26 February 2026
9:00 am-9:30 am
Welcome coffee and registration
9:30 am-9:40 am
Welcome address
9:45 am-10:15 am
The big idea: The final clause - GCs writing the future
Annick O'Brien
General Counsel, CybSafe
10:15 am-11:00 am
Panel: Gatekeepers to innovators: reimagining the future in-house legal team
A session on the evolving influence of the GC, the human side of AI transformation and more.
Vivienne Artz
Chief Executive, FTSE Women Leaders Review
James Elliott
EMEA Legal Senior Director, CrowdStrike
Maria Koval
Senior Legal Counsel, GEA Group AG
Barbara Naouri
Legal Director, Western Europe, Colgate-Palmolive
Andrea Viele
Global Head of Legal, idealista
11:00 am-11:30 am
Networking break
11:30 am-12:30 pm
Roundtable breakouts: Join the counsel carousel
Join our dynamic breakout sessions designed for real connection and practical impact.
Swap insights with peers, tackle challenges through expert-led discussions and hands-on exercises, and walk away with actionable ideas you can use immediately. Together, we’ll unpack the pressing issues shaping in-house legal teams today - from AI and risk to ESG, workforce transformation, and resilience - while turning shared experience into real-world solutions
Lucy Gilmore
Associate General Counsel - Privacy & AI, Sprinklr
Umair Rahim
Managing Editor, Lexology
Aleksandra Schellenberg
Head Sustainable Finance Legal, UBS
12:30 pm-1:15 pm
Voices from the room: what to do next
In our closing plenary session, roundtable leaders feedback the key points of discussion, ensuring you leave the morning with today’s takeaways for tomorrow’s challenges.
1:15 pm-2:15 pm
Close of conference and networking lunch
