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INSOL Europe is an organisation of professionals specialising in insolvency and business reconstruction and recovery. Holding international and regional events throughout Europe, we make networking easy and help the exchange of professional experience across borders. At our events delegates can learn about industry developments, participate in academic conferences and network with others in interesting locations. Our events include: Annual Congresses across Europe (Lisbon in 2016), Bi-Annual Academic Forums which focus on relevant themes of interest to the practice and academic communities, the INSOL Europe Eastern Countries’ Committee Conference which tackles insolvency issues particularly pertinent to Eastern European countries, an Anti-Fraud Forum, Lenders Group meetings and Turnaround Wing events. With over 1,250 members across 50 countries made up of lawyers, accountants, judges, regulators, academics and bankers, INSOL Europe makes a significant contribution to the work of European and international official bodies on insolvency, bankruptcy and business recovery. Many members also belong to kindred associations and are members of INSOL International. Find out more about how to become a member, our events, sponsorship opportunities and more at www.insol-europe.org or contact Caroline Taylor, Director of Administration at [email protected] or tel: +44 (0)115 8780584.

15/10/2026

🥂 We’re looking forward to seeing everyone at this evening’s 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 & 𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 as the INSOL Europe Annual Congress gets underway!

👏 A special thank you to our sponsor, DLA Piper, for generously supporting what promises to be a wonderful evening.

It’s the perfect opportunity to catch up with familiar faces, meet new colleagues and enjoy lively conversations with our international restructuring and insolvency community.

See you there!

15/10/2026

✴️ 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗪𝗔𝗬!

We’re delighted to welcome delegates and we have begun with the YANIL Workshop and Academic Forum meetings, sponsored by Edwin Coe.

With thanks to Henderson & Jones for sponsoring the photography.

15/10/2026

🌊 FOLLOW THE TIDE OR SURF THE WAVE: Stay afloat in a fragmented world

Following the Opening Remarks and our Keynote Speech, our packed Saturday morning also includes the following sessions:

10:10 Saturday 17 October
➤ 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
Panel leader:
Barbara Rumora-Scheltema, Cali Law, Netherlands
Panellists:
Xavier Bailly, Eight Advisory, France
Kelly Jones, Chief Restructuring Officer, British Steel, UK
André Macedo, Journalist, Media Executive, and Strategic Communication Consultant

11:30 Saturday 17 October
➤ 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄?
Panel leader:
Bart Heynickx, Altius, Belgium / INSOL Europe Anti-Fraud Forum (AFF) Co-Chair
Panellists:
Andri Antoniou, CRI Group, Cyprus / INSOL Europe Council Member & Country Coordinator
Louise MacDonald, HM Revenue & Customs, UK
Samira Musayeva, Secretariat, UNCITRAL

12:20 Saturday 17 October
➤ 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱: 𝗔𝗻 𝗘𝗨 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆
Pál Szirányi, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST), European Commission

Take a look at the FULL PROGRAMME and download it here:
✴️ bit.ly/IE_AC2026

Main Congress Sponsor: EIGHT ADVISORY

15/10/2026

🇵🇹 Academic Conference 2026 | 14-15 October | Vilamoura

Here's what to look forward to in our final Technical Sessions of the Conference this afternoon!

𝟭𝟯:𝟯𝟬 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 – 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆: 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘀, 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀
Session Chair: Catarina Serra
➤ The U.S. Supreme Court and the Public Policy Exception
Paul Lewis
➤ Amicable Settlement in Insolvency
Stephen Ware
➤ New Developments in Directors’ Duties in the Vicinity of Insolvency: ESG and Beyond
Diederik Bruloot

𝟭𝟱:𝟯𝟬 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗴
📌 ALSO OPEN TO ALL DELEGATES OF THE VILAMOURA MAIN CONGRESS

➤ Harmonisation Directive – Stress Points from the Judiciary’s View (Avoidance Actions, Duty to file, Pre-pack proceedings and Creditors’ Committees)
Session Chair : Catarina Serra
Speakers:
Caterina Macchi, Judge of the Insolvency Division of the Ordinary Court of Milan, Italy
Dominik Skauradszun, Judge of the Insolvency Division of the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Fátima Reis Silva, Presiding Judge of the Commercial Division of the Lisbon Court of Appeal, Portugal
Flavius Motu, Judge of the Commercial Court of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Michael Quinn, Judge of the Commercial Division of the High Court, Ireland

