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INSOL EUROPE ACADEMIC FORUM CONFERENCE
VIENNA, AUSTRIA
Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 October 2025
When West Meets East: Bridging Europe's Insolvency Regimes
Subject to alterations
Wednesday 8 October 2025
| 12:00 – 13:00 |
Welcome Buffet Lunch |
| 13:00 – 13:15 |
Welcome Address, Rodrigo Rodriguez, Chair of the INSOL Europe Academic Forum |
| 13:15 – 15:00 | Session One – Initiating Insolvency or Rescue Proceedings: Challenges and Stigma Session Chair : Jennifer Gant |
| Rethinking Legal Incentives for Timely and Efficient Insolvency Proceedings Jaka Cepec & Lana Katarina Gotvan slides Breach of Directors´ Duty Leading to Insolvency and its Consequences Tereza Vodičková Slides Abstract Ignorance Isn’t Bliss: Why Directors’ Legal Literacy Matters for Corporate Rescue Emilie Ghio & Donald Thomson Slides To Be or Not to Be an Insolvency Proceeding: That is the Question – in Switzerland and Abroad Antonia Mottironi & Rodrigo Rodriguez Slides |
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| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Session Two – Follow the Money: Managing Funds in Insolvency and Restructuring Session Chair: Giulia Ballerini |
| The Shareholders’ Loans: a Conflict between Subordination and New Financing Diogo Pessoa Slides Abstract Re-examining Pari Passu: an Interdisciplinary Approach to the Division of Proceeds Niels Pannevis & Dirck Bouwhuis Slides Intent in Transactions Avoidance – A Need for Greater Certainty? Matthew Chippin Slides |
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| 17:00 – 18:00 | The Gabriel Moss Memorial Lecture Chair: Rodrigo Rodriguez Anna Joubin-Bret, The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Slides |
| 18:30 – 19:30 | Reception |
| 19:30 – late | Academic Dinner |
Thursday 9 October 2025
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Morning Coffee |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Session Three – Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Insolvency and Restructuring Session Chair: Line Langkjaer |
| A New Frontier? Exploring Artificial Intelligence in Corporate Insolvency Law Kayode Akintola Slides Abstract Harmonizing European Insolvency Regimes: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and the Role of the EU AI Act Animesh Khandelwal Slides Abstract Blockchain and Smart Contracts in Insolvency: Enhancing Transparency, Efficiency and Fairness Charles Mak Slides Presentation of the ‘Chat Bot Project’ Eugenio Vaccari Slides Abstract |
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| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Session Four A - Insolvency Restructuring Frameworks that Work for All: Stakeholder Interests and Sustainability Breakout Session - Session Chair: Emilie Ghio |
| Protected Interests in Insolvency Law: Has the EU Finally Cracked the Code? Giulia Ballerini Slides Insolvency for All - Whose Interests Shall the Procedure Serve and How to Strike the Right Balance? Phil Beetz & David Ehmke Slides Tax claims in European insolvency law: Special treatment or just another creditor? Fabian Kratzlmeier Slides |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Session Four B - Insolvency Restructuring Frameworks that Work for All: Innovations Fighting for the Community Breakout session - Session Chair: Jessica Schmidt |
| The Impact of Debt Discharge Periods on the Effectiveness of Personal Insolvency Proceedings Gauthier Vandenbossche Slides Nationalisation as a Response to Failing Public Service Providers: Challenges and Alternatives Rebecca Parry & Hakan Sahin Slides Abstract Sectoral Insolvency Frameworks: Why certain sectors require tailored approaches Noor Mendonck Slides |
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| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Session Five – Arbitration in Insolvency and Restructuring Session Chair: Gert-Jan Boon |
| Arbitration Agreements in Bankruptcy and other Insolvency Cases Stephen Ware Slides Abstract The Reciprocal Effects between Austrian Insolvency Proceedings and Domestic and/or Foreign Arbitration Proceedings Alexander Klauser Slides Abstract |
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| 14:30 – 15:00 |
Special Lecture: The European Commission’s Role in the Evolution of Insolvency and Restructuring Law Bob Wessels Slides |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Session Six – The Edwin Coe Open Forum in Coordination with the Judicial Wing Session Chairs : Rodrigo Rodriguez & Hon. Mr. Justice Michael Quinn |
| Open to all delegates of the Vienna main congress On pre-pack solutions in the directive proposal and in Poland Anna Hrycaj Slides Restructuring In Europe – Are Current Processes Adequate to Efficiently Rescue Smaller Businesses? (written with Oleksiy Kononov) Jennifer Gant Slides Jurisdictional Competition: Developing European Restructuring Expertise Irene Lynch Fannon Slides New Harmonisation Winds Amanda Cohen Slides Discussion around judicial challenges in adjudicating insolvency and restructuring cases with Hon. Mr. Justice Michael Quinn & Anna Elisabeth (Elsbeth) de Vos |
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| 17:00 – 17:15 |
Closing Address, Jennifer Gant |
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