
FIRE Starters: Global Summit - Dublin
Connect with the Next Generation of FIRE - just £799 per ticket, or £665 each for group bookings.
25th - 27th February 2026 | Conrad Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
Agenda
Registration & Networking Welcome
1.30pm
FIRE Starters Committee Welcome Remarks
1.50pm
FIRE Up Your Career: Build Your Own Brand
2.00pm
- Importance of cross-jurisdictional collaboration and trusted relationships
- Leveraging professional organizations and informal networks
- The value of curiosity, adaptability, and saying yes to the right challenges

Johannes Egelhof, Senior Associate
bnt attorneys in CEE (Germany)
The Evolving Landscape: Fraud, Insolvency, and Enforcement in a Changing World
2:40pm
- What current macroeconomic conditions mean for asset recovery work
- How geo-political changes will impact your work
- Impacts of "Failure to Prevent Fraud" Offence
- Legal developments driving convergence — or divergence — between jurisdictions

Brendan Weekes, Associate Director
S&W
Networking & Refreshment Break
3.20pm
Industry Focus: Litigation against Banks
3.40pm
- Banking law knowledge to be aware of for asset recovery professionals
- Impacts of virtual systems
- Compliance procedures
- Civil liability for money laundering
Evin Durmaz, Senior Associate
Monfrini Bitton Klein (Switzerland)

Ronghua (Andy) Liao, Partner
Han Kun Law Offices (PRC)

Konstantin Mikov, Founder and Managing Partner
Mikov & Attorneys (Bulgaria)
How Technology Has Impacted Enforcement Procedures
4.20pm
- Understanding the influence technology has on cross-border enforcement
- Digitalisation of court processes
- Legal frameworks for digital assets

Geraldo Fonseca, Partner
Fonseca Vannucci Abreu (Brazil)
Committee Summation & Close of Day 1
5.00pm
Welcome Drinks Reception
5.10pm
Women in FIRE Dinner
7.30pm
Allies welcome!
SUESEY STREET
Fitzwilliam Hall, 26 Fitzwilliam Pl, Dublin 2, D02 T292, Ireland
Registration & Morning Refreshments
9.00am
FIRE Starters Committee Opening Remarks
9.30am
Keynote Session
9.40am
Brian O'Driscoll - Rugby Legend and Former Captain of Ireland and The British & Irish Lions
Enhancing Your Cross-Border Enforcement Strategy
10.30am
- Effectively enforce judgements and arbitral awards across borders
- Updates on the Hague Judgments Convention 2019
- Using key multilateral conventions and their impact on enforcement
- Distinguish between civil law common law approaches
Trevor Withane, Partner
Ironbridge Legal (Australia)
Networking & Refreshment Break
11.20am
Workshop Sessions
11.50am
Build your own agenda! Choose one of the following topics and engage in a workshop-style session, sharing practical advice and experiences:
Workshop A -Practitioners of the Future |
Workshop B -101 on Asset Recovery |
Workshop C -Navigate the International World |
What Tools Are Out There for FIRE Practitioners |
Protecting Your Assets - Applying for Interim Relief |
A Transatlantic Conversation |
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Dmytro Marchukov, Senior Partner, Integrites (Ukraine) | Paulo Magalhaes Nasser, Partner, M Nasser Advocacia Estratégica (Brazil) | Joanna Didisheim, Associate, Archipel (Geneva) |
Networking & Lunch Break
12.40pm
Workshop Sessions
1.40pm
Build your own agenda! Choose one of the following sessions:
Workshop A -Practitioners of the Future |
Workshop B -101 on Asset Recovery |
Workshop C -Navigate the International World |
Women in FIRE (allies are welcome!) |
Ethical Dilemmas in Asset Recovery |
All about Sovereign & States Dispute and Enforcement |
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Anaïs Abdel Sattar, Senior Associate, Des Gouttes & Associés (Switzerland) | Tatjana Andoljsaek, Partner, OPAM Law (Slovenia / Luxembourg) | María de Mulder, Manager, ECIJA (Spain) |
Workshop Sessions
2.30pm
Build your own agenda! Choose one of the following sessions:
Workshop A -Practitioners of the Future |
Workshop B -101 on Asset Recovery |
Workshop C -Navigate the International World |
Your day-to-day life using AI |
Mastering Asset Freezing Strategies |
Working Towards International Cooperation |
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Kees van de Meent, Managing Partner, Florent (The Netherlands) |
Nicholas Tse, Partner, Alem & Associates (UAE) |
Networking & Refreshment Break
3:20pm
Get Involved, Grow Together: Fostering a Stronger Community
3:50pm
Presentation from the Founding Chair of the IBA Asset Recovery Committee
Tomislav Šunjka, Founder & Principal
ŠunjkaLaw (Serbia)
Leveraging Technology in Asset Recovery
4:20pm
- How technologies can be used for asset tracing
- Managing large volumes of evidence
- Gathering intelligence and finding publicly available information
Committee Summation of Day 2 & Time to Change
5:10pm
FIRE up in RED Drinks Reception
6:00pm
Wear your best RED outfit!
Conference Dinner
7:30pm
After-Party Drinks Reception
9:30pm
HOUSE DUBLIN
27 Leeson Street Lower, Saint Kevin's, Dublin 2, Ireland
Hair of the Dog Morning Refreshments
10.00am
FIRE Starters Committee Welcome Back
10.30am
Keynote Session
10.35am
The Psychology of Lying and Deception

Professor Richard Wiseman , Public Understanding of Psychology
University of Hertfordshire
The Commercial Aspects of Asset Recovery
11.15am
- Understanding the legal costs and creating a strategy
- Asset repatriation and the impacts of moving assets cross-border
- Dealing with high-value complex asset recovery cases
- Using insurance to mitigate risk

