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Co-organizing together with:
50+
INVESTORS
25+
FINTECH LENDERS
25+
SPEAKERS
15+
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Designed for investors, digital lenders, rating agencies, service providers, consultants, and other related industry professionals, asset managers, and regulators
What to expect?
Investors
What investment opportunities are available to investors in Europe? How are the portfolios performing – especially in times of a challenging macroeconomic environment? How can Digital Lending help to diversify the European finance landscape and the traditional investment mix? What are the latest trends and developments in the market?
Fintech Lenders
Digital Lending is here to stay. Fintechs are an increasingly popular alternative to banks when consumers and companies are looking for financing. This has created exciting investment opportunities – worldwide!
Networking
Join us in Frankfurt for an exclusive community conference and engage with smart experts. The conference is a unique place to broaden your network and discuss current trends and opportunities in Digital Lending.
THE VENUE
Our venue for this event is the Linklaters LLP Frankfurt office. Linklaters is a leading international law firm offering clients from inter alia the fintech space innovative and forward-looking solutions. The team has market-leading expertise in all legal and regulatory aspects relevant for digital business models.
CONFERENCE
Top-class conference program with internationally renowned speakers.
NETWORKING
Unique 1-day concept for network building with Digital Lending elite.
FUN
Snacks, drinks, music and great conversations
SPEAKERS "WHAT'S UP DIGITAL LENDING" FRANKFURT
October 1st, 2025
Miriam Wohlfarth
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
@ Banxware
Diego Valiante
Team Leader Non-Bank Financial Intermediation (NBFI) @ European Commission/DG FISMA & Adjunct Professor @ Università di Bologna
Samuel Duncombe
Advisor
@ BF Capital
Jens Lindner
Director Asset Securitisation @ ING
Thomas Weck
Associate Professor
@ Frankfurt School of Finance
Regina Marinina
Structuring/Analytics & Chief Risk Officer @ Mount Street
Ate Weber
Private Debt and Platform Investing @ Chartered Investment
Luca Frignani
Co-Founder & CEO @ EXALOAN
Lukas Diehl
Executive Vice President Marketplace Banking
@ Varengold Bank
Fatima Hussain
Head of Legal
@ LIQID
Marius Raetz
Counsel Regulatory, Head of Fintech Germany @ Linklaters
Patrick Stäuble
Executive Board Member @ DLA & CEO @ Teylor
Marco Hinz
Executive Board Member @ DLA & CEO @ CrossLend
Pelin Wolk
Co-Founder
@ Digital Lending Association
Henrijs Jansons
Chief Executive Officer
@ Ventus Energy
Daniel Dobrev
Director @ Fortress Investment Group
Anne Leonhardt
Head of Brand and Strategic Development
@ IKB Finanzierungsmarktplatz, Ambassador FinTech Ladies
Fabricio Mercier
Portfolio Manager @ Winyield
Carles Federico
CEO @ Lendermarket
Constantin Fabricius
Managing Director
@ Digital Lending Association
Tom-Michael Hesse
Solution Architect
@ Sopra Financial Technology
Daniil Aal
Chief Executive Officer
@ Estateguru
Sara Galaleldin
Senior Manager Corporate Clients / Fintech @ Varengold Bank
Conor Sheehy
Managing Director, Head of European ABL
@ Viola Credit
Jan Reichelt
Vice President Fintech Coverage
@ Citi
Jördis Heckt-Harbeck
Partner @ Linklaters
David Eckner
Executive Board Member @ DLA & Counsel @ Chartered Investment
Handpicked speakers with in-depth insights and visionary ideas.
The right balance between panels, networking and fun. We closely monitor the attendee ratio to ensure the right balance of Investors, Lenders & Service providers
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STAGE
30+
SPEAKERS
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PANELS
SCHEDULE September 30, 2025 [DAY 0] - Pre-Event Activity
Closed Door Event: Annual Reception of the DLA. Prior registration and confirmation are required. Venue is Annerton Law Firm in Frankfurt.
