Artificial intelligence is poised to transform the legal landscape, but how can you ensure it will become a force for good or a source of disruption? This session cuts through the hype to explore the truths about your responsibility to pave the way for successful and safe adoption of AI in your organisation. Leading GCs and AI experts will discuss the opportunities and challenges of integrating AI into legal functions, addressing the impacts on your legal team setup, ethical considerations, and the need for upskilling.

• Gain a realistic understanding of the role of lawyers in 2026 in regard to AI adoption. 
• Identify the key steps that must be taken to ensure the safe and effective rollout of AI in your organisation. 
• Debate the need for human in the loop and other guardrails for ethical and reliable decision making. 
• Learn how to stay ahead of the curve and the effects it has on being a desirable employer in the legal space. 

Christian Ries

Group General Counsel
HelloFresh

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Geopolitical shifts are creating unprecedented challenges for maintaining a consistent global reputation. This session explores how you can effectively navigate these turbulent waters, ensuring your organisation remains credible across borders while staying fully compliant with evolving regulations.

• Discover new strategies for managing reputational risk, communicating values effectively, and adapting to rapidly changing geopolitical landscapes.
• Hear how to best establish clear communication strategies for conveying your organisation's values and commitment to compliance with stakeholders across different regions and cultures.

At last year’s Exchange, a common theme emerged, ‘How do you survive as a GC and CCO in 2024?’. The demands placed on legal and compliance teams have continued to expand throughout 2025, including deepening regulations and more complex litigations. How do you, as GCs and CCOs, meet and exceed the demands from external stakeholders, as well as manage internal pressures to be an effective leader of the people in your legal and compliance teams?

• Come prepared with questions to ask our General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer on our legal hot seat about the complexities and challenges they face in their roles.
• Hear how others are balancing demands placed on them by both external and internal stakeholders.
• Come away with best practices as to how you can not only survive, but thrive in your role, going into 2026.

Karl Hennessee

Senior VP, Litigation, Investigation & Regulatory Affairs
Airbus

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Ilka Röhrhoff

Chief Compliance Officer
RWE

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2025 has seen unprecedented global geopolitical shifts, trade wars, and conflicting regulatory regimes, which are affecting organisations throughout Europe and creating a fragmented global landscape. Gain insights into what you should expect to see in the coming months to help you prepare your organisation’s strategy. 

• Gain a comprehensive understanding how the current geopolitical shifts are likely to affect legal leaders going into 2026 and beyond.
• Insights into how you can maintain strong reputation across diverse jurisdictions, despite complex geopolitical difficulties.

Pedro Serret Salvat

General Counsel EMEA
PPG Industries

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Florian von Götz

Chief Compliance Officer
Axel Springer

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Michael Strauss

General Counsel
EBRD

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Jan Lischek

General Counsel EMEA
Siemens Healthcare GmbH

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As supply chains become increasingly complex and regulations like CSDDD and CSRD demand greater third-party due diligence, in-house teams are facing a critical challenge: how to effectively manage third-party risk while maintaining efficiency and controlling costs. This session explores how to implement a risk-based tiering system for third-party relationships, focusing due diligence efforts on higher-risk partners and leveraging technology to streamline monitoring processes.

• Learn how to segment your third-party relationships into risk-based tiers on factors such as industry, geography, relationship type and potential impact on your organisation’s objectives and compliance obligations.
• Discover how to tailor your due diligence processes to the specific risks, focusing your resources on the highest-risk partners and streamlining due diligence for lower-risk partnerships.
• Explore how to implement continuous monitoring and auditing programmes using technology solutions to identify and mitigate risks across your supply chain.

Given the growing political and corporate pushback against ESG initiatives, GCs and CCOs must strategically position their legal and compliance teams to anticipate any future regulatory adjustments within Europe. Hear how you can navigate your organisation through the great ESG landscape in Europe, whilst operating across the globe. How should you best prepare for the future of ESG in Europe?

• Explore best practices for navigating your organisation into a future of strong ESG compliance to remain competitive. 
• Hear some of the common challenges faced and solutions discovered for effective ESG compliance.
• Uncover predictions and forecasts for the future of ESG regulations in Europe, in relation to geopolitical shifts and changing business perceptions towards ESG.

Thomas Schoenholzer

General Counsel
Swiss Post Solutions GmbH

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