After years of e-events, e-conferences, e-things, it is such a pleasure to have the opportunity to host the Eastern European Countries’ Committee Conference in the beautiful city of Vilnius, not in the metaverse.

Since the last EECC conference, the world has changed, Europe has changed. Businesses are now navigating war, the cost of living crisis, rising interest rates, high energy costs, etc. The
Insolvency landscape has also changed and continues to change, leading to a lot of challenges
for the insolvency practitioners community when dealing with national legislation but also with the European Legislation. Whereas our community is just beginning to work with the implemented version of the EU Directive on restructuring and insolvency and the sanctions packages legislation, we can already see a new EU Proposal for a Directive harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law on the horizon. Challenges appear when dealing with companies but also when advising entrepreneurs facing distress situations and financial difficulties. How to solve business at an early stage? How to prevent the business from falling into liquidation? How to protect interests of parties involved in insolvency proceedings? How to preserve the entrepreneur from feeling opprobrium?

To discuss these challenges, to share views on them and good practises, to have the opportunity to meet again in person, we are most delighted to invite you to the amazing city of Vilnius for the INSOL Europe Eastern European Countries’ Committee Conference which will focus on “2023 Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners survival Kit” and will be held from 18 to 19 May 2023 organised in cooperation with Mykolo Romerio Universitetas.

We are excited to announce Robert Peldan from Finland as the Facilitator for this year's conference. Although many of our members are already familiar with Robert, for those who may not be, he has a wealth of experience in the field of insolvency and corporate restructuring, having been involved in over 1000 assignments in his career. He has also served as an administrator in bankruptcy and restructuring cases. Last but not least, Robert is the INSOL Europe Young Members Group (YMG) Co-Chair.

Vilnius is a compact and walkable city filled with urban green spaces and healthy doses of impressive architecture, tasty eats and all kinds of exciting leisure activities. Vilnius’ UNESCO-listed medieval Old Town is one of Eastern Europe’s biggest and most well preserved. Vilnius is quickly building a reputation as a fresh destination with dynamic arts and culture scenes, seemingly endless culinary delights, and all kinds of events.

Some say that “Boring isn’t an option in Vilnius!” It’s a city packed with action, art, inspiration, history and more than a few unexpected adventures along the way. In parallel with the existing technical programme, you will have the opportunity to get lost in this beautiful city which promises you beautiful discoveries.

Download a tourist guide to Vilnius here to see exactly what the town has to offer.

We look forward to welcoming you very warmly in this magnificent setting filled with promise!
INSOL Europe EECC Co-Chairs
Niculina Somlea (Romania) & Georges-Louis Harang (France)

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Technical Programme

Our technical programme is taking shape thanks to our INSOL Europe 2023 Vilnius EECC Conference Technical Committee: Ieva Strunkienė (CEE Attorneys, Lithuania), Edvīns Draba (Sorainen, Latvia), Frank Heemann (bnt attorneys in CEE, Lithuania), Roman-Knut Seger (BDO Restructuring, Germany) and Peeter Viirsalu (TGS Baltics, Estonia).

Our “2023 Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners survival Kit” will be comprised of the following tools:

• IPs faced with external ongoing shocks: restructuring and insolvency of SME in times of war, high energy prices, recession et al.
• Creating value for creditors - incentives and obstacles for IPs
• New restructuring regime: the best is yet to come?
• When sanctions and insolvency cross paths
• The Stigma of Bankruptcy: Spoiled Image of the Entrepreneur?
• Cryptocurrency exchange meets insolvency
• EC’s Proposal for a Directive harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law

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Registration Fees

Total € Euros inc. 21% VAT

Eastern European Delegate
150.00 + 31.50 VAT = 181.50

INSOL Europe Member
300.00 + 63.00 VAT = 363.00

Non Member
350.00 + 73.50 VAT = 423.50

Pre-Conference Dinner
50.00 + 10.50 VAT = 60.50

Accompanying Guest 
50.00 + 10.50 VAT = 60.50

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Hotel Accommodation

Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva, Konstitucijos pr. 20, 09308, Vilnius, Lithuania

If you have any queries related to your bedroom reservation, please contact Harriet Taylor for assistance.

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Join us at The Fraud Conference 2023 on Monday 27 March at the Royal College of Physicians, London. Hosted by the Fraud Advisory Panel, INSOL Europe and R3, this year the conference will be chaired by Frances Coulson (Wedlake Bell; UK Country Coordinator for INSOL Europe, Deputy Chair of the Fraud Advisory Panel; Chair of the R3 Fraud Group).

