Asia's leading private debt conference

The 4th annual PDI APAC Forum will return to Sands Expo and Convention Centre Singapore on 27-28 March 2024 with 200+ attendees and 100+ APAC investors to discuss how private debt can create strong returns and support your portfolio growth from a diverse investor standpoint.

Build new connections, maintain lasting relationships, and engage in regional insights with the global private debt community.

Connect with APAC’s leading investors and funds to delve into the best strategies in the private credit universe and explore nascent investment opportunities borne from economic tailwinds.

Key conversations include:

  • Discover the unique propositions of APAC private debt in global markets
  • Investor sentiments towards debt strategies including direct lending, distressed, specialty finance and venture debt
  • How to stand out as emerging managers in Asia
  • ESG, corporate governance and due diligence and more.

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Fundraise easily. Gain a strategic edge.

Connect with 100+ emerging and established APAC investors

Join the likes of Australia Future Fund, PNB, QIA, Temasek, and more during two days of unmatched networking.

Discover new opportunities with like-minded leaders

Meet with 200+ senior decision-makers in APAC private debt and navigate the best-performing markets and strategies in 2024 and beyond.

Diversify your portfolio with private debt

Understand how the shifting landscape in banking provides unique opportunities favouring investors and private lenders.

2024 Keynotes

Keynote interview with MA Financial Group

Private credit: an all-weather strategy or a passing phase?

Frank Danieli (left)
Managing Director, Head of Credit Investments and Lending
MA Financial Group

Join Frank as he discusses the structural evolution taking place in private credit, presenting a generational opportunity to lend in areas previously dominated by banks.

Hear insights from Frank as to why he believes the attractive return/low volatility dynamic could be more enduring than some fear.

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Keynote fireside chat

Private Debt Investor x Monetary Authority of Singapore

Cheng Khai Lim (left)
Executive Director, Financial Markets Development Department
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)

Join this open dialogue with Cheng Khai Lim, executive director at MAS(left) and our senior editor, Andy Thomson(right) to discover the growth opportunities and the future road map of APAC private debt so you can become more resilient in a volatile market.

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2024 featured speakers include:

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What our attendees say

Dom Beckers, Portfolio Manager

Victorian Funds Management Corporation

A great opportunity to discuss amongst peers in the private debt space

Tristan Miao

Private credit investment, D.E. Shaw

Key trends in APAC private debt and networking with other funds.

Mouhammad Shahjahan

Head of Debt Services, Asia Pacific, MUFG Investor Services

A diverse set of views revolving private debt in Asia were covered by great panelists, which is hard to find at a single forum.

Apply for an institutional Investor complimentary pass

A limited number of complimentary passes are available for allocators and institutional investors to join the event.

To qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, trust, sovereign wealth fund, foundation, endowment, single family office or corporate who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.

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Download the agenda to learn how you can capitalise on the opportunities arising from the private debt space.
Key programme highlights include:

  • How do family offices and institutional investors see private debt opportunities and their risk-return profiles?
  • Understand the unique values generated from the APAC private debt in global markets
  • Strategy deep dive into Direct lending, distressed, specialty finance and venture debt
  • Position your firm for growth opportunities in real asset debts and asset-backed securities
  • Manager research: Keys to be successful emerging managers in Asia
  • Create valuable exit through ESG, corporate governance and due diligence

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PDI APAC Forum 2024 - Pre-conference - Tuesday 26th

All times in UTC+8 (Singapore)
17:00 - 20:00

PDI Women’s Roundtable and Networking Cocktail, sponsored by Apex (Open to women only, RSVP required)

Valerie Mantot-Groene, Lakshmi Iyer, Dr. Lulu Wang

Participants can join roundtable discussions about topical issues and exchange insights with industry peers in the private debt community. Hearing other senior women how they build successful career in private markets, how they can use their nurturing skills to their advantage and their perspectives on whether the diversity related KPIs deliver improved gender balance. Please RSVP to niann.l@pei.group to secure a place.

