FIRE Starters Global Summit: Dublin

At a price unprecedented in the industry this event brings together the rising stars of Asset Recovery, Fraud & Insolvency to forge networks, discuss experiences and build their own personal brand
21st - 23rd February 2024, Conrad Hotel, Dublin, Ireland

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Agenda

Wednesday 21st February 2024 Thursday 22nd February 2024 Friday 23rd February 2024

1.00pm

Registration

1.55pm

FIRE Starters Committee Welcome
Emma Ruane - Partner - Peters & Peters
Laurence Clarke - Senior Associate - Kingsley Napley
Jon Felce - Partner - Cooke, Young & Keidan

2.00pm

The World is your Oyster: Practical Tips for Jurisdiction and Enforcement
Ryan Ferro - Barrister - 3VB
Ravi Jackson - Barrister - 3VB
Clarissa Jones - Barrister - 3VB
Jon Felce - Partner - Cooke, Young & Keidan
Alex Marine - Head of Enforcement - Deminor

2:40pm

Using Technology in Investigations: Unravelling the Evolution and Impact

The identification and preservation of data in proceedings; and adopting a forensic strategy
Using raw data sets to inform evidence gathering and analysis
The intelligence toolkit and its use in investigations

Allanna Rigby - Partner - Control Risks
Ching Liu - Principal - Control Risks
Lorna Van Oss - Associate Director - Control Risks
Emma Ruane - Partner - Peters & Peters

3.20pm

Refreshment Break

3.40pm

Conflict of Laws & Jurisdictions: What Are The Current Challenges
Maria Kennedy - Barrister - Twenty Essex
Patrick Dunn Walsh - Barrister - Twenty Essex
Nicholas Poon - Founder - Breakpoint LLC (Singapore)

4.20pm

Kagazy Case Study
Daniel Saoul KC - Barrister - 4 New Square
Daniel Gritten - Counsel - Hogan Lovells
Laurent Thibeault - Senior Counsel - Walkers

5.00pm

Committee Summation & Close of Day 1

5.00pm

Welcome Drinks Reception

9.00am

Registration

9.30am

Chairs' Opening Remarks
Catherine Eason - Partner - PCB Byrne
Grant Noble - Director - Grant Thornton

9.40am

Keynote Session
Tony Sales - "Britain's Greatest Fraudster" & - Fraud Expert

10.30am

Panel: How to Navigate Big Fraud Cases: Mandatory Injunctions
Addy R. Schmitt - Managing Partner, Washington, DC Office - Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler (USA)
Grzegorz E. Woźniak - Founder and Managing Partner - Woźniak Legal (Poland)
Nathalie Ker Si Min - Partner - Lim Chee Wee Partnership (Malaysia)

11.10am

Networking & Refreshment Break

11.40am

Workshop Sessions:

Choose 1 Session of 4 following the following themes:

Workshop Room 1 - Path to Partner: To Infinity and Beyond

Workshop Room 2 - Legal Updates & Strategy

Workshop Room 3 - Insolvency

Workshop Room 4 - International: What Should I know About…?

Path to Partner: To Infinity and Beyond - Chaired By:
Catherine Eason - Partner - PCB Byrne
Caroline Greenwell - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys

Legal Updates & Strategy - Chaired By:
Laurence Clarke - Senior Associate - Kingsley Napley
Matthew McGhee - Barrister - Twenty Essex

Insolvency - Chaired By:
Grant Noble - Director - Grant Thornton
Paul Johnson - Of Counsel - Peters & Peters

International: What Should I know About…? - Chaired By:
Jessica Thorpe - Director, Business Intelligence - Dentons Global Advisors
Jon Felce - Partner - Cooke, Young & Keidan

1 - 10 ways to Better Understand your Client
Larry Fenelon - Partner - Ogier
Jemma Brimblecombe - Legal Director - Kingsley Napley
Tayyibah Arif - Counsel - Dechert (UK)

2 - The First 24 Hours of A Fraud Case
Joanna Bogdańska - Attorney at law, Partner - KW Kruk & Partners (Poland)
Jonathan Harris - Managing Partner NY Office - Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler (USA)
Kenny Lau - Director - Providence Law (Singapore)

