Speakers

Speaker biographies will be made available as and when received.

If you have been invited to participate as a speaker at the 2023 ACC Europe Annual Conference and you have any queries relating to your participation or registration please contact acceurope@judylaneics.com

Monday 17 Apr

1: Building bridges: In-house counsel at the cross-roads of a rapidly changing world

Craig Budner Global Strategic Growth Partner, K&L Gates View profile
Vittorio Di Bucci Principal Legal Adviser, European Commission View profile
Philip Eyskens Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Bekaert View profile
Inderpreet Sawhney Group General Counsel, Infosys View profile

2: Law Lab - The art of beautiful thinking & decision-making for the co-creation of a beautiful world

Alexandra Pimor Consultant in Conscious Governance & Leadership, SoaNoia View profile

3: Innovation in cartels landscape

Alessio Aresu Case Handler (Administrator) - DG Competition - Cartels G2, European Commission View profile
Luca Toffoletti Partner, ADVANT Nctm View profile
Stacey Van Hooven Vice President and General Counsel - Consumer Goods, Essity View profile
Jacob Westin Head of Legal, Nordics & Europe/Canada Region Competition Law Specialist, Takeda View profile

4: Crisis management: everything’s on fire all of the time (how to stop that from happening)

Sarah Bailey Lissamore General Counsel, Zurich International View profile
Petter Ingelshed Group Legal Counsel, Sweco View profile
Virginia Lombardo Head of legal Europe Cluster South and Italy, Hitachi Energy View profile
Brenton Steenkamp Managing Partner, Forensic & Integrity Services, EY Advisory Netherlands LLP View profile

5: Committing to net zero and now what?

Jörg Häring Member of the Management Committee, Chief Legal and Assurance Officer, General Secretary, Cepsa View profile
Munir Hassan Partner, Head of Energy & Climate Change, CMS UK View profile
Anca Plovie Lead ESG Counsel, Global, Nokia View profile
Tony Zelle General Counsel, Earth Law Center View profile

6: Law Lab - The crazytivity workshop

Butzi Creativity Keynote Speaker &, Magician View profile

7: Legal professional privilege – Building bridges in Europe 

Stéphane Dionnet Partner, McDermott Will & Emery View profile
Christian Haitz General Counsel Corporate and Compliance, Gategroup View profile
Javier Ramirez VP & AGC - HP Inc., Head of Advocacy, ACC Europe View profile
Arjan Waayer Managing Counsel Global Litigation EMENA, Shell View profile

8: Enabling the business as a strategic partner

Roisin Noonan Cofounder, OneNDA View profile
Dan Wales VP - EMEA, Xakia Technologies View profile
Dalida Yusupova Corporate Secretary, Macquarie Capital France View profile

9: The journey to the top spot: Building your in-house career

Thomas Barothy DLEX Faculty Advisor, Digital Legal Exchange View profile
Tali Guy Vice President, Global Compliance & Ethics, Teva Pharmaceuticals View profile
Ertuğrul Onur Chief Legal Officer, Coca Cola Turkey View profile
Barbara van Koppen SVP Corporate Centre & General Counsel, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines View profile

10: The vital art of successful persuasion

Saideh Ahmadloo Regional General Counsel, Legal Operations Lead, Unilever View profile
Rodrigo Cunha Global Director, Legal, Ethics/Compliance, Data Protection, AB InBev View profile
Halil Ibrahim Kardicali South East Europe Region Senior Legal Counsel, Government Affairs, Manager, 3M View profile

11: How to contract in a “VUCA” world

Joanne Dobbie Global Vice President Legal, AB InBev View profile
Dr. Annette Ehrnsperger LL.M. Legal Department Senior Manager, SAP View profile
Barbara Müller Head of Legal, BT Benelux France and Nordics View profile
Zia Ullah Partner, Litigation & Dispute Management, Eversheds Sutherland View profile

12: Repurposing teams to meet growing demands

Thomas Eisenring General Counsel BU Cluster Europe - General Counsel Switzerland, Capgemini View profile
Julie Guillotte Legal Manager Digital & Data, ADEO Services View profile
Eric O'Donnell VP Contracts, Digital and Governance, TotalEnergies View profile
Clio Sparks Senior Director, Legal Transformation Services, EMEA, Epiq Global View profile

13: Law Lab - Best practices to embrace employee views

Jan-Ove Becker Partner, Littler View profile
Pascal Jossi Corporate Culture Consultant, soul.com View profile
Marie-Andrea Manaigo Corporate Culture Consultant, soul.com View profile