Valerie Mantot-Groene, Apex Group

Valerie Mantot-Groene

Regional Managing Director, ASEAN, Apex Group

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Lakshmi Iyer

Chief Executive Officer – Investment & Strategy, Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited (KAAML)

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Dr. Lulu Wang

Portfolio Strategist – Global Private Markets' Solutions, abrdn

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PDI APAC Forum 2024 - Main Day 1 - Wednesday 27th

All times in UTC+8 (Singapore)
08:15 - 09:00

Registration and welcome refreshment

09:00 - 09:10

PDI's welcome remarks and introduction

Valerie Mantot-Groene
Valerie Mantot-Groene, Apex Group

Valerie Mantot-Groene

Regional Managing Director, ASEAN, Apex Group

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09:10 - 10:00

Opening panel: Will Asian private debt emerge stronger than ever?

Jingjing Bai, Ryan Chung, Soo Cheon Lee, Barnaby Lyons, Scott McClurg
  • How is the uncertainty around the direction of interest rates affecting the prospects for Asian credit? What trends are shaping the growth of private debt in Asia?
  • Which countries in Asia would managers say have improved the most their enforcement legal environment in the recent years? What are each market’s nuances and regulatory challenges respectively?
  • Is Asian private debt a strategic or tactical opportunity set? What are the likely returns to private debt in major markets – from senior debt to mezzanine – across each largely industry type?
  • Is the market going to get more fragmented or more consolidated going forward?
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Jingjing Bai

Senior Advisor, Bfinance

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Ryan Chung

Managing Director and Head of Principal Investment, Huatai International

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Soo Cheon Lee

CIO, SC Lowy

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Barnaby Lyons

Partner and Global Co-Head of Special Situations, Bain Capital

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Scott McClurg

Head of Private Credit, HSBC Asset Management

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10:00 - 10:50

Panel: Where is the sweet spot for direct lending?

Brendan Foley, Susan Lee, Daniel Leger, Dan Robinson, Andrew Cleland-Bogle, Justin Hooley
  • How do structures vary in the upper-mid and lower-mid direct lending, how do covenants protect investors?
  • Given the current volatility, which regions should allocators be prioritizing for exposure?
  • How do risk-adjusted returns on non-sponsor-backed loans compare to those of sponsor-backed?
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Brendan Foley

Director, Private Credit

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Susan Lee

Head of Asia Hedge Fund and Private Credit Investment Due Diligence, Albourne Partners (Asia)

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Daniel Leger

Managing Director, MGG Investment Group

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Dan Robinson

EMEA Head of Alternative Credit, DWS

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Andrew Cleland-Bogle

Partner, Head of Direct Lending, Bridgepoint

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Justin Hooley

Managing Director, Global Private Finance, Barings

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10:50 - 11:20

Networking break

11:20 - 11:40

Keynote interview: Private credit: an all-weather strategy or a passing phase?

Frank Danieli, Daniel Kemp

• How private credit has evolved as more lending transitions outside the traditional banking system
• The evolving landscape for private credit in Australia and the US
• The unusual circumstances at present where private credit is delivering equity-like returns, but with the capital protections and lower volatility that debt brings

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Frank Danieli

Managing Director, Head of Credit Investments and Lending, MA Financial Group

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Daniel Kemp

APAC Editor, Infrastructure Investor

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11:40 - 12:20

Panel: APAC perspectives: The art of manager selection

Mohd Sedek Bin Jantan, Samantha Kong, Karun Marwah, Ping Xu, Yunsam (Sam) Cho
  • How do APAC investors differentiate global vs local fund managers?
  • What are the key considerations when choosing their investment partners and challenges in assessing managers in this space compared with other asset classes?
  • What are appetite shifts can we expect from APAC investors in 2024?
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Mohd Sedek Bin Jantan

Head of Wealth Research and Advisory, Designated Portfolio Manager, UOB Kay Hian Wealth Advisors