Followed by the 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 from Jessica Schmidt at 17:00

You can see the full Technical Programme here:
✴️ bit.ly/IE_AF2026

Conference Sponsor: Edwin Coe LLP

15/10/2026

🇵🇹 Academic Conference 2026 | 14-15 October | Vilamoura

After a refreshing coffee, we get straight into our full day of Technical Sessions. Here's what the morning has in store!

𝟬𝟵:𝟬𝟬 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 – 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘀? 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆
Session Chair:Giulia Ballerini

➤ “A terrible beauty is born” – a new harmonised EU law on insolvency transactional avoidance
Gerard McCormack

➤ Minimum Harmonisation, Maximum Divergence? Evaluating the EU’s 2026 Transaction Avoidance Rules Against the UNCITRAL Legislative Guide
Oriana Casasola

➤ Shareholder Loan Subordination in European Insolvency Law: A Model for Rescue-Focused Reform
Rebecca Parry – co-authors Dhanya Jha & Aditya Jain

➤ Equity likes and insolvency: a missed opportunity?
Cruz Amado de la Riega

𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 – “𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘄𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗸𝘀, 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗶𝘀”
Session Chair: Gerard McCormack

➤ Marine Environmental Disasters: The Necessary Relationship Between Maritime and Insolvency Laws
Matthew Chippin

➤ When the EU Insolvency Framework Meets Outer Space: The Recast EIR, the Insolvency III Directive, and the Case for a Dedicated EU Space Insolvency Instrument
Charles Ho Wang Mak

➤ Crypto-Assets and the Private International Law Dimension of CASPs' Cross-Border Insolvency
Cayetana Santaolalla Montoya – co-author Pier Mario Lupinu, Ph.D.

🍽️ All of course followed by a very well deserved lunch!

Take a look at the full Programme:
👀 bit.ly/IE_AF2026

Conference Sponsor: Edwin Coe LLP

14/10/2026

🌊 FOLLOW THE TIDE OR SURF THE WAVE: Stay afloat in a fragmented world

Following the Breakout Sessions and a well-deserved coffee, here's what Friday afternoon at the Congress has in store!

16:00 Friday 16 October
➤ 𝗠𝗮𝗻, 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 & 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺
Panel leader:
Alexander Reus, Anchor, Germany
Panellists:
Piotr Sarecki, Infino Legal, Poland
Judge Anna Hrycaj, Court of Appeal of Warsaw, Poland
Judge Kai Härmand, Harju County Court, Estonia

16:50 Friday 16 October
➤ 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀:
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀
Panel leader:
Sam Cole, Kroll, UK
Speaker:
Sandra Esquiva-Hesse, DLA Piper, France

17:30 Friday 16 October
➤ 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀
Katarzyna Kostępska, KKG Legal, Poland
Robert Paterson, Wedlake Bell, UK / INSOL Europe Council Member

FULL PROGRAMME HERE:
✴️ bit.ly/IE_AC2026

Main Congress Sponsor: EIGHT ADVISORY

14/10/2026

🇵🇹 Academic Conference 2026

❇️ THIS AFTERNOON ❇️

Here's a look at what's happening this afternoon after lunch and our Welcome Address from Jessica Schmidt, Chair of the INSOL Europe Academic Forum:

𝟭𝟯:𝟭𝟱 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗻𝗲 – 𝗘𝗨 𝗜𝗻𝗰.: 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆, 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁, 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸?
Session Chair: Jessica Schmidt
➤ EU Inc. Insolvency Proceedings
Alexandre Soveral Martins
➤ From Creditor Protection to Enabling Law? Rethinking the Function of European Corporate Insolvency Law through the EU Inc.
Alexander Philipp Stern
➤ The boundaries between corporate law and insolvency law rules under the light of the EU Inc. proposal
Diogo Pessoa

