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
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
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
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)
Conference Room - Wrap up session (17:50 - 18:10)
Speakers:
Philipp Kriependorf (Executive Board Member, Digital Lending Association)
Kurt Dittrich (Senior Partner Germany, Linklaters)
Networking - After Event Networking & Drinks (18:10 - 20:00)
Networking will be provided by Talqu app