Connecting APAC and global private debt markets

The 4th annual PDI APAC Forum will return to Singapore on 27-28 March. Over 300+ attendees and 100+ APAC investors will discuss how private debt can create strong returns and support your portfolio growth from a diverse investor standpoint.

Create new connections, discover opportunities, and engage in insightful discussions with APAC private debt community.

Connect with Asia’s behemoth investors and leading global allocators to analyse the region’s most promising private credit markets from an investor standpoint.

Key conversations include:

  • Gain a kaleidoscopic view on the impact of economic changes
  • How to prepare yourself for changing investor appetites and dynamic scenarios in the markets
  • Vital trends impacting the investor outlook and private credit capital allocation
  • How global investors are looking at the return of Asia-Pacific’s private debt compared with developed and public markets

Fundraise effectively. Reconnect easily. Gain an edge.

Connect with emerging and established APAC investors

Meet and network with CPPIB, IFC, Japan Post Bank, Temasek, and more to discuss new investment opportunities and exchange market information.

Gain insights directly from the market

Hear rockstar speakers share APAC debt investor profiles, executive insights, and key ESG priorities to help fast-track your decision-making process.

Diversify your portfolio with private debt

Gain regional market intelligence to strengthen your portfolio performance, accelerate quick-wins, and bring alpha opportunities to achieve your firm’s objectives.

2023 keynote

 

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

Cheng Khai will share insights into how private credit serves as a key driver in creating new growth opportunities in Asia-Pacific.

 

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2023 featured speakers included

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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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2023 attendees included:

Meet Asia-Pacific’s leading investors and private debt leaders from the region and across the globe this March.
AIA Group
Aozora Bank Singapore Representative Office
Asian Development Bank
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
AXA Life Insurance
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
Cathay Bank United Bank
China Ping An Insurance Overseas
Greenleaf Asset Management
Icon Developments
JRT Partners
Lee Kim Tah Holdings
Maryland State Retirement and Pension System
Mizuho
National University of Singapore
NTUC Income
National University of Singapore
OMERS
ORIX Life Insurance
Oxford Properties
Peak Reinsurance
PhillipCapital
Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA)
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Temasek Trust
Tsao Family Office
Vasant Capital
And many more...

Key insights from 2023 event

 

Amongst the highlights in the 2023 conference, AIIB, Alianz GI, Tsao Family Office gave us insights into strategies contributing to the growth of the private debt market. Download post-event report today to have a glimpse of the APAC Forum 2023.

What our attendees say

Kim, Sang Hoon

Lead Portfolio Manager / Alternative Investment, Meritz Asset Management Co., Ltd.

It was very helpful for me to understand Korea, Asia, and the global private debt market.

Tetsuya Nagamochi

Shinsei Bank

A good opportunity to connect with the market, hear market participants’ opinions and views from home.

Jayme Younghee Han

Executive Director - Asia Funds Advisory and Distribution, Jones Lang LaSalle

Great way to connect people during this unprecedented time. One of the best alternatives conferences I have participated this year – very well presented by each…

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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, sovereign wealth fund, private wealth manager, foundation, endowment, family office or corporate investment division.

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Day 1 Day 2
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Agenda

PDI APAC Forum 2023 - Day 1 - Wednesday 29th

All times in UTC+8 (Singapore)
13:30 - 14:00

Registration and networking

14:00 - 14:05

PDI welcome address

14:05 - 14:10

Chair remarks

Erin Wolfe
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Erin Wolfe

Senior Conference Producer, PEI Media

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14:10 - 14:20

Opening keynote: Private credit – the next key driver of growth in private markets

Cheng Khai Lim
  • Potential opportunities for private credit financing in Asia
  • Supporting the growth of private credit eco-system
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Cheng Khai Lim

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

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14:20 - 15:00

Panel: New directions for Asia, Europe and the US

Kher Sheng Lee, Ani Deshmukh, Randy Schwimmer , Adam Wheeler
  • Examine the risks and returns of direct lending vs opportunistic credit strategies
  • Which areas of the market look most exciting over the next 12 months?
  • What is the growth outlook for the private credit markets, both worldwide and in Asia?
  • In APAC subordinated debt ruled the roost in the first half of 2022 as investors opted for higher risk/return options, will that be changed in 2023?
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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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Ani Deshmukh, OMERS

