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David Bergman
Registrar of Personal Property Securities
Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia (ITSA)

Bruce Whittaker
Partner
Ashurst

John Canning
Partner
Mallesons
Stephen Jacques
Stewart McCallum
Partner
Ferrier Hodgson
David Brown
Associate Professor
The University of Adelaide
Denise North
Chief Executive Officer and National Secretary
Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia
John Fisk
Partner, Corporate Restructuring PricewaterhouseCoopers New Zealand
Steve Flynn
Special Counsel
Simpson Grierson NZ
Tony Coburn
Director
PPS Solutions
Del Cseti
National Training Manager & Manager External Affairs
Australian Institute of Credit Management (AICM)
Richard Calver
National Director Industrial Relations and Legal Counsel
Master Builders Australia
Hooman Zahrai
Chairman
Institute of Factors & Discounters in Australia & New Zealand (IFD) & Senior Product Manager, Cash Flow Finance Westpac Group
Dipen Mitra
General Manager Operations, National Service Centre
Insolvency & Trustee Service Australia
Jacquie Browning
Special Counsel
Piper Alderman
Adam Hopkins
Head of Credit Operations
GE Capital ANZ
Lionel Meehan
Senior Associate
Restructuring and Insolvency Ashurst
Cindy Bushell
Project Director, Business Enablement
Australia Operations, ANZ
Moses Samaha
Head of Commercial Risk
Veda
Craig Morgan
Senior Manager
Ferrier Hodgson
Melinda Gorman
Senior Manager
Ferrier Hodgson
     
Alex Beck
Product Manager PPSR
Veda
     
       
 
about the conference

PPS reform involves the introduction of a national commercial law affecting all secured financing that is associated with personal property. It brings together the different Commonwealth, State & Territory laws and registers regarding personal property security interests under one national system and introduces a single national online Personal Property Securities Register.

This extremely timely forum running from the 28th - 30th of August 2012, has been specifically designed to provide you with critical information about PPSR during the implementation phase.
The conference is an opportunity to discuss implementation challenges including the period of adjustment involved in using new systems, the shift of relevant laws, new T&C's, and how to deal with the practical challenges associated with the myriad of changes.

So, why the urgency and how does this affect you?

The PPS Register and associated regulations went live 30 January 2012.

  • From 30 January 2012 anyone who wishes to take security over a personal asset (excluding real estate) must have that security recorded correctly on the new PPSR if they wish to claim title on that asset
  • All financial institutions must be able to use the system to protect their title. All their existing security interests need to be uploaded to the new PPSR prior to the pending implementation date if they wish to retain clear title
  • Asset suppliers need to be aware of these critical changes. This includes a huge range of asset classes including motor vehicles, marine, IT, hospitality, aircraft, fit-outs, machinery: construction, mining, agricultural, manufacturing, printing, logistics, and many more...

Such significant changes invariably bring about many questions, raise concerns and highlight implementation challenges associated with the roll over. That's why keynote speaker David Bergman, the actual Registrar for the PPSR is working with us to present you with a top quality programme designed to answer all your questions and help you successfully navigate your organisation through the minefield of change.


Why should you attend?

To understand the current and post implementation challenges faced due to the PPSR, and to uncover practical solutions to these challenges. This is also an ideal opportunity for you to ask questions, raise concerns and contribute to high level debate with some of Australia's most influential decision makers in the finance industry.

7 critical reasons to attend


Navigate your organisation through the national PPS register and identify what transitional arrangements to be wary of - traps and pitfalls

Clarify how to attain perfection and some priority rules

Alter your documentation and practice - best practice guidelines and drafting tips

Understand what actually happens when a company becomes insolvent
- lessons from New Zealand

Practical preparation tips - what should your business be doing now?

Participate in a panel discussion - How will the PPSA affect different industries?

Benefit from understanding ‘The New Zealand experience - PPS 10 years on’

Innovative Format

You will have the opportunity to listen to and participate in:

  • Technical sessions run by subject matter experts
  • Panel discussions with interactive audience Q&A sessions
  • Genuine networking opportunities
  • Sessions regarding current related issues such as database management and insolvency
  • A post-conference one day workshop on Thursday 30th August 2012

Who should attend?

  • All financial institutions, big and small including many smaller boutique funders, especially equipment or asset finance or leasing, hire purchase or rental/operating lease
  • Equipment finance brokers
  • Credit reporting agencies / Mercantile agents
  • Insolvency practitioners / Partners and all levels of solicitors
  • Industry bodies for end users - End user industry groups including any that sell on retention of title, or sell an asset that can be used as security. For example: motor vehicles, trucks, trailers, marine, aircraft, IT, hospitality, fit outs, construction equipment, etc.
  • Banking and finance professionals. MD's, Directors, CFOs, CEOs and CRO's
  • Risk and compliance practitioners - Credit Managers and Financial Advisors
  • Businesses who sell on Retention of Title

 
 
 
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