Global Legal & IP Confex 2017 - Dubai | Events4Sure | 15 November 2017 | Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek, Baniyas Road, P.O.Box 476, Dubai, UAE

This ConfEx covers a range of topics related to Litigation, e-Discovery, IP, Compliance, Security, Risk Management, Patent, Technology & Outsourcing. They would attract the best of IP & legal professionals and thought leaders from the industry as well as enlighten the delegates about the latest in this industry.

2017 Speakers:

Mark Beer, OBE
Co-Chief Executive and Registrar General, DIFC Dispute Resolution Authority, UAE

Pavani Reddy
Managing Partner, Zaiwalla & Co., UK

Dale Waterman
Senior Corporate Attorney, Middle East & Africa HQ Lead, Corporate, External and Legal Affairs, Microsoft Corporation, UAE

Gladys Daniel
Attorney, Daniel And Gladys Advocates, India

Taj Kunwar Paul*
Trademark Counsel, Coca-Cola, UAE

Moutaz Abdullat
General Legal Counsel, Ferrero Middle East, UAE

Rajeev Merkhedkar
General Counsel, Global CIOO Legal, Regulatory & Legal Ops, Nokia, India

Nadine Naji
Head Legal & Compliance – Gulf, Novartis Middle East FZE Authority, UAE

Karim Elhelaly
Senior Legal Counsel, Oracle Systems Limited, Dubai, UAE

Mark Joma
Vice President - Bank Relations, Coface in North America, Canada

Dr. Dania Fahs
Legal Counsel, British American Tobacco, UAE

Rana Abu Samaha
Senior Legal Counsel, MENAT Baker Hughes, a GE Company, UAE

Baraa Kahf
Partner, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP, USA

Thanos Karvelis
Partner- Construction, International Arbitration Corporate & Commercial, Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants, UAE

Anwar Imam
Senior Counsel, His Highness The Ruler's Court, Government of Dubai, UAE

Nadim Bardawil
Senior Associate, BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP, UAE

Richard Phelan
Managing Counsel, Oman Gas Company S.A.O.C., Muscat, Oman

Buse Pınar Kaçar
Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer, Yorsan, Turkey

Hani Abo Samra
Associate General Counsel - Middle East & Africa & Italy , Shelf Drilling, UAE

Katherine Alexander Theodoutou
Principal, Highgate Hill Solicitors, UK
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Lori Baker
Group Legal and Compliance Counsel, MOBY GROUP, UAE

Leigh Crestohl
Senior Solicitor, Zaiwalla & Co., UK

Sandrine Virginie Hilaire
Head of Legal and Compliance, Data Protection Officer, M800 Limited, Hong Kong

Hassan Nasser
Director of Compliance, Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Authority, UAE

Shahab Ahmed
Managing Counsel, Lead Group Privacy Counsel, Etihad Airways, UAE

Lily Jivani
Senior Legal Counsel, ETA Ascon / ETA Star, UAE Filippo Cossalter, Legal Director,

Johnson & Johnson,
UAE, Ramdas Narayana, Commercial Head, Qatar Petroleum, Qatar

Candice (Kloes) Brummer
Senior Legal Counsel, du, UAE

Pierre Heitzmann
Of Counsel, Jones Day, UAE

Sehan Soyza
State Counsel, Attorney General's Department, Sri Lanka

Björn Gehle Partner,
Reed Smith LLP,
UAE

Bassel El Turk
Executive, Rouse, UAE

Linah Yazbak
Manager, Legal & Compliance, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Amman, Jordan

Michael Naroz
Head of Commercial, Civil & IP Complex Litigation Baker & McKenzie.Habib Al Mulla, UAE

Debolina Partap
Vice President Legal & General Counsel, Wockhardt, India

Mahmoud Shaarawy
Group Head of Legal
ElSewedy Electric, Egypt

Ahmad Saleh
Partner & Head of Patents & Designs, (R&D and Innovations), Al Tamimi & Co., UAE

Zameer Nathani
Director - Legal, Raymond Limited, India

Raza Mithani
Partner, Berwin Leighton Paisner, UAE

Masud Khan
Partner, The Legal Circle, Bangladesh

Daniel Xu
Senior Legal Consultant, DLA Piper, UAE

Nicholas Humphrey
Partner, Kennedys, UAE

Sarah Malik
Of Counsel, Taylor Wessing (Middle East) LLP, UAE

Sumant Nayak
Partner, Desai & Diwanji, India

Omar Obeidat
Partner and Head of Intellectual Property,

Al Tamimi & Co.,
UAE Shintaro Shiba, General Manager, Legal & Compliance, Sony, UAE

Yasmine Afifi
Legal Counsel, Cisco, UAE

Tarek Nakkach
Region Legal Counsel- MENA, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, UAE

Tobias Speer
Senior Legal Counsel, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group, UAE

Ms. Dounia Farhat
Legal Translator, UAE Ministry of Justice, UAE

2017 Sponsors:

• CPA Global
• Lexis Nexis
• Knobbe Martens
• Zaiwalla & Co
• BSA
• Eversheds Sutherland
• Unsal Gunduz
• Galadari
• Mahmood Hussain
• Hassan Almulla
• Dennemeyer
• Alsuwaiket & Albusaies
• IP Astra
• ALL Talent
• LPG Legal Panel Gateway
• Lexport
• Richcount
• Neyox