The Economist General Counsel 2019 | The Economist Newspaper Limited | 7 November 2019 | The Biltmore, 44 Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London W1K 2HP UK

Preparing for the future has never been more challenging. Brexit negotiations drag on, and even when completed they will leave businesses in uncharted territory. Identifying potential threats and future concerns seems little more than educated guesswork. At the same time, new technologies continue to be rolled out, changes in law must be implemented and challenging new scenarios have brought an advanced level of complexity to ethical decision-making.

For its 16th year, The Economist Events' General Counsel conference sets out to find compelling solutions to meet the changing expectations and mounting demands faced by in-house legal departments.

The conference will address issues including:

• Dealing with the impact of Brexit on your business
• The conflicting demands of multiple regulators on business operations
• Ethical conflicts and decision-making
• Understanding your CEO’s vision of the GC’s role
• Predicting what to expect in the next decade

2019 Speakers

Ciaran Fenton
Leadership consultant

Emma Bate
Director of legal services (policy & commercial), Information Commissioner’s Office

Fiona Woolf
Former Lord Mayor of London (2013/14)

Philip Bramwell
Group general counsel, BAE Systems

Michael Plumbridge
Managing director, head of regulatory change, ICBC Standard Bank

David Bateson
Senior vice-president, legal, intellectual property, privacy and sustainability, Canon

Amy Wallace
General counsel, Onfido

Stuart Clarke
Director of legal services, Scottish Enterprise

Helen Mahy
Chairman, TRIG

David Saunders
Financial services regulatory partner, Eversheds Sutherland

John Ferguson
Country analysis director, The Economist Intelligence Unit

Andrew Palmer
Business affairs editor - The Economist

Cailin Birch
Global economist, The Economist Intelligence Unit

Mark Maurice-Jones
General counsel and compliance officer, Nestlé UK and Ireland

Clare Wardle
General counsel and company secretary, Coca-Cola European Partners

Alison Kay
Group general counsel and company secretary, National Grid

Oliver Canning
Chief legal counsel, NBCUniversal International

Ruth Pearson
General counsel, LendInvest

Christian Faes
Co-founder and chief executive, Lendinvest

Tess Kelly
Head of legal, Bank of England

Caroline Tsai
Chief legal officer and corporate secretary, Western Union

Lawson Crawford
Director of legal affairs, UCL Business

Neil Laventure
Vice-president, legal, GSK Consumer Healthcare EMEA, and joint venture legal integration lead

Thomas Meiers
Chief coordinator, Volkswagen Group Monitorship

Stephen Lerner
General counsel and director of regulatory affairs, Three UK

Ben Stansfield
Partner, Gowling WLG

Nilufar Anwar
Corporate counsel, Salesforce

2019 Sponsors

EXHIBITOR SPONSOR:
• Eversheds Sutherland

BRONZE SPONSOR:
• Gowling WLG

HOST SPONSOR:
• Kira

SUPPORTING ASSOCIATIONS:
• International Lawyers Network
• Global Legal Group
• Totally Legal
• Winmark