Minh Nguyen, Special Counsel and Head of Dispute Resolution Practice
ACSV Legal (Vietnam)
Networking & Refreshment Break
11.55am
The Differing Perspectives of Disclosure
12:10pm
- Assisting US and UK disclosure from a continental perspective
- Differences in disclosure obligations in common vs. civil law jurisdictions
- The evolving threshold for disclosing documents in civil fraud claims
- Disclosure from the Defendant’s Perspective
Georgina Bayley, Partner
Payne Hicks Beach

Rieneke Reijnen, Partner
Agorax (The Netherlands)
Insolvent Crypto Exchanges
12.50pm
- Insights from IPs and Insolvency lawyers
- Understand the legal classification of crypto assets in insolvency proceedings
- Applying traditional insolvency laws to crypto assets
- Investigative techniques for tracing crypto assets

Dominik Milani, Doctorate in law, Lawyer, Partner Zurich
NSF (Switzerland)

Janice Ooi, Partner
Christopher & Lee Ong (Malaysia)
Lunch & FIRE Starters Committee Summary
1.30pm
Networking Activity: Guinness Storehouse Tour
2.30pm
Meet at the Hotel Lobby at 2:30pm for transport
- Importance of cross-jurisdictional collaboration and trusted relationships
- Leveraging professional organizations and informal networks
- The value of curiosity, adaptability, and saying yes to the right challenges
- What current macroeconomic conditions mean for asset recovery work
- How geo-political changes will impact your work
- Impacts of "Failure to Prevent Fraud" Offence
- Legal developments driving convergence — or divergence — between jurisdictions
- Banking law knowledge to be aware of for asset recovery professionals
- Impacts of virtual systems
- Compliance procedures
- Civil liability for money laundering
Ronghua (Andy) Liao - Partner - Han Kun Law Offices (PRC)
Konstantin Mikov - Founder and Managing Partner - Mikov & Attorneys (Bulgaria)
- Understanding the influence technology has on cross-border enforcement
- Digitalisation of court processes
- Legal frameworks for digital assets
Allies welcome!
SUESEY STREET
Fitzwilliam Hall, 26 Fitzwilliam Pl, Dublin 2, D02 T292, Ireland
Brian O'Driscoll - Rugby Legend and Former Captain of Ireland and The British & Irish Lions
- Effectively enforce judgements and arbitral awards across borders
- Updates on the Hague Judgments Convention 2019
- Using key multilateral conventions and their impact on enforcement
- Distinguish between civil law common law approaches
Build your own agenda! Choose one of the following topics and engage in a workshop-style session, sharing practical advice and experiences:
Workshop A -Practitioners of the Future |
Workshop B -101 on Asset Recovery |
Workshop C -Navigate the International World |
What Tools Are Out There for FIRE Practitioners |
Protecting Your Assets - Applying for Interim Relief |
A Transatlantic Conversation |
|
|
|
Dmytro Marchukov, Senior Partner, Integrites (Ukraine) | Paulo Magalhaes Nasser, Partner, M Nasser Advocacia Estratégica (Brazil) | Joanna Didisheim, Associate, Archipel (Geneva) |
Build your own agenda! Choose one of the following sessions:
Workshop A -Practitioners of the Future |
Workshop B -101 on Asset Recovery |
Workshop C -Navigate the International World |
Women in FIRE (allies are welcome!) |
Ethical Dilemmas in Asset Recovery |
All about Sovereign & States Dispute and Enforcement |
|
|
|
Anaïs Abdel Sattar, Senior Associate, Des Gouttes & Associés (Switzerland) | Tatjana Andoljsaek, Partner, OPAM Law (Slovenia / Luxembourg) | María de Mulder, Manager, ECIJA (Spain) |
Build your own agenda! Choose one of the following sessions:
Workshop A -Practitioners of the Future |
Workshop B -101 on Asset Recovery |
Workshop C -Navigate the International World |
Your day-to-day life using AI |
Mastering Asset Freezing Strategies |
Working Towards International Cooperation |
|
|
|
|
Kees van de Meent, Managing Partner, Florent (The Netherlands) |
Nicholas Tse, Partner, Alem & Associates (UAE) |
Presentation from the Founding Chair of the IBA Asset Recovery Committee
Tomislav Šunjka - Founder & Principal - ŠunjkaLaw (Serbia)- How technologies can be used for asset tracing
- Managing large volumes of evidence
- Gathering intelligence and finding publicly available information
Wear your best RED outfit!
HOUSE DUBLIN
27 Leeson Street Lower, Saint Kevin's, Dublin 2, Ireland
The Psychology of Lying and Deception
Professor Richard Wiseman - Public Understanding of Psychology - University of Hertfordshire- Understanding the legal costs and creating a strategy
- Asset repatriation and the impacts of moving assets cross-border
- Dealing with high-value complex asset recovery cases
- Using insurance to mitigate risk
- Assisting US and UK disclosure from a continental perspective
- Differences in disclosure obligations in common vs. civil law jurisdictions
- The evolving threshold for disclosing documents in civil fraud claims
- Disclosure from the Defendant’s Perspective
Rieneke Reijnen - Partner - Agorax (The Netherlands)
- Insights from IPs and Insolvency lawyers
- Understand the legal classification of crypto assets in insolvency proceedings
- Applying traditional insolvency laws to crypto assets
- Investigative techniques for tracing crypto assets
Janice Ooi - Partner - Christopher & Lee Ong (Malaysia)
Meet at the Hotel Lobby at 2:30pm for transport

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