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APAC Summit Virtual Experience 2021
21 - 22 April 2021,
Virtual Event UTC+8
Your access to Asia’s largest investor bases
The PDI APAC Summit Virtual Experience 2021 successfully brought APAC investors and global private debt leaders together on 21-22 April. It fostered new connections, discovered new investment opportunities, and engaged the private debt community in insightful discussions.
The Summit brought Asia’s behemoth investors into focus. Connected with global leaders to analyse Asia-Pacific’s most promising private credit markets from an LP standpoint as the region is set to offer the highest growth potential in 2021.
Key agenda highlights include:
- Why is Asia-Pacific private debt so hot right now?
- What are the impacts of covid-19 on the dynamics of the private credit market? How have Asian-focused/based GPs been identifying underlying opportunities and challenges?
- Understand how APAC LPs are constructing private debt allocations within their portfolios.
- How global LPs are looking at return profiles of private debt in Asia-Pacific, compared with developed and public markets
- and much more. View highlight video here.
Gain exclusive insights. Build stronger connections.
Fundraise without boundaries.
Continue your fundraising journey online by meeting regional allocators and connect with the private debt focused community.
Discuss strategies with key LPs.
Stand out from the crowd through virtual setting, discuss future capital allocations in roundtables and plenary sessions.
Stay ahead of the curve.
The virtual format gives you increased visibility in live sessions and on-demand access to our global community.
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How the world is learning to love APAC private debt
Raymond Chan
Managing Director, Head of APAC Credit
CPPIB Asia
Chris Gradel
Founding Partner
PAG
Bruce Tomlinson
Head of Alternative Strategies
Sunsuper
Celia Yan
Head of China,
Co-PM of Asia Pacific Private Credit
BlackRock
Featured speakers
Key insights from PDI Japan Korea Week
Among many highlights in 2020, Ares Management Corporation opened the PDI Tokyo Forum, POBA told us their crisis-proven strategies. Many more institutional investors and strategic partners shared their perspectives through live discussions. View the highlights today!
Our global community members
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…
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 speaker who knew their topic and held your interest.
Two unique conferences with one ticket
By securing your place at the PDI APAC Summit you will also gain access to PDI Japan Korea Week on 9-11 November – Asia’s #1 private debt fundraising conference.
Meet Japanese and Korean leading investors and global top fund managers from private debt community directly to enhance your fundraising effort.
The PDI Japan Korea Week is the #1 platform for the community to discuss the pressing issues, future strategies, and market opportunities facing Japanese and Korean LPs. Leading investors such as GPIF, Japan Post Bank, LOTTE Insurance, POBA and many more created insightful dialogues with global leaders to shape the private debt landscape.
Interested to speak at the conference? Please contact our producer, Ms. Niann Lai for more information.
Confirmed speakers
Cameron Bunnell
Senior Director, Product Strategy - Asset Management, Broadridge Financial Solutions
Rosy Khanna
Regional Industry Director, Financial Institutions Group Asia Pacific, International Finance Corporation
Pramod Vijayasankar
Lead Investment Officer, Investment Operations, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Just released: APAC Summit event guide
View attendee list, APAC market updates, and crucial conversations at the PDI APAC Summit.
Pre-Event Resources
Secure new capital for Asia-Pacific investments
Investors are impressed by performance of the Asia-Pacific market and keen to commit to local managers. Showcase your unique strategies and expand your client portfolio to the Asia-Pacific investor ground for private debt. Secure your place to explore new fundraising opportunities today.
Asian markets are the next hotspot for private debt
“The Virtual Experience works really well!
We’ll attend again.”
Yusun Chung, Private Assets Director, Schroders
Explore conferences in your way
PDI is committed to connect you to the global private debt community without the restrictions of borders and time. The APAC Summit Virtual Experience is for all key players and emerging leaders to stay connected, informed and at forefront of the markets to discuss global private debt strategies and fundraising.
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Gain actionable insights from global experts
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Discover new investment partners and markets
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2021 Agenda
Agenda
Day 1 - Wednesday 21st
Welcome from PDI and Opening panel: Prospects for 2021: A global outlook for private debt
- Surviving a global crisis: How has covid-19 impacted the dynamics in global debt investment?
- Market: How do GPs summarise the private credit opportunities in China, Australia, US, relative to the other major markets?
- Transformation: How does technology support the analytic process to evaluate investment opportunities by geography or other criteria to project future trends?
- Trends: How are your firms approaching ESG broadly? What do you see the trends for 2021 and beyond?
