael (Managing Director, NSF Wealth Management Trust)
Tumbraegel, Claus (Co-Founder & CEO, nordIX)
Gut, Christian (Director & Head of Investments, Millennia Alternative Investments)