Drive Leadership, Power Collaboration and Discover Innovative Solutions for Critical Legal and Business Challenges
1 - 2 April 2025
Hilton Syon Park, London
Agenda Day 2
7:00 am - 7:45 am
Morning 5k Jog
8:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast, Registration & Coffee
8:30 am - 8:40 am
Opening Remarks From the Chairperson
8:40 am - 9:10 am
Breakfast, Screening and Workshop - "The Testing Point" Part 3
Michael Herlihy -
Co-Writer and Co-Producer,
The Testing Point
Brian Jones - Co-Founder and Chairman, Atlantic Cedar
Join to see the third part of “The Testing Point”. Continue the conversation to get you rethinking about the culture in your own company. What steps could have been taken to ensure this doesn’t happen?
9:10 am - 9:55 am
Cyber Security Risks in Your Software Supply Chain - Mitigation strategies for Partnership agreements to Ensure Operational Resilience
Your software supply chain has always been a cybersecurity risk but is now becoming a compliance issue with increased reporting necessary. 3CX and MOVEit attacks of 2023 are just the beginning of a dramatic rise in supply chain attacks targeting software development processes and third-party vendors, attacking vulnerabilities in software supply chain. Since then, the UK and EU’s cybersecurity regulatory landscape has evolved with the implementation of the NIS2 directive and EU’s DORA frameworks. From contractual safeguards required with vendors and clear liability and indemnification clauses for security breaches to comprehensive incident response plans and clear communication protocols with relevant stakeholders, legal and compliance leaders must now be able to prove to regulators effective protections and response plans in the case of cybersecurity exposures.
- Explore the legal and compliance aspects of cybersecurity protections such as adhering to NIS2 and DORA
- Discuss how advanced organisations are going above and beyond contractual and partnership obligations with force majeure clause to truly protect their organisation against cyber threats and ensure operational resilience in the case of attacks.
- Evaluate to what extent those in charge of onboarding suppliers understand the importance of such obligations in protecting the wider company
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Building Trust In Sustainability - Addressing Legal and Compliance's Role in Greenwashing
Deborah Waller -
General Counsel, Commercial and ESG,
National Grid
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Niche Natter - DE&I
Grab a coffee and snack and join this focused conversation in an informal setting to delve into DE&I. First find out what your collective biggest challenge regarding DE&I is and explore together how you may overcome these.
11:10 am - 11:40 am
Think Tank
10:00 am - 10:30 am
1:1 Business Meetings
10:35 am - 11:05 am
1:1 Business Meetings
11:10 am - 11:40 am
1:1 Business Meetings
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Charting A Steady Course - Staying Ahead of Crises in Overseas Markets
Lorynn Demetriades -
Senior Managing Director,
Ankura
In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, corporations face an increasingly complex web of risks when operating across international borders. The onus falls on Legal Counsel and Heads of Compliance to proactively safeguard their organisation's reputation and ensure robust governance frameworks are in place.
This keynote presentation will equip you with the knowledge and strategies needed to strengthen your organisation's compliance frameworks, gain oversight of overseas operations overseas and mitigate the risk of high-profile scandals. Key focus areas will include:
· The Commercial Landscape Abroad: Getting comfortable with the inherent risks associated with operating in diverse markets, including addressing challenges that arise when there are varying levels of financial maturity across one organisation.
· The Case for Proactive Compliance: Practical insights regarding active oversight and monitoring of local compliance with global policies and procedures by employees and third parties operating cross border.
· Incident Response: Identifying early warning signs of potential crises and strategies for effective communication and stakeholder management.
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
Navigating Evolving Sanctions - Strategic Insights for Global Institution
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH: Legal Metrics (Optional)
Join this informal networking lunch to get to know your peers further. Grab your lunch and join the conversation of implementing legal and compliance metrics in your organisation. Share how you are or wish to display the success of your legal and compliance strategies and explore how you can quantify these to display to the business.
1:45 pm - 2:20 pm
ROUNDTABLE 1: What is Holding you Bank From Automating? - How to Draft, Sign and Manage Contracts Seamlessly, Without Losing Control
1:45 pm - 2:20 pm
ROUNDTABLE 2: Automate Corporate Governance - Unleash the Cheat Code to Free you From Operational Drudgery
1:45 pm - 2:20 pm
ROUNDTABLE 3: Risk Mitigation Strategies for Legal and Operational Challenges in Complex Global Supply Chains
2:25 pm - 2:55 pm
Niche Natter - DSA/ DMA
Grab a coffee and snack and join this focused conversation in an informal setting to delve into DSA and DMA. First find out what your collective biggest challenge regarding DSA and DMA is and explore together how you may overcome these.
2:55 pm - 3:25 pm
Harmonising Automation and Human Oversight for Legal and Compliance Technology
In 2025, compliance officers face the dual challenge of leveraging advanced technologies while ensuring robust human oversight in compliance processes. It is essential to equip yourself with the knowledge and tools necessary to strike the right balance between automation in streamlining tasks, such as due diligence, transaction monitoring, and regulatory reporting while also addressing the inherent risks such as algorithmic bias and cybersecurity weaknesses.
- Redefine compliance goals to incorporate the efficacy of compliance tools ensuring they align with your company’s compliance strategy
- Establishing a balanced scorecard to constantly review if current control measures are proving efficient
- Explore how to implement analytics and real time reporting through quantitative evaluations removing the subjective nature of questionnaires
2:25 pm - 2:55 pm
1:1 Business Meetings
2:55 pm - 3:25 pm
1:1 Business Meetings
3:25 pm - 3:55 pm
Screening and Workshop: "The Testing Point" Part 4
Michael Herlihy -
Co-Writer and Co-Producer,
The Testing Point
Brian Jones - Co-Founder and Chairman, Atlantic Cedar
