Agenda

1.30pm-2.00pm Registration 

2.00pm-2.10pm Opening remarks/Welcome address

2.10pm-3.00pm Panel 1

3.00pm-3.50pm Trading in Turbulence: Managing Tariffs, Sanctions and Geopolitical Realignment

Geopolitics is reshaping global commerce at unprecedented speed. Tariff escalations, expanding sanctions regimes and shifting trade alliances are forcing companies to rethink supply chains, contracts and risk models in real time. For Swiss multinationals deeply embedded in global markets the stakes could not be higher.
This session examines how organisations can move beyond the noise and respond effectively to a more volatile trade environment: how legal and business leaders prepare for policy reversals, mitigate exposure to sanctions, and manage compliance when major jurisdictions diverge. With alliances shifting and regulatory certainty eroding, companies must find new ways to stay agile, anticipate shocks and operate confidently in a fractured world.
    • Philippe A. Huber, group general counsel and chief compliance officer, company secretary, SIG Group

3.50pm-4.10pm AI: Now What? Managing Risk, ROI and Reality After Implementation

As AI becomes embedded in everyday legal and business workflows, many organisations are discovering that implementation is only the beginning. This session explores what happens next: the hidden risks that emerge after rollout, the gaps in oversight, and the challenges of applying new regulations in practice.
Our speakers will share practical strategies for improving governance, monitoring real-world AI use, managing vendors, and ensuring outputs remain accurate and responsible. We’ll also look at how to measure ROI and keep AI aligned with the organisation’s needs as technologies and expectations evolve.
A focused, future-ready discussion for GCs seeking to strengthen control, reduce risk, and get more value from their AI investments.
    • Gilles Debrock, legal AI consultant, LEGALFLY
4.10pm-4.25pm Coffee Break
4.25pm-5.15pm Structuring M&A Auctions & Strategic Reviews: A GC’s Playbook
Curious about making more impact in strategic processes? This panel will provide insight into the design and execution of auction and strategic review processes in M&A transactions.
Although often partnered with financial advisors, these processes require close legal oversight to manage risk, preserve optionality, optimise for outcome and public support, as well as ensure compliance with fiduciary duties and applicable regulations.
The session will explore the interface between legal strategy and commercial objectives, particularly in cross-border transactions where regulatory, antitrust, and foreign investment review risks are heightened.
It will cover legal structuring of competitive processes and how to partner with clients and deal teams, including: the use of process letters and staged bidding, confidentiality management, diligence protocols, exclusivity arrangements, and the allocation of liability through preliminary documentation.
    • Dr. Oliver Künzler, partner, Wenger Platnner
    • Harry Leonhardt, Chief Financial Officer, ASSEPRO

5.15pm-6.05pm Panel 5 

6.05pm-6.10pm Closing remarks 

6.10pm-7.00pm Drinks and canapes