The European General Counsel Conference 2009

October 7th 2009
  • The Dorchester


Now in its sixth year, The European General Counsel Conference is one of Europe's most respected forums for high-level discussions and dynamic debate on the key issues facing lawyers in business.

The conference blends panel debates and executive discussions as well as providing an ideal opportunity for you to network with your peers and share experiences. You will hear from renowned speakers including:

Chair: Julia Chain, Chief Executive Officer, H4 Partners
Keynote address: Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller DCB, Former Director General, MI5 (2002-2007)
Interview: Peter Kurer, former Chairman, UBS
Robert Webb QC, Chairman, Autonomy, and former General Counsel, British Airways
Rupert Bondy, Group General Counsel, BP
Bradley Gans, Chief Legal Officer, EMEA, Citigroup
Eleanor Evans, Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary, Cobham
Peter Maynard, Chairman, GC100
Jonathan Smith, Legal Director, Fujitsu
Robert Swade, Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary, Jumeirah Group
Richard Rosenthal, Managing Director and General Counsel, EMEA, Morgan Stanley
Trevor Brown, General Counsel Europe, Nestlé
Leah Cooper, Managing Attorney, Rio Tinto
Howard Rubenstein, Company Secretary and General Counsel, Yell

Why should you attend?

  • Learn from the collective experience of our global speaker line-up, which includes lawyers from some of the world's leading businesses
  • Test your ability to defend your company's reputation in an enlightening workshop on the press
  • Network with 100 other influential general counsel
  • Hear the Economist Intelligence Unit's forecast for the 2010 business landscape
  • Participatein unique case-study discussions - Peter Kurer, general counsel-turned chairman of one of Europe's leading banks will give an insight on what general counsel should learn from the recession
  • Engage in timely discussions on how to promote your position, manage risk and lead the legal team in the post-crisis business
  • CPD points - UK solicitors earn 5.5 hours CPD credits from the Law Society on attendance
08:15 Registration and refreshments
09:00 Chair’s welcoming remarks
Julia Chain, Chief Executive, H4 Partners
09:10

What general counsel should learn from the recession
Interview with a general counsel-turned-Chairman of one of Europe’s biggest banks

Interviewer: Julia Chain, Chief Executive, H4 Partners
Peter Kurer, former Chairman, UBS

09:40

Panel discussion: Lawyers in the post-crisis business
• What can general counsel learn from the mistakes made by their peers in the lead up to the recession?
• How should in-house lawyers contribute to building the new business?
• How should general counsel position their role in the company that emerges from recession?
• Comparing roles and issues in the UK, the Middle East and the US

Eleanor Evans, Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary, Cobham
Robert Swade, Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary, Jumeirah Group
Peter Maynard, Chairman, GC100
Howard Rubenstein, Company Secretary and General Counsel, Yell

10.40 Networking break
11.10 EIU forecast: the global economy in 2010
Pat Thaker, Regional Director, Economist Intelligence Unit
11.30

Panel discussion: The new risk environment
• A different approach: how risk models should change in response to lessons of the economic crisis
• What role should general counsel play in risk management?

Rupert Bondy, General Counsel, BP
Bradley Gans, Chief Legal Officer, EMEA, Citi
Richard Rosenthal, Managing Director and General Counsel, EMEA, Morgan Stanley
John Smart, Partner, Fraud Investigation and Dispute Services (FIDS), Ernst & Young

12:30 Lunch
13.50 Keynote address: Leadership in challenging times
Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller DCB, Former Director General, MI5 (2002-2007)
14.20

Workshop: Managing reputational risk in critical times
Brave general counsel will face a panel of journalists, to kick off a workshop in managing the business’ representation by understanding the press and the anatomy of a story.

Workshop leader: Stephen Carver, Lecturer, Project Management, Cranfield University Business School
Robert Webb QC, Chairman, Autonomy, and former General Counsel, British Airways

15.50 Networking break
16.05

Panel discussion: Building the right legal team for the future
• How should general counsel be shaping their legal team to succeed in the future business landscape?
• What skills do lawyers need to acquire, to be better equipped to adapt to seismic shifts like that of the last two years?
• How can general counsel retain talented lawyers and motivate their team in challenging and uncertain times?

Jonathan Smith, Legal Director, Fujitsu
Trevor Brown, General Counsel Europe, Nestlé
Leah Cooper, Managing Attorney, Rio Tinto

17.05 Closing remarks and close of conference

      

 

OTHER SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Keynote: Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller DCB, Former Director General, MI5
Rupert Bondy, Group General Counsel, BP
Eleanor Evans, Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary, Cobham
Stephen Carver, Lecturer, Project Management, Cranfield University Business School
Pat Thaker, Regional Director, Economist Intelligence Unit
John Smart, Partner, Fraud Investigation and Dispute Services (FIDS), Ernst & Young
Jonathan Smith, Legal Director, Fujitsu
Trevor Brown, General Counsel Europe, Nestlé
Leah Cooper, Managing Attorney, Rio Tinto
Howard Rubenstein, Company Secretary and General Counsel, Yell

Please find the presentations from The European General Counsel Conference below. To access them click on the relevant image.

John Bowler

Stephen Carver

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