LMA Syndicated Loans Conference 2018
25 September 2018; 09:00 - 17:35, followed by a drinks reception
QEII Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, SW1P 3EE
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On 25 September 2018, we hosted our 11th annual Syndicated Loans Conference in London, which was attended by over 1000 delegates, with a further 430 watching by live relay. The theme of this year's conference was "Building a sustainable future".
The conference offered the perfect opportunity to hear senior industry professionals discuss the trends, challenges and opportunities impacting the syndicated loan market, with sustainability now top of the agenda.
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Duration: 25 September 2018; 09:00 - 17:35, followed by a drinks reception
Location: QEII Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, SW1P 3EE
Who can attend: Members Only
Price: Free Event
Morning Session
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Clare Dawson, Chief Executive - LMA
Heads of Syndication panel: responsible lending in a growing market
- What are the key issues impacting the loan market
- Volumes, structures and pricing across the product, including IG and Levfin
- Changes in the investor base and dynamics
- What is the outlook for the future, trends, troubles and opportunities
Chair : Mathias Noack, Head of EMEA Capital Markets - MUFG
Charlotte Conlan, Vice Chair, Global Leveraged Finance - BNP Paribas
David Pepper, Head of EMEA Loan Capital Markets - BAML
Keith Taylor, Managing Director - LMA
Reinhard Haas, Head of Loan Capital Markets Europe - Commerzbank
Tim Spray, Head of EMEA Syndicate - HSBC
Economic update: new shoots and old roots
- Global, regional and national review of economic challenges and opportunities
- Growth, inflation and interest rate trends
- Impact on loan market
Dr. Ralph Solveen, Deputy Head Economic Research - Commerzbank
Building a sustainable future for developing markets
- What is lender appetite for developing markets and where do we sit in the cycle?What are the trends and opportunities that investors should be aware of?
- How important is risk mitigation and how is this being achieved?
- What challenges remain for developing markets and are there any short or long term solutions?
Chair : Michael Foundethakis, Partner, Global Head of Banking & Finance - Baker McKenzie
Richard Simon Lewis, Head of Origination, Client Coverage, Marketing & Communications - UK Export Finance
Vladislav Chiriac, Director - UniCredit Bank
Eric Zimny, Managing Director, Co-Head of Corporate Origination, Loan Capital Markets, EMEA - SMBC Europe
John Macnamara, Vice Chairman, Trade Finance Commodities - Deutsche Bank
Liam O'Keeffe, Independent Project & Infrastructure Consultant and Non Executive Director
Identifiers and data - change is happening
- Anacredit reporting - welcome to the new world
- A kick-start for syndicated loan Ids?
- Efficiency, technology
Chair : Nigel Houghton, Managing Director - LMA
Darren Purcell, Director - CUSIP Global Services - S&P Global Market Intelligence
Laura Cannon, Head of Operations - European Leverage Finance - Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.
Richard Young, Industry Relations, Global Data - Bloomberg
Sean Tai, Managing Director - Ipreo
Borrower panel: building a business for the future
Chair : Caroline Phillips, Partner - Slaughter and May
Alastair Murray, Chief Financial Officer - Premier Foods
Karen Toh, Treasurer - Grosvenor Group
Shaun Kennedy, Group Treasurer - Associated British Ports
Yves Gerster, Global Treasury & Shared Services Director - Dufry
Afternoon session
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A world gone green
With an increasing call for the lending market to finance the green transformation, panellists will discuss what this actually means, looking at the history of the green lending market, together with the recent rise in activity levels, and what the future may hold in this space.
Chair : Martyn Rogers, Partner - Ashurst
Dave Davies, Head of Structuring and Transaction Management, Real Estate - Barclays Debt Finance
Herry Cho, Head of Sustainable Finance - ING Asia
Orith Azoulay, Global Head of Green & Sustainable Finance - Natixis
Peter Ellemann, Managing Director, Loan Syndications - ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Stuart Popham, Vice Chairman, EMEA Banking – Citi
Institutional panel: committed to recycling 100%
- Growth of the investor base
- Supply versus demand
- What about liquidity?
- Disintermediation
Chair : Edward Eyerman, Managing Director, Leveraged Finance, EMEA - Fitch Ratings
Aly Hirji, Managing Director - Blackrock
Andrew Marshak, Managing Director - CSAM
Fiona Hagdrup, Senior Portfolio Manager - M&G Investments
Lucy Panter, Partner & Portfolio Manager - Oakhill Advisors
Life beyond IBORs: finding sustainable benchmarks for the loan market
Over a year after the FCA set a timeline on LIBOR, the race is still on to find suitable alternative benchmarks for the loan market. What progress has been made with the transition in the sterling, euro and US dollar markets?
Chair : Clare Dawson, Chief Executive - LMA
Edwin Schooling-Latter, Head of Markets Policy Department - FCA
Ellen Hefferan, Executive Vice President of Operations & Accounting - LSTA
Jaap Kes, Head Market Risks & Execution - ING Group Treasury
Mark Campbell, Special Counsel - Clifford Chance
Starting up and starting out: are new technological solutions set to revolutionise the syndicated loan market?
- Is new technology really that important to syndicated lending?
- Are the start-ups in the market disrupting or collaborating?
- Will human interaction become a redundant feature of the loan market in 10 years time?
Chair : Amelia Slocombe, Managing Director & Head of Legal - LMA
Alistair Wye, Lead Innovation & Technology Solutions Attorney - Latham and Watkins
Jacqueline Morcombe, Global Solutions Lead, Lending - Finastra
Matthew Webster, Chief Financial Officer - Cloudscraper
Owen Oliver, Product Manager - Workshare Transact
Simon Hurst, Head of Execution, Global Lending Group - Barclays
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