With Intelligence Women's Private Credit Summit Europe 2026

We are delighted to be supporting and speaking at the With Intelligence Women's Private Credit Summit Europe 2026. This inaugural Summit brings together a senior network of investors, managers, and advisors from across Europe at a pivotal moment for the asset class.

If you would like to attend, please register via the With Intelligence Website here.

Session Information

Track II: The Rising Interest in Asset-Based Financing: Will Firms Find Success in Credit Cards, Fund Finance and even Airplanes?

With banks pulling back on lending because of economic and regulatory reasons, private credit firms are seeing a growing opportunity to provide loans secured by a breadth of assets, including hard assets such as plant and equipment, inventory and aircraft, through to pools of assets such as consumer loans, private equity portfolios, and more. But operating successfully in the sector is no easy task ad requires expert underwriting skills and an ability to best structure risk-return for investors.

Join this track to hear our panellists’ perspective on the segment and where it may be headed

Moderator

• Sushila Nayak – Partner, Dechert

Panellists

• Penny Cochrane – Senior Investment Research Consultant, Hymans Robertson 
• Missy Dolski – Partner and Global Head of Asset-Based Finance, Värde Partners
• Martina Rossi – Director, DWS
• Amy Ward – Managing Director and Senior Vice President for Private Alternatives, Alliance Bernstein

Beyond the Headlines: Where is European Private Credit Headed? 

AI’s arrival and its expected impact on software companies is putting the U.S. private credit sector in defense mode. They are dealing with both wary retail and institutional investors who are concerned about its ability to generate expected returns. The same concerns, though, have so far not hit the European private credit segment. Will it remain as such or are challenges ahead? Our panel give their perspective on this key question, the opportunities that appear to be emerging and what’s ahead.

Moderator

• Mikhaelle Schiappacasse – Partner, Dechert 

Panellist

• Bindu Besser – Managing Director, European Credit, CPP Investments
• Kirsten Bode – Co-Head Private Debt, Pan Europe, Muzinich & Co
• Leticia Ruenes – Managing Director – Head of Spain, Pemberton Asset Management SA
• Catalina Stoica – Partner, Park Square Capital