Overview
Credit markets are entering a period of greater uncertainty as geopolitical developments, evolving capital flows, and changing policy environments reshape the landscape for lenders and investors alike. Financial institutions are reassessing how they monitor credit risk, allocate capital, and identify emerging vulnerabilities.
The Credit Benchmark Fall 2026 Symposium in New York City will bring together senior executives, investors, regulators, and other leaders from across the financial industry for an afternoon of discussion on the macroeconomic, geopolitical, and market forces shaping the next credit cycle, and what they mean for risk management, lending, and capital allocation.
Agenda
3:00-3:30 PM: Arrivals
3:45–4:30 PM: Keynote Fireside Conversation: Macroeconomic & Geopolitical Outlook
Speaker: Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; former Chief Economist, U.S. Department of State
Moderator: Jon Hilsenrath, Founder, Serpa Pinto Advisory; former WSJ Senior Writer
Topics:
- A new macro regime: How geopolitics, fiscal policy and structural shifts are redefining inflation, markets, and credit risk.
- Capital allocation in a changing world: How investors should respond to evolving trade relationships, private credit growth, and emerging financial stability risks.
- The next generation of market transparency: The limitations of traditional credit measures and the growing role of early-warning indicators and consensus intelligence in improving risk visibility.
4:30–4:45 PM: Break
4:45–5:30 PM: Executive Panel: Perspectives from Senior Risk Leaders
Moderator: Mark Faulkner, Co-Founder, Credit Benchmark
Panelists: To be announced
Topics:
- A new era of credit creation: How private credit, secondary markets, and new sources of capital are reshaping the global lending landscape.
- The evolving lending ecosystem: How banks, private lenders, and regulators are adapting to changing market structures, competition and systemic risks.
- Risk visibility in less transparent markets: The growing role of independent credit intelligence, early-warning indicators, and portfolio monitoring as lending markets become increasingly fragmented and interconnected.
5:30–7:00 PM: Reception