MONDAY 16TH

TUESDAY 17TH

WEDNESDAY 18TH

FRIDAY 20TH

THURSDAY 19TH

08:30

Registration Opens

10:00 - 11:20

Keynote: Living With COVID-19: The Economic Outlook

Professor Trevor Williams, Former Chief Economist, Lloyds Bank

Chair: Trevor Binyon, Partner, Opus and SPG Forum Co-Chair

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12:30 - 13:30

Speed Networking

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10:00 - 11:00

Furlough Fraud - What is HMRC Doing About It?

Ian Campbell, Senior Insolvency Consultant, HMRC

Chair: Caroline Sumner, Technical and Education Director, R3

12:30 - 13:15

Fireside Chat: R3 Team

Liz Bingham, CEO, R3

Gareth Fitzgerald, Business Development and Relationship Manager, R3

James Jeffreys, Head of Press, Policy and Public Affairs, R3

Chair: Caroline Sumner, Technical and Education Director, R3

15:00 - 16:00

The New CIG Act Rescue Tools – How Relevant Are They to You?

Alison Goldthorp, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

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15:00 - 15:45

Staying Ahead - Corporate Insolvency Legal Update

Helen Bates, Director, Freeths LLP

Chair: Kevin Lucas, SPG Forum Co-Chair

16:30 - 18:00

Social Event: Cheese Tasting

10:00 - 12:00

Workshop: Managing Your Motivation

Dean Gale, Managing Director, Phuel

Chair: Trevor Binyon, Partner, Opus and SPG Forum Co-Chair

13:00 - 13:45

Fireside Chat: R3's New Professionals

Chair: Simeon Gilchrist, Partner, Edwin Coe LLP and SPG Committee Chair

15:00 - 16:00

New, Confused but Ready to Excel

Lorna Feeney, Head of Mental Health Risk, Marsh

Kirsty Low, Associate Director, RSM Restructuring Advisory LLP

Nick O'Reilly, Associate Director, Manolete Partners plc

Chair: Simeon Gilchrist, Partner, Edwin Coe LLP and SPG Committee Chair

16:30 - 17:15

Speed Networking

10:00 - 11:00

RPB Round Up of 2020

David Holland, Chief Inspector, IPA

David Menzies, Director of Practice, ICAS

Alison Broad, Senior Manager - Quality Assurance, ICAEW

Chair: Caroline Sumner, Technical and Education Director, R3

12:30 - 13:00

Fireside Chat: SPG Committee

Chair: Simeon Gilchrist, Partner, Edwin Coe LLP and SPG Committee Chair

15:00 - 15:45

What's New in 2020? Personal Insolvency Legal Update

Miles Hacking, Managing Associate, Freeths LLP

Chair: Kevin Lucas, SPG Forum Co-Chair

17:00 - 18:30

Social Event: Wine Tasting

10:00 - 11:00

Threats to the Reputation of Our Profession

James Jeffreys, Head of Press, Policy and Public Affairs, R3

David Menzies, Director of Practice, ICAS

Representative from The Insolvency Service

Chair: Trevor Binyon, Partner, Opus and SPG Forum Co-Chair

12:30 - 13:30

Speed Networking

15:00 - 16:00

The Insolvency Service - Policy and Technical Update

Paul Bannister, Head of Policy, The Insolvency Service

Justin Dionne, Chief Technical Advisor, The Insolvency Service

Samantha Hall, Senior Technical Advisor, The Insolvency Service

Chair: Kevin Lucas, SPG Forum Co-Chair

A Whistle Stop Tour of Insolvency in Northern Ireland

Jason Byrne, Partner, TLT NI LLP

Caitriona Morgan, Legal Director, TLT NI LLP

Deceased Estates and Dealing with the Living

Stephen Katz, Director, David Rubin & Partners

Conquering the GDPR Paperwork Maze

Judy Krieg, Partner, Fieldfisher

Stewart Perry, Partner, Fieldfisher

Just a Wee Bit Different – the Workings of Scottish Insolvency

Alan Munro, Partner, TLT Solicitors

Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and the Law

Curtis Payn, Associate, Edwin Coe LLP