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Reuters Events: Legal Leaders Europe 2022 - 10th & 11th November 2022

The first event in Europe promises to impress, as it unites 200+ General Counsel for 2 days of learning and networking in London.

By Clare Beresford

“Our first event in Europe promises to impress, as it unites 200+ General Counsel for 2 days of learning and networking in London. The speaker line-up will feature 42 General Counsel or equivalent, 10 CEOs, the GC of Europe’s largest organisation, 3 UK Government Departments, a 50-50 gender split and representation across all major industries.” Stefan Mullan, Head of Legal Events, Reuters Events

Reuters Events: Legal Leaders Europe 2022 - 10th & 11th November 2022
Reuters Events: Legal Leaders Europe 2022 - 10th & 11th November 2022

Leading General Counsel confirmed to present include:

  • Donny Ching, Legal Director, Shell

  • Kate Cheetham, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary, Lloyds Banking Group

  • Jussi Koskinen, Chief Legal Officer, Nordea

  • Justine Campbell, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary, National Grid

  • John Harrison, General Counsel, Airbus

  • Sabine Chalmers, Group General Counsel, BT Group 

Here’s a sneak peek of some top sessions: 

Day 1

  • Closing the gap! Bridging the client - law firm disconnect(Jim Delkousis, Founder & CEO, PERSUIT)

  • General Counsel Leadership & Strategy in 2022 (Diageo, Groupe BPCE and ThyssenKrupp GCs)

  • Collaboration at the top - Law firm leadership & the GC (Anglo American, Airbus, Admiral Group and Lloyds Banking Group GCs)

  • How Does a GC Drive ESG? (Rolls-Royce, Zurich Insurance, TD Securities and BT Group GCs)

Day 2

  • Developing a comprehensive ESG strategy (Whitbread, National Grid, Shell and Halma GCs)

  • Overcoming resistance to change – selling legal tech to your team and to your organization (Meggitt, Smiths Group, Thomson Reuters and Dexia GCs)

  • Cultivating the next generation of legal talent (Fresenius Medical Care, Hargreaves Lansdown, AstraZeneca and HMRC GCs)

  • Acting on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statements (Barratt Developments, Centrica, Kingfisher, Genomics and Zilch Technology GCs)

No other event is uniting this many European GCs in one place – job titles in attendance include:

Associate General Counsel, Chief Commercial Counsel, Chief Counsel Employment, Chief Counsel, Litigation and dispute resolution, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary, Chief Legal Officer Business Legal Affairs & Digital Transformation, Deputy General Counsel, Deputy Group Head of Legal, Deputy Head of Legal, Director Corporate Governance & Securities Market, Director General, GC and Head of Corporate Affairs, GC for Litigation and Contentious Regulatory, GC Group Legal, General Counsel, General Counsel & Company Secretary, Group General Counsel, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, Group Head of Legal, Group Legal Director, Head of Legal, Head of Legal – Operations, Head of Legal & Compliance – Corporates, Legal Operations & Technology Services, Regional General Counsel

From Europe’s largest organisations:

Admiral Group, Airbus, Allied Universal International, Alstom, Anglo American, Associated British Foods, Atlas Elektronik, Auto Trader, Avast, Aveva, AXA, BAE Systems, Barclays, Barratt Developments, Belvedere Legal, Bestway Retail, BHP, BNP Paribas Real Estate, BT Group, Bupa, Centrica, Compass Group, Continental, Deutsche Bank, Dexia, Diageo, E.ON UK, Eni SpA, Financial Conduct Authority, Flight Centre Travel Group, Fortnum & Mason, Fresenius Medical Care, GKN Aerospace, Government Legal Department, Groupe BPCE, GSK Consumer Healthcare, Haleon, Halma, Hargreaves Lansdown, Harsco Environmental, Hays, HM Treasury, Inmarsat, Jet2, Kier Group, Kingfisher, Kingspan, Kodak Alaris, Konica Minolta, Lloyds Banking Group, Maersk, McLaren Automotive, Meggitt, Meta, Metro Bank, Mitsubishi Electric, National Grid, National Trust, Nestlé