We are now only a few weeks out from the inaugural Fund Finance Association 2023 Global Leadership Summit, which will bring together sponsors, borrowers and their advisers for what promises to be an interesting and productive three days.
Kicking off on Monday 5 June at the UK's The Belfry Hotel & Resort, the agenda strikes a balance between content and, acknowledging the value of having so many industry names in the same place at the same time, networking and development.
On the content side of the equation, there are a number of panels and break-out discussions taking place on the Tuesday, but perhaps what I am looking forward to most given the current economic climate is the Fireside Chat with Lord Mervyn King on Wednesday morning.
Equally important given the changes to the fund finance landscape over the last six months will be the informal discussions among attendees, which will no doubt give rise to some fascinating and wide-ranging debate.
For those not able to attend the Summit, the 7th Annual European Fund Finance Symposium is taking place a couple of weeks later, beginning on 19 June. This year, reflecting its ever-growing size (there were over 1700 industry professionals represented at the 2022 conference) the Symposium is moving to the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster. The agenda features a packed day running two tracks of sessions covering a wide array of topics – no doubt many of which you have been discussing and that will continue to be topical over the coming period.
Oh, and I’ve also heard that there may be golf at the Global Leadership Summit at some point? For those of you like me that don’t play golf (and never will!) there are plenty of other networking activities planned. See you there in a few weeks!
