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2026 Programming

Programming agenda Thursday January 15

Welcome

10:00

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10:05 am

Granada Ballroom

Event Details

Welcome

Aaron Hammer & Tom Goldblatt

10:00

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10:05 am

Granada Ballroom

Panel 1

"What's the Deal with M&A Deals?"

10:05

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10:35 am

Granada Ballroom

Event Details

Panel 1

"What's the Deal with M&A Deals?"

M&A experts discuss the state of the acquisition markets.


  

Jeff Hechtman, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

John Bintz, Valuation Research C...

Event Details

10:05

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10:35 am

Granada Ballroom

“Excellence in M&A - Practical Principles that Drive Outcomes”

10:35

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10:50 am

Granada Ballroom

Event Details

“Excellence in M&A - Practical Principles that Drive Outcomes”

Tom Goldblatt, Ravinia Capital

10:35

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10:50 am

Granada Ballroom

panel 2

"What's the Deal in the Lending Markets?"

10:50

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11:20 am

Granada Ballroom

Event Details

panel 2

"What's the Deal in the Lending Markets?"

Panel of leading experts on the state of the lending markets.

 

Mark Owens, Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Paul Schuldiner, The Rosenthal Group

Ben Van ...

Event Details

10:50

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11:20 am

Granada Ballroom

“The Democratization of Alternative Investments”

11:20

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11:30am

Granada Ballroom

Event Details

“The Democratization of Alternative Investments”

Pauline Chow, Birch Lake

11:20

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11:30am

Granada Ballroom

panel 3

"What's the Deal with Real Estate?"

11:30

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12:00pm

Granada Ballroom

Event Details

panel 3

"What's the Deal with Real Estate?"

Matt Bordwin, Keen-Summit Capital Partners

Michael Criscito, FTI Consulting

Jill Kirshenbaum, Briar Capital

Jeffrey Kaye, New Amsterdam  

11:30

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12:00pm

Granada Ballroom

Lunch on the patio

Enjoy a beautiful outdoor lunch on the terrace

12:00

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12:45 pm

Granada Terrace

Enjoy a beautiful outdoor lunch on the terrace

12:00

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12:45 pm

Granada Terrace

PROGRAMMING CONTINUED

Special Program: “The New Frontier: Artificial Intelligence meets Corporate Restructuring”

12:45

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1:15 pm

Granada Ballroom

Event Details

Special Program: “The New Frontier: Artificial Intelligence meets Corporate Restructuring”

  Facilitator: Jonathan Carson, CEO, Stretto


Panelists: James Le, Co-President, Stretto

Randy Reese, Manging Director, Stretto Intelligence

12:45

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1:15 pm

Granada Ballroom

Panel 4

"What's the Deal with Workouts"

1:15

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1:45 pm

Granada Ballroom

Event Details

Panel 4

"What's the Deal with Workouts"

  Panel of workout experts on the state of the insolvency market.

  

Robert Wagstaff, Riveron

Cynthia Romano, FTI Consulting

John Cunningham, Wh...

Event Details

1:15

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1:45 pm

Granada Ballroom

“Restructuring North of our Border: A Canadian Perspective”

1:45

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2:00 pm

Granada Ballroom

Event Details

“Restructuring North of our Border: A Canadian Perspective”

 Paul Van Eyk, KPMG Canada

Joe Prosperi, Capital Health Partners

1:45

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2:00 pm

Granada Ballroom

Panel 5

"What's the Deal Bankruptcwith ies"

2:00

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2:30pm

Granada Ballroom

Event Details

Panel 5

"What's the Deal Bankruptcwith ies"

 Panel of experts on new developments in federal bankruptcy proceedings


Aaron Hammer, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Andrew Simon, Oxford ...

Event Details

2:00

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2:30pm

Granada Ballroom

Dinner at Cafe La Trova

5:30 PM

Buses depart Cafe La Trova

Biltmore Lobby

Event Details

5:30 PM

Buses depart Cafe La Trova

Please be on time and meet in the lobby to board a private motorcoach to the stadium

Biltmore Lobby

6:00 PM

Drinks & Dinner at Cafe La Trova

Cafe La Trova

Event Details

6:00 PM

Drinks & Dinner at Cafe La Trova

Enjoy live entertainment and networking

Cafe La Trova

9:30 PM

Return to Biltmore

Cafe La Trova

Event Details

9:30 PM

Return to Biltmore

Private motor coach provided if needed

Cafe La Trova

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