Ani Deshmukh

Managing Director, OMERS

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Randy Schwimmer

Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Senior Lending, Churchill Asset Management

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Adam Wheeler

Co-Head of Global Private Finance, Barings

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15:00 - 15:40

Panel: Why real estate debt is gaining traction amongst APAC investors

Andy Thomson, Johnny Adji, Andrew Lockhart, Patrick Keenan
  • Have deals and activities changed compared with a year ago?
  • How are investors’ appetites developing for real estate debt?
  • Where does real estate debt fit into a multi-asset portfolio?
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Andy Thomson

Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor, PEI Group

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Johnny Adji

Senior Investment Director, Cambridge Associates Asia

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Andrew Lockhart

Managing Partner, Metrics Credit Partners

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Patrick Keenan

Executive Chairman, Pallas Group

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15:40 - 16:10

Networking break

16:10 - 16:50

Panel: Investing in the infrastructure debt

Sumit Bhandari, Scott McClurg, Pramod Vijayasankar, Devin Chan
  • Assessing the trends driving investments in energy transition, digital infrastructure and other infrastructure projects – how will these sectors impact infrastructure debt investments?
  • What are advantages and risks of mezzanine and senior secure debt?
  • Where do emerging opportunities lie in Asia and the rest of the world?
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Sumit Bhandari

Managing Director, Asia Private Credit, Allianz Global Investors

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Scott McClurg

Head of Private Credit, HSBC Alternatives, HSBC Asset Management

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Pramod Vijayasankar, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Pramod Vijayasankar

Principal Investment Officer, Investment Operations, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

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Devin Chan

Project Director, Infrastructure Asia

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16:50 - 17:30

Panel: Retail investors lifting the lid on the growth of private credit

Kerrine Koh, Leslie Lim, Sean Low, Aleksey Mironenko
  • Many retail investors have been frustrated by the low-yield environment of the last decade – what are the spectrum of opportunities provided by private debt?
  • Do retail investors prefer managers that have known in public markets or private debt specialists?
  • Is the interest from private wealth sector expected to be an ongoing and rapid expansion in the years ahead?
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Kerrine Koh

Managing Director, Country Head of Singapore and Southeast Asia, Hamilton Lane

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Leslie Lim

Investment Director, Tsao Family Office

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Sean Low

Chief Executive Officer, Golden Vision Capital (Singapore)

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Aleksey Mironenko

Managing Director, Global Head of Investment Solutions, Leo Wealth

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17:30 - 18:30

Closing remarks and end of day 1

A gathering of the most senior and influential leaders within private credit. Mingle and drink with experts that deep dive into themes such as AI and technology; ESG in private debt; Tips for fundraising in Asia and Talent management, etc.

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PDI APAC Forum 2023 - Day 2 - Thursday 30th

All times in UTC+8 (Singapore)
08:30 - 09:00

Registration, networking and welcome refreshment

09:00 - 09:03

Chair remarks

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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09:03 - 09:15

Highlights of the private debt fundraising trends

Andy Thomson
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Andy Thomson

Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor, PEI Group

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09:15 - 10:00

Opening panel: The next phase for APAC private credit

Andy Thomson, Clifford Lee, Matthew Michelini, Andrew Tan
  • Asia at the forefront: how well Asian private credit has survived its stress test given the global market volatility?
  • Analysing the capital raised and deployed – How and where private debt is taking market share from banks in Asia
  • Is there a growing pool of opportunities in specific sectors?
  • For investors who want exposure to this burgeoning asset class, what should they be aware of by allocating into emerging markets?
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Andy Thomson

Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor, PEI Group

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Clifford Lee

Managing Director and Global Head of Fixed Income, DBS Bank

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Matthew Michelini

Partner, Head of Asia-Pacific and Co-Head of Hybrid Value, Apollo

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Andrew Tan

Managing Director, Head of Asia-Pacific Private Debt, Muzinich & Co

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10:00 - 10:20

Keynote presentation: Macroeconomic outlook for APAC: Emerging risks and impacts

Clarence Wong

Ongoing and emerging macroeconomic issues and concerns for all investors, managers to rethink and re-evaluate the investment options