SCHEDULE October 1, 2025 [DAY 1]
Registration - (8:30 - 9:00) Registration and Welcome Coffee
Conference Room - Opening Remarks: (9:00 - 9:10)
Speakers:
Heckt-Harbeck, Jördis (Partner @ Linklaters)
Hinz, Marco (Executive Board Member @ DLA)
Conference Room - General Moderator First Half of the Conference:
Eckner, David (Executive Board Member @ DLA)
Conference Room - Keynote: Crystal Balling Private Debt (9:10 - 9:30)
Speaker:
Duncombe, Samuel (Advisor @ BF Capital)
Conference Room - Regulators' Panel: "What the Fintech!" – Regulatory Scrutiny in Disruptive Times (9:30 - 10:20)
Moderator:
Weck, Prof. Dr. Thomas (Associate Professor @ Frankfurt School of Finance)
Speakers:
Valiante, Dr. Diego (Team Lead Non-Bank Financial Intermediation (NBFI) @ European Commission/DG FISMA & Adjunct Professor
@ Università di Bologna)Raetz, Marius (Counsel Regulatory, Head of Fintech Germany @ Linklaters)
Coffee Break - (10:20 - 11:00)
Conference Room - Presentation (11:00 - 11:30)
Speaker:
Jansons, Henrijs (CEO @ Ventus Energy)
Conference Room - Investors' Panel: On the Road to Success – Risks & Investment Strategies in Digital Lending
(11:30 - 12:10)
Moderator:
Heckt-Harbeck, Jördis (Partner @ Linklaters)
Speakers:
Lindner, Jens (Director Asset Securitisation @ ING)
Diehl, Lukas (Executive Vice President Marketplace Banking @ Varengold Bank)
Sheehy, Conor (Managing Director, Head of European ABL @ Viola Credit)
Reichelt, Jan (Vice President Fintech Coverage @ Citi)
Break - Lunch (12:10 - 13:30)
Conference Room - General Moderator Second Half of the Conference:
Stäuble, Patrick (Executive Board Member @ DLA)
Conference Room - Analysts' Panel: Portfolio Performance in Tightening Times (13:30 - 14:20)
Moderator:
Weber, Ate (Private Debt and Platform Investing @ Chartered Investments)
Speakers:
Marinina, Regina (Structuring/Analytics & Chief Risk Officer @ Mount Street)
Frignani, Luca (Co-Founder & CEO @ EXALOAN)
Dobrev, Daniel (Director @ Fortress Investment Group)
Mercier, Fabricio (Portfolio Manager @ Winyield)
Conference Room - Coffee Break & Networking (14:20 - 15:20)
Conference Room - Female Leaders: From Biased AI to Female Funding Gap (15:20 - 16:10) in cooporation with the FinTech Ladies
Moderator:
Leonhardt, Anne (Head of Brand and Strategic Development @ IKB Finanzierungsmarktplatz, Ambassador FinTech Ladies NRW)
Speakers:
Hussain, Fatima (Head of Legal @ LIQID)
Wohlfarth, Miriam (Co-Founder & Co-CEO @ Banxware)
Galaleldin, Sara (Senior Manager Corporate Clients / Fintech @ Varengold Bank)
Conference Room - Lenders' Panel: Evolution and Opportunity in Non-Bank Fintech Lending (16:10 - 17:00)
Moderator:
Wolk, Pelin (Co-Founder @ DLA)
Speakers:
Aal, Daniil (CEO @ Estateguru)
Hökfelt, Alexandre (Head of Funding @ Gilion)
Federico, Carles (CEO @ Lendermarket)
Hesse, Tom-Michael (Solution Architect @ Sopra Financial Technology)
Conference Room - Closing Remarks (17:00 - 17:10)
Speakers:
Heckt-Harbeck, Jördis (Partner @ Linklaters), Stäuble, Patrick (Executive Board Member @ DLA)
Networking - Reception, After Event Networking, Food & Drinks (17:15 - 21:00)
SUPPORTERS "WHAT'S UP DIGITAL LENDING" FRANKFURT October 1, 2025
The support of our sponsors makes all the difference.
Main:
Platinum:
Gold:
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Silver Service Provider:
Pre-Event Sponsor:
Without the right partners there is no event
GETTING HERE
[Taunusanlage 8, 60329 Frankfurt am Main, Germany]
RECAP FROM 2024
[Finfellas, Frankfurt 2024]
[April 24 Frankfurt, Germany]
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