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Distressed & Turnaround Investment Forum

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Virtual Conference

CONFERENCE AGENDA

The agenda for the VIRTUAL CONFERENCE will be posted soon.  For more information, please contact the conference organizer:

Don Buford, Founder & CEO, iiBIG 
Phone: 212-300-2521 | Email: donb@iibig.com

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2020

1:00PM

Welcome to DAY ONE: iiBIG’s VIRTUAL 6th Distressed & Turnaround Investment Forum: Introductions

1:15PM

State of the Distressed & Turnaround Industry

  • What impact is Covid-19 and other factors having on domestic and global distressed debt investing? How does Federal CARES ACT  factor into distressed investing?
  • During the last recession (2007-2010) distressed investing soared.
  • Now, with the Covid-19-induced recession, how long will opportunities last this time?

 Moderator:

  • Robert Milam, Director, Summit Investment Management, Denver, CO

Panelists:

  • Steven Fleming, US Business Recovery Services Leader, PwC – New York, NY
  • Ross Gatlin, CEO & Managing Partner, Prophet Equity – Southlake, TX
  • Steven R. Gerbsman, Principal, Gerbsman Partners San Francisco, CA
  • Brett Hickey, Founder & CEO, Star Mountain Capital New York, NY

Sponsored by:

2:30PM

Maximizing Enterprise Value in Challenging Times:
Crisis Management and Communications Strategies in Trying Times

 Moderator:

  • Steven R. Gerbsman, Principal, Gerbsman Partners – San Francisco, CA

 Panelists:

  • Stephen T. O’Neill, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP Palo Alto, CA
  • David G. Rosenbaum, Founder & Managing Shareholder, Rosenbaum IP Deerfield, IL

Sponsored by:

Gerbsman Partners

    3:30PM

    VIRTUAL COFFEE BREAK

    3:45PM

    Investing, Lending and Work-outs in the Distressed Middle-Market in 2020 & 2021

    Bank and Non-bank Lenders, Distressed Investors, Restructuring and Work-out Attorneys and Consultancies Discuss Opportunities in Distressed & Turnaround Situations brought about by Covid-19, and other factors. How does the Federal Reserve’s Main Street Loan Program (MSLP), and other Federal and State Relief Programs affect middle-market companies in this environment?

    Moderator:

    • Robert P. Sweeter, Shareholder, Polsinelli LLP Nashville,TN

    Panelists:

    • Scott Eisenberg, Managing Partner, Amherst Partners, LLC  Birmingham, MI
    • Robert Goldstein, Partner, Rally Capital AdvisorsChicago, IL
    • Robert Milam, Director, Summit Investment Management  Denver, CO
    • Ira Perlmuter, Founder & Managing Partner, T-5 Equity Partners – North Brunswick, NJ
    • Others TBA


    4:45PM

    CONFERENCE CONCLUDES

    CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

    Continuing Education Credits (e.g. CLE, CPE, CME, etc.) may be available for iiBIG conference attendees. Upon request conference attendees will be provided with a “Certificate of Attendance” and a copy of the conference agenda, showing topics, length of sessions, and name(s) and professional affiliation(s) of presenter(s) for each session. Attendees wishing to apply for continuing education credits for attending this conference may submit this documentation to the relevant organization in his/her state when applying for such credits.

    CE CreditsInternational Institute for Business Information & Growth LLC is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.