2nd Annual IBA Asset Recovery Conference Hotel Riu Plaza Espana, Madrid

The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Tackling and conquering impediments to asset recovery’.

Topics will include:

– Tackling and conquering common (and uncommon) defences raised in attempts to defeat asset recovery strategies and proceedings
– Tracing, preserving and recovering unique and difficult classes of assets: spotlight on maritime issues in asset recovery
– Asset tracing and recovery and the diamond industry
– Interview with Richard Aronowitz: Global Head of Restitution, Christie’s
– Targeting professional service providers who are the architects of asset protection and concealment models
– Assisting victims of small(er) scale fraud and corruption
– Leveraging insolvency tools in the fight against multi-jurisdictional fraud and achieving cross border recoveries
– The ongoing impact of sanctions on enforcement
– The role of regulators in asset recovery
– Experiences of direct asset recovery via Article 53 of the United Nations Convention on Corruption