FIRE UK: Welcome Back Summit

23rd & 24th September 2021 Syon Park, London, UK

It has been a long 18 months for all so welcome back! Join us at the FIRE community's first in-person event.

Relight your FIRE this September:

Re-connect with your network and meet contacts both old and new. Featuring Dan McCrum of Wirecard fame, a mix of in-depth content and much needed networking activities, do not miss the chance to interact in person without a zoom mute button in sight.

Keynote afternoon

Our unique keynote plenary afternoon will feature
industry heavy weights and insights from:

Dan McCrum, the investigative journalist on Wirecard
John Howell, co-ordinator of Ablyazov litigation

FIRE Workshops

Benefit from focused and indepth sessions in smaller groups where you can learn and network at the same time.

Choose from a number of workshops throughout the morning which will be led by a multitude of experts

FIRE Starters Half Day

Designed for the rising stars of the industry, it will mix content with networking in a refreshing new format.

End the morning with an Escape Room style activity testing and challenging attendees to crack the case

Keynotes

Dan McCrum
FT, Wire Card Investigative Journalist

Live and in person! Hear direct from Dan McCrum on the inside story of Wirecard

From the outset of his initial investigation to the global breaking of the shattering story.

Originally slated to speak at FIRE International in Villamoura, multi-award-winning investigative journalist Dan McCrum will join us in actual person, at Syon Park. His work for the Financial Times has helped expose accounting problems and fraud at several listed companies, most recently Wirecard.

His previous work at the FT includes helping to expose accounting problems at; The world's largest listed law firm which pretended to be a technology company; A software group which had pretend customers; An Australian listed law firm which pretended it was good at buying other ones; and a Greek based international jewellery company where $1bn of sales just vanished.

John Howell
Director, John Howell & Company Ltd

Listen in on Dan McCrum and John Howell interviewed by our advisory board!

What are their specialist views and experience on global asset recovery?

John Howell is currently coordinating one of the largest asset recovery processes to come out of the 2008 crash as well as on projects relating to Private Sector Development and Derisking.

With clients that include the EBRD, the Dutch Ministry of Justice, the National Banks of Kazakhstan, Hungary and the Netherlands as well as the Regulatory Management and Reform Group, OECD John specialises in reducing the risk of policy failure and has undertaken a number of independent reviews including for UK regulators, the European Council and the European Commission.

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Advisory Board

Mike Leeds Partner
Grant Thornton

Anastasia Konstantinova Counsel
Rybalkin Gortsunyan Partners (Russia)

James Popperwell Partner
Macfarlanes

Kristina Kicks Managing Director
Interpath Advisory

Rebecca Hume Partner
Kobre & Kim (Cayman)

Rick Brown Partner
HFW

All Speakers

Fresh & Unique Formats

Escape Room: Step Up To The Challenge

An impressive and exciting departure from reality, The Escape Room is the ultimate immersive problemsolving team activity. Grab your most trusted comrades, sharpen your mind and senses, and see if you can outwit The Escape Room!

Build Your Own Agenda

On the morning of Day 2 take your pick from a selection of in-depth, collaborative and fun workshops covering the more specific areas of your practice.

Cryptocurrency
Essential Funding Toolkit for the FIRE Practitioner
Assembling & Funding the A Team
Asset Recovery in Divorce Proceedings
Locating Insolvency Proceedings as a Result of a Fraud
The Right Legal Path with Inadequate Information
Fraud & Insolvency X Over for FIRE Practitioners
Asset Recovery in Differing Sectors

Around the FIREPit Roundtables

Learn, network and meet new people all at once!

Around the FIREPit roundtables will cover all aspects of marketing yourself and building your personal brand. Discuss building a fraud practice, connecting with overseas professionals and maintaining relationships in a relaxed environment with your peers.

The floor is yours!

Find Out More

Expert speaking faculty also includes:

Alex Jay Partner
Stewarts

Sue Thackeray Partner
Kingsley Napley

Stewart Hey Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys

Nicola Boulton Partner
PCB Byrne

Richard Healey Partner
Gateley

Emma Ruane Of Counsel
Peters & Peters

Jon Felce Partner
PCB Byrne (UK)

Sarah Murray Partner
Stevens & Bolton

Dan Wyatt Partner
RPC (UK)

Sinead Harris Partner
Withers

Syedur Rahman Partner
Rahman Ravelli

Caroline Greenwell Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys

All Speakers

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