AIJA/INSOL Europe Young Members Group (YMG) Joint Conference

Seville, Spain

29 June 2023 - 01 July 2023

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Thursday 29 June 2023

17:00 Registrations at Melia Sevilla Hotel

Address: Calle Dr. Pedro de Castro, 1, 41004 Sevilla
18:00 » 20:00 Welcome reception at Melia Sevilla Hotel

Address: Calle Dr. Pedro de Castro, 1, 41004 Sevilla
20:00 Dinner at Melia Sevilla Hotel

Address: Calle Dr. Pedro de Castro, 1, 41004 Sevilla

Friday 30 June 2023

08:00 Registrations at Melia Sevilla Hotel

Address: Calle Dr. Pedro de Castro, 1, 41004 Sevilla
09:00 » 09:30 Welcome Speech and opening Speech
09:30 » 10:00 Keynote speaker
10:00 » 11:00 Business opportunities arising out of insolvency proceedings in the light of the new challenges

Moderator
  • Elena Lopez, Ius + Aequitas Abogadoss, Spain
Speakers:
  • Philippe Sylvestre, Brucher Thieltgen & Partners, Luxembourg
  • Geraldo Fonseca, Fonseca Vannucci Abreu Advogados, Brazil
  • Stefan Ramel, Guildhall Chambers, United Kingdom
11:00 » 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 » 13:00 The development of pre-insolvency proceedings.
Tools and strategy to foresee a distress situation before it escalates to insolvency

Moderator:
  •  Marine Simonnot, UGGC AVOCATS, France
Speakers:
  • Alexander Georgiev, Dimitrov, Petrov & Co., Bulgaria
  • Christine Beneke, Qivive Rechtsanwalts mbH, Germany-France
  • Daniel Radwanski, Schoenherr Halwa, Poland
  • Fanny Laune, Simont Braun, Belgium
13:00 » 14:00 Lunch
14:00 » 15:00 Learning from the past
This is a legal role play in which participants, divided into groups, take on different roles in a business/legal case involving companies from different jurisdictions, restructuring procedures and the involvement of states in supporting distressed companies.

Moderator:
  • Armando Perna, Pozzi & Partners, Italy
15:00 » 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 » 16:15 Business opportunities vs. Black Friday syndrome: downsides of “business opportunities”

Moderator:
  • Stéphanie Oneyser, Walder Wyss Ltd., Switzerland
Speakers:
  • Mateusz Kalinski and Karol Tatara, Kancelaria Tatara i Wspólnicy sp.k., Poland
  • Bart Heynickx, Altius Law Firm, Belgium
  • Luke Harrison, Keidan Harrison LLP, United Kingdom
16:15 » 17:00 Will the new challenges and crisis (energy crisis, inflation, etc.) lead to a wave of new and/or different reorganisations and/or insolvencies?

Moderator:
  • Robert Peldán, Borenius Attorneys Ltd, Finland
Speaker:
  • Mylène Boché-Robinet, BOCHE DOBELLE AVOCATS, France
  • Andreas Dimmling, GSK Stockmann, Germany
20:00 Dinner at the Restaurante Abades Triana

Address: Calle Betis, 69, 41010 Sevilla

Saturday 01 July 2023

09:00 Registrations at Melia Sevilla Hotel

Address: Calle Dr. Pedro de Castro, 1, 41004 Sevilla
10:00 » 10:45 Debate addressing confidentiality of pre-insolvency proceedings.
Balance between the confidentiality, good faith in doing business and listed companies.

Moderator:
  • Georg Wabl, Binder GRÖSSWANG, Austria
Speakers:
  • Georges-Louis Harang, Addleshaw Goddard Europe LLP, France
  • Giuseppe Salsarulo, Donativi e Associati, Italy
  • Elias Lambrianos, Managing Editor- EMEA LCM (Debtwire ABS, Debtwire Europe, Debtwire CEEMEA), United Kingdom
10:45 » 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 » 12:00 Insolvency-related litigation after restructuring or instead of restructuring: another way to solve a problem?

Moderator:
  • Paulo Nasser, M Nasser Dispute Resolution, Brazil
Speakers:
  • Aleks Valkov, Stewarts Law LLP, United Kingdom
  • Kerstin Arnesson, Walder Wyss Ltd., Switzerland
  • Simona Cecyte, Law firm Ellex Valiūnas ir partneriai, Lithuania
12:00 » 12:45 Sharing restructuring war stories during a crisis: what works, what does not

Moderator:
  • Elaina Bailes, Stewarts Law LLP, United Kingdom
Speakers:
  • Florian Schiller, PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH, Germany
  • Klaudia Fratczak-Kospin, Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr, Poland
12:45 » 13:00 Closing remarks/Farewell
13:00 » 14:00 Lunch
16:00 Optional guided visit to Real Alcázar de Sevilla

Address: Patio de Banderas, 41004 Sevilla
20:00 Optional dinner at the Restaurante el Estanque

Address: Paseo de las Delicias, 41012 Sevilla