Cameron Bunnell
Senior Director, Product Strategy - Asset Management, Broadridge Financial Solutions
Read bioPanel: The LP review: Where does exposure to Asia sit within a global debt strategy?
- Asia is becoming an increasingly important destination for global LPs; how does Asia compare with developed markets such as the US and Europe?
- Are Asian LPs looking to redirect US and Europe allocations back into the region?
- Which managers are grabbing the attention of LP’s?
Manda Chan
Co-founding member of the Asia Pacific Business, Evercore Private Funds Group (PFG)
Read bioPanel: Future-view: Where will distressed credit and special situations sit in the post-pandemic era?
- Where do GPs see the opportunity set within distress and what timeframe do LPs expect to deploy?
- Why is this strategy offering downside protection in a margin of safety?
- How did the approximate actual and projected returns of these strategies change before and after the pandemic?
- Where are the next target markets in the post-pandemic world?
Rosy Khanna
Regional Industry Director, Financial Institutions Group Asia Pacific, International Finance Corporation
Read bioBreak
Interactive Roundtable: Infrastructure debt vs real estate debt
Which strategy is offering more covenant protection?
Pramod Vijayasankar
Lead Investment Officer, Investment Operations, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Read bioSpotlight on India distressed credit opportunity and legal & regulatory framework (followed by close of Day 1)
- Primer on India distressed credit market and prevailing investment opportunities in the space. Overview of current legal and regulatory framework (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code) and how it has augmented the credit resolution process in India. How enforceable are prevailing regulations?
- Is the IBC well-tested in courts?
- What does it mean as far as opportunities for LPs in Indian distressed credit / special situations investments are concerned?
Agenda
Day 2 - Thursday 22nd
Welcome from PDI and Debate: Which credit strategies will offer the best risk-adjusted returns in 2021?
- Why is corporate debt compelling to LPs and what are differences in investing in direct lending vs opportunistic credit?
- How has the landscape and strategies shifted in the past year?
- Is a more opportunistic or focused approach more appropriate across the private credit spectrum?
Panel: India credit in boom
- Why India is attractive in the context of wider Asia? Is the resilience of performing credit in the current environment a leading factor?
- How has the pandemic impacted the Indian private debt opportunity set, for better and worse?
- What is the outlook for private debt post-covid? India vs other major markets in Asia.
Presentation: Performing credit opportunity in India – the role of technology and structuring
- How have digitalization and technology created a powerful ecosystem to tap the performing credits?
- A gateway to access private credit space in India – what is the opportunity to broaden access to finance for enterprises?
- Innovative structured products to facilitate access to retail credit – Covered bonds & Asset Backed Securitization (ABS)
Break
Panel: Managing the LP/GP dynamic: The gatekeepers’ story
- Who do you need to know in Asia to successfully fundraise and deploy?
- What metrics do gatekeepers use to pick funds? How do they manage LP/ GP expectations?
- What are they currently observing in terms of growth trends in Asia for the next 12 months?
Keynote panel: How the world is learning to love private debt in APAC
- What is driving Asia’s growth trajectory?
- One of the key challenges in Asia is the lack of a single market culture, legal system and language – how do pan-Asia funds tackle these issues and are these challenges prohibitive to investment decisions for LPs?
- How are managers managing and mitigating downside risk?
- What are the short-term and long-term trends looking like for APAC private debt, in spite of global geopolitical and macroeconomic challenges?
Interactive Roundtable: LP discussion (LPs only) (followed by end of Summit)
View the crucial topics our speakers will discuss
2021 Speakers included:
Kenneth Chiu
Chief Financial Officer, Asia and Member of Credit Committee and Valuation Committee, Gaw Capital Partners
Rosy Khanna
Regional Industry Director, Financial Institutions Group Asia Pacific, International Finance Corporation
Secure new capital for Asia-Pacific investments
Investors are impressed by performance of the Asia-Pacific market and keen to commit to local managers. Showcase your unique strategies and expand your client portfolio to the Asia-Pacific investor ground for private debt. Secure your place to explore new fundraising opportunities today.
Asian markets are the next hotspot for private debt
“The Virtual Experience works really well!
We’ll attend again.”
Yusun Chung, Private Assets Director, Schroders
Explore conferences in your way
PDI is committed to connect you to the global private debt community without the restrictions of borders and time. The APAC Summit Virtual Experience is for all key players and emerging leaders to stay connected, informed and at forefront of the markets to discuss global private debt strategies and fundraising.