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Samantha Kong

Senior Investment Director, Cambridge Associates

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Karun Marwah

Founding Partner, Endue

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Ping Xu

Co-Head of Hong Kong Office, Aksia

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Yunsam (Sam) Cho

General Manager, Overseas Alternative Investment Team, Kyobo Life Insurance

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12:20 - 13:00

Panel: The new-look distressed opportunity

Henry Chin, Duane Perera, Andy Thomson, Dylan Szymanski, Rohit Dhote
  • The underlying condition of Asian economies has been less obscured by extensive support measures, what does this imply for the opportunistic credit, special situations, and non-performing loan segments?
  • Most of the defaults were in the US or Europe – how might it impact on Asia? Where are we in the credit cycle across the different regions?
  • How has the creditor protection and regulatory environment developed for distressed debt assets in different jurisdictions?
  • Has liability management transactions become more prevalent vs a company filing for bankruptcy?
  • What do investors think about India’s NPL opportunities, Chinese real estate market and hospitality space?
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Henry Chin

Global Head of Investor Thought Leadership and Head of Research, APAC, CBRE

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Duane Perera

Investment Director, Future Fund

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Andy Thomson

Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor, PEI Group

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Dylan Szymanski

Executive Managing Director and Head of Europe and Asia Corporate Credit, Sculptor

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Rohit Dhote

Partner, Co-Head Credit Opportunities, Bridgepoint

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13:00 - 14:00

Networking lunch

14:00 - 14:15

PEI presents: Private debt in numbers

Ethan Koh
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Ethan Koh

Global Head of Research Operations, PEI Group

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14:15 - 14:50

Panel: Spotlight on Australia and New Zealand

Rebecca Percossi, Nick Raphaely, Wendy Fergie , Souvik Saha
  • On comparative global scale how much can an institutional investor deploy in Australia debt market and gain the appropriate diversification?
  • What could drive further growth of the Australian private debt market.  How will the regulatory pressure on banks influence this growth?
  • What kind of covenants in Australian private debt are most influential in the pricing structure and what are the trade-offs?
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Rebecca Percossi

Executive Managing Director, Trimont

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Nick Raphaely

Co-founder and Co-CEO, AltX Group

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Wendy Fergie

Chief Investment Officer, Wealth Pi Fund

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Souvik Saha

Director, Asia-Pacific Investments

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14:50 - 15:20

Networking break

15:20 - 16:00

Panel: Thriving amid change: Mainstream vs alternative credit strategies

Lakshmi Iyer, Diane Raposio, Celia Yan, James Cowper
  • How does performing private credit can address Asia’s capital gaps?
  • How have specialty finance structures changed relative to other debt strategies?
  • Venture debt is the rapidly emerging asset class, why this strategy is ripe for the picking?
  • Deep dive across debt capital structures and emerging markets
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Lakshmi Iyer

Chief Executive Officer – Investment & Strategy, Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited (KAAML)

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Diane Raposio

Partner, Head of Asia Credit & Markets, KKR

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Celia Yan

Managing Director, Head of APAC Private Credit, BlackRock

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James Cowper

Director, Principle Advisory Services

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16:00 - 16:50

Panel: Sustainable private debt

Monica Bae, Lisa Genasci, Dr. Guan Seng Khoo, Pramod Vijayasankar, Johannes Raschke, Diana Reeves
  • What ESG objectives drive private credit allocations and what key metrics capture these objectives?
  • Does an increased focus on ESG genuinely enhance the investment process? Can ESG really work in a private debt context given the short tenors?
  • What technological improvements can fund managers implement to increase the performance of private debt investments?
  • Looking forward, what are some of the opportunities for private credit in infrastructure and climate finance?
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Monica Bae

Director of Investor Practice, Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC)

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Lisa Genasci

Managing Director, Climate and Sustainability, ADM Capital

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Dr. Guan Seng Khoo

Quant/Risk Management and AI, Public Pension and Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment Expert

