A conference presented by the IBA Women Lawyers Interest Group 7th World Women Lawyers Conference Law in a changing world how women can contribute to innovation of the legal profession 7 8 April 2016, Hotel de Rome, Berlin, Germany Working programme and list of participants ALL SPEAKER MATERIALS AND BIOGRAPHIES CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.IBANET.ORG/CONFERENCES/CONF683.ASPX
Conference Co-Chairs Isabel Bueno Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados, São Paulo; Senior Vice-Chair, IBA Women Lawyers Interest Group Maria Wolleh Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå AB, Berlin; Chair, IBA Women Lawyers Interest Group Thursday 7 April All plenary sessions will take place in the Ballroom. Please refer to each breakout session for the room allocation. All coffee/tea breaks will take place in the Ballroom foyer and Opera Court 0800 1800 Registration Ballroom foyer 0900 0910 Conference Chairs Welcome 0910 0920 Opening remarks 0920 0925 Introduction to the keynote speaker Stephen Denyer The Law Society of England and Wales, London; Secretary-Treasurer, Section on Public and Professional Interest 0925 1000 Keynote address Hilarie Bass Greenberg Traurig, Miami, Florida 1000 1300 PLENARY ONE Setting the stage global trends and challenges affecting the future of the legal profession In this plenary session, the speakers will introduce the global megatrends globalisation, industry 4.0 and discuss which impacts these megatrends have on law and the legal profession. 1100 1130 Coffee/tea break Issues to be discussed will cover not only commercial and corporate legal areas but also human rights and the rule of law as a general principle. Global challenges affecting women and women lawyers will be touched on as well Patricia Menendez-Cambo Greenberg Traurig, Miami, Florida; Treasurer, IBA Women Lawyers Interest Group Maria Wolleh Speakers Christian Godden Few Agency, Malmo Markus Hartung Bucerius Law School, Hamburg Olufunmi Oluyede TRLPLAW, Lagos; Chair, Crimes Against Women Subcommittee, IBA Criminal Law Committee Mikiko Otani Toranoman Law & Economic Offices, Tokyo Roselyn Sands Ernst & Young, Société d Avocats, Paris Exhibitor Kindly supported by
Thursday continued 1300 1500 Seated lunch Restaurant La Banca 1500 1800 BREAKOUT SESSIONS BREAKOUT ONE Ballroom The future of M&A deal sourcing and deal success From a lawyer s perspective, how has M&A developed in the last five years? And what do we see happening in the next three to five years? Do we have a role in deal sourcing? What should be our M&A focus going forward? How do we better contribute to the deal becoming a success? Guy Harles Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg, Vice-Chair, IBA Corporate & M&A Committee Lise Lotte Hjerrild Horten, Copenhagen; Secretary, IBA Women Lawyers Interest Group Corina Bove Guyer & Regules, Montevideo Filippo Modulo Chiomenti Studio Legale, Rome Andreas Nelle Raue, Berlin Caroline Pontoppidan Vice President, General Counsel, Maersk Line, Copenhagen Fred Wendt Gleiss Lutz, Hamburg BREAKOUT TWO Salons 2 & 3 Innovative litigation the pros and cons of electronic evidence Bettina Knoetzl Knoetzl, Vienna; Co-Chair, IBA Litigation Committee Dominika Stepinska-Duch Raczkowski Paruch, Warsaw; Communications Officer, IBA Women Lawyers Interest Group Dr Ulrich Lohmann Pinsent Massons, Munich Keith Oliver Peters and Peters, London Cristiane Romana Machado Meyer Sendacz Opice, Brasília Christopher K Tahbaz Debevoise and Plimpton, New York and Hong Kong SAR; Co-Chair, IBA Litigation Committee
Thursday continued BREAKOUT THREE Salon 5 Refugees and the right to work: Integration in a rapidly changing employment landscape Refugees leave their countries under very desperate circumstances fleeing to safer countries to start a new life. In order that refugees new lives are lived in dignity, we believe that a discussion around their right to work and how it can be facilitated is important as it affords them the opportunity to support and protect their families. Often women bear the brunt of the hardships faced by refugees. This issue has become topical with the mass migration of Syrian refugees fleeing conflict at home but is applicable to refugees all over the world. Session Chair Isabel Bueno 1615 1645 Coffee/tea break Aeneas C Chuma ILO Regional Director for Africa, Addis Ababa Marianne Granhøj Kromann Reumert, Copenhagen; Vice-Chair, IBA Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee Antony Hyams-Parish Rawlison Butler, London; Co-Chair, IBA Discrimination and Equality Law Committee João Marques Neto EMDOC, São Paulo Annalisa Reale Chiomenti Studio Legale, Milan 2000 Conference reception and dinner Soho House Berlin Torstrasse 1, 10119 Berlin Price 105 Soho House is within walking distance of the Hotel de Rome, therefore transport will not be provided.
Friday 8 April All plenary sessions will take place in the Ballroom. All coffee/tea breaks will take place in the Ballroom foyer and Opera Court 0830 1300 Registration Ballroom foyer 0900 0930 Open Committee meeting This meeting gives all delegates the opportunity to meet the officers of WIG to learn more about the Committee and its ongoing activities. Ideas for future events can be presented at the meeting. 0930 1230 PLENARY TWO Shaping the future how women can contribute to the future of the legal profession In this final session, the panellists will discuss the main challenges for the legal professions and how these can best be tackled. Topics will include: Structure and management of law firms, legal departments, courts and authorities Effects of IT and outsourcing, adaptability and flexibility, fee structures, demands of the clients, understanding and anticipating the megatrends. A particular focus will be placed on potential contributions women can make to the innovation of the legal profession. 1100 1130 Coffee/tea break Jennifer Bishop Miller Thomson, Toronto, Ontario; Membership Officer, IBA Women Lawyers Interest Group Charandeep Kaur Trilegal, New Delhi; Vice-Chair, IBA Women Lawyers Interest Group Speakers Catherine Dixon Chief Executive, The Law Society of England and Wales, London Emma Olnäs Fors Mannheimer Swartling, Gothenburg Gabrielle H Williamson Luther, Brussels and Düsseldorf; Immediate Past Chair, Section on Public and Professional Interest Division Daniella Zagari Gonçalves Machado Meyer Sendacz Opice, São Paulo 1230 1300 Award ceremony Presentation of the Award for the Outstanding International Woman Lawyer, 2016. Proudly sponsored by 1300 Buffet networking lunch and end of conference Ballroom foyer and Opera Court