The
20th Annual Distressed Investing conference will be held on Monday,
December 2, 2013, at The Helmsley Park Lane Hotel in New York City.

For additional information, contact:
BEARD GROUP, INC.
P.O. Box 40915
Washington, D.C. 20016
Nina Novak - nina@beard.com - (202) 241-8200
Peter A. Chapman - peter@beard.com - (215) 945-7000

This year's sponsors are:
<ul>
<li>Andrews Kurth LLP
<li>Conway MacKenzie, Inc.
<li>Epiq Systems, Inc.
<li>Foley & Lardner LLP
<li>Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
<li>McKool Smith
<li>Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
<li>Sitrick Brincko Group, LLC
<li>Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
<li>Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
</ul>

The Evolving Distressed Investing 2013 Schedule

Panel Time & Title Faculty

7:30 a.m. -- Registration and Continental Breakfast sponsored by MILBANK

8:00 a.m. -- Chairman's Opening Remarks Hugh M. Ray at McKOOL SMITH and Van E. Conway at CONWAY MacKENZIE, INC.

8:10 a.m. -- Year in Review & New Business Opportunities Steven L. Gidumal at VIRTUS CAPITAL, LP

8:40 a.m. --

9:30 a.m. -- Energy Industry Opportunities & Pitfalls Paul N. Silverstein and Robin Russell at ANDREWS KURTH LLP

10:10 a.m. -- Networking Break

10:25 a.m. --

11:05 a.m. --

12:05 p.m. -- The Harvey R. Miller Awards Luncheon sponsored by EPIQ SYSTEMS presenting the Harvey R. Miller Outstanding Achievement Award for Service to the Restructuring Industry to Martin J. Whitman, Chairman and Portfolio Manager, THIRD AVENUE MANAGEMENT, LLC

1:15 p.m. -- European Investment Opportunities Adam B. Plainer, Esq., at WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP

2:00 p.m. --

2:45 p.m. -- Networking Break sponsored by SITRICK BRINCKO GROUP LLC

3:00 p.m. --

3:45 p.m. --

4:45 p.m. -- Investors' Roundtable

5:30 p.m. -- Wine Tasting and Honors Banquet (for all delegates, speakers and honorees) hosted by SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP, honoring the 2013 Turnarounds & Workouts Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers:

Jasmine Ball at Debevoise & Plimpton
Joshua Brody at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel
Thomas R. Fawkes at Freeborn & Peters
Evan R. Fleck at Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy
Todd M. Goren at Morrison & Foerster
Stephen E. Hessler at Kirkland & Ellis
Wojciech F. Jung at Lowenstein Sandler
Jill L. Nicholson at Foley & Lardner
Arik Preis at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Zachary H. Smith at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
Richard A. Stieglitz, Jr., at Cahill Gordon
Rachel C. Strickland at Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Panel Time & Title	Faculty
7:30 a.m. -- Registration and Continental Breakfast sponsored by MILBANK
8:00 a.m. -- Chairman's Opening Remarks	Hugh M. Ray at McKOOL SMITH and Van E. Conway at CONWAY MacKENZIE, INC.
8:10 a.m. -- Year in Review & New Business Opportunities	Steven L. Gidumal at VIRTUS CAPITAL, LP
8:40 a.m. --
9:30 a.m. -- Energy Industry Opportunities & Pitfalls	Paul N. Silverstein and Robin Russell at ANDREWS KURTH LLP
10:10 a.m. -- Networking Break
10:25 a.m. --
11:05 a.m. --
12:05 p.m. -- The Harvey R. Miller Awards Luncheon sponsored by EPIQ SYSTEMS presenting the Harvey R. Miller Outstanding Achievement Award for Service to the Restructuring Industry to Martin J. Whitman, Chairman and Portfolio Manager, THIRD AVENUE MANAGEMENT, LLC
1:15 p.m. -- European Investment Opportunities	Adam B. Plainer, Esq., at WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
2:00 p.m. --
2:45 p.m. -- Networking Break sponsored by SITRICK BRINCKO GROUP LLC
3:00 p.m. --
3:45 p.m. --
4:45 p.m. -- Investors' Roundtable
5:30 p.m. -- Wine Tasting and Honors Banquet (for all delegates, speakers and honorees) hosted by SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP, honoring the 2013 Turnarounds & Workouts Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers: Jasmine Ball at Debevoise & Plimpton Joshua Brody at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Thomas R. Fawkes at Freeborn & Peters Evan R. Fleck at Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy Todd M. Goren at Morrison & Foerster Stephen E. Hessler at Kirkland & Ellis Wojciech F. Jung at Lowenstein Sandler Jill L. Nicholson at Foley & Lardner Arik Preis at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Zachary H. Smith at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft Richard A. Stieglitz, Jr., at Cahill Gordon Rachel C. Strickland at Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Information about last year's conference is available at http://bankrupt.com/DI2012/

Updated: Aug. 30, 2013