LIDW26 Main Conference

Registration

Registration is open with coffee and tea available in the Pickwick Room

Session 1

• Welcome from the LIDW Co-Chairs

• Keynote speech by Sean West, Co-Founder of The Unruly Corporation, a geopolitical AI company, and Hence Technologies, a legal technology company, and author of Unruly: Fighting Back when Politics, AI, and Law Upend the Rules of Business

• AI, Authenticity and the Future of Evidence: Trust in a Synthetic World - a forward-looking conversation on how the disputes community can preserve confidence in evidence while embracing the opportunities of transformational AI
  • Gregory Mostyn, Co-Founder and CEO (Wexler)
  • Richard Blann, Head of Legal, Disputes & Operations (Lloyds Banking Group)
  • Sophie Nappert, Arbitrator (3VB)
  • Rt. Hon. The Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, President of the Qatar International Court

Coffee break

Coffee/tea and networking break in the Pickwick room.  An opportunity to meet LIDW’s Platinum and Gold sponsors.

Session 2

• The Rise of Mass Claims: Balancing Investor Confidence with Access to Justice - an exploration of how the growth of mass claims is reshaping risk assessments for businesses and investors. Do mass claims in practice enhance access to justice and consumer redress, or are they beginning to chill innovation or stifle growth?
  • Sophie Thomson, Head of Competition and Regulatory Law (BT)
  • Seema Kennedy OBE, Executive Director of Fair Civil Justice
  • Dr Rachael Kent, Researcher, Author, Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Digital Economy & Society (King’s College London)
  • Campbell Jackson, Global Claims & Disputes Leader (EY)
  • Kimberly Phillips, Executive Vice President Legal Policy & Advocacy (Shell USA, Inc.)
  • Simon Duncombe, Partner, Head of Environmental and Consumer Disputes (Freshfields)

• Law at the Frontiers - a discussion of the trends, challenges and opportunities of law and dispute resolution in 'frontier' area such as space and deepwater
  • Mark Evans, President  (Law Society of England and Wales)
  • Rachael O'Grady, Litigation, International Arbitration, Mining Partner (Mayer Brown)
  • Alison Macdonald KC, Barrister (Essex Court Chambers)
  • Toby Fisher, Barrister (Matrix Chambers)
  • Terence McCulley, Senior Managing Director (McLarty, an Ankura company)

Lunch Break

Lunch and networking break in the Pickwick room and Actors room with the opportunity to meet LIDW’s Platinum and Gold sponsors as well as representatives from pro bono organisations.

Session 3

• The Great Costs Debate - a debate between an arbitrator and a litigator on which forum delivers more for less - and how both can make dispute resolution more cost-effective for clients
  • Paula Hodges KC, Independent Arbitrator
  • Carsten van de Sande, Partner (Hengeler Mueller)
  • Aseel Zimmo, Independent Commercial Arbitrator and Mediator

• Pro Bono Address
  • Sharif Shivji KC, Barrister (4 Stone Buildings) and Chairman of Advocate
  • Yasmin Waljee OBE, Pro Bono Partner (Hogan Lovells)

• The Intersection of Law and Politics - the Rule of Law under Pressure - how do we maintain the Rule of Law and constitutional norms in a world of increasing challenges?
  • Fiona Hill CBE, Founder (Future Resilience Forum; former Downing Street Chief-of-Staff)
  • David Gauke, Head of Public Policy (Macfarlanes; former Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor) 
  • Dan Feldman, Partner (Covington & Burling; former Ambassador and Chief of Staff and Counselor to Secretary John Kerry)
  • Maeve Hanna, Partner (A&O Shearman)

Coffee break

Coffee/tea and networking break in the Pickwick room.  An opportunity to meet LIDW’s Platinum and Gold sponsors.

Session 4

• The GC Perspective - an interview with Clare Wardle
  • Clare Wardle, Former General Counsel and Company Secretary, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc
  • Hilton Mervis, Litigation Partner (McDermott Will & Schulte)

• Access to Justice Internationally - Tradition and Transformation - comparative perspectives from a number of key jurisdictions
  • Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls
  • Dr Dhananjaya Chandrachud, Former Chief Justice of India
  • Dr Emilia Onyema, Professor in International Commercial Law (SOAS University of London)
  • VK Rajah SC, International Arbitrator (Duxton Hill Chambers)
  • Kathleen Donnelly KC, Barrister (Henderson Chambers)

• Closing Remarks

Networking Drinks reception

Drinks and canapés reception offering the chance to network with fellow delegates