Edward Angell Palmer
& Dodge

CM&D Capital Advisors, LLC

Insight Equity Holdings, LLC

Waller Lansden Dortch
& Davis LLP

International Process Plants

Transition Services, Inc.

Welcoming Remarks

• Don Buford, CEO, iiBIG

OUTLOOK FOR THE DISTRESSED & TURNAROUND MARKETS – “State of the Industry”

Moderator: Tom Granahan, Editor, INVESTMENT DEALERS’ DIGEST

Panelists:

• Martin J. McKinley, President, WELLS FARGO BUSINESS CREDIT
• Lachlan Edwards, Managing Director and Co-Head of European Restructuring, GOLDMAN SACHS
• Gregory L. Segall, Managing Partner, VERSA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

KEYNOTE PANEL PRESENTATION:
Foreign Investments in US Distressed Markets: Will Sovereign Funds and other Foreign Investors Fill the ‘Credit Crunch’ Void?
Will the tight credit market and favorable foreign exchange rates generate increased investments by Sovereign Funds and other foreign investors? What sectors will foreign investors favor? ~ And what role will U.S.-based funds and other service providers play in facilitating these investments?

• Dan Reid, National Managing Principal, Transaction Advisory Services, GRANT THORNTON, LLP
• Sonny Saksena, Managing Director, FINLES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (Hedge Fund of Funds – The Netherlands)

Opportunities in Cross-Border Distressed & Turnaround Investing ~ Around the World in 45 Minutes

Moderator: Craig Martin, Partner, EDWARDS, ANGELL PALMER & DODGE, LLP

Panelists:

• Lachlan Edwards, Managing Director and Co-Head of European Restructuring, GOLDMAN SACHS (Europe, Eastern Europe focus)
• Allan A. Brown, Co-Head Distressed Group, CONCORDIA ADVISORS, LLC (Single and Multi-Strategy Hedge Funds: Asia & South Asia Focus)
• Steven T. Kargman, President, KARGMAN ASSOCIATES (Advisor: Latin America & Emerging Markets Focus)

Loan-to-Own, Article IX & Other Issues in Distressed Investing

Moderator: Paul J. Coughlin, Jr., Founder & Managing Partner, LONGROAD ASSET MANAGEMENT

Panelists:

• Larry G Halperin, Partner, RICHARDS KIBBE & ORBE, LLP
• Glenn Pollack, Managing Director & Partner, CANDLEWOOD PARTNERS, LLC
• Michael Epstein, Managing Partner, CRG Partners SM
• Craig Forrest Noell, Managing Director, SIGNATURE CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC.
• John Buck, Vice President, VERSA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Getting In: Deciding When to Buy & Building Value in Underperforming & Troubled Companies

Moderator: John Collard, CTP, Chairman, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PARTNERS (Past Chair, Turnaround Management Association)

Panelists:

• Mark E. Chessen, Senior Managing Director, NATIONAL CITY CAPITAL MARKETS
• Tom Gordy, Senior Managing Director, CM&D CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC
• Jay I. “Bud” Applebaum, Principal, WINGATE PARTNERS

Getting Out: Restructuring, Workouts & Exit Strategies

Moderator: Gil Backenroth, Partner, HAHN & HESSEN LLP

Panelists:

• Marvin A. Davis, Managing Director, GRISANTI, GALEF, & GOLDRESS, INC.
• Jim Connor, Managing Director, BBK
• Rob Deutschman, Vice Chairman, Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. (formerly Enron Corp.)
  & President, CAPPELLO PARTNERS, LLC

Credit Default Swaps: A Critical Risk Transfer Tool in Volatile Markets

Moderator: Stephen J. Lubben, Daniel J. Moore Professor of Law, SETON HALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

Panelists:

• Shmuel Vasser, Partner, NIXON PEABODY LLP
• John Gallagher, CDS Product Management, MARKETAXESS

Prolonging the Agony: The Practical Implications of an Intercreditor Agreement between 1st & 2nd Lien Lenders Following Default

Moderator: Joon Hong, Partner, RICHARDS KIBBE & ORBE LLP

Panelists:

• F. John Stark, III, Managing Director, WATER TOWER CAPITAL, LLC
• Mitchell Drucker, Managing Director, GARRISON INVESTMENT GROUP LP
• Timothy Lin, Partner, RICHARDS KIBBE & ORBE LLP
• Nicholas Whitney, Partner, RICHARDS KIBBE & ORBE LLP

SECTOR OVERVIEW: Where are the Distressed Deals in 2008 and Beyond? ~ Financial Services, Commercial Real Estate, Technology, Manufacturing, Others?

• Anders J. Maxwell, Managing Director, PETER J. SOLOMON COMPANY
• Charles Hale, Managing Director, YORK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
• Robert J. Stark, Partner, BROWN RUDNICK BERLACK ISRAELS LLP

What Role will Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Family Offices and Others Play in the Next Wave of Distressed Investing?

Moderator: Ira J. Perlmuter, Managing Director, (T5 EQUITY PARTNERS Family Office Perspective)

Panelists:

• Philip Arra, President, HUNT SPECIAL SITUATIONS GROUP (Private Equity Perspective)
• Jonathan Berger, Senior Managing Director, STONE TOWER CAPITALl, LLC (Hedge Fund Perspective)
• Bruce Ferguson, Partner, APEX FUNDAMENTAL PARTNERS (Middle Market Lender/Investor)

Morning Break & Networking

The Evolution of Distressed & Turnaround Investing: Past & Present Realities

Moderator: Bobby Guy, Partner, WALLER LANSDEN DORTCH & DAVIS LLP

Panelists:

• David H. Hartheimer, President, ClearBid Capital
• Ravi Bhagavatula, CFA, Director, Special Assets Group, Republic Financial Corporation
• Ian Schneider, Managing Director, Fortress Investment Group

Issues in Bankruptcy: Curing Legacy Ills, Debt/Equity Swaps, Valuation Techniques and other Strategies to Breathe New Life into Troubled Companies

• Joshua I. Divack, Partner, HAHN & HESSEN LLP
• Hugh McDonald, Partner, Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP
• Michele Paige, Managing Member, PAIGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

During the course of this conference many issues will emerge that conferees will want to explore in greater detail. Time and space has been set aside for anyone wishing to participate in informal ‘working lunch’ Roundtables or One-on-One Meetings.

("Working Lunch" Buffet will be provided)

If your company provides unique products or services having to do with any aspect of Distressed & Turnaround Investing – and you would like to extend invitations BEFORE the conference to specific conference attendees to schedule a more formal workshop, roundtable discussion or private one-on-one meetings, please contact:

Kellie Swanstrom ,VP Business Development, iiBIG at kellies@iibig.com – or 973-571-0867