3 - Hidden Assets How to Get Into Data, How to Locate Assets
Daniel Rubel - Partner - Zeichner Ellman & Krause LLP (US)
Miguel E. Urriola - Partner - Fabrega Molino (Panama)
Jansen Chow - Partner - Rajah & Tann (Singapore)

4 - How To Build Your International Practice
Jon Felce - Partner - Cooke, Young & Keidan
Lizzy Stewart - Senior Clerk & CEO - 4 New Square
Mark Wilson - Partner & Head of Complex and International Recovery Work - Gateley Legal

12.20pm

Networking & Lunch Break

1.30pm

Workshop Sessions

Choose 1 Session of 4 following the following themes:

Workshop Room 1 - Path to Partner: To Infinity and Beyond

Workshop Room 2 - Legal Updates & Strategy

Workshop Room 3 - Insolvency

Workshop Room 4 - International: What Should I know About…?

1- What you really need to know being a partner, is this the right thing for me?
Sue Medder - Business Consultant - ThoughtLeaders4
Caroline Phipps - Principal - LK
Stephen Ross - Partner - Withers (UK)

2 - Negotiation tactics
Maria Edgeworth - Partner - Ogier Leman
Jonathan Harris - Managing Partner NY Office - Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler (USA)

3 - Using Insolvency Offensively & When and How to Maximise Recovery
Geraldo Fonseca - Partner - Fonseca Vannucci Abreu (Brazil)
Marine Simonnot - Partner - UGGC Avocats (France)
Edouard Kaiflin - Senior Associate - Monfrini Bitton Klein
David Chalcraft - Senior Associate - HFW (UK)

4 - Asset Tracing in Different Jurisdictions & Specific Challenges
Sarah Kocks - Attorney-at-law - Kocks & Partners (Belgium)
Dhananjay Kumar - Partner - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (India)
Stephen Chan - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys (Hong Kong)

2.10pm

Workshop Sessions

Choose 1 Session of 4 following the following themes:

Workshop Room 1 - Path to Partner: To Infinity and Beyond

Workshop Room 2 - Legal Updates & Strategy

Workshop Room 3 - Insolvency

Workshop Room 4 - International: What Should I know About…?

1 - Case building investigation, collecting evidence, identification of relevant evidence
Kit Smith - Managing Associate - Keidan Harrison
Enda Lowry - Managing Director - Teneo (Ireland)
Josh Kemp - Partner - ADG Legal (Dubai)
Jessica Thorpe - Director, Business Intelligence - Dentons Global Advisors
Gretta Schumacher - Barrister - Essex Court Chambers

2 - Settlement strategies and dealing with settlements
Bill Geiringer - Senior Associate - Pinsent Masons
Diarmuid Laffan - Barrister - 4 New Square
Nathalie Ker Si Min - Partner - Lim Chee Wee Partnership (Malaysia)
Caitlin Ferguson - Senior Associate - PCB Byrne

3 - Types of claims available & when do you know it’s worth pursing?
Rebecca Newell - Senior Associate - Hogan Lovells
Marie-Claire O’Kane - Barrister - 4 New Square
Orla Donovan - Senior Associate - Dentons Ireland

4 - Obtaining evidence from foreign jurisdictions or other proceedings
Evin Durmaz - Senior Associate - Monfrini Bitton Klein
Grzegorz E. Woźniak - Founder and Managing Partner - Woźniak Legal (Poland)
Stephen Chan - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys (Hong Kong)
Geraldo Fonseca - Partner - Fonseca Vannucci Abreu (Brazil)

2:50pm

Networking & Refreshment Break

3:10pm

FIRE Starters Committee Welcome Back
Jessica Thorpe - Director, Business Intelligence - Dentons Global Advisors
Matthew McGhee - Barrister - Twenty Essex

3:15pm

Asset Recovery For & Against Sovereign States
Alexander A. Yanos - Partner, Co-chair of International Arbitration Group - Alston & Bird (US)
Angelika Hellweger - Legal Director - Rahman Ravelli
Hector Sbert - Partner - ECIJA (Spain)
Jon Felce - Partner - Cooke, Young & Keidan

3:55pm

Fireside Chat: Whistle-Blowers
Mary Inman - Partner - Constantine Cannon (USA)

4:35pm

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year

5:15pm

Committee Summation of Day 2 & Time to Change

6:00pm

'Thought Leaders Through History' Fancy Dress Drinks Reception

Prize for the best fancy dress!

