AGENDA

Coffee

Opening Ceremony

Daniela Tapxure, Lawyer, Judicial Administrator, Institutional Director of IWIRC BRAZIL.
Isabel Picot, President of IWIRC BRAZIL, Partner at Galdino Advogados.

PANEL I: Special Situations and Early Stress: When Financial Stress is Revealed and Strategic Decisions Matter

Moderator
Victoria Villela Boacnin, Restructuring Partner at Mattos Filho.

Panelists
Bruna Marengoni, Partner at Banco BTG Pactual.
Fabiana Maria de Moraes Hanna, Senior Lawyer at IOX - Cred & Invest, NPL Coordinator.
Livia Badaró Mubarak, Judge of the Tax and Fee Tribunal of the State of São Paulo, Lawyer at Hondatar Advogados, Vice-President of MedArb RB.
Michelle McGreal (New York), Partner, Restructuring at Clifford Chance LLP.
Talita Akemi de Araújo Aragaki, Partner and Vice-President at G5 Partners.

PANEL II: From Debt to Control: Credit, Governance, and Power in Distressed Companies

Moderator
Maria Victoria Stefenoni Finamore Simoni, Lawyer at Finamore Simoni Advogados.

Panelists
Daniella Piha, Partner at Deloitte Touche Thomatsu Consultores Ltda.
Luiza Oswald, Partner responsible for the Special Situations funds area at JGP Gestão de Crédito.
Nicole Raca Bromberg (New York), Associate at Proskauer Rose LLP.
Sílvia Bessa Ribeiro, Lawyer at Banco do Brasil.

Coffee Break – Sponsored by ZAPAZ ADMINISTRAÇÃO JUDICIAL

PANEL III: Soft Factors, Hard Outcomes: Behavior, Trust, and Negotiation in Crisis Situations

Moderator
Barbara Rumora-Scheltema (Amsterdam), Partner at Cali Law B.V. Hall of Famer (Legal 500), Netherlands Senior Statespeople (Chambers & Partners).

Panelists
Alexander Stein (New York), Psychoanalyst and Founder of Dolus Advisors.
Fernanda Wolf, Legal Director at Grupo Abril.
Helena Ramos, Business Administrator with an MBA from IMBA Instituto de Empresa.
Julia Tamer Langen, Partner at Veirano Advogados, Vice-President of IWIRC Brazil.

PANEL IV: Liability Management and Priority Wars: Holdout Strategies and Value Disputes

Moderator
Joana Bontempo, Academic Director at IWIRC Brazil, Head of Restructuring at CSMV Advogados.

Panelists
Andrea Greco, Legal Superintendent at Itaú Unibanco.
Nyana Abreu Miller (Miami), Partner at Sequor LAW.
Sheila Neder Cerezetti, Professor of Commercial Law, Bachelor and PhD from USP.
Tara Schellhorn (New Jersey), Vice-President of International IWIRC, Partner at Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.

Lunch – Sponsored by MUBARAK ADVOGADOS

PANEL V: Insolvency Reform: Necessary Legislative Changes in Corporate Restructuring

Moderator
Luiza Molz Maria, Lawyer. Partner at Brizola e Japur Administração Judicial.

Panelists
Aline Mendes de Godoy, State Judge of the Court of Justice of Santa Catarina.
Cybelle Guedes Campos, Institutional Director at CMR and Head of the Strategic Committee at IWIRC BRAZIL.
Francisco Satiro, Professor at USP. Partner at Satiro Advogados.
Joice Ruiz, President of TMA Brazil, Partner at AJ Ruiz Administração Judicial.

PANEL VI: Route Deviations: Fraud, Parallel Conflicts, and the Limits of Judicial Reorganization

Panelists
Adriana Pugliesi, Professor of Corporate Law at FGV-SP, Lawyer and Arbitrator.
Camille C. Bent (New York), Partner at BakerHostetler LLP.
Eronides Aparecido Rodrigues dos Santos, Public Prosecutor of the Public Prosecution Office of the State of São Paulo (MPSP).
Maria Rita Rebello Pinho, Presiding Judge of the 3rd Bankruptcy and Judicial Reorganization Court of the Capital of São Paulo.

Coffee Break – Sponsored by DELOITTE

Keynote Speaker I

PANEL VII: The Final Benchmark: The Role of the Specialized Judiciary in Corporate Restructuring

Moderator
Maria Cristina Zucchi, Retired Appellate Judge of TJSP (2025), first woman to join the Special Body of TJSP.

Panelists
Fabiana Azevedo da Cunha Barth, Appellate Judge of TJRS.
Hon. Judge Mary Jo Heston (Washington), United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Washington.
Monica Maria Costa Di Piero, Appellate Judge of TJRJ.
Paulo Furtado, Presiding Judge of the 2nd Bankruptcy and Judicial Reorganization Court of the District of the Capital of the State of São Paulo.
Renata Mota Maciel, Presiding Judge of the 2nd Corporate and Arbitration Conflicts Court of the Capital of the State of São Paulo. Professor of Commercial Law at the USP Law School.

Keynote Speaker II

Zeina Latif, Zeina Latif is one of the most influential economists in the country. Holding a PhD from the University of São Paulo (USP), she was chief economist at XP Investimentos and Secretary of Economic Development for the State Government of São Paulo.

Cocktail – Sponsored by IOX SECURITIZADORA S.A.