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Clarence Wong

Chief Economist, Peak Reinsurance

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10:20 - 11:00

Panel: Building successful relationships in the new era – Tips for fund managers

Jingjing Bai, Yuko Hara, Maiko Nanao, Gary Hui
  • Checklist for managers when fundraising in Asia
  • How does the current environment affect the manager selection when it comes to investor’s top of the mind, in terms of sourcing and investment due diligence?
  • Generalist vs specialist managers – what are pros and cons of each type? What differentiates them in a competitive fundraising market?
  • Advice to managers – how are criteria adapted to be more supportive of new entrants?
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Jingjing Bai

Senior Advisor, Bfinance

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Yuko Hara ORIX Life Insurance

Yuko Hara

Director, Investment Private Assets, ORIX Life Insurance

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Maiko Nanao

Managing Director, Investment Research, Asia, Aksia Asia

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Gary Hui

Senior Vice President and Head of Hong Kong Office, Wilshire

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11:00 - 11:30

Morning networking break

11:30 - 12:15

Is Australian private credit the new megatrend?

George Ajaka, Christian Brehm, Andrew Lockhart, Ping Xu, James Waldron
  • Why would international LPs be interested in allocating to this opportunity?
  • Deep dive into current Australia’s direct lending and mezzanine debt opportunities, in terms of size, industry sectors and growth
  • The retirement income covenant has been introduced in 2022, have the underlying drivers of private credit shifted? Do investors classify private debt as a fixed income security or an alternative security?
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George Ajaka

Chief Executive Officer, RW Capital

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Christian Brehm

Chief Executive Officer, FC Capital

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Andrew Lockhart

Managing Partner, Metrics Credit Partners

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Ping Xu

Co-Head of Hong Kong Office, Aksia

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James Waldron

Head of Credit, Australia Future Fund

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12:15 - 13:00

Panel: Global issues and ESG shaping private debt

Daniel Garant, Eren Kelekci, Valerie Mantot-Groene, Lisa Genasci
  • How has private debt been affecting by all the global issues such as energy crisis, inflation spike, rising interest rates and continued supply-chain disruption?
  • Which ESG element or climate concerns is triggering risk mitigation funding for credit opportunities?
  • Beyond yields, what will be drivers for private credit investments going forward?
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Daniel Garant

Executive Vice President and Global Head, Public Markets, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation

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Eren Kelekci

Chief Investment Officer, Food and Agriculture, African Development Bank Group

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Valerie Mantot-Groene, Apex Group

Valerie Mantot-Groene

Regional Managing Director, ASEAN, Apex Group

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Lisa Genasci

Managing Director, Climate and Sustainability, ADM Capital

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13:00 - 14:15

Networking luncheon

14:15 - 14:55

Panel: Emerging private debt opportunities in Asia

Diana Reeves, Wei Hsien Chan, Ryan Chung, Shuyin Tang, Ben Cheah
  • China and India continue to be active markets for the raising and deployment of private debt funds while Southeast Asia is emerging – which regions proved to be more resilient?
  • What can specialist private credit funds offer investors?
  • What is the outlook for private debt in Asia going into 2023 and beyond?
Diana Reeves, Cabot Capital Partners

Diana Reeves

Director, Cabot Capital Partners

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Wei Hsien Chan

Managing Director, SeaTown Holdings International

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Ryan Chung

Managing Director and Head of Principal Investment, Huatai International

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Shuyin Tang

Co-founder and CEO, Beacon Fund (Also Partner, Patamar Capital)

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Ben Cheah

Partner, Innoven Capital SEA

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14:55 - 15:15

Presentation: Spotlight on China’s short and long-term outlook

Louis Kuijs
  • Shape and implications of China’s post-COVID recovery in 2023-2024.
  • China’s longer term growth outlook amid key headwinds such as demographics and geo-political friction. Are there any tailwinds?
  • How do shifts in China’s growth pattern and in the global economy affect the Asia-Pacific. Who are the winners and losers?
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Louis Kuijs

Chief Economist, Asia Pacific, S&P Global Ratings

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15:15 - 15:45

Afternoon networking break

15:45 - 16:25

Panel: Dislocation, distress and recovery

Zerlina Zeng, Hans-Jörg Baumann, Anthony Chiu, Jason Tan
  • How has been the market cycle developing over the past 6 months around the world?
  • Where are distressed opportunities and special situations moving forward?
  • Which sectors and regions, onshore vs offshore, look more attractive for investors?
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Zerlina Zeng

Senior Credit Analyst, CreditSights

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Hans-Jörg Baumann

Founding Partner and Chairman, StepStone Private Debt

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Anthony Chiu

Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Kentucky Public Pensions Authority

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Jason Tan

Head of APAC, Orchard Global

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16:25 - 17:10

Closing panel: What is driving change in investors’ private credit allocation in a rapidly changing world?

