SFNet Annual Convention 2026
10 November 2026 – 11 November 2026
Marriott Marquis Chicago, Chicago, United States
SFNet's 82nd Annual Convention, themed "Harnessing the Winds of Change", brings together secured finance professionals in Chicago on November 10-11, 2026, with pre-Convention committee meetings and activities on November 9. The programme includes keynotes, panel sessions, functional workshops and roundtables, professional development courses, an exhibit hall and networking events, with continuing legal and continuing education credits available.
23 sessions · 52 speakers
Organiser (1)
Sponsors (44)
Thompson Coburn LLP · Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP · Mayer Brown · Rouse Services · Knight & Associates · Archway · AIO Logic · Legacy Corporate Lending · Hilco Global · Lendscape · Iridium Credit · Cync Software · Skadden · JPalmer Collective · Pathward · Hovde Group · Bridge Business Credit · WhiteHawk Capital Partners · Brean Capital · Buchalter · Otterbourg P.C. · Gordon Brothers · SLR Business Credit · Riemer & Braunstein LLP · eCapital Corp. · Solifi · Siena Lending Group LLC · Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP · ABLSoft · RelPro, Inc. · Holland & Knight LLP · Vedder Price · Novo Advisors · Goldberg Kohn · Winston Taylor · Oliver Wyman · Flagstar Bank · McGuireWoods · Crowell · Change Capital · Garrington Capital · Greenberg Traurig, LLP · Blank Rome LLP · White Oak Commercial Finance
Exhibitors (17)
Insites by Hawkeye · Capitol Lien · Scherzer International · Lendscape · F2 · Factor Finders · Solifi · ABLSoft · RelPro, Inc. · Platinum Filings · Creditsafe · Decipher Credit Solutions · Change Capital · TaxRock · National Business Capital · Codix · TEX Software
Speakers (52)
- Jill Kirshenbaum Senior Vice President, Briar Capital Real Estate Fund LLC
- Rich Gumbrecht Chief Executive Officer, Secured Finance Network
- Laura Jakubowski Director of Knowledge Management and Innovation, Goldberg Kohn Ltd.
- Jon McNeill CEO and Co-Founder, DVx Ventures
- Rob Meyers Chief Executive Officer, Republic Business Credit
- Charlie Perer Co-Founder and Head of Originations, SG Credit Partners
- Teun van der Veeken Head of Business Development, Finterface
- Ryan Poles General Manager, Chicago Bears
- Nick Pericle Founder, Tenexity
- Robyn Barrett SVP, Managing Director, Oxford Commercial Finance
- Vince Mancuso Chief Executive Officer, Liquid Capital
- Frank Grimaldi Senior Managing Director - North American Sales Manager, Gordon Brothers
- Jacob McCarthy Director, Rouse Services LLC
- Sam Tork Partner, Quasar Capital
- Ben Brachot Co-Founder & Managing Director, Dwight Funding
- Betty Hernandez Executive Vice President/Chief Credit Officer, SLR Business Credit
- William Bence Head of Originations, Wingspire Capital
- Stephen Beriau Senior Managing Director, Originations, Eclipse Business Capital, LLC
- Lon Goldstein Partner, Federal Hall Policy Advisors, LLC
- Aleksandr Epshteyn Principal at BXCI, Blackstone
- Jonathan Deptula President of Hyper Valuation Services, HYPER Valuation Services
- Yoojin Lee Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
- Mignon Winston Vice President/Underwriting Team Leader, Great Rock Capital Partners, LLC
- Bobbi Acord Noland Partner, Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs
- Teresa Kohl Managing Director, SSG Capital Advisors LLC
- Tim Stute Managing Director & Head of Specialty Finance, Hovde Group
- Eric Kaup Co-Chief Commercial Officer, Hilco Global
- Michael Ragano Partner, Novo Advisors
- Frederick Cristman Partner, Mayer Brown
- Lisa Hanson Managing Director, Bank of America
- Mac Fowle Partner, SLR Capital Partners
- Thomas J. DiGangi, Jr. Executive Vice President, National Strategies (NSI)
- Alister Bazaz Senior Vice President & Head of International ABL and Digital Transformation for Asset Based FInance, Bank of America
- Nicolette Cohen Commercial Finance Attorney, Buchalter
- Miin Chen Chief Operating Officer, Siena Lending Group LLC
- George Souri Founder and CEO, AIO Logic
- Robert Louzan President / Managing Partner, WhiteHawk Capital Partners
- Diane Swonk Chief Economist, KPMG Economics
- Jason Hoefler Managing Director, BMO
- Nick Welch Managing Director, BDO
- Tom Waddle Sports broadcaster, ESPN 1000
- Jon Helfat Partner, Otterbourg P.C.
