Quick Bridge Funding, a privately-held, Inc. 500 financial services firm, announced president, Ben Gold, will serve as both a moderator and a panelist at the flagship LendIt USA 2016 conference in San Francisco, California April 11-12, 2016. LendIt is the largest conference series dedicated to connecting the global lending community.

On Monday, April 11, 1:30 – 2:00 p.m., Ben Gold, will serve as moderator for the Alternative Funding Workshop panel session titled: “Equipment Financing.” The session panelists include: Vernon Tirey, CEO, LeaseQ; Miguel Estien, Director, GE Capital; and Blake Johnson, Chairman and Founder, IMCA Capital.

Tom Brainerd, executive vice-president of marketing, National Funding, will serve as moderator for the Tuesday, April 12, 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Deep Dive Track: Small Business Financing panel session titled: “Working Capital Financing in the Marketplace Lending Era.” Quick Bridge Funding’s president, Gold joins panelists: Adam Cohen, CEO, QuarterSpot; BJ Lackland, CEO, Lighter Capital; and Christian Lanng, CEO, Tradeshift. The panelists will share their insights on what’s currently going on in the working capital space for small business owners.

Quick Bridge Funding leverages its experience, technical knowledge, capitalization and creativity to provide short-term debt solutions. Gold’s background in business and finance helped design Quick Bridge’s award-winning technology-driven / high touch customer service business model. The enterprise platform won the ELFA 2015 Operations & Excellence award and the 2016 BIG Innovation award. Gold holds a BA in Marketing and MBA from California State University, Fullerton.

“This is our third year at LendIt. I’m excited about getting involved as both a moderator and a panelist this year. Our working capital panel will, no doubt, engage in a lively discussion about the evolution of our industry,” said Quick Bridge Funding president, Ben Gold. “LendIt USA is literally a who’s who of our industry’s decision-makers. With the ever-changing capital and credit markets, the conference provides a forum for discussion and networking.”

Quick Bridge Funding is a LendIt USA silver sponsor and welcomes visitors at its exhibition booth. LendIt hosts three conferences annually – with LendIt USA in San Francisco, LendIt Europe in London, and LendIt China in Shanghai. The conferences bring together the leading lending platforms, investors, and service providers for education, networking, and business development opportunities.