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Join us for an insightful look into the future of securitization for a series of weekly interactive virtual workshops this May 21st through June 11th. We will explore the various ways that blockchain, asset digitization, and decentralized finance are disrupting the ABS sector as we know it. From greater transparency, lowered cost of funding, higher yields and greater access to capital, the promise of ABS on the blockchain can benefit both originators and investors. Traditional financial service providers will need to stay ahead of the curve to remain competitive. At IMN, we are dedicated to providing the first ‘look around the corner’ to help the securitization community do just that. We will explain the various levels of disruption to the traditional ABS model, including the difference between digitization of assets, origination on the blockchain, and credit decisions made by a collective (decentralized finance). The workshops are presented in increasing order of complexity and deviation from tradition. Content will be limited and presented in a concise format in order to maximize time for audience Q&A. Join us and bring your sense of curiosity and thirst for knowledge about this emerging frontier of corporate finance.

Exhibit Open

• Deciphering key terms and concepts in asset tokenization and moving deals on chain
• What assets are being made ‘digital’; in what ways are many assets already there?
• Case studies: deals done to date, key takeways
• Benefits of originating assets digitally: For originators? For investors?
• Diversity of assets: from plain vanilla to the exotic, such as IP rights
• Similarities to traditional ABS
• How is Wall Street preparing to engage with the new ecosystem? What are the risks/costs of not? 
• Legal and regulatory considerations; updates to the Uniform Commercial Code amid digital asset adoption

20 min Audience Q&A following the presentation

• Lewis Cohen, Founding Partner (CohenWilson LLP dba DLx Law)
• Nelson Chu, Founder & CEO (Percent)
• Mike Manning, Business and Market Development (Symbiont)

• Understanding the three main components and how they interact
  • DAO: the collective that decides the inputs to the contracts
  • The smart contract: digitization of rules 
  • The protocol: the process of linking the smart contracts, how do they interact?
• Understanding the fundamentals of creating NFTs
• Defi vs. traditional ABS origination: similarities, and key differences

• Brian Korn, Partner (Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP)
• Raymond Han, Head of DeFi Trading and Investment (JST Capital)
• Martin Quensel, Co-Founder (Centrifuge)
• Sébastien Derivaux, Head of Real-World Finance (MakerDAO)

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For Originators

• Lowered cost of capital; Enhanced access to capital
• Cheaper and smaller ABS transactions
• ABS for emerging markets originators
• Role of ABS counterparties in the new world (trustees, servicers, underwriters, warehouse lenders)
• How is Wall Street preparing to engage with the new ecosystem? What are the risks/costs of not?

For Investors

• Smart contracts and transparency: reducing human error
• Selecting your loan risk profile: how are NFTs tranched?
• Access to new asset types
• Risks, Returns and Rewards
• KYC, AML, Accreditation, Fact Checks and other compliance considerations

• Brian Korn, Partner (Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP)
• Ann Rutledge, Chief Executive Officer, Board Member (Creditspectrum Corp; FIIN)
• Pat LaVecchia, CEO and Co-Chairman (Oasis Pro Markets LLC)
• Kirill Bensonoff, Head of Product (New Silver)

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