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Pramod Vijayasankar, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Pramod Vijayasankar

Lead Investment Officer, Investment Operations, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

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Johannes Raschke

Senior Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation - IFC

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Diana Reeves, Cabot Capital Partners

Diana Reeves

Director, Cabot Capital Partners

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16:50 - 17:00

Closing remarks by Day 1 Chair

17:00 - 17:30

Roundtables with drinks: Deep dive into private credit markets

Drew Bowie, Ryan Chung, Mangesh Kulkarni

An excellent opportunity to discuss different opportunities and credit cycles in major Asian markets. Each table is hosted by a facilitator. Share your experience and hear from industry peers. All attendees are welcome.

  • Roundtable 1: Australia and New Zealand
  • Roundtable 2: Northeast Asia: China, Japan, South Korea, etc
  • Roundtable 3: Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, etc
  •  Roundtable 4: South Asia: India and other frontiers
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Drew Bowie

Managing Director, MA Financial Group

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Ryan Chung

Managing Director and Head of Principal Investment, Huatai International

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Mangesh Kulkarni

Managing Director

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17:30 - 18:30

Networking cocktails

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PDI APAC Forum 2024 - Main Day 2 - Thursday 28th

All times in UTC+8 (Singapore)
08:15 - 08:45

Investor-only networking breakfast

Yogiraj Nadgauda, Fabrizio Bocciardi, Duane Perera

Exclusive for LPs, off the record, peer to peer discussions focused on the latest trends facing institutional investors and family offices. Please RSVP to niann.l@pei.group.

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Yogiraj Nadgauda

Director, RDA Investments

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Fabrizio Bocciardi

Head of Credit Investments, Mubadala

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Duane Perera

Investment Director, Future Fund

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08:30 - 09:00

Registration and networking

09:00 - 09:10

Welcome remarks from Day 2 Chair

Kher Sheng Lee
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Kher Sheng Lee

Managing Director, Co-Head of APAC and Deputy Global Head of Government Affairs, AIMA / ACC

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09:10 - 09:30

Opening keynote fireside chat

Cheng Khai Lim, Andy Thomson
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Cheng Khai Lim

Executive Director, Financial Markets Development Department, Monetary Authority of Singapore

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Andy Thomson

Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor, PEI Group

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09:30 - 10:10

Panel: The next chapter of private debt

David Hirschmann, Andy Thomson, Nick Raphaely, Kulbhushan Kalia, Mark Glengarry, Melanie Lawrence
  • What do managers and investors think about the value proposition of Asia private credit compared to US and Europe in terms of valuation and risks?
  • What are the megatrends we should be aware of, after the fat tail events including banks fail, interest rate hikes, regulation considering the SEC Private Funds rules, rising geopolitical risks, etc.
  • A big boost for debt secondaries – where are the opportunities now?
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David Hirschmann

Co-Head, Permira Credit

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Andy Thomson

Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor, PEI Group

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Nick Raphaely

Co-founder and Co-CEO, AltX Group

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Kulbhushan Kalia Allianz

Kulbhushan Kalia

Senior Portfolio Manager, Allianz Global Investors

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Mark Glengarry

Head of APAC, Blackstone Credit

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Melanie Lawrence

Senior Manager: Guarantees & Specialised Finance

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10:10 - 10:40

Networking break

10:40 - 11:20

Keynote panel: How investors have embraced private debt

David Chua, Dr. Lulu Wang, Chau Ly, Kerrine Koh
  • How are allocators thinking about sizing and how much goes into private credit?
  • How APAC private credit features in the portfolios of global institutional investors?
  • Much of the growth in private debt has been in direct lending – Is this where global investors are growing their exposure in private debt?
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David Chua

CIO, Income Insurance

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Dr. Lulu Wang

Portfolio Strategist – Global Private Markets' Solutions, abrdn

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Chau Ly

Managing Director, Co-Head of Hong Kong Office, Aksia

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Kerrine Koh

Managing Director, Head of Southeast Asia, Hamilton Lane

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11:20 - 12:00

Panel: Sourcing liquidity and navigating through volatility: Public markets vs private markets

