Conference programme Day One: Tuesday 14 September

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08.45 Registration and coffee

09.15 Chairman’s welcome
Peter Kurer, former chairman, UBS

09.30 Panel discussion: The big picture – general counsel and the in-house team of the future - sponsored by Hammonds
What shape will in-house legal teams be in, in 2015? And what will dictate the agenda for senior corporate counsel, during this period? Issues covered will include relationships with external law firms, the general counsel’s status in UK and continental companies, changes to the regulation of solicitors, communications and in-house lawyer privilege, and the new technology that is changing the way lawyers work.
Chair: Jeremy Barton, general counsel and head of risk management, Boston Consulting Group
William Downs, partner, Hammonds
Bruce Macmillan, general counsel, Legal Services Board
Jonathan Smith, general counsel, Fujitsu

10.15 Panel discussion: Bribery, corruption and white collar crime – the criminalisation of the corporate world - sponsored by Winston & Strawn
Governments of the US and EU member states are tightening up their bribery laws. What practical steps can a general counsel take to ensure that you stay within the new laws, beyond having a written policy in place? The panel will include real case studies from in-house lawyers who have been subject to a fraud investigation.
Chair: Peter Kurer, former chairman, UBS
Gerard Gent, general counsel, legal UK & group company secretary, Siemens
Chris Vaughan, general counsel and company secretary, Balfour Beatty
Barry Vitou, partner, Winston & Strawn
Roger Wiltshire, UK head of legal, BAE Systems

11.00 Morning coffee

11.30 Interactive focus groups

A. New ways of working – will more law firms become home to teams of in-house lawyers?
This session will analyse different models of delivering in-house legal services for both small and large teams, using case studies such as BLP-Thames Water to look at the success of the different models tried to date. Topics discussed will include outsourcing, offshoring and managing secondments.
Julia Chain, managing director, Huron Consulting UK
David Eveleigh, general counsel, BT Global Services
Nigel Murray, managing director, Trilantic

B. EU legislation, the Commission’s agenda, and its impact on business
This session will focus on the EU’s legislative priorities. With the EU using its regulatory and competition powers to bring cases against companies in sectors including energy and telecoms, how can general counsel prepare for a more proactive European Commission?
Jasper De Gou, senior competition counsel, Akzo Nobel
Steffano Fratta, director competition and regulatory affairs, Telefonica O2 Czech Republic

C. Practical technology – what’s new that will help improve the processes in my legal team?
The panel will look at the critical infrastructure needed by today’s in-house teams, as well as communication, training and other technologies that have a practical application for corporate counsel
Jonathan Adelman, general counsel, Ladbrokes
Richard Given, director, legal - emerging markets, CISCO

12.45 Lunch sponsored by IntraLinks

13.45 Interactive Panel Discussion: Legal Process Outsourcing - sponsored by CPA Global
The recession has brought Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) to the fore, which offers busy in-house lawyers the chance to get process-drive legal work done in a more cost-effective way so they can concentrate on business-critical issues. With the help of a delegate voting system, this session will seek to test the extent to which senior in-house lawyers have bought into LPO. The delegates will be asked whether they have set up an LPO venture? If not, why not? What are the concerns? And what are the opportunities? A panel of senior in-house lawyers will be on hand to interpret this data.
Chair: Leah G. Cooper, director, legal services outsourcing, CPA Global
Angela Mullany, managing attorney and chief counsel exploration, Rio Tinto
Simon Pearson, executive director, legal and compliance, Morgan Stanley

14.30 Workshop: Measuring your performance; justifying your role - sponsored by Clearwell Systems
Pressure is mounting on general counsel to demonstrate how effective the in-house legal team is. This panel will share tips on how an in-house lawyer’s value can be measured and proven, and how to persuade the board to increase, not decrease, your internal budget.
Rosemary Martin, group general counsel and company secretary, Vodafone
Robert Miller, general counsel, Skype
Jerry Temko, general counsel, Astellas

15.30 Afternoon coffee

16:00 Workshop: Moving into a commercial role
This focus group will include case studies from former lawyers who moved into commercial roles. What experience and skills can corporate counsel bring to a business role and when is the right time to make the move?
John Saunders, managing director and head of UK resident non-domiciled client team, Barclays Wealth

17.00 Keynote interview – How am I doing? - sponsored by Nabarro
General counsel like to benchmark how they are doing their job, against the work of their peers. Jonathan Warne, head of dispute resolution at Nabarro will interview a senior general counsel to explore one way to approach the job of running a major legal department.

17.45 Chairman’s closing remarks
Peter Kurer, former chairman, UBS

18.00 End of day one

19.30 Drinks reception sponsored by Hammonds

20.30 Welcome dinner sponsored by Winston & Strawn

22.30 Post-dinner champagne sponsored by FWBS

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