RESTRUCTURING CONFERENCE

PROGRAMME

8.30 - Arrival of attendees and registration
         (Please be aware of security checks at the site entrance)

8.45 - OPENING OF THE COLLOQUIUM by Sophie Vermeille, President of Droit & Croissance, Rules for Growth

9.00 - Keynote speakers

• François Villeroy de Galhau, Gouvernor of Banque de France
• Mihaela Carpus Carcea, Civil Justice Policy, European Commission Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers

9.45 - FIRST ROUNDTABLE 
What has made London so unique in Europe until recently? Potential consequences of a Brexit on practices as regards financial restructuring

Speakers

• Felix Steffek, University of Cambridge
• David Chjner, DLA Piper, Paris
• Mr Justice Snowden, High Court Judge of England and Wales

Moderator

• Julie Miecamp, Reorg Research

10.30 - BREAK

11.00 - SECOND ROUNDTABLE
Which insolvency law should apply to corporates in the European Union?
        
Keynote speaker:

• Vincent Aussilloux, Head of the economic department, France Stratégie, Office of the French Prime Minister 

Speakers

• Adrian Thery, Partner, Garrigues
• Yves Lelièvre, Head of the Commercial Courts of France
• Vincent Catherine, Managing Director, Oaktree Capital Management
• Donald Bernstein, Partner, Davis Polk Wardwell
• Claire Favre, Honorary Chairman of the Chambre commerciale de la Cour de Cassation, Vice President of The French Competition Authority

Moderator

• Sophie Vermeille, Droit & Croissance, Rules for Growth

12. 45 - LUNCH BREAK

14.30 - AFTERNOON

Keynote speaker

• Sébastien Raspiller Deputy-Head of the Financial Affairs Division, French Ministry of Finance

14.45  - THIRD ROUNDTABLE
The advantages of an effective insolvency law to facilitate the resolution of non performing loans.

Speakers

• Silvia Giacomelli, Senior economist, Banca d'Italia
• Jose Garrido, Senior Counsel, International Monetary Fund
• Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal, Chair in Banking and Finance Law, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London
• Alain Demarolle, Non Executive Chairman Groupe MCS, Managing Director, Cerberus Global Investment Advisors

Moderator

• Mario Oliviero, Reorg Research

15.45 - BREAK

16.00 - FOURTH ROUNDTABLE
Current challenge: Financial restructuring and the difficulties raised by the development of bond markets in Europe
 
Keynote speech

• Garry Simmons, Managing Director, Association for Financial Markets in Europe

Speakers

• Jose Maria Jauregui, Lazard, Madrid
• Jean-François Cizain, Head of restructuring, Messier Maris
• Stephen Portsmouth, Société Général

Moderator

• Sophie Vermeille,  Droit & Croissance, Rules for Growth

17.00 - END OF THE CONFERENCE