Anthony Chan, Kee Heng Chuah, Sean Low, Audrey The, Emma Wang
  • Private debt funds take advantages of reduced appetite among banks to support leveraged financings, what are the predictions for private markets vs public markets for the next decade?
  • What price illiquidity? Will private credit firms suffer alongside private equity sponsors, as the latter struggle to identify exits?
  • What are potential impacts from bank market turmoil on the investor’s allocation plans?
  • Sector specialists and emerging markets: Which parts of private debt market could be attractive?
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Anthony Chan

Chief Executive Officer, Isola Capital

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Kee Heng Chuah

Managing Director, Temasek Trust Capital

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Sean Low

CEO and CIO, Golden Vision Capital (Singapore)

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Audrey The

Managing Director, Cambridge Associates

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Emma Wang

General Manager Hong Kong Branch, East West Bank

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12:00 - 12:40

Panel: What is driving family offices more toward private markets?

Jiahao He, Leslie Lim, Chau Nguyen, Yiu Joe Toh, Yogiraj Nadgauda, Meng Yee Tuck
  • How do family offices view the current private debt market and tensions in the banking sector?
  • To what extent are family offices investing in alternatives and real assets debt buckets?
  • Emerging managers or global credit managers – how would family offices choose?
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Jiahao He

Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer, 3 Capital Partners

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Leslie Lim

Investment Director, Tsao Family Office

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Chau Nguyen

Director, Westlake Capital Partners

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Yiu Joe Toh

Director, Aglaia Family Office

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Yogiraj Nadgauda

Director, RDA Investments

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Meng Yee Tuck

Partner, JRT Partners

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12:40 - 13:45

Closing remarks and Networking lunch

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2024 Confirmed speakers:

Monica Bae

Director of Investor Practice, Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC)

Jingjing Bai

Senior Advisor, Bfinance

Mohd Sedek Bin Jantan

Head of Wealth Research and Advisory, Designated Portfolio Manager, UOB Kay Hian Wealth Advisors

Fabrizio Bocciardi

Head of Credit Investments, Mubadala

Drew Bowie

Managing Director, MA Financial Group

Anthony Chan

Chief Executive Officer, Isola Capital

Henry Chin

Global Head of Investor Thought Leadership and Head of Research, APAC, CBRE

Yunsam (Sam) Cho

General Manager, Overseas Alternative Investment Team, Kyobo Life Insurance

David Chua

CIO, Income Insurance

Kee Heng Chuah

Managing Director, Temasek Trust Capital

Ryan Chung

Managing Director and Head of Principal Investment, Huatai International

Andrew Cleland-Bogle

Partner, Head of Direct Lending, Bridgepoint

James Cowper

Director, Principle Advisory Services

Frank Danieli

Managing Director, Head of Credit Investments and Lending, MA Financial Group

Rohit Dhote

Partner, Co-Head Credit Opportunities, Bridgepoint

Wendy Fergie

Chief Investment Officer, Wealth Pi Fund

Brendan Foley

Director, Private Credit, Rede Partners

Lisa Genasci

Managing Director, Climate and Sustainability, ADM Capital

Mark Glengarry

Head of APAC, Blackstone Credit

Jiahao He

Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer, 3 Capital Partners

David Hirschmann

Co-Head, Permira Credit

Justin Hooley

Managing Director, Global Private Finance, Barings

Lakshmi Iyer

Chief Executive Officer – Investment & Strategy, Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited (KAAML)

Kulbhushan Kalia Allianz

Kulbhushan Kalia

Senior Portfolio Manager, Allianz Global Investors

Daniel Kemp

APAC Editor, Infrastructure Investor

Dr. Guan Seng Khoo

Quant/Risk Management and AI, Public Pension and Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment Expert

