Australia Conference

ACC Private Credit Investor Forum 2026

12:00PM - 6:00PM 15 September 2026

Venue: The Fullerton Hotel Sydney, if you are keen to book hotel rooms and would like to use our AIMA corporate rate, please get in touch here.

Agenda subject to change, all times in GMT +10.

AIMA Host

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Nina Harris

Director, Investor Relations & Distribution, Metrics Credit Partners

12:15 PM l Opening Remarks

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Michael Gallagher

Managing Director, Head of Australia, AIMA

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Jiří Król

Deputy CEO, Global Head of Government Affairs, AIMA

12:15 PM – 12:45 PM l Lunch & Keynote: The Inside Story - Private Credit Through the Regulator's Lens

Vivienne Tannock

Senior Executive Leader, Market Infrastructure, ASIC

12:45 PM – 1:25 PM | Panel 1: ASIC: From Observation to Action. An In Depth Look At IDD, Credit Risk, Fees, Transparency, & DDO + Moderated Discussion

Host: Sandy Chen

Client Service Manager, BNP Paribas

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Joe Millward

Founding Partner, Epsilon Direct Lending & Chair of the Australian ACC

Jason Phillips

Director, Asia Credit, KKR

1:25 PM - 2:05 PM l Panel 2: Lucky Country, Lucky Portfolio? Why Australian Private Credit Held Its Ground + Moderated Discussion

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Host: Rachel Lewis

Business Manager, JP Morgan

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Lance McKegg

Managing Director, Keyview

2:05 PM – 2:25 PM | AFTERNOON TEA BREAK

2:25PM - 3:05PM I Panel 3: The Private Credit World Cup - Local Vs Rest of The World + Moderated Discussion

Host: Rachelle Ting

Senior Associate, Portfolio Risk and Compliance, Metrics Credit Partners

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Michal Domanski

Client Management Director, S&P Global Market Intelligence

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Sam Young

Managing Director, Blackstone Credit and Insurance (BXCI)

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Mike Davis

Managing Director, Salter Brothers Corporate Credit

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Jacob Poke

Co-Head Private Credit, Regal Partners

3:05 PM – 3:45 PM l Panel 4: Part 2: ASIC: From Observation to Action. An In Depth Look At ODD, Liquidity, Vals, Conflicts, & Governance + Moderated Discussion

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Host: Brooke Rischbieth

Vice President, Blackstone

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Haggy Strom

General Manager, Debt & Securitisation, IQ-EQ Australia

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Mick Solimene

Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Monroe Capital

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Atiya Habib

Managing Partner & Investment Committee, Privity Credit

3:45 PM – 4:15 PM l Panel 5: From Prompt to Portfolio: Real AI Usage in Private Credit

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Host: Janie Shi

Principal, Atlas Infrastructure

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Olga Campbell-Wood

Executive Director, Legal, Capital Markets, CSC

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Ruby Lau

Managing Director, Ares Credit Group

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Frank Danieli

Managing Director, Head of Global Credit Solutions, MA Financial Group

4:25 PM – 5:10 PM l Panel 6 - Investor Panel: Private Credit Rolls On - Where/Why/How and To What Strategies Are Allocations Going? We Hear from The Allocators + Moderated Discussion

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Host: Helen Dao

Marketing Manager, State Street Investment Management

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Karen May

Investment Manager, Credit Team, Future Fund

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Gareth Abley

Co-Head of Alternative Strategies, MLC Asset Management

5:10PM I Closing Remarks & Drinks

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Joe Millward

Founding Partner, Epsilon Direct Lending & Chair of the Australian ACC