- Randy Mitzman Managing Director, SLR Business Credit
- Amy Barrentine Head of Business Capital, Regions Bank
- Christopher Dressel Partner Corporate Restructuring, Skadden
- Daniela Piemonte Senior Vice President, Upper Midwest Portfolio Manager, PNC Business Credit
- David Viggiano National Sales Manager, Flagstar Bank ABL
- Eunice Kepka Business Development Officer, JPalmer Collective
- Jay Schweiger President & Senior Managing Director, Huntington Business Credit
- Matthew Furlong Partner, Morgan Lewis
- Ryan Gray Director, BMO Bank N.A.
- Tanner Pump Managing Director, CIT Northbridge Credit
Agenda
- Member Directors Reception, IMPACT Awards presentation and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 9 November 2026 · Grand Horizon EF
- Interpreting Appraisals from a Lender's Perspective 10 November 2026 · Chinatown Room
- Creating a Strategic Personal Marketing Plan 10 November 2026 · Algebra Board Room
- Strategic Negotiation in Asset-Based Lending 10 November 2026 · Anthropology Room
- Functional Workshop - Tech & AI 10 November 2026 · William Kimball
- Functional Roundtable - Business Head/CEO 10 November 2026 · Henry Clarke
- Co-General Counsel Report 10 November 2026 · George Pullman
- Functional Roundtable - Business Development 10 November 2026 · Marshall Field
- Functional Workshop - Credit & Operations 10 November 2026 · John Hancock
- Capital Connections Event for Lenders 10 November 2026 · Great Lakes C
- Lunch and Impact Networking Session 10 November 2026 · Great Lakes DEFG
- Opening Session with Keynote Speaker Jon McNeill, former President, Tesla/former COO, Lyft/Current CEO, DVx Ventures 10 November 2026 · Great Lakes DEFG
- From Prompts to Processes: What’s Next for AI in Secured Finance 10 November 2026 · Great Lakes DEFG
- Breakfast Session with Keynote Speaker Ryan Poles, GM, Chicago Bears interviewed by broadcaster Tom Waddle 11 November 2026 · Great Lakes DEFG
- View from the Top: Reading the Weather Map 11 November 2026 · Great Lakes DEFG
- Surveying the Forecast: SFNet's Data-Driven Market Impact and Outlook 11 November 2026 · Great Lakes A
- High Pressure Systems: Lessons from Today's Headline Deals 11 November 2026 · Great Lakes B
- Midterm Elections Fireside Chat & Foundation Presentation 11 November 2026 · Great Lakes DEFG
- WISF-Sponsored Lunch with Keynote Speaker Diane Swonk, Chief Economist, KPMG Economics 11 November 2026 · Great Lakes DEFG
- Through the Storm: Chapter 11 and Distressed Finance in a Shifting Market 11 November 2026 · Great Lakes B
- Raising the Sails: The Future Leaders of Secured Finance 11 November 2026 · Great Lakes A
- Shifting Capital Currents: The Rise of Private Credit 11 November 2026 · Great Lakes B
- Talks From the Trenches 11 November 2026 · Great Lakes A