For the fourth consecutive year, I had the privilege of serving on the organising committee for the AIIP Conference, held on 22 August 2024 at the new Macquarie Bank facilities in Sydney. Being part of the committee allowed me to engage directly with esteemed speakers and fellow professionals both in the lead-up to and during the conference.
Distinguished Speakers
This year, I had the honour of thanking our Keynote Speaker, The Honourable Justice Lee, for his insightful presentation and Q&A session on innovation at the Federal Court of Australia.
Other distinguished speakers included:
- Ben Forrester from Macquarie Bank, who provided an economic update. Macquarie Bank was also a major conference sponsor.
- Jillian Kitto, Acting Deputy Commissioner at the ATO, who discussed recovery actions, including DPNs.
- Amanda Bull from Queensland University of Technology, who presented her PhD research on Small Business Restructuring (SBR).
- Gary Busby, Senior Insolvency Advisor at the ATO, who focused on complex insolvency and SBR.
- Jarvis Archer from Business Reset, who shared insights on SBR developments.
- Mark Roberts from Freedom Loans, an SBR Finance Specialist.
- Kate O’Rourke, ASIC Commissioner, who provided an ASIC update.
- Ram Subramanian from CPA Australia, who discussed ESG.
- Hon Bruce Billson GAICD, Ombudsman at the Australian Small Business & Family Enterprise Ombudsman, who addressed the challenges faced by small businesses in Australia.
- Denise Hall from Xcllusive Business Sales, who spoke on current business sale trends. Xcllusive Business Sales was also a major conference sponsor.
- Jason Harris, Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Sydney Law School, Ralphed Notley, Barrister at University Chambers, and Natasha McHattan, Solicitor, who provided legal updates.
Committee Members
A special thank you to my co-committee members:
- Stephen Hathway, Conference Chair (Helm Advisory)
- Shabnam Amirbeaggi, President of AIIP (Crouch Amirbeaggi)
- Kathleen Vouris, Committee Member (Hall Chadwick)
- John Morgan, Committee Member and AIIP Director (BCR Advisory)
Sponsors
Finally, a big thank you to Macquarie Bank senior personnel Matthew Bolle, Sara Zahedi, Wendy Traill, Wayne Smart, Ben Forrester, Sarah Petzel and the events team at Macquarie Bank, and also, Michael Chin. Macquarie Bank is the pre-eminent banking specialist for the insolvency industry. An extra thank you to Grays for sponsoring the dinner.
Website references for the sponsors:
Levi Consulting
We invite you to view our AIIP Brochure for the 2024 Conference.
David Levi is a registered liquidator with deep experience working with companies XS, S, M, L, XL.
Contact David on 0418 602 466.
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