GeoLegal Lab Part:
Part 2
After lunch, we continue the GeoLegal Lab. This series of 15-minute expert keynote sessions will dive into the topics and themes that are driving the geopolitical landscape.
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Session 5 Focus:
In-house lawyers:
How to reframe your purpose, strategy, and behavior (PSB) with your employer client in an era of corporate scandal
- Purpose (P):
to enable your employer client's purpose through excellent legal counsel and process in an ever-changing ecosystem
- Strategy (S):
tell, don't ask, your employer client what ten things it needs, costing ten dollars - not seven - to achieve its purpose
- Behaviour (B):
abandon the massed unconsciousness of your profession and reframe your relationships now, before it's too late, for you
Ciarán Fenton
/ Leadership Consultant /
Ciaran Fenton Limited
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Session 6 Focus:
The Fragmentation of the Western-led International Order:
Implications for the Rule of Law and International Relations
- The Western-led liberal international order – based on norms such as democracy, human rights and the rule of law and embodied by institutions like the United Nations, NATO and the World Bank – is crumbling amid shifting global power dynamics, internal political polarization within the West, and a rising backlash against globalization.
- As the liberal international order deteriorates, international institutions weaken, leading to selective compliance with established global norms and undermining the universality and predictability of legal frameworks – which raises challenges for law firms and corporate actors.
- Europe, in particular, stands at a crossroads, faced with its own internal contradictions, hesitant to fully align with a single global power, yet lacking the capacity to independently shape its own destiny.
- One key question naturally follows: what comes next? And thus, what order(s) will emerge in a multipolar world shaped by U.S.-China economic and security competition? What will be the new “rules of the game” for global business?
Matteo Ilardo / Lead Europe Analyst /
RANE
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Session 7 Focus:
Hacking Democracy:
Cyber Threat or Cyber Hype?
- What role does foreign cyber interference really play in elections, and how significant is it?
- Is the constant talk of cyber disinformation and foreign interference doing more to weaken democracy than the actual threats themselves?
Edward Lewis / Chief Executive Officer /
CYXCEL
2:40 PM to 3:00 PM Session 8 Focus:
Access to Justice and Technology:
Opportunities and Risks
Stephanie will address the state of access to justice in the UK. She will discuss opportunities for emerging technologies to improve access to justice and outline risks of worsening inequalities due to technology.
Stephanie Needleman / Legal Director /
JUSTICE