> Tuesday 13 December 2022 from 18:00 to 19:00 CET
> FREE • On-line • Prizes to be won!
Made possible by the generous support of Schiebe Und Collegen

Bring the festive cheer and join our online Christmas Quiz on Tuesday 13 December at 18:00 CET for one final reunion before winding down into the holiday season.

The session will last approximately 1 hour and INSOL Europe encourages attendees to wear their favourite Christmas Jumper, Santa Hat, Elf Ears or Reindeer Nose… and don’t forget to bring a drink!

Of course, the winner will receive a prize carefully selected by our loyal sponsor of the Young Members Group, Robert Schiebe on behalf of Schiebe Und Collegen.

If you are a member of INSOL Europe and under 45, please register by contacting our dedicated quiz master: harriet@insol-europe.org. 

We look forward to seeing you online!

Clarissa Nitsch & Robert Peldan
Co-Chairs of the INSOL Europe Young Members Group

Registration for our second Annual Congress of 2022 in Dubrovnik, Croatia is now open with the theme: ‘Resilience in the face of adversity’.

> Download the Congress Brochure here

Held at the Rixos Premium Dubrovnik, there will be 2 days of technical sessions (10 hours for CPE) with expert keynote speakers and panel discussions, as well as the usual ancillary meetings, networking opportunities and our wonderful Gala Dinner.

The city of Dubrovnik lies in the far south of the arc that forms Croatian soil, located on the thin coastal strip between the high hills and the calmness of the Adriatic sea. Dubrovnik is filled with outstanding natural beauty and many efforts have been made to preserve its varied ecological sites. The city offers an astonishingly clear blue sea, unique flora and fauna, scenic sunsets and a warm Mediterranean climate.

Counting only about 30,000 people, Dubrovnik is the cultural and social centre of the region, the County of Dubrovnik-Neretva and the most famous city of Croatia.

Known as “The Pearl of the Adriatic”, the city of Dubrovnik is featured by the fairytale appearance of the Old Town (a World Heritage site) and its white stone defensive walls with mighty forts and towers. More than two-thirds of the Old Town’s buildings suffered bomb damage and were entirely rebuilt after the Croatian War of Independence. Dubrovnik’s white walls reflect survival and resilience, a message of hope.

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Keynote Speakers

This year we are very pleased to announce that we have secured four significant keynote speakers as well as academics and a broad range of panellists from our membership.

Bojan Fras, Vice-governor of the Croatian National Bank, responsible for coordinating and managing the Legal Area and the Consumer Protection Monitoring Office will open our Congress, followed by José Garrido, Senior Counsel in the IMF’s Legal Department.

The second day of our Congress will start with Fabris Peruško, CEO and member of the Management Board of Fortenova Group, Croatia. Lord Justice Snowden from the Court of Appeal of England & Wales will then share with the audience his extensive experience in restructuring cases, followed by a discussion with other judges.

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Technical Programme

Our facilitator in Dubrovnik will be Frances Coulson (Wedlake Bell, UK), who, along with her fellow Co-Chair Jelenko Lehki (Lehki Law Office, Croatia), and our expert technical committee, have been working on the technical programme. The overall theme is ‘Resilience in the face of adversity’ and will include key topics such as:

• Designing the new European restructuring plans
• Norwegian Air case
• Risky Business - managing from the frontline
• Healthcare industry cases
• Adventures in asset tracking and recovery
• Recognition of insolvency(-related) decisions: game of norms!
• Harmonisation of Transactions Avoidance Laws
• The dangers of cyberattacks
• Restructuring regimes
• Soft Skills vs Hard Skills
• Energy sector in crisis
• Harmonisation of Insolvency Laws in the EU: Update

> Download the Social and Technical Programme as at 26 September here.
> Download the Final Technical Programme here.
> Download the Friday Presentation Slides here.
> Download the Saturday Presentation Slides here.
>Download the Model Law on Transactions Avoidance Law

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Registration Fees

Total € Euros inc. 25% VAT
INSOL Europe Member = 1,570.00 + 392.50 VAT = 1,962.50
Non-Member = 1,925.00 + 481.25 VAT = 2,406.25

Academic Member, Eastern European Member, Judicial Member, Young Member
748 + 187 VAT = 935.00

Accompanying Guest 
400.00 + 100.00 VAT = 500.00

A 10% discount will be applied to anyone who attended our Dublin March 2022 Congress. 

