Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Registration 
8:30am - 12:00pm
5th Floor

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Disrupting the Debt Market: Private Credit's Expanding Role in CRE (Closed to Media, Not Available for Replay)
9:00am - 9:45am

Moderator: 
Aaron Beim, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Panelists: 
John Amman, Associate Managing Director, North American CMBS, Morningstar DBRS
Danny Malkin, Managing Director and Co-Head of Americas Private Investments, Blackstone
Matthew Rosenfeld, Managing Director and Head of US Real Estate Credit, Eldridge Capital Management
Dennis Schuh, Senior Managing Director and Head of US Private Credit, Starwood
Amanda Thomas, Director of Capital Markets, Invesco

Discussion Topics:

• Defining Private Credit in Today's Market: How leading firms position themselves despite recent market scrutiny and whether private credit is still disrupting traditional CRE lending models
• Competitive Positioning vs. Traditional Lenders: Key advantages over bank and CMBS financing, market share dynamics, and competitive disadvantages
• Pricing & Structuring Differentiation: Where private credit offers unique flexibility and where execution matches traditional approaches
• Capital Source Evolution: How REITs, CLOs, and insurance companies are reshaping the space, plus future funding innovations and partnerships
• Rating Agencies & Market Expansion: The role of structured products in unlocking new opportunities and deals where private credit outperforms competitors
• Hot Asset Classes: Data Centers & Take-Private Deals: Private credit's role in mega transactions and navigating complex, high-value CRE financings
• Workout Strategies & Distressed Situations: Advantages over bank balance sheets in loan workouts and flexibility benefits versus potential leverage constraints

AI-First Transformation: Navigating the Future of Business in the Age of Intelligent Technology
10:00am - 11:00am

Keynote Speaker:
Allie K. Miller, CEO of Open Machine and Fortune 500 AI Advisor
  
AI is moving fast – LLMs and multimodal systems, synthetic data, cybersecurity applications, and new infrastructure breakthroughs are reshaping every industry. In this keynote, Allie K. Miller cuts through the noise to clarify which AI shifts matter most and what they mean for your organization’s strategy, products, and operations.
  
Allie then turns insight into action with a practical AI-first playbook: how to move beyond pilots, prioritize the highest-value use cases, redesign workflows for adoption, and integrate tools like ChatGPT and Claude code into everyday work.
  
Key Takeaways:

• The most important AI trends shaping the next few years – and how they impact our industry
• What it means to be AI-first (and how to avoid “innovation theater”)
• How to identify and prioritize high-impact use cases across functions
• Practical ways to embed AI into daily workflows (meetings, decisions, SOP creation/reviews)
• Where ChatGPT and Claude fit – and how to use them effectively
• Common implementation pitfalls and how leaders can drive adoption responsibly 

Allie K. Miller has been named one of the 100 most influential people in AI by Time and advises companies like Novartis, Samsung, Salesforce, Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic. With nearly 2 million followers, she is also the most followed voice on AI business. Read more about Allie here.

Modernizing Securitization: Key Developments to Watch (Closed to Media)
11:10am - 11:55am

Moderator: 
Bonnie A. Neuman, Partner & Global Head of Real Estate Practice Group, Sidley Austin LLP

Panelists:
Stefanos Arethas, Managing Director & Head of Commercial Real Estate Finance, Santander US Capital Markets LLC
Ravi Belsare, Principal, Asset-Backed Finance, Apollo Global Management
Kunal Singh, Managing Director, Global Securitized Products, J.P. Morgan
Scott Waynebern, President, Limekiln Real Estate Investment Management, LP and Co-Managing Member, MF1

Discussion Topics:

• The Evolution of Conduits in the Modern Cycle: Where is the conduit market heading as SASB and CRE CLOs continue to dominate? What products will be most dominant in the next five years?
• The Convergence of CMBS and ABS Markets: What new CMBS technologies are being explored? Are there ways to improve execution across data centers and other asset classes in CMBS?
• Structuring for Market Volatility and Flexibility: Are securitization models adapting to volatility? Are structures evolving to meet the needs of all market constituents?
• The Rise of Alternative Securitization Structures: With the rise of private credit, what are the trade-offs in flexibility, leverage, and cost of capital compared to traditional approaches?

The program is in the process of being coordinated and is subject to change. To review CREFC’s Speaker and Panel Participation Policy, click here.