7:30pm

Conference Dinner

10:00pm

'Women in FIRE' x FFF x IWIRC After-Party Drinks Reception

HOUSE DUBLIN

27 Leeson Street Lower, Saint Kevin's, Dublin 2, Ireland

9.00am

Hair of the Dog Morning Refreshments

9.30am

FIRE Starters Committee Welcome Back
Caroline Greenwell - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys

9.35am

Keynote Session
Ivana Bartoletti - Global Chief Privacy Officer and AI Governance Officer at Wipro & Co-Founder - Women Leading in AI Network

10.15am

The Choice and Interaction between Insolvency, Criminal & Civil Proceedings
Joseph R. Dunn - Partner - Covington & Burling LLP
Mylène Boché-Robinet - Partner - Boché Dobelle Avocats (France)
Paulo Magalhaes Nasser - Partner - M Nasser Advocacia Estrategica (Brazil)

10.55am

Refreshment Break

11:10am

Section 423 Claims Across Multiple Jurisdictions
Hector Sbert - Partner - ECIJA (Spain)
Jordan Waldock - Senior Associate - Cooke, Young & Keidan
Dhananjay Kumar - Partner - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (India)

11.50am

Litigation Arising Out of Bank Collapses – What is it Going to Look Like?
Ian Herbert - Counsel - Miller & Chevalier (USA)
Niall Ledwidge - Managing Director - Stout (USA)
Daisy Nijkamp - Counsel - Stibbe (The Netherlands)

12.30pm

FIRE Starters Essay Competition Winner

Presented by:

Joseph Rome - Attorney - Sequor Law (USA)
Matthew Harders - Attorney - KSG Law

12.45pm

Lunch & FIRE Starters Committee Summary

2.30pm

Meet For Networking Activity

Tour of the Guinness Storehouse

Event Partners

Workshop Partner

Twenty Essex

Control Risks

4 New Square

3VB

Drinks Partner

Monfrini Bitton Klein

Essex Court Chambers

WiFi Partner

Deminor Recovery Services

Dinner Partner

Dentons Ireland LLP

Event Partner

Enterprise Chambers

Networking Partner

Serle Court

IWIRC

Female Fraud Forum

Meet In Ireland

Failte Ireland

Advisory Board Partner

Charles Russell Speechlys

LALIVE

PCB Byrne

Grant Thornton

Peters & Peters

Twenty Essex

Dentons Global Advisors

Kingsley Napley

Cooke Young & Keidan

Contact Us

speakers

For speakers enquiries please contact Paul Barford on +44 (0) 20 3398 8510 or email paul@thoughtleaders4.com

partnership

For partnership enquiries please contact Chris Leese on +44 (0) 20 3398 8554 or email chris@thoughtleaders4.com

booking & General Queries

For booking & General Queries enquiries please contact Danushka De Alwis on +44 (0) 20 3580 5891 or email danushka@thoughtleaders4.com

venue & logistics

For venue & logistics enquiries please contact Sarah Barton on +44 (0) 20 3398 8560 or email sarah@thoughtleaders4.com

marketing

For marketing enquiries please contact Yelda Ismail on +44 (0) 20 3398 8551 or email yelda@thoughtleaders4.com

FIRE Starters Global Summit: Dublin

Agenda

Registration 1.00pm

FIRE Starters Committee Welcome 1.55pm

The World is your Oyster: Practical Tips for Jurisdiction and Enforcement 2.00pm

Using Technology in Investigations: Unravelling the Evolution and Impact 2:40pm

Refreshment Break 3.20pm

Conflict of Laws & Jurisdictions: What Are The Current Challenges 3.40pm

Kagazy Case Study 4.20pm

Committee Summation & Close of Day 1 5.00pm

Welcome Drinks Reception 5.00pm

Registration 9.00am

Chairs' Opening Remarks 9.30am

Keynote Session 9.40am

Panel: How to Navigate Big Fraud Cases: Mandatory Injunctions 10.30am

Networking & Refreshment Break 11.10am

Workshop Sessions: 11.40am

Path to Partner: To Infinity and Beyond - Chaired By:

Legal Updates & Strategy - Chaired By:

Insolvency - Chaired By:

International: What Should I know About…? - Chaired By:

1 - 10 ways to Better Understand your Client

2 - The First 24 Hours of A Fraud Case

3 - Hidden Assets How to Get Into Data, How to Locate Assets

4 - How To Build Your International Practice

Networking & Lunch Break 12.20pm

Workshop Sessions 1.30pm

1- What you really need to know being a partner, is this the right thing for me?

