Direct Lending Finance/CLO Forum
Built for stability: Direct Lending in 2026

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Skyline Meeting & Events Center | 200 Park Avenue | New York City

REGISTER

AGENDA

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Registration & Breakfast

9:30 AM - 9:40 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Emmanuel Issanchou, Chief Executive Officer, Americas, Natixis CIB

9:40 AM - 10:25 AM

Insurance Solutions Panel

Panelists:

Jennifer Potenta, Managing Director, Head of Insurance Solutions, Golub Capital

Jeff Walwyn, Senior Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Insurance, Blue Owl

Joe Wittrock, Partner, Head of Retirement Solutions, Eldridge Capital

Moderator: Laurence Headlam, Managing Director, Natixis CIB

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Keynote Speaker

Scott Kapnick, Chairman of Private Financing Solutions Executive Office, Chief Executive Officer, HPS Investment Partners

An Interview by Purnima Puri, Founding Partner, Head of Liquid Credit, HPS Investment Partners

BREAK

11:30 AM - 12:15 AM

PE Sponsor Panel

Panelists:

Mike Dolce, Partner and Head of Capital Markets, Madison Dearborn Partners

Catherine Dunn, Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets, New Mountain Capital

Taylor Field, Capital Markets, Haveli Investments

Meghan Leddy, Managing Director, Capital Markets, Cinven

Moderator: Mariam Kalandarishvili, Executive Director, Natixis CIB

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Lunch/Networking Break

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Economic Outlook Amid Policy Uncertainty

Christopher Hodge, Head US Economist, Natixis CIB

1:50 PM - 2:45 PM

Origination and Credit Outlook

Panelists:

Shelly Cleary, Partner, President, Ivy Hill Asset Management

Andy Frank, Partner, Global Head of Origination, Fortress Investment Group

Mark Marino, Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Origination, Blue Owl

David Thompson, Managing Director, PGIM

Moderator: Zach Rose, Co-Head Global Markets, Americas, Natixis CIB

BREAK

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

CEO Panel

Panelists:

Brent Humphries, President, AllianceBernstein Private Credit Investors

Joe McCurdy, Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Partners

Daniel Wolf, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Senior Managing Director, Cerberus Business Finance

Moderator: Chris Gilbert, Co-Head Securitized Products Group, Americas, Natixis CIB

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Structured Credit Investor Perspectives

Panelists:

Shiloh Bates, Co-President and Chief Investment Officer, Flat Rock Global

Kristen Erickson, Partner and Co-Head of Public Markets, Sixth Street

Milen Shikov, Head of Structured Credit, Corebridge Financial

Ethan Sufian, Managing Director, Brown Brothers Harriman Credit Partners

Moderator: Asif Khan, Co-Head Securitized Products Group, Americas, Natixis CIB

4:50 PM

Closing Remarks

Marc Denjean, Global Head of Credit Markets, Natixis CIB

Reception to follow
Skyline Terrace

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Scott Kapnick

Chairman of Private Financing Solutions Executive Office,
Chief Executive Officer,
HPS Investment Partners

Scott Kapnick, Senior Managing Director, is Chairman of the Private Financing Solutions Executive Office, which leads BlackRock’s private credit, GP/LP solutions, and liquid and private credit CLO businesses. He is a Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer of HPS Investment Partners and a member of BlackRock’s Global Executive Committee.

Mr. Kapnick joined BlackRock in 2025 with the acquisition of HPS. HPS was formed in 2007 originally as a unit of Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management. In March 2016, the principals of HPS acquired the firm from JPMorgan, which retained Highbridge and the hedge fund strategies. From 2013 to 2016, Mr. Kapnick also served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Highbridge Capital Management.

Prior to HPS, Mr. Kapnick was a Management Committee Member, Partner, and Co-Head of Global Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs, positions he held from 2001 to 2006. He also served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs International from 2005 to 2006 and spent 12 of his 21 years at the firm in Europe (London and Frankfurt). Mr. Kapnick was named Partner in 1994.

Mr. Kapnick is a graduate of Williams College and holds a combined JD/MBA from the University of Chicago. Mr. Kapnick also studied at the London School of Economics & Political Science.