Call for Papers

Academic Conference, Vilamoura

Deadline: 31 May 2026

The Academic Forum of INSOL Europe will be hosting its 22nd Annual Conference in Vilamoura, Portugal, on Wednesday 14 – Thursday 15 October 2026, immediately prior to INSOL Europe's Annual Congress which takes place in Vilamoura from 15-18 October 2026.

Expressions of interest are invited for the delivery of research papers and a presentation within the overall Academic Conference theme: ​ 

“New horizons:
Insolvency III, winding-up of insolvent EU Inc. and beyond”

The Academic Forum encourages submissions on all relevant topics touching on the theme, dealing with substantive, procedural, or theoretical topics, with a preference for comparative, multi-jurisdictional, and cross-border topics that will appeal to a mixed European audience.  

Methodology 

In line with the practice established in our past academic conferences, the intention for the autumn conference is to have research papers that challenge existing approaches, stimulate debate and ask, and attempt to answer, comparative and interdisciplinary questions within the above broadly defined theme. Accordingly, proposals are invited that do more than just outline a topic of interest in respect of any given jurisdiction, but seek to understand, analyse and critique the fundamentals of insolvency and restructuring systems in ways that are relevant across jurisdictions and across fields of academic inquiry. 

Expressions of interest and selection

Expressions of interest in delivering papers within the conference theme should indicated via the online submission form by 31 May 2026.

Proposals for papers will be reviewed by the Academic Forum Committee and authors of those papers that will have been selected for presentation at the conference will be contacted on or around 15 June 2026.

After the selection of proposed papers, the panel chairs will contact participants of each session to arrange for a joint conference call in order to discuss the outlines of the proposed papers, to align presentations, and to discuss and agree the further process of preparation and co-ordination that will lead up to the conference. 

Costs

The author of the papers selected for presentation will benefit from a waiver of the registration fee for the academic conference (when co-authored there will be a possibility of the waiver to be shared between the authors), however, each speaker will be responsible for his/her own travel and accommodation costs.

A limited number of travel grants sponsored by Edwin Coe will be available to junior scholars invited to present papers. More information on the criteria for eligibility and the required forms will be sent to the successful applicants in due course.

Further information

For further questions about the Vilamoura academic conference, please contact jessica.schmidt@uni-bayreuth.de

For information on the INSOL Europe Academic Forum activities, please see https://www.insol-europe.org/academic-forum-events 

For information on INSOL Europe and the types of membership available, please see https://www.insol-europe.org/insol-europe-membership

For information on INSOL Europe's main Annual Congress, please see
https://www.insol-europe.org/events

The Academic Forum is pleased to acknowledge the generous sponsorship
of Edwin Coe LLP and their ongoing support of our activities