Sean Low, Mike Fang, Kenton Freitag, Bruce Pan, Susan Lee
  • Global investors’ appetites to private credit across the risk spectrum and sectors
  • How private debt can protect against or take advantage of a recessionary environment?
  • Are there any shifts between bond, equity and debt in the coming years?
  • Into the unknown: What are the ultra long-term investor’s challenges and how are investors predicting and preparing for that?
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Sean Low

Chief Executive Officer, Golden Vision Capital (Singapore)

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Mike Fang

Senior Portfolio Manager, Maryland State Retirement and Pension System

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Kenton Freitag

Senior Managing Director of Private Debt, BCI

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Bruce Pan

Managing Director and Head of Private Debt Investment, China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings)

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Susan Lee

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

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17:10 - 17:15

Chair’s closing remarks

17:15 - 18:15

Networking cocktail

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2023 Confirmed speakers:

Johnny Adji

Senior Investment Director, Cambridge Associates Asia

Johnny Adji is a Senior Investment Director at Cambridge Associates, based in Singapore, and a member of the Real Assets Investment Group. This global group sources and monitors real asset investments (real estate, infrastructure and global natural r… Read full bio

George Ajaka

Chief Executive Officer, RW Capital

George became CEO of RW Capital in 2016. He originally joined the business in 2007 and worked closely alongside Dan White (founder) through the Global Financial Crises. During this time George worked through complicated workouts as well as acquiring… Read full bio

Jingjing Bai

Senior Advisor, Bfinance

Jingjing Bai is a Senior Advisor to bfinance since 2019, based in Hong Kong, and is responsible for multiple private markets fund selection projects in excess of 4 billion USD. In the recent years, Jingjing led several global alternative investment p… Read full bio

Hans-Jörg Baumann

Founding Partner and Chairman, StepStone Private Debt

Mr. Baumann is the founding Partner and chairman of StepStone Private Debt. As member of the management team, he is responsible for global business development activities of private debt. He is also Co-founder of the Swiss Alternative Investments Cir… Read full bio

Sumit Bhandari

Managing Director, Asia Private Credit, Allianz Global Investors

Sumit Bhandari is the Lead Portfolio Manager, Asia Private Credit, Alternative Investments with Allianz Global Investors based in Singapore. He joined the firm in 2018 and has over 20 years of experience in investment management and business developm… Read full bio

Christian Brehm

Chief Executive Officer, FC Capital

Christian has over 17 years of experience within financial advisory, infrastructure, funds management, investment banking and structured finance. Throughout his career he mainly focused on advisory and investment mandates of institutional funds. As p… Read full bio

Devin Chan

Project Director, Infrastructure Asia

Devin is the Project Director at Infrastructure Asia, a project facilitation office set up by Enterprise Singapore and the Monetary Authority of Singapore to support Asia’s social and economic growth through infrastructure development. He has over 20… Read full bio

Wei Hsien Chan

Managing Director, SeaTown Holdings International

Wei Hsien is a Managing Director at SeaTown. He is responsible for investments in private credit. Prior to joining SeaTown, Wei Hsien spent 6 years at UBS and Merrill Lynch investing in public equities. Before that, Wei Hsien worked as a private equi… Read full bio

Ben Cheah

Partner, Innoven Capital SEA

Ben brings more than a decade of experience in corporate debt origination and structuring in Southeast Asia. Ben joined Innoven Capital to kickstart the Southeast Asian business in 2016, and has gone on to lead more than 30 venture debt investments a… Read full bio

Anthony Chiu

Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Kentucky Public Pensions Authority

Anthony is an experienced investor responsible for managing private equity and alternative investments at the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority. Previously, he was a Vice President at the Presidio Group, where he was responsible for asset allocation… Read full bio

