Venue Selection, Emerging Trends in DIP Financing, Using AI in Bankruptcy Practice and More to Be Discussed at ABI's 2026 Winter Leadership Conference Dec. 3-5

Alexandria, Va. - Insights from some of the country's top insolvency and restructuring experts on issues confronting the profession in 2027 will be addressed at the American Bankruptcy Institute's (ABI's) 2026 Winter Leadership Conference, taking place Dec. 3-5 at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, Calif. This year's conference will feature more than 20 concurrent sessions and workshops addressing a diverse spectrum of key insolvency topics for both business and consumer practitioners. Additionally, the Winter Leadership Conference will host a luncheon to celebrate the tenth class of ABI's "40 Under 40," a program that identifies top industry professionals under age 40. This year's "40 Under 40" keynote speaker, Chad Foster, is a billion-dollar revenue-generator, job-creator and tech innovator. He's also blind - and when he speaks to audiences, he shares a powerful message: His loss of eyesight as a young adult didn't hold him back. His inspirational talk will demonstrate how he ultimately embraced obstacles as opportunities.

Sessions at the Winter Leadership Conference include:

• ABI Talks
• Plan Injunctions: Comparison Sub V and Chapter 11
• Role and Use of Examiners
• Deconstructing the Code: 363 Complex Sales
• Follow the Money: Private Credit's Pivot to Healthcare
• Chapter 7 Debtors and Trustees: Roles, Obligations, and Working Through the Process
• How to Avoid Wasting Time in Your Avoidance Action Mediation
• The Art of Valuation
• Hot Topics: 60 Cases in 60 Minutes
• Loan Origination and Secured Transactions
• Chilling Effects: Consumer Debt Issues and Vulnerable Immigrant Populations
• Workshop: Corporate Tax Structures in Bankruptcy (Accounting Part II)
• Venue Selection: Current Trends, Disputes, Interpretations and Considerations
• Running the Business of Law in the World of AI
• Supreme Court Decisions over the Years (Need-to-Know Cases!)
• Creditor Protections at Risk: The Convergence of LMEs and 363 Sales
• Fraudulent Transfer Law in Ponzi Scheme Cases: A Remedy in Search of a Doctrine
• Using AI in Bankruptcy Practice
• Real Estate Valuation Battles: Issues and Inflection Points from Engagement to App
• Recent Trends in Cross-Border Fraud
• Emerging Trends in DIP Financing
• 9011: What's Your Emergency?

To review a comprehensive schedule of speakers and optional events, please click here . If you are a member of the press and you would like to attend the conference, please contact John Hartgen at 703-894-5935 or [email protected].

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ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes nearly 10,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abiworld.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abiworld.org/conferences.html .