The 2026 Private Credit Technology Summit
Private credit's emerging complexity demands technology.
Private credit needs new infrastructure to scale.
Asset-backed finance represents a $20+ trillion opportunity, direct lending is developing a secondary market, and firms are scaling new forms of access strategies to new types of investors, with new liquidity demands.
The 2026 Private Credit Technology Summit will bring together GPs, LPs and technology leaders to build the operational systems needed for next-generation credit markets.
Speakers will examine infrastructure for multi-strategy platforms: data integration across asset classes, risk management that scales, and technology for wealth distribution.
Join the event that will shape private credit's operating infrastructure.
- Private Credit Fund Operators – COOs, CIOs, Chief Risk Officers, Portfolio Managers
- Institutional Credit Investors – LPs and asset allocators shaping private credit’s next phase—including the expansion into retail
- Technology Providers – Automating risk analytics, portfolio management, and data infrastructure
Attendance is curated to ensure value. If you're building, scaling, or optimizing a private credit platform, you’ll be among your peers.
Meet & Learn From
Speakers
Vijay Kasarabada
Chief Information Officer and Head of Technology, Ares
Cesar Estrada
Private Markets Segment Head, Arcesium
Matt Schwartz
Partner, U.S. Finance Chair, DLA Piper
Joey Fodero
Head of Credit Technology, BC Partners
James Nadler
President and CEO, KBRA
Michael Shum
CEO, Cascade Debt
Agenda
subject to change
8:00 AM Registration & Networking Breakfast
9:00 AM Welcome by Marc Andrew, Founder, The Private Markets Forum
9:05 AM Opening Presentation: The Infrastructure Gap
Private credit has scaled faster than the systems supporting it. This presentation frames what's at stake and where the industry needs to go.
9:25 AM Panel: Getting Collateral Infrastructure Right
Infrastructure built for sponsor-backed lending won’t cut the demands required. This session digs into loan tape processing, collateral tracking, and risk models that work across asset types.
9:55 AM Fireside: Stablecoins, Tokenization, and the Future of Credit Infrastructure
Stablecoins have crossed $300 billion in market cap. Tokenization is moving from pilot to production. This conversation explores what blockchain rails could mean for private credit: new collateral types, 24/7 settlement, and credit strategies that don't exist yet.
10:20 AM Coffee + Conversation
11:00 AM Panel: The New Technology of Origination
Deal flow is being rewired. Banks are partnering with private credit firms. Originators are building direct platforms. Forward flow agreements require new data infrastructure. This conversation explores how technology is reshaping where deals come from and how they move through the system.
11:35 AM Panel: Building the Market Structure Private Credit Lacks
Public markets have security masters, standardized ratings, and order management systems. Private credit is still figuring it out. How do you build identifiers for assets that don't trade? How do you assign equivalent ratings? What does an IOI pipeline look like from public to private? This panel explores the infrastructure that would make private credit function like a real market.
12:10 PM Fireside: What LPs Look for in Manager Infrastructure
Allocators increasingly evaluate managers on data infrastructure, reporting capabilities, and operational resilience. This conversation explores what separates a manager that gets the allocation from one that doesn't.
12:35 PM Lunch
1:35 PM Panel: The Operational Challenges of Interval Funds
Interval funds have become the primary vehicle for bringing private credit to wealth investors. But running them is complicated: regular repurchase offers, daily NAV calculations, liquidity buffers that drag on returns and regulatory requirements that institutional funds never had to deal with. We’ll explore how to build the operational infra to keep up.
2:05 PM Presentation: Valuations Under Pressure
Retail investors expect frequent NAVs. Regulators are paying closer attention. Multi-strategy platforms hold assets that behave nothing alike. This session will explore how firms are building valuation infrastructure that's consistent, defensible, and fast.
2:35 PM Fireside Chat: To be announced
3:00 PM Panel: Where AI Is Creating Real Leverage in Credit Operations
Document processing. Deal screening. Portfolio monitoring. Pilots are everywhere. Production deployments are rare. This panel focuses on what's actually working.
3:30 PM Panel: The Operating Model Behind the Technology
Technology is only part of the answer. Firms are restructuring teams, creating new roles, and rethinking who does what. This conversation explores the human side of the infrastructure build.
3:55 PM Agenda Close and Welcome to Afternoon Reception
4:00 PM Afternoon Reception
5:30 PM Conference Close
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Is this event for me?
If you're engineering the next era of private credit and asset-backed finance infrastructure, this summit is tailored for you. Join chief risk officers, COOs, CIOs, portfolio managers, institutional allocators, and technology innovators who are scaling the systems enabling multi-strategy platforms and wealth distribution. From data integration and
When does the in-person conference begin and end?
8AM - 5PM (EST)
What is included in the Pass?
Access to all content sessions, conference materials, food and beverage and networking sessions.
Where will it be?
@Ease 605
Located at 605 3rd Ave 7th Floor, New York, NY
10158, United States
How do I get there?
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