𝟭𝟱:𝟯𝟬 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘄𝗼 – 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆: 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
Session Chair: Eugenio Vaccari
➤ Mergers and Divisions by Acquisition in Pre-Pack Proceedings: Asymmetric Creditor Protection and the Waiver of Company Law Formalities under Directive (EU) 2026/799
Elda Marques
➤ Too Close to Be Fair? Pre-Pack Sales to Related Parties
João Pedro Pinto-Ferreira
➤ The Present and Future of Simplified Liquidation Regimes for Micro and Small Enterprises
José Gonçalves Machado

𝟭𝟳:𝟬𝟬 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
Chair: Jessica Schmidt, Chair of the INSOL Europe Academic Forum
➤ Closely Related Parties - Is the NPC Becoming a Main Player?
Catarina Serra

🥂 We look forward to rounding off today with our popular reception and Academic Dinner – a fantastic opportunity to network, catch up with colleagues and make new connections!

See the full programme here:
📋 bit.ly/IE_AF2026

Conference Sponsor: Edwin Coe LLP

13/10/2026

🌊 FOLLOW THE TIDE OR SURF THE WAVE: Stay afloat in a fragmented world

💥 FRIDAY AFTERNOON'S BREAKOUT SESSIONS - WHICH WILL YOU CHOOSE? 💥

🔹 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗿: 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱-𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 & 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻
Breakout Leader: Prof. Reinhard Bork, University of Hamburg, Germany, exploring how far restructuring plans can reach into rights against guarantors, sureties and group companies.
Panellists:
David Conaway, Shumaker, US
Pippa Hill, DLA Piper, UK

🔹 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹? 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴?
Breakout Leader: Bart Neervoort, NEERVOORT business mediation, The Netherlands, with a live, interactive demonstration of how mediation can shift a negotiation. Come ready to participate!

🔹 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗟 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽
Breakout Leaders: Flavia Pezzetta, Natixis, France and Florian Joseph, Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen, Germany, exploring how banks and funds navigate the restructuring storm.
Panellists:
Marijn Flinterman, Omni Bridgeway, The Netherlands
Audrey Chuste, Banque de l’Orme, France
Gesche Basile, Triton Partners, Germany
Dana Dulciu, MBA, Raiffeisen Bank International, Austria
Susannah McAleese, Attestor, Ireland

Download the FULL PROGRAMME here:
➤ ➤ bit.ly/IE_AC2026

Main Congress Sponsor: EIGHT ADVISORY

13/10/2026

🌊 FOLLOW THE TIDE OR SURF THE WAVE: Stay afloat in a fragmented world

🛳️ Who's Steering the Ship This Week?

We are delighted to announce that Katarzyna Kostępska, KKG Legal, Poland and Robert Paterson, Wedlake Bell, UK / INSOL Europe Council Member, will jointly facilitate our 2026 Vilamoura Congress.

At the helm of the whole fleet stand the Captains of our Technical Committee, co-chaired by David Sequeira Dinis, Uria Menéndez, Portugal and Noor Zetteler, Wijn en Stael, The Netherlands.

And alongside them their Crew: Frances Coulson, Wedlake Bell, United Kingdom, Nuno Líbano Monteiro, PLMJ, Portugal, Eduardo Peixoto Gomes, Abreu Advogados, Portugal, Alice van der Schee, Van Benthem & Keulen, The Netherlands and Louis Verstraeten, Monard Law, Belgium.

Together, they have plotted every session of the technical programme that will carry us through Vilamoura! Take a look at the full programme here:
⏰ bit.ly/IE_AC2026

Main Congress Sponsor: EIGHT ADVISORY

13/10/2026

🌟 A special thank you to EIGHT ADVISORY Main Sponsor of the INSOL Europe Annual Congress 2026

A leading European independent consulting firm, Eight Advisory supports businesses, shareholders, lenders and investors through critical moments across restructuring, transactions and transformation.

Its teams combine deep technical expertise, practical experience and strategic insight to help clients navigate complex situations, restore value and prepare for the future.

We greatly appreciate Eight Advisory’s generous support in helping us bring together Europe’s leading restructuring and insolvency community in Vilamoura.

To see all the details of the event, follow the link:
✅ bit.ly/IE_AC2026

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