14: ACC Bitesize

Butzi Creativity Keynote Speaker &, Magician View profile
Jojo Mehta Co-Founder & Executive Director, Stop Ecocide International View profile
Alexandra Pimor Consultant in Conscious Governance & Leadership, SoaNoia View profile

Tuesday 18 Apr

15: Boost your resilience

Katrien Audenaert Partner, The Resilience Institute Europe View profile

16: Roundtable - Creating a successful strategic plan for your legal department or team: building bridges with your CFO/CEO

Maria Rocha Barros Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Booking.com View profile

17: Law Lab - EU Fit for the Digital Age – What digital regulations to expect and how can legal teams prepare their organisations for an efficient implementation?

Sue Basu Director- Digital Policy EMEA, Nike View profile
Jan-Jan Lowijs Director Risk Advisory - Digital Regulation, Digital Ethics & Privacy, Deloitte Nederland View profile
Milou Meijer Vice President, EMEA Counsel, Nike View profile

18: Roundtable - New to in-house – 5 things I wish I’d known before starting an in-house role

Dave Hart Legal Director, Global, BT View profile

19: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Walking the Talk

Abdoulaye Bah Master en Droit Économique et Social, l'Université Libre de Bruxelles View profile
Carla Cervelli Head of Legal Barilla Northern Region and Wasa Global, DEI Board Member, Barilla Sverige AB View profile
Jihane El Farri Managing Director, Legal Europe, FedEx Express View profile
Luis M. Martinez, Esq. Vice President, International Centre for Dispute Resolution View profile
Kimberly Nuzum Publicis Groupe Chief Compliance Officer & Groupe Deputy General Counsel, Publicis Groupe View profile
Roel Staes Senior Vice President Legal, General Counsel Europe, FedEx Express View profile

20: How can an in-house counsel survive in the technology whirlwind

Jasmien César Senior Counsel Privacy & Data Protection - Artificial Intelligence, Mastercard View profile
Eva de Vries Associate General Counsel, EMEA Disputes, Meta View profile
Elina Girne Head of Legal, Governance & Compliance, Noventiq Europe View profile

21: Law Lab: From legal ops to business enabling ops

Mipe Okunseinde Global Head of Legal Operations, Booking.com View profile
William Wade Global Vice President, Sitecore View profile
Bernhard Waltl Legal Operations Officer, BMW Group View profile
William D. Wright Partner, Fisher & Phillips LLP View profile

22: Cyber-attacks and the associated risks to personal data are a rising and alarming trend. How can an in-house counsel protect the organisation from this?

Rodrigo Fonseca CEO, FUTURA View profile
Nick Holland Partner, Shoosmiths View profile
Lorena Marciano Director, Associate General Counsel, Cisco View profile

23: Law Lab - Just because you can doesn’t mean you should

Richard Hanson Associate General Counsel - Ethics & Compliance, Smiths Group View profile
Iohann Le Frapper Group Chief Ethics Officer, SNCF View profile
Lucy Lewis Partner, Lewis Silkin LLP View profile
Femi D. Thomas VP, Group Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer, Booking Holdings Inc. View profile

24: Advocacy in Europe: opportunities and pitfalls

Alberto Alemanno Professor of Law, HEC Paris, Founder, The Good Lobby View profile
Hendrik Bourgeois Vice President, European Government Affairs, Intel Corporation View profile
Cybelle Buyck Vice President Legal & Corporate Affairs Europe, Anheuser-Busch InBev View profile
Tim Maxian Rusche Member of the Legal Service, European Commission View profile

25: ESG and Sustainability: “Carving out an active role in ESG” 

Emmanuelle Bartoli Vice President Head of Data Protection and Legal Sustainability, Capgemini View profile
Dr Sam De Silva Partner, CMS UK View profile
Ombretta Faggiano Chief Legal, Governance, Compliance and Corporate Tenders Officer. Group Sustainability Officer, Esaote Group View profile
Meggin Thwing Eastman Global Head of ESG Policy and Product Research, MSCI Inc. View profile

26: Know the business of the company (the product)

Inbal Aviad Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Papaya Global View profile
Jean-Philippe Doho Head of Legal Operations, PPRO View profile
Manuel Morasch Associate General Counsel, TE Connectivity View profile
Nicholas Robinson EMEA Sales Director, Onit View profile

27: How many lawyers does it take to change a lightbulb?

Andrew Bannon Keynote Speaker, Selbst-Entwickler® View profile