Ryan Chung

Managing Director and Head of Principal Investment, Huatai International

Ryan Chung is the head and founder of Huatai International’s private credit investment arm. Ryan has over 20 years of experience in secured private debt, quasi-debt and private equity investments. He was responsible for an aggregate of over US$2 bill… Read full bio
Ani Deshmukh, OMERS

Ani Deshmukh

Managing Director, OMERS

Having joined OMERS Asia in January 2021 in the Capital Markets team, Ani is responsible for building out the public and private credit capabilities for OMERS in Asia. Working closely with the regional and global OMERS teams as well as with external… Read full bio

Mike Fang

Senior Portfolio Manager, Maryland State Retirement and Pension System

Mr. Fang is a Senior Portfolio Manager managing $18B of Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities assets in Maryland State Retirement & Pension System. Mr. Fang has more than 15 years of portfolio management experience in the investment industry.… Read full bio

Kenton Freitag

Senior Managing Director of Private Debt, BCI

Kenton is the Senior Managing Director of Private Debt at BCI. Kenton joined BCI in 2010. Prior to joining BCI, Kenton worked as a corporate credit analyst for S&P in Toronto, a loan officer for Export Development Canada in Ottawa and a policy an… Read full bio

Daniel Garant

Executive Vice President and Global Head, Public Markets, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation

Daniel Garant joined BCI in September 2017. He is responsible for managing a diverse, global portfolio of investments, which combines index and active management strategies and integrates environmental, social, and governance factors into investment… Read full bio

Lisa Genasci

Managing Director, Climate and Sustainability, ADM Capital

Lisa Genasci is Managing Director, Sustainable Finance, with ADM Capital, where she leads the firm’s ESG Committee and sits on the Investment Advisory Committee. She is leading with a team build out of the Asia Climate Smart Landscape Fund as part of… Read full bio
Yuko Hara ORIX Life Insurance

Yuko Hara

Director, Investment Private Assets, ORIX Life Insurance

Yuko Hara is a Director of Alternative Investment Team of Investment Department. She took this position in July 2020 and has been responsible for managing mainly Private Debt while the team is covering Private Equity, Infrastructures Real Estate. Pri… Read full bio

Gary Hui

Senior Vice President and Head of Hong Kong Office, Wilshire

Gary is a Senior Vice President, Investment Solutions, and a member of the Alternatives Manager Research team with responsibility for origination, due diligence, execution and monitoring of investments across private markets sectors in the Asia-Pacif… Read full bio

Patrick Keenan

Executive Chairman, Pallas Group

Patrick is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Pallas Group, responsible for leading the overall strategic direction of the business. He has a professional background spanning 40 plus years as both a lawyer, investment banker and business owner/… Read full bio

Eren Kelekci

Chief Investment Officer, Food and Agriculture, African Development Bank Group

Eren has 19 years of professional experience in the investment industry on a wide range of asset classes, investment strategies/solutions and geographies both in direct and fund investments. Eren joined the African Development Bank in 2018 as Chief I… Read full bio

Kerrine Koh

Managing Director, Country Head of Singapore and Southeast Asia, Hamilton Lane

Kerrine is a Managing Director in Hamilton Lane’s Client Solutions Group, where she heads the firm’s Southeast Asia office. She is primarily responsible for business development, as well as coverage of client relationships in Southeast Asia. Prior to… Read full bio

Louis Kuijs

Chief Economist, Asia Pacific, S&P Global Ratings

Louis leads the Asia Pacific macro team and its research. He contributes to S&P Global Ratings’ macro-credit narrative and represents the firm in events, conferences, and the media, delivering its insights and thought leadership to the marketplac… Read full bio

Clifford Lee

Managing Director and Global Head of Fixed Income, DBS Bank

Clifford is the Global Head of Fixed Income at DBS Bank. An Asian banking veteran with more than three decades of experience, he is responsible for the continual build-up and development of the Bank's bond origination, structuring/ratings, syndicate… Read full bio

Kher Sheng Lee

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

Kher Sheng Lee is the Managing Director, Co-Head of APAC and Deputy Global Head of Government Affairs at AIMA / ACC. AIMA is the largest global body of alternative asset managers representing 2100 members across 60 countries managing US$2.5tn of asse… Read full bio

Susan Lee

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

Susan Lee is Partner and Head of Asia Hedge Fund & Private Credit Investment Due Diligence at Albourne Partners. Since joining Albourne in early 2014, Susan has conducted ongoing due diligence on Asia-focused funds across hedge fund and private c… Read full bio

