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One-day seminar jointly organised by
INSOL Europe & Réseau CAP

Groups of Companies Under Pressure! 

Friday 6 March 2026, 10:00 - 17:00
Palais des Académies, Brussels, Belgium

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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

  1. Alice Van der Schee, Past president, INSOL Europe
  2. Cédric Alter, President, Réseau CAP
  3. Bart De Moor, Country coordinator for Belgium, INSOL Europe

10:30 - 11:00

Keynote address

  1. Ondřej Vondráček (TBC)
    Representative from the European Commission
    Current EU Commission initiatives on group insolvencies

11:00 - 11:45

Panel 1: 
When Group Structures Are Put to the Test

Key issues: formal proceedings for some entities and not others, intercompany claims, cash pooling, D&O Insurance…

  1. Ilya Kokorin, Legal counsel, Autoriteit Financiële Markten, 
    The Netherlands (TBC)
  2. Cédric Alter, Janson, Avocat, professor at ULB, Belgium
  3. Christel Dumont, Avocat, Dentons, Luxembourg

11:45 - 12:30

Panel 2: 
The Anatomy of Groups of Companies

Key issues: Same directors in various entities; subordination vs. non-hierarchical group, “double Lux-Co” structure

  1. Bart De Moor, Advocaat, Strelia, Belgium
  2. Isabelle Vincent, Avocat, Simmons & Simmons, France
  3. Gregory Minne, Avocat, Arendt, Luxembourg

12:30 - 13h45

Networking lunch



AFTERNOON SESSION​

CHAIR CÉDRIC ALTER

13:45 - 14:30

Panel 3: 
Groups as a Unit: Myth or Reality?

  1. Ivan Verougstraete, Former president, Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation), Belgium (TBC)
  2. Will Gunston, Lawyer, Osborne Clarke, United Kingdom
  3. Michael Thierhoff, Auditor, Forvis Mazars, Germany

14:30 -15:15

Panel 4: 
One Group, Multiple Proceedings: From Fragmentation to Coordination

Key issues: cooperation between practitioners, territorial and centralised proceedings, recognition of restructuring plans.

  1. Sid Pepels, Advocaat, Jones Day, The Netherlands
  2. Robert Schiebe, Rechtsanwalt, Schiebe und Collegen, Germany (TBC)
  3. Alexandra Szekely, Avocat, Le 16 Law, France


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16h00-17h00 - 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 : [email protected]


Permanent training:

Lawyers: 5 legal points

ITAA: request in progress

Contact:

[email protected]

Date et heure
vendredi 6 mars 2026
10:00 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
Emplacement

Paleis der Academiën

Hertogstraat 1
Brussel 1000
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Organisateur

LeA Group Belgium S.A. - Anthemis, INSOL Europe and Réseau CAP

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