Agenda

8.15am-9.00am Registration & breakfast

9.00am-9.05am Opening remarks

9.05am-9.20am Opening keynote

9.20am-10.05am Data privacy and AI, in association with MLL Legal

This session will look at the key legal issues arising at the intersection of data privacy and AI, including the use of personal data in AI systems, regulatory requirements and some of the practical challenges for businesses.

10.05am-10.50am Competition, in association with Lenz & Staehelin

An overview of current developments in competition law, including key areas of regulatory focus and what these developments mean for businesses in practice.

10.50am-11.20am Coffee break

11.20am-12.00pm Insurance, in association with KLEIN

Looking at current developments and practical issues in insurance law, including some of the key challenges facing insurers and businesses in the current market.

12.00pm-12.40pm Practical issues in international M&A deals with a focus on remedies, risk allocation, and call-in powers, in association with Wenger Plattner

An interactive panel to discuss practical issues in M&A deals, focusing in particular on remedies that may be required to get the deal through across multiple authorities around the world and how to negotiate risk allocation. The panel will also cover situations of increasing uncertainty that complicate negotiations, such as timelines getting longer and the emerging use of call-in powers by regulators to scrutinise smaller deals.

    • Oliver Künzler, partner, Wenger Plattner

12.40pm-1.20pm Real Estate and Construction, in association with Niederer Kraft Frey

This session will examine current legal issues affecting real estate and construction, including key developments and practical issues arising in projects and transactions.

1.20pm-2.20pm Networking lunch 

2.20pm-3.10pm Roundtable sessions

• 3 parallel sessions

Insolvency and restructuring, in association with Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

This session will consider current tax developments and their relevance for businesses, including key areas of change and issues that businesses should be considering.

3.10pm-3.30pm Coffee break / room change

3.30pm-4.15pm Tax risks: trends & developments

This panel will explore key tax risks facing businesses, focusing on the binding effect of tax rulings, recent case law in Swiss tax criminal law, and tax clauses in SPAs and M&A transactions.

4.15pm-5.00pm Investigations and compliance, in association with Barandun

We will examine current issues in corporate investigations and compliance, including regulatory expectations, internal investigations and some of the practical challenges for businesses.

5.00pm-5.05pm Closing Remarks

5.05pm-6.00pm Networking drinks & transition to gala dinner