Ethan Koh

Global Head of Research Operations, PEI Group

Kerrine Koh

Managing Director, Head of Southeast Asia, Hamilton Lane

Samantha Kong

Senior Investment Director, Cambridge Associates

Mangesh Kulkarni

Managing Director, Axis Capital

Melanie Lawrence

Senior Manager: Guarantees & Specialised Finance, Afreximbank

Kher Sheng Lee

Managing Director, Co-Head of APAC and Deputy Global Head of Government Affairs, AIMA / ACC

Soo Cheon Lee

CIO, SC Lowy

Susan Lee

Head of Asia Hedge Fund and Private Credit Investment Due Diligence, Albourne Partners (Asia)

Daniel Leger

Managing Director, MGG Investment Group

Cheng Khai Lim

Executive Director, Financial Markets Development Department, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Leslie Lim

Investment Director, Tsao Family Office

Sean Low

CEO and CIO, Golden Vision Capital (Singapore)

Chau Ly

Managing Director, Co-Head of Hong Kong Office, Aksia

Barnaby Lyons

Partner and Global Co-Head of Special Situations, Bain Capital

Valerie Mantot-Groene, Apex Group

Valerie Mantot-Groene

Regional Managing Director, ASEAN, Apex Group

Karun Marwah

Founding Partner, Endue

Scott McClurg

Head of Private Credit, HSBC Asset Management

Yogiraj Nadgauda

Director, RDA Investments

Chau Nguyen

Director, Westlake Capital Partners

Rebecca Percossi

Executive Managing Director, Trimont

Duane Perera

Investment Director, Future Fund

Nick Raphaely

Co-founder and Co-CEO, AltX Group

Diane Raposio

Partner, Head of Asia Credit & Markets, KKR

Johannes Raschke

Senior Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation - IFC

Diana Reeves, Cabot Capital Partners

Diana Reeves

Director, Cabot Capital Partners

Dan Robinson

EMEA Head of Alternative Credit, DWS

Souvik Saha

Director, Asia-Pacific Investments, Oxford Properties Group

Dylan Szymanski

Executive Managing Director and Head of Europe and Asia Corporate Credit, Sculptor

Audrey The

Managing Director, Cambridge Associates

Andy Thomson

Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor, PEI Group

Yiu Joe Toh

Director, Aglaia Family Office

Meng Yee Tuck

Partner, JRT Partners

Pramod Vijayasankar, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Pramod Vijayasankar

Lead Investment Officer, Investment Operations, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Emma Wang

General Manager Hong Kong Branch, East West Bank

Dr. Lulu Wang

Portfolio Strategist – Global Private Markets' Solutions, abrdn

Ping Xu

Co-Head of Hong Kong Office, Aksia

Celia Yan

Managing Director, Head of APAC Private Credit, BlackRock

Institutional Investors at the APAC Forum

The PDI APAC Forum provides an unrivalled platform for institutional investors and allocators to gather and discuss private debt investments.

A limited number of complimentary passes for the event are available for institutional investors. Check out the benefits of joining the conference and learn who among your peers attends. Apply for a complimentary pass for you or your team now.

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The forum is the largest meeting place for institutional and private investors, and other members of the private debt community in Asia Pacific.

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Meet the biggest global funds

Network and arrange one-to-one meetings with the biggest and leading private debt managers.

Network with your peers

Connect with your peers and understand their strategies and allocation approach to private debt at our networking cocktail and luncheon.

Get the latest insights

Discuss the opportunities and challenges your peers are facing in the market at the investor roundtable.

Explore opportunities

Find investment opportunities across different debt strategies, from direct lending, mezzanine, to unitranche lending.

What to expect on the event day

 

100+

Institutional Investors

 

50+

Speakers

 

200+

Attendees

Join our investor only breakfast on 28 March

Join our investor only breakfast on day 2, 28 March alongside with our thought-leading speakers from ADM Capital, Australia Future Fund, and Mubadala to discuss hot private debt strategies shaping your allocations in 2024 and beyond.