Cheng Khai Lim

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

Lim Cheng Khai is the Executive Director of the Financial Markets Development Department with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), which aims to promote a vibrant financial market in Singapore, with a focus on development of Singapore’s capital… Read full bio

Leslie Lim

Investment Director, Tsao Family Office

Leslie is an investment director at the Tsao Family Office (TFO), a Singapore-based single family office, where he manages the Fixed Income, Private Credit, and Liquid Alternatives investments. Prior to joining TFO in Aug 2019, he worked at various h… Read full bio

Andrew Lockhart

Managing Partner, Metrics Credit Partners

Andrew Lockhart is a founder and one of the four Managing Partners who form the Investment Committee at Metrics Credit Partners. Andrew has 36 years’ banking, funds management and financial markets experience specialising in leverage and acquisition… Read full bio

Sean Low

Chief Executive Officer, Golden Vision Capital (Singapore)

Golden Vision Capital (Singapore) is a new Single Family Office set up in Aug 2021 to make PE and VC direct investments in Southeast Asia, leveraging on the family and team’s strong business connections in the region. It also invests in leading PE Fu… Read full bio
Valerie Mantot-Groene, Apex Group

Valerie Mantot-Groene

Regional Managing Director, ASEAN, Apex Group

Valerie Mantot-Groene Is Regional Managing Director, ASEAN. Valerie leads the firm’s growth and performance across the South East Asian region. She brings more than 20 years’ experience in the Alternative Asset Management industry both on the advisor… Read full bio

Scott McClurg

Head of Private Credit, HSBC Alternatives, HSBC Asset Management

Scott McClurg, joined HSBC Alternatives in the newly created role of Head of Private Credit in 2022. Scott worked closely with HSBC Alternatives to launch their first direct lending fund targeting private equity backed mid market corporates in the Un… Read full bio

Matthew Michelini

Partner, Head of Asia-Pacific and Co-Head of Hybrid Value, Apollo

Matthew Michelini is Partner, Head of Asia-Pacific and Co-Head of Hybrid Value at Apollo and a member of the Firm’s Management Committee. Matt joined Apollo in 2006 in Private Equity and has played a pivotal role in the creation and success of many o… Read full bio

Aleksey Mironenko

Managing Director, Global Head of Investment Solutions, Leo Wealth

Aleksey Mironenko is Global Head of Investment Solutions at Leo Wealth, an independent global wealth advisor. Based in Hong Kong, Aleksey is responsible for constructing client portfolios and overseeing the firm’s investment function. He is a strong… Read full bio

Maiko Nanao

Managing Director, Investment Research, Asia, Aksia Asia

Maiko is a Managing Director on the Investment Research team and has over 23 years of fund research, proprietary trading, and investment banking experience. She is responsible for sourcing managers, conducting due diligence, evaluating and monitoring… Read full bio

Bruce Pan

Managing Director and Head of Private Debt Investment, China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings)

Mr. Bruce Pan is a Managing Director and Head of Private Debt Investment at China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings) Limited where he oversees Ping An’s credit investments across various strategies, including direct lending, mezzanine loans, speci… Read full bio
Diana Reeves, Cabot Capital Partners

Diana Reeves

Director, Cabot Capital Partners

Diana is a co-founder and director of Cabot Capital Partners, a Singapore-based boutique asset manager/adviser focussed on connecting Asian private market opportunities with mid-sized institutions and private investors globally. Diana’s multi-decade… Read full bio

Randy Schwimmer

Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Senior Lending, Churchill Asset Management

Randy is co-head of senior lending and oversees senior lending origination and capital markets for Churchill Asset Management, an investment specialist of Nuveen (the USD$1.1 Trillion asset manager of TIAA). Additionally, Randy is Founder & Publi… Read full bio

Andrew Tan

Managing Director, Head of Asia-Pacific Private Debt, Muzinich & Co

Andrew has over 20 years of experience in Asia Pacific financial markets across Private Debt, Syndicated Loans, Special Situations and Distressed Debt. In 2020, Andrew established Muzinich & Co.’s Private Debt business in Asia Pacific and is an i… Read full bio

