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FortraCon Newport Beach 2026: Industry Leaders Take the Stage
From AI and technology to securitization, growth, risk, and capital markets, FortraCon brought together the voices shaping the evolution of private lending.
By The Elite Officer Team, The Elite OfficerSeptember 9, 20264 min read

If the social side of FortraCon Newport Beach showed the strength of the private lending community, the conference agenda showed where many of its conversations are heading.
Across two days, FortraCon brought together lenders, capital markets professionals, technology executives, attorneys, credit leaders, and service providers to discuss some of the issues currently shaping the industry.
AI. Securitization. Growth. Risk. Capital markets. Technology. Legal challenges.
Rather than looking at the conference panel by panel, here are the major conversations FortraCon put on the table.
Artificial intelligence had a significant presence at FortraCon.
The Tuesday breakout session, “AI-Driven Growth: Strategies Shaping the Future of Private Lending,” brought together Dr. Akhil Sahai, Chief Product and AI Officer at The Mortgage Office; Glenn Hull, CEO of SFR Analytics, now part of TMO; John Santilli, Chief Production Officer at Unitas Funding; Michael Khait, Co-Founder and CTO of TrustPointAI; Harry Kumar, CEO of InstaFi; and Cameron Kelliher, CEO of Elementix.
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