Programme
7 Panels, +30 speakers, 2 Receptions
September 23, 2026
DLA Annual Reception
6 – 10pm – Participation Upon Invitation Only
september 24, 2026
Registration, Café & Croissants
8:30am
Welcome Address
9am
- Guillaume Malaty, Counsel @ Linklaters
- Esther Hackl, DLA Executive Board Member
Keynote: tba
9:10am
- tba
Investor Panel: Opportunities, Headwinds & Market Evolution in Digital Lending
A conference highlight! We bring debt investors together to discuss the latest trends, risks, and returns. Hear from experts about how the market is developing, where the best opportunities lie, and what tomorrow’s topics might be.
9:30am
- Jördis Heckt-Harbeck, Partner @ Linklaters (Moderator)
Café Networking
10:20am
Crypto Asset Panel: Debt Tokenization & Accessibility for Investors – How Crypto Assets are Reshaping Digital Lending
The securitization of debt is undergoing a much-noticed transformation through tokenization. Fintech lenders play an important role in its digital integration. But how exactly do investors benefit in terms of efficiency, security, liquidity, and costs? On this panel, we will discuss the current challenges, opportunities, and risks. More to come soon.
11:00am
- tba (Moderator)
Presentation: Using Technology to Manage Debt Facilities
11:50am
- Nicolas Kipp, Founder & CEO @ Credibur
Lunch
12:10pm
Investor Panel: Banks ’n‘ Digital Lenders – The Brave New World After Basel IV?
Banks are playing an increasingly important role as investors in digital lending. The sums they are investing in this segment are considerable. What exactly is driving them? How exactly does this work? And what kind of returns are we talking about? A high-level panel of experts shares their insights and assesses the future viability of this partnership.
1:30pm
- tba
Fireside Chat: „Only When the Tide Goes Out You Do Discover Who’s Been Swimming Naked“* – Portfolio Performance in Times of Consolidation
The classic at our conference! What does an analyst actually say about the performance and resilience of digital lending? No event without critical navel-gazing.
2:20pm
- tba
Café Networking
2:40pm
Fintech Lender Panel: Voilà, Consolidation is in Full Swing – The Winner Takes All?
Digital lending has been undergoing a consolidation process in Europe since 2025. There have been many bankruptcies and business closures, but only a few mergers and acquisitions. What does this mean for the survivors of this tough selection process? Will they be able to dominate their niche, as the GAFAs do? What role will banks and credit funds play in the distribution of market share? And what can we learn from looking at Asia and America, where development is already much further along?
3:20pm
- tba (Moderator)
Presentation: Beats’n’Bonds – Investing in Music Catalogues
What exactly is the securitization of cash flows from music rights, and what role does Taylor Swift play in credit rating? This fireside chat offers a visionary look at the innovative power of digital lending.
4:10pm
- tba
Café Networking
4:30pm
Fireside Chat: Digital Lending in 2027 and Beyond – Wow or Yuk?
After a whole day spent discussing the opportunities, risks, and structures of digital lending, we finally dare to take a look into the crystal ball: What does the future have in store? After that, we’ll all definitely deserve a glass of champagne!
5:10pm
- tba
Closing Remarks
5:30pm
- Jördis Heckt-Harbeck, Partner @ Linklaters
- tba, DLA Executive Board Member
Networking Reception
6pm
End of Conference
10pm
Locations
Pre-Event on September 23, 2026 @ Lemonway, 8 Rue du Sentier, 75002 Paris, France
Conference on September 24, 2026 @ Linklaters, 25 Rue de Marignan, 75008 Paris, France – The Champs Élysées are just around the corner
Any questions?
Write an email or call us.
Email: event at digitallenders.eu
Landline: ++49 (0)30 94 85 46 60
Jördis has specialised experience in debt capital markets products with a focus on asset based structured finance, including, in particular, true sale and synthetic securitisation, warehouse financings (in particular, in the area of FinTech and digital business models), structured covered bonds, high yield bonds, secured bank financings and other secured financing of various asset classes.
Oliver Schimek ist Gründer und CEO der CrossLend GmbH. In dieser Funktion verantwortet er den gesamten Auf- und Ausbau des Geschäfts in Deutschland und Europa. Vor der Gründung von CrossLend im Jahr 2014 war er als Chief Financial & Investment Officer in wesentlicher Funktion für die Kreditech Holding in Hamburg tätig. Zu seinen Hauptaufgaben zählten dort die Leitung der Finanzabteilung und die Weiterentwicklung des Scoring-Modells. Davor trat der Data Scientist bereits als Gründer des Unternehmens Quantea in Erscheinung, welches Trading-Algorithmen und IT-Infrastrukturen für den Devisenhandel entwickelte. Oliver Schimek verfügt über zahlreiche Erfahrungen im Vertrieb für Finanzprodukte. Er hat Physik und Volkswirtschaft an der Freien Universität Berlin studiert.
Heinrich Grave leitet bei IDnow als Senior Vice President Digital Identity die Sparte Digitale Identität und treibt dabei die Entwicklung der IDnow Identity Wallet voran. Zuvor blickte Heinrich – als Executive Director beim Fintech Deposit Solutions und der Deutschen Bank sowie als Strategieberater bei Booz & Company – auf eine erfolgreiche Karriere in der Finanzindustrie zurück. Als Experte für KYC und Identitätsprüfung arbeitet Heiner überzeugt an der Weiterentwicklung von Digitaler Identität in Europa. 