2 - Negotiation tactics

3 - Using Insolvency Offensively & When and How to Maximise Recovery

4 - Asset Tracing in Different Jurisdictions & Specific Challenges

Workshop Sessions 2.10pm

1 - Case building investigation, collecting evidence, identification of relevant evidence

2 - Settlement strategies and dealing with settlements

3 - Types of claims available & when do you know it’s worth pursing?

4 - Obtaining evidence from foreign jurisdictions or other proceedings

Networking & Refreshment Break 2:50pm

FIRE Starters Committee Welcome Back 3:10pm

Asset Recovery For & Against Sovereign States 3:15pm

Fireside Chat: Whistle-Blowers 3:55pm

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 4:35pm

Committee Summation of Day 2 & Time to Change 5:15pm

'Thought Leaders Through History' Fancy Dress Drinks Reception 6:00pm

Conference Dinner 7:30pm

'Women in FIRE' x FFF x IWIRC After-Party Drinks Reception 10:00pm

Hair of the Dog Morning Refreshments 9.00am

FIRE Starters Committee Welcome Back 9.30am

Keynote Session 9.35am

The Choice and Interaction between Insolvency, Criminal & Civil Proceedings 10.15am

Refreshment Break 10.55am

Section 423 Claims Across Multiple Jurisdictions 11:10am

Litigation Arising Out of Bank Collapses – What is it Going to Look Like? 11.50am

FIRE Starters Essay Competition Winner 12.30pm

Lunch & FIRE Starters Committee Summary 12.45pm

Meet For Networking Activity 2.30pm

Tour of the Guinness Storehouse

Event Partners

Workshop Partner

Drinks Partner

WiFi Partner

Dinner Partner

Event Partner

Networking Partner

Advisory Board Partner

Contact Us

speakers

partnership

booking & General Queries

venue & logistics

marketing

Registration
1.00pm

FIRE Starters Committee Welcome
1.55pm

The World is your Oyster: Practical Tips for Jurisdiction and Enforcement
2.00pm

Using Technology in Investigations: Unravelling the Evolution and Impact
2:40pm

Refreshment Break
3.20pm

Conflict of Laws & Jurisdictions: What Are The Current Challenges
3.40pm

Kagazy Case Study
4.20pm

Committee Summation & Close of Day 1
5.00pm

Welcome Drinks Reception
5.00pm

Registration
9.00am

Chairs' Opening Remarks
9.30am

Keynote Session
9.40am

Panel: How to Navigate Big Fraud Cases: Mandatory Injunctions
10.30am

Networking & Refreshment Break
11.10am

Workshop Sessions:
11.40am

Networking & Lunch Break
12.20pm

Workshop Sessions
1.30pm

Workshop Sessions
2.10pm

Networking & Refreshment Break
2:50pm

FIRE Starters Committee Welcome Back
3:10pm

Asset Recovery For & Against Sovereign States
3:15pm

Fireside Chat: Whistle-Blowers
3:55pm

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
4:35pm

Committee Summation of Day 2 & Time to Change
5:15pm

'Thought Leaders Through History' Fancy Dress Drinks Reception
6:00pm

Conference Dinner
7:30pm

'Women in FIRE' x FFF x IWIRC After-Party Drinks Reception
10:00pm

Hair of the Dog Morning Refreshments
9.00am

FIRE Starters Committee Welcome Back
9.30am

Keynote Session
9.35am

The Choice and Interaction between Insolvency, Criminal & Civil Proceedings
10.15am

Refreshment Break
10.55am

Section 423 Claims Across Multiple Jurisdictions
11:10am

Litigation Arising Out of Bank Collapses – What is it Going to Look Like?
11.50am

FIRE Starters Essay Competition Winner
12.30pm

Lunch & FIRE Starters Committee Summary
12.45pm

Meet For Networking Activity
2.30pm