Gain insight on how to build a resilient portfolio in the uncertainty so you can achieve your goals easier.

Apply for your complimentary pass to partake in the intimate networking with your peers.

 

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Complimentary investor passes are limited to foundations, endowments, insurance companies, single-family offices, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.

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Tips and tricks for speaking at the conference

  • Forward-thinking content: We want you to deliver new, innovative material. Even if you are unable to reveal specific details of a project, you can certainly talk about your ideas, your reasoning, your philosophy and your predictions.
  • Evidence and illustration: We frequently hear from frustrated audience members who are exhausted by vague concepts and hollow phrases. Flesh out your message with memorable colour – anecdotes, examples, numbers and case studies. These will help your audience stay engaged and make your presentation memorable.
  • Clear, concise, compelling: You’ve heard it before, but having a clear, concise, compelling message, that is well-structured is critical in delivering a good presentation. You may wish to deviate from your line a little, but the description of your speech is exactly what our audience asked for during our research, and is what they have travelled to hear.
  • No sales pitches: The strongest damnation is reserved for those who resort to self-promotion or lengthy explanations of their product portfolio, company history and organizational structure.
  • Be conversational: Do not rely on your notes or slide deck too much. Having a relaxed, conversational tone will go a long way in building rapport with the audience.
  • Smile and maintain eye contact
  • Engage and inspire: Get the audience involved. You’re more likely to make a lasting impression if you hear back from the audience.

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26-29 June

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17-18 October

Capturing the opportunity across private debt

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Capturing opportunities across private debt space

Join Asia’s premier networking place for private debt institutional investors, family offices, senior leaders and the biggest fund managers at PDI APAC Forum for a series of interactive networking focusing on different stacks in private debt.

What to expect?

6hrs+
Networking

100+
Investors

200+
Global leaders

2024 investor attendees include:

Meet with senior decision-makers in private debt

Why APAC Forum?

Your window to diversified investor perspectives

Understand what different institutional investors are looking for in private debt and their fund selection processes from family offices and institutional investor standpoints.

Discover new opportunities with like-minded leaders

Meet with 300+ senior private debt decision-makers in APAC and navigate the best performing markets and high-yielding strategies in 2024 and beyond.

Stay ahead of the curve

Delve into trending strategies shaping your portfolio design at our thematic roundtables. Partake in casual discussions across cocktail drinks, networking lunch and many more.

Testimonials from regional investors and allocators

Malcolm Ong

Associate Director, Atelier Capital Partners

It was a great networking opportunity to meet various fund managers on their views on the credit market and their debt strategies.

Karun Marwah

Endue Capital

A great time spent with a quality crowd, with quality perspectives and a common pursuit.

A Marwah

Orca Credit

A brilliant conference and networking event that covers all aspects of the private debt markets and connects people who work in them.

Key trends shaping industry conversations:

  • Investor stage: How do family offices and institutional investors see private debt opportunities and their risk-return profiles?
  • Outlook & forecast: How will the APAC credit space evolve over the next five years?
  • Strategy lab: Zooming into direct lending, distressed debt, special situations, and venture debt through an investor lens
  • Macroscopic and microscopic view on private debt capital dynamics and strategy return profiles

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Our leading advisory board in 2024

Interested in speaking at PDI APAC Forum next year? Please contact Niann Lai today.

Mark Aarons

Head of Investment Risk and Absolute Returns, Victorian Funds Management Corporation

Anthony Chan

Chief Executive Officer, Isola Capital

Ray King

Managing Director, Sovereign Investment Research

Elizabeth Kumaru

Head of Private Corporate Assets, Australian Retirement Trust

Sean Low

CEO and CIO, Golden Vision Capital (Singapore)

Sabita Prakash

Managing Director, ADM Capital

Andrew Tan

CEO, Asia Pacific, Muzinich & Co

Andy Thomson

Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor, PEI Group