Programme
Participant check-in08:00 – 09:00
Opening ceremony09:00 – 09:30
Topics covered : Welcome remarks from the President of UIL-BJ, the President of FSJB and the Chair of the Organising Committee, who presents the conference
Module 1. Insolvency between crisis and opportunity: the economics of business failure09:30 – 11:00
Topics covered : Law as a lever of economic domination; failure and insolvency, what do the words really cover?; why do businesses fail?; restructure, discipline or enable recovery?; can crisis really be prevented?
Session chair and speakers to be announced.
Coffee break11:00 – 11:15
Module 2. The failure of public enterprises: systemic crises and political stakes11:15 – 13:00
Topics covered : Specifics of public enterprises; cyclical and structural causes; systemic risk and political stakes; limits of classic tools; reforms, restructuring and governance
Session chair and speakers to be announced.
Lunch13:00 – 14:00
Module 3. The judge facing insolvency: what role — if it should even have one — what powers, what limits?14:00 – 15:30
Topics covered : Should the judge play a central role?; prevention and early detection; is safeguarding a priority?; creditor protection and sanctioning abuse; interplay with criminal judges; do rulings improve economic outcomes?
Session chair and speakers to be announced.
Coffee break15:30 – 15:45
Module 4. Who should administer insolvency? Public, private, or in between?15:45 – 17:15
Topics covered : Specialised professionals; public mission, private activity or hybrid model; who chooses, pays and controls the administrator; powers, independence, liability; the place of creditors, directors and other public and private actors; does competition among professionals improve efficiency?
Session chair and speakers to be announced.
Institutional visit of Libreville International University – Berthe & Jean17:15 – 18:00
Topics covered : Academic facilities, training spaces, laboratories
VIP cocktail dinner18:00 – 19:30
Topics covered : By invitation [access rules to be confirmed]