Beyond banking: When restructuring hits the finance

Rome, Italy

14 March 2024 - 16 March 2024

Beyond banking: When restructuring hits the finance


Thursday 14 March 2024

19:00 » 20:00 Welcome reception at MAIO Rooftop
address: Via del Tritone 61 (La Rinascente, 6th & 7th floor), 00187 Rome
20:00 » 23:30 Optional dinner at MAIO
address: Via del Tritone 61 (La Rinascente, 6th & 7th floor), 00187 Rome

Friday 15 March 2024

08:00 Registration desk opens
09:00 » 09:15 Welcome address by the AIJA Bureau representative and the Organising Committee
09:15 » 09:45 Global instability and inflation: When the perfect storm hits the global economy. Impact on banks and financial institutions

Keynote speaker: Dimitrios Triantafyllou, European Commission - Legal service, Belgium
09:45 » 10:45 What is changing in the relationship between financial institutions and their clients. What are the effects of the spreading of distressed situation on new agreements

Moderator: Thomas Seeber, Stadler Völker, Austria

Speakers:
  • Virginie Etienne, Julius Bär, Luxembourg
  • Çağdaş Umut Vardar, Vardar Sanli, Turkey
  • Dimitrios Triantafyllou, European Commission - Legal service, Belgium
10:45 » 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 » 12:45 Contractual tools: how to govern the risk of distressed situation before disputes and crisis arise

Moderator: Anneloes Van Uhm, Van Doorne N.V., the Netherlands
 
Speakers:
  • Giorgio Nobile, Credit Agricole, Italy
  • Philip Janis, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg 
  • Weronika Kapica, Schoenherr, Poland
  • Alexander Georgiev, Dimitrov, Petrov & Co., Bulgaria
12:45 » 14:00 Lunch
14:00 » 15:30 Bank restructuring: the role of financial institutions and lessons learnt from the Credit Suisse case

Moderator: Amy McVey, Burges Salmon, United Kingdom

Speakers:
  • Tobias Aggteleky, Niedermann Rechtsanwälte, Switzerland
  • Ria Gurtner, Vischer AG, Switzerland
  • Zeno Grabmayr, Wolf Theiss, Austria
  • Laura Morelli, Dealflower, Italy
15:30 » 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 » 16:45 International arbitration and its use in finance transactions to face distressed situations: current trends

Moderator: Jens Stadtmüller, Stadtmüller Disputes, Germany

Speakers:
  • Lukas Innerebner, Swiss Arbitration Center, Switzerland
  • Luke Harrison, Keidan Harrison, United Kingdom
  • Karen Papenfuß, GSK Stockmann, Germany
16:45 » 17:30 Alternative dispute resolutions in the banking sector

Moderator: Giuliano Stasio, Studio Legale Dindo, Italy 

Speakers:
  • Benedetta Coppo, Camera Arbitrale Milano, Italy
  • Camilla Macpherson, P.R.I.M.E Finance, the Netherlands
  • Sofia Caruso, LCA Studio Legale, Italy
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20:00 Dinner at Chorus Café
Address: Via della Conciliazione 4, 00193 Rome

Saturday 16 March 2024

08:30 Registration desk opens
09:30 » 10:30 Case study: Access to justice and financing of contentious proceedings

Moderator: Jacopo Piemonte, Deberti Jacchia, Italy

Speakers:
  • Herman Ruiter, Head of Litigation, Heussen Lawyers & Civil Law Notaries, the Netherlands
  • Natalia Hidalgo, Monfrini Bitton Klein, Switzerland
  • Lukas Fellmann, Walder Wyss Ltd., Switzerland
10:30 » 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 » 12:00 Mock case to be solved by audience
12:00 » 12:30 Wrap-up
12:30 » 14:00 Lunch
17:00 » 18:30 Optional visit at Maxxi
address: Via Guido Reni, 4A, 00196 Rome
19:00 Optional dinner
In small groups, several restaurants, payable onsite