Agenda

Monday 9 March

8.30am  Registration

9.20am  Opening remarks

Speaker
Georgina Stanley, editorial director, Legal 500

9.30am Panel 1

10.25am The expanding GC portfolio – from legal leader to business operator

Exploring the GC’s evolving remit across everything from risk and compliance to ESG, AI and public affairs – how to position yourself for wider responsibilities and manage cross-functional teams effectively

10.50am Coffee Break

11.15am Roundtable Breakout Sessions

12.10pm Leading the legal team through business transformation

Managing your legal team through transformational businesss events like turnarounds, mergers or leadership changes. Lessons on maintaining morale, performance and credibility through difficult times

12.50pm Lunch

1.45pm So you’re GC – now what? How to lead effectively, influence with impact and keep calm

Navigating leadership and self-assurance when you’re the most senior legal voice in the business: the management skills every GC needs to develop and how to build influence with the C-Suite

2.25pm How to have a difficult conversation with your external law firm advisers

3.00pm Roundtable Breakout Sessions

3.50pm Coffee Break

4.10pm Panel 6

4.50pm Closing remarks 

Speaker
Georgina Stanley, editorial director, Legal 500

5.00pm Networking Sessions

7.00pm Drinks Reception

8.00pm Gala Dinner

10.00pm Networking drinks

Tuesday 10 March

8.15am Registration

8.40am Opening remarks

Speaker
Georgina Stanley, editorial director, Legal 500

8.50am Breakfast Fireside Chat

9.25am Geopolitics and business risk – Trump, tariffs, and trade

10.05am Supercharged Counsel: AI’s Impact on the In-House Role

AI is rapidly transforming how in-house legal teams are structured, how they work, and the value they deliver. This session explores what “AI for legal” means today—where it’s driving real impact, where it’s falling short, and how leading teams are redesigning workflows with automation. Panelists will share concrete case studies, ROI metrics, and governance approaches to ensure responsible use without sacrificing accuracy or confidentiality. We’ll also look ahead to how AI reshapes legal’s identity: the evolving skills lawyers need, the human value that remains essential, and how GCs can shift from cost center to strategic architect.

10.45am Coffee Break

11.05am Roundtable Breakout Sessions

11.55am Is the Hourly Rate Obsolete? AI’s Role in the Next Legal Evolution

As AI accelerates legal productivity, long-standing billing models are being challenged. This session explores whether the hourly rate still has a place in an AI-enabled world, how much efficiency law firms should be passing on to clients, and what can GCs do to push for more transparent, outcome-focused value from their legal providers.

12.35pm Lunch

1.20pm Panel 4

2.15pm Crisis Leadership for GCs: What to Do When It All Goes Wrong

Legal’s role in a reputational corporate crisis — real-world lessons from GCs who’ve led through litigation, data breaches, and ESG scandals.

2.55pm Fireside Chat

3.25pm Fireside Chat

4.00pm Closing Remarks

Speaker
Georgina Stanley, editorial director, Legal 500