What to Expect
This event is now fully booked.
Outline:
After a three year hiatus, the 17th annual R3 & INSOL Europe Conferenceon cross-border restructuring and insolvency returns to London on 15 June 2023. Taking place at the sumptuous venue, No.11 Cavendish Square, a stone’s throw away from Oxford Circus.
This border restructuring and insolvency conference is co-hosted by the UK trade body, R3, and its European wide equivalent, INSOL Europe, the first such conference since 2019.
The in-person one-day conference is aimed at all restructuring and insolvency professionals with an interest in cross-border matters. This conference is aimed not only at UK and other European lawyers and insolvency practitioners but at all professionals interested in cross-border restructuring and insolvency, including financial advisers, lenders, distressed asset investors, judges and academics.
The conference programme has been designed to bring together practitioners from across the memberships and beyond to share experiences and debate topical cross-border issues. Sessions will cover the latest insights, direct from top practitioner experts in the field. Delegates will gain insight into the most recent developments and trends in this fast moving area.
There will be opportunities for networking with other delegates throughout the day and during the drinks reception.
Schedule
- 08:30 – 09:00 30 minsRegistration and coffee
- 09:00 – 09:05 5 minsChairpersons' welcomeA warm welcome to delegates from your conference chairs Sebastiaan van den Berg (RESOR), Morgan Bowen (Mills & Reeve) and Christos Christoforou (CMS)
- 09:05 – 09:15 10 minsPresidents' welcome A joint welcome from Nicky Fisher, President of R3, and Barry Cahir, President of INSOL Europe
- 09:15 – 10:00 45 minsInternational case-law update An update on significant recent cross-border insolvency cases, featuring leading South Square practitioners Speakers Barry Isaacs KC, Barrister, South Square – view bio Stefanie Wilkins, Barrister, South Square – view bio
- 10:00 – 10:45 45 minsCrypto – the latest developments from the Crypto sector This panel session will be chaired by Henry Page (Mercer & Hole LLP) and will focus on the latest developments in the Crypto sector as they affect insolvency professionals Speakers Charles Kerrigan, Partner, CMS – view bio Julia Marshall, Senior Director, Alvarez & Marsal – view bio Allister Manson, Partner, Opus – view bio
- 10:50 – 11:20 30 minsNetworking and morning coffee
- 11:20- 12:10 50 minsThe interview segment – lessons learned from the Three Arrows Capital liquidation John Willcock, editor of Global Turnaround, will interview Christopher Farmer of Teneo on his experience at the coalface on the Three Arrows Capital liquidation
- 12:10 – 13:10 1 hrNetworking lunch
- 13:10 – 14:00 50 minsDo you recognise me? UK-EU cross-border insolvency in the Brexit aftermath This panel session will be led by Chris Laughton (Mercer & Hole) and will feature practitioners from different types of mainland jurisdictions including a country that has a form of exequatur procedure (Italy) and from a country that has adopted the UNCITRAL Model law (Greece) Speakers Giorgio Corno, Partner, Studio Corno Avvocati – view bio Alexander Metallinos, Partner, POTAMITISVEKRIS – view bio Chris Laughton, Corporate Restructuring Consultant, Mercer & Hole – view bio Andrea Metz, Partner, Barckhaus – view bio
- 14:00 – 14:50 50 minsThe English Restructuring Plan, the German StaRUG and the Dutch WHOA – a practical comparison This panel session will compare expert practitioners' experiences of the new English, German and Dutch restructuring procedures Speakers Marlene Ruf, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP – view bio Kate Stephenson, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP – view bio Sebastiaan van den Berg, Partner, RESOR – view bio
- 14:50 – 15:00 10 minsNetworking and afternoon coffee break
- 15:00 – 15:50 50 minThe proposed EU directive on the harmonisation of insolvency law This is a panel session in which our expert panellists will consider the merits (and demerits) of the new proposed EU hamonisation directive Speakers Rita Gismondi, Counsel, Gianni & Origoni – view bio Niels Pannevis, Advocaat, RESOR – view bio Kat Burke, Regional Director, IWIRC Europe – view bio
- 15:50 – 16:00 10 minsChairs' closing remarks
- 16:00 – 17:00 1 hrNetworking drinks reception
Our Programme:
Pricing
- Fellow£340 + VAT
- Member£355 + VAT
- Associate£405 + VAT
- New Professional£355 + VAT
- INSOL Europe Members£355 + VAT*
- Non-Member£455 + VAT
Speakers
Charles Kerrigan
Julia Marshall
Allister Manson
Giorgio Corno
Alexander Metallinos
Chris Laughton
Andrea Metz
Marlene Ruf
Kate Stephenson
Sebastiaan van den Berg
Rita Gismondi
Niels Pannevis
Kat Burke
Stefanie Wilkins
Sponsors
Main sponsor: Lumon
