One-day seminar jointly organised by INSOL Europe & Réseau CAP
Friday 6 March 2026, 10:00 - 17:00 Palais des Académies, Brussels, Belgium
Explore how groups of companies navigate cross-border challenges at this expert-led seminar, featuring EU insights and practical guidance. Conclude the day with an exclusive guided tour of Brussels’ iconic Palais de Justice.
This one-day, high-level seminar brings together leading European practitioners, academics, and judges to examine the challenges faced by groups of companies in financial distress.
Organised jointly by INSOL Europe and Réseau CAP, in partnership with Anthemis & LeA, the conference offers an in-depth and practice-oriented analysis of group insolvency and restructuring in a cross-border context, combining legal doctrine, regulatory developments and hands-on experience.
Held exclusively in person, the seminar is designed to foster substantive dialogue, intellectual exchange and professional networking among participants. Ample time is reserved for discussion with speakers and peers, including a dedicated networking lunch in the historic setting of the Palais des Académies.
The day will conclude with an exclusive guided tour of the Palais de Justice, offering participants a rare behind-the-scenes insight into one of Brussels’ most emblematic judicial landmarks.
PROGRAM
09:30 – 10:10 Welcome coffee and tea.
Morning session (Chair: Bart De Moor).
10:10 – 10:30
Opening remarks by Alice Van der Schee (Past President, INSOL Europe), Cédric Alter (President, Réseau CAP), and Bart De Moor (Country coordinator for Belgium, INSOL Europe).
10:30 – 11:00
Keynote address by a representative from the European Commission (Ondřej Vondráček – to be confirmed). Topic: current EU Commission initiatives on group insolvencies.
11:00 – 11:45
Panel 1: When Group Structures Are Put to the Test.
Key issues include formal proceedings affecting some entities but not others, intercompany claims, cash pooling, and D&O insurance.
Speakers include Ilya Kokorin (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, Netherlands – TBC), Cédric Alter (Janson, professor at ULB), and Christel Dumont (Dentons, Luxembourg).
11:45 – 12:30
Panel 2: The Anatomy of Groups of Companies.
Key issues include same directors across entities, subordination versus non-hierarchical groups, and “double Lux-Co” structures.
Speakers include Bart De Moor (Strelia, Belgium), Isabelle Vincent (Simmons & Simmons, France), and Gregory Minne (Arendt, Luxembourg).
12:30 – 13:45
Networking lunch.
Afternoon session (Chair: Cédric Alter).
13:45 – 14:30
Panel 3: Groups as a Unit — Myth or Reality?
Speakers include Ivan Verougstraete (Former President, Belgian Supreme Court – TBC), Will Gunston (Osborne Clarke, UK), and Michael Thierhoff (Forvis Mazars, Germany).
14:30 – 15:15
Panel 4: One Group, Multiple Proceedings — From Fragmentation to Coordination.
Key issues include cooperation between practitioners, territorial and centralised proceedings, and recognition of restructuring plans.
Speakers include Sid Pepels (Jones Day, Netherlands), Robert Schiebe (Schiebe und Collegen, Germany – TBC), and Alexandra Szekely (Le 16 Law, France).
16:00 – 17:00
Behind the Scenes of the Palais de Justice: Join us for a guided tour of the Brussels Courthouse (Palais de Justice), a landmark of architectural heritage, led by Bart De Moor, lawyer, Strelia, former president of the Brussels Bar.
Discover Brussels – Optional Side Activities
- Magritte Museum - A cultural immersion on Saturday, celebrating one of Belgium’s most renowned artists
- Further activities will be announced shortly
Time frame
The timing of the seminar has been planned to facilitate same-day travel to and from Belgium for participants from neighbouring countries.
Recommended hotels nearby
The Scott: www.thescotthotel.be
The Hotel: www.thehotel-brussels.be
NH Hotel Grand Sablon: www.nh-collection.com/fr/hotel/nh-collection-brussels-grand-sablon
Registration fees : 295€ exluding VAT
To registrate without Anthemis account --> please send an email to : info@anthemis.be
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