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Hotel Accommodation

Bedrooms at the Congress venue are now fully booked, but we recommend the following nearby hotels: 

Hotel Bellevue Dubrovnik ***** (230 metres from conference hotel)
Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik ***** (1.4 km from conference hotel)

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Further information

Please contact our Event Manager, Harriet Taylor for further information.

If you are interested in the sponsorship opportunities for our Congress, please contact Hannah Denney.

We look forward to welcoming you very warmly in this magnificent setting filled with promise!

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With thanks to our Sponsors

Main Sponsor:

NetBid - netbid.com

Congress General Sponsors:
PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH - pluta.net
RESOR - resor.nl
McDermott Will & Emery - mwe.com
Kroll - www.kroll.com

Event Sponsors:
NautaDutilh - nautadutilh.com
DLA Piper - dlapiper.com
McStay Luby - mcstayluby.ie
HEUKING KÜHN LÜER WOJTEK - heuking.de
Hoche Avocats - hoche-avocats.com
AlixPartners - alixpartners.com
Wedlake Bell - wedlakebell.com
Beauchamps - beauchamps.ie
CITR - citr.ro
PROF. DR. PANNEN RECHTSANWÄLTE - drpannen.de
Schiebe und Collegen - schiebe.de
Edwin Coe – edwincoe.com
Gordon Brothers – gordonbrothers.com
Anchor - anchor.eu
ADVANT - advantlaw.com
bnt attorneys in CEE - bnt.eu
HORTEN - horten.dk
Pantera Property - panteraproperty.com
Grant Thornton - grantthornton.co.uk


With thanks to our Congress Supporters
AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers) - aija.org

Academic Forum Sponsor
Edwin Coe – edwincoe.com  

Registration is now open for the INSOL Europe Academic Forum's 18th annual conference, which will be held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on Wednesday 5 October – Thursday 6 October 2022.
The overall academic conference's theme will be “Insolvency Law in Times of Crisis”.

Download the technical programme here.
As you will see in the link above, we once again have a broad selection of papers on cutting-edge topics in the fields of insolvency and restructuring, all this only half-year after our extremely well attended and received conference in Dublin. In Dublin, we could have attributed the number and the quality of papers submitted to us to the Covid-induced break in conference activities. However, the equally impressive number and quality of submissions attracted by our call for papers for Dubrovnik must really be taken as a sign of the impressive depth and breadth of academic research conducted in our field in Europe, and beyond. 

We are excited and proud that INSOL Europe’s Academic Forum has become the prime platform in which this research is presented, shared and debated in Europe. The one innovation that Dubrovnik will bring about is the new “Open Forum: The Implementation Agora” – the last session of the academic conference which, after an impromptu experiment in Dublin, will be open to the delegates of the main Congress as well. The open forum is intended to give academics and practitioners an opportunity to share and discuss their experiences with the implementation of the preventive restructuring directive across the EU in an informal setting, and we would very much like to invite delegates registered for the main conference to pop in to this last session on Thursday afternoon and participate in what we hope will be an event that will be entertaining as well as informative.

We look forward to meeting you all in Dubrovnik in October.

Download the registration brochure here for more details.

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Registration Fees

INSOL Europe Member: €285.00 + €71.25 VAT = €356.25
Non-Member: €325.00 + €81.25 VAT = €406.25
Accompanying Guest: €50.00 + €12.50 VAT = €62.50

A limited number of places for full time Academics, Regulators and members of the Judiciary who would like to participate in the main Congress are available on a first come-first served basis at €748.00 + VAT. Please contact harriet@insol-europe.org for details.

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Gabriel Moss Memorial Lecture

We are delighted to be able to announce that in Dubrovnik, the Gabriel Moss Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Prof. Jasnica Garašič, Ph.D., University of Zagreb, The Faculty of Law on the subject: "Effects of Foreign Insolvency Proceedings on Pending Arbitral Proceedings According to the European Insolvency Regulation".

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Hotel Accommodation

This year the conference will be held at the Rixos Premium Dubrovnik. Rooms can be reserved at the special delegate rate using the accommodation form provided by the hotel.
Download the accommodation form here.

Rooms have also been reserved at a special rate at the nearby Hotel Lero which can be booked online here.

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Further Information

More details about the conference will follow, but for further information in the meantime, please contact Line Langkjaer, the Academic Forum's Secretary.

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Academic Forum sponsored by