Jason Tan

Head of APAC, Orchard Global

Mr. Tan is Head of Asia Pacific of Orchard Global. He also serves as Chief Executive of Orchard Global (Singapore), the firm’s Asia affiliate and heads the firm’s legal structuring group globally. Prior to joining Orchard Global, Mr. Tan held various… Read full bio

Shuyin Tang

Co-founder and CEO, Beacon Fund (Also Partner, Patamar Capital)

Shuyin is a Partner at Patamar Capital, a leading impact investing firm in Southeast Asia, and also the co-founder and CEO of the Beacon Fund, a boundary-breaking fund for female entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia's emerging markets. She has led investm… Read full bio

Andy Thomson

Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor, PEI Group

Andy has been with PEI Group since 2003, working on a number of titles including as Editor of Private Equity International and Senior Editor of Infrastructure Investor. Since H2 2015, he took over responsibility for Real Estate Capital and, in the fi… Read full bio
Pramod Vijayasankar, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Pramod Vijayasankar

Principal Investment Officer, Investment Operations, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Pramod Vijayasankar is Principal Investment Officer in the Banking team at AIIB which has responsibility for investments into equity and debt funds/platforms, capital markets & structured products, digital infrastructure, financial institutions… Read full bio

James Waldron

Head of Credit, Australia Future Fund

James has been with the Future Fund since 2009 and currently heads the Credit team, which invests across a broad range of global fixed income and credit-focused mandates across each of the funds managed by the Agency. These include liquid and illiqui… Read full bio

Adam Wheeler

Co-Head of Global Private Finance, Barings

Adam Wheeler is Co-Head of Barings’ Global Private Finance Group and a member of the firm’s European, North American and Asia-Pacific Private Finance Investment Committees. He is responsible for leading a team that originates, underwrites and manages… Read full bio

Clarence Wong

Chief Economist, Peak Reinsurance

Mr. Clarence Wong is the Chief Economist of Peak Re. Mr. Wong is responsible for delivering strategic insights on economic, insurance and emerging risks to the company and its key stakeholders. He also oversees the development of thought-leadership c… Read full bio

Ping Xu

Co-Head of Hong Kong Office, Aksia

Ping is Co-Head of Aksia Hong Kong Office and has over 19 years of research, sales, trading and advisory experience in Asia. She is responsible for alternative investment programs in Greater China and conducting investment due diligence on Asia-based… Read full bio

Zerlina Zeng

Senior Credit Analyst, CreditSights

Zerlina is a senior analyst with the Asia Pacific corporate team. Her current research coverage focuses on China macro, Chinese local governments financing vehicles (LGFVs), and China Industrials. Prior to joining CreditSights, Zerlina headed IHS Mar… Read full bio

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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Investors at PDI APAC Forum 2024

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

Check out the benefits of joining the conference and who among your peers you will be joining. Apply for a complimentary pass for your or your team today.

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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

2023 Investor attendees included:

Reconnect with your peers and share the latest market insights.
AIA Group
African Development Bank
Aozora Bank Singapore Representative Office
Bank of Singapore
Blauwpark Partners
British Columbia Investment (BCI)
DBS Bank
CPPIB
DBJ Singapore
Development Bank of Japan
Fullerton Fund Management
GIC
Icon Developments
IFC - International Finance Corporation
Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS)
Lee Kim Tah Holdings
MassMutual
Mizuho
Maryland State Reitrement Agency (MSRA)
National Pension Service
National University of Singapore
NIC NBK
NTUC Income
OMERS
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP)
ORIX Life Insurance
Shinkin Singapore
Singlife
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Temasek Holdings
Temasek International
The Hachijuni Bank
Wah Hin
And many more.

Apply for a complimentary Institutional Investor pass

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

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.

Apply for a pass and a member of our team will follow up with you.

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Welcome to the speaker and sponsor hub

Thanks for supporting our Private Debt Investor APAC Forum happening on 30 March 2023.

We are delighted to have you on board and want to ensure you get the most out of your speaking and/or sponsorship opportunity before, during and after the event.

You can download all information to maximise your participation and exposure when you speak and sponsor the conference.

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For additional marketing materials to promote your involvement with the conference please contact Serene Yuen at serene.y@peimedia.com

For other event enquiries, please feel free to reach out to us.

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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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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

300+
Global leaders

2023 investor attendees included:

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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.