Agenda

• • Re-prioritising ESG in 2026
  • ESG Liability and Litigation
  • Global ESG Regulation
  • AI and Sustainability
  • The GC as ESG Strategist
  • Green Claims
  • Transition Finance
  • Defence, Security and ESG

10.00am Registration

10.30am Opening remarks

10.40am-11.25am Speaking up when it matters most: how general counsel can navigate pressure, influence decisions and protect long-term value in ESG

In boardrooms today, General Counsel are increasingly expected to be more than legal technicians. They are ethical navigators and may find themselves the only voice asking difficult questions about sustainability, risk and long-term impact. Yet speaking up isn’t straightforward.

When ESG considerations appear to conflict with short-term profit, even the most principled professionals can hesitate because of group dynamics, time pressure, commercial incentives and the human desire to conform.

This keynote explores why good people stay silent and how organisations can create conditions where they don’t.

• • Philippa Hann, CEO, Paradigm Norton Financial Planning

11.25am Panel 2

12.10pm Lunch

1.10pm Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session A

Breakout Session B: Energy transition and security – the drivers and the solutions

As geopolitical uncertainty continues to move energy security higher up the agenda, this breakout session explores the continued relevance and utility of the energy transition.

Energy security has never mattered more, so this session will help untangle the regulatory backdrop, identify the diverse low-carbon solutions for businesses, and pose strategies to overcome the challenges and hurdles in implementing and actioning marketable transition plans.

• • John Buttanshaw, partner, Travers Smith
  • Richard Brown, partner, Travers Smith

Breakout Session C

1.55pm Panel 3

2.40pm Coffee Break

4.30pm  Closing Remarks

4.35pm Networking Drinks

5.30pm Event Concludes

* Please note that session times and programme details are provisional and may change