Thursday, September 4

2:00-7:00 p.m.

ABI Registration Desk Open

7:00-8:30 p.m.

Opening Reception Poolside at the Four Seasons

Friday, September 5

7:30-8:00 a.m.

Networking Breakfast

8:00-9:00 a.m.

Presenting the Case Study

Lorie R. Beers

 KPMG Corporate Finance LLC; New York

Saul E. Burian

 Houlihan Lokey; New York

9:00-10:00 a.m.

The Debtors’ Perspective

Martin F. Lewis, Investment Banker

Greenhill & Co.; New York

F. Duffield Meyercord, CEO

Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC; New York

Craig V. Rasile, Debtor’s Counsel

Hunton & Williams LLP; Miami

10:00-10:15 a.m.

Coffee Break

10:15-11:15 a.m.

The Position of the Case Constituents

Lorie R. Beers

 KPMG Corporate Finance LLC; New York

Saul E. Burian

Houlihan Lokey; New York

Permanent Panel Constituents

F. Duffield Meyercord, CEO

Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC; New York

Paul Halpern, Company Equity

Versa Capital Management, Inc.; Philadelphia

Craig V. Rasile, Counsel to Company

Hunton & Williams LLP; Miami

Martin F. Lewis, Investment Banker

Greenhill & Co.; New York

Penny Friedman, Senior Lender

CIT; Chicago

Ira L. Herman, Senior Lender Counsel

Thompson & Knight LLP; New York

James J. McGinley, Indenture Trustee

Wilmington Trust Company; New York

Judith Elkin, Trade Creditor

Haynes and Boone, LLP; New York

Joel M. Walker, Purchase Noteholders

Duane Morris LLP; Pittsburgh

Michael J. Epstein

CRG Partners; Boston

Joff A. Mitchell

Kroll Zolfo Cooper; New York

Jonathan P. Friedland, Bondholders

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC; Chicago

Greg Barrow, Second Lien Holders

General Capital Partners, LLC

11:15-12:15 p.m.

Hiring the CRO

Michael J. Epstein

CRG Partners; Boston

Rebecca A. Roof

AlixPartners LLP; New York

Joff A. Mitchell

Kroll Zolfo Cooper; New York

12:15-1:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:15-2:00 p.m.

A Conversation with Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens

Samuel J. Gerdano, Moderator

ABI Executive Director; Alexandria, Va.

Hon. James D. Gregg

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mich.); Grand Rapids

Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.); Chicago

2:00-3:15 p.m.

Team 1 Presentation

Nancy A. Mitchell, Lawyer

Greenberg Traurig, LLP; New York

J. Scott Victor, Investment Banker

National City Capital Markets; West Conshohocken, Pa.

Greg Barrow, Second Lien Holders

General Capital Partners, LL

3:15-3:30 p.m.

Refreshment Break

Sponsored by Gordon Brothers Group

3:30-4:45 p.m.

Team 2 Presentation

Jonathan P. Friedland, Bondholder

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC; Chicago

Andrew Torgove, Investment Banker

Lazard Middle Market; New York

Kathryn Anne Coleman, Counsel

Gibson, Dunn & Crutchers LLP; New York

4:45-5:00 p.m.

Discussion and Wrap-up

5:00-6:00 p.m.

Networking Reception ABI Happy Hour

Spnsored by: General Capital Partners, LLC

 

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