Day 1: 5 October 2026

Pre-Event Day 1 Day 2

8:00 am - 8:30 am REGISTRATION & COFFEE

8:30 am - 8:35 am IQPC OPENING REMARKS

8:35 am - 8:45 am CHAIRPERSON'S OPENING REMARKS

8:45 am - 8:50 am LIVE POLLING

8:50 am - 9:05 am QUICK-FIRE PRESENTATION: IN TUNE WITH CHANGE – KEEPING UP WITH SUSTAINABILITY REGULATION

This session will focus on sustainability and ESG, including latest developments in regulation, how to make the "G" in "ESG" work, and setting up sustainability programs that ensure you are covering all your bases.

9:05 am - 9:35 am PRESENTATION: NEVER MISS A CUE – A CASE STUDY IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND LEADING LEGAL WHEN THINGS GO WRONG

When a crisis hits, the legal function is often thrust into a central leadership role under intense pressure and scrutiny, immediately turned to for advice and support. Signals can be missed, responses may falter, and coordination can break down – hence why it is important to recognise what effective legal leadership can look like in these moments. Hear from a peer as to how they dealt with crisis, and extract practical lessons about decision-making, communication, and recovery when the stakes are high and time is limited.

- Analyse a real-world scenario to understand how legal and compliance can react in a moment of crisis
- Identify critical decision points and what effective legal leadership looks like under pressure
- Draw lessons on crisis preparedness, cross-functional coordination, and post-incident recovery

9:35 am - 10:05 am PRESENTATION: OPERATIONALISING AI GOVERNANCE – PRACTICAL FRAMEWORKS TO MANAGE THIRD-PARTY AI RISK AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE

After understanding the risks and regulatory challenges of AI in third-party ecosystems, the next step is putting governance into action. Translate theory into practice by equipping yourself with real-world frameworks, tools and strategies to effectively manage AI-driven risks across your vendor landscape.

- Turn AI compliance obligations into a structured, repeatable governance model
- Reduce vendor-related AI exposure by embedding risk-based controls into TPRM programs
- Leave with actionable steps to future-proof third-party programs against AI-related compliance failures

10:10 am - 10:40 am THINK TANK: PLAYING THE WHOLE SYMPHONY – UNDERSTANDING YOUR COMPANY’S BUSINESS MODEL TO ENABLE BETTER DECISION-MAKING

More and more, legal leaders are helping drive the business strategy, moving beyond narrow legal interpretation to appreciate how value is created, delivered, and sustained, connecting regulatory insight with commercial objectives, operational realities, and stakeholder expectations. Explore a broader perspective, and strategies to enable smarter and more resilient decision-making in complex environments – in other words, learning to be a businessperson first, and a lawyer second.

- Read legal and compliance risk in the context of the organisation's operating model and strategic intent
- Focus on shifting from a "risk gatekeeper" mindset to a proactive advisory role balancing legal integrity with commercial opportunity
- Strengthen cross-functional thinking to better influence executive decisions, integrating legal, ethical and operational considerations

10:10 am - 10:40 am 1:1 BUSINESS MEETINGS

10:45 am - 11:15 am COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

10:45 am - 11:15 am 1:1 BUSINESS MEETINGS

11:20 am - 11:50 am THINK TANK: BUILDING TO ALLEGRO – HARNESSING AGENTIC AI AND SELF-SERVICE TO SCALE LEGAL IMPACT

Agentic AI is rapidly moving from concept to potential reality for legal and compliance teams, but for most companies, actual implementation remains a way away. In this session, explore what these technologies could realistically deliver, how they might be applied in practice, and what early experiments are already revealing. Are chatbots streamlining incoming requests for compliance teams? Is agentic AI allowing legal teams to move forward with menial tasks at a faster speed? What are the obstructions in this conducting without playing scenario? Delve into this act of autonomy, and exchange on opportunities, risks, and practical pathways to adoption.

- Explore what agentic AI and self-service tools could enable within legal and compliance functions, beyond current use cases
- Share and examine early case studies, experiments, and lessons learned from initial implementations

- Discuss practical considerations for adoption, including governance, risk tolerance, and where to start

11:20 am - 11:50 am 1:1 BUSINESS MEETINGS

11:55 am - 12:10 pm QUICK-FIRE PRESENTATION: IN TUNE WITH CHANGE – KEEPING UP WITH CYBERSECURITY REGULATION

A series of quick-fire presentations in which an expert will present in fifteen minutes a new law, regulation, trend or development in the legal or compliance space – a sure way to stay up to the date on a variety of different topics in real time!
This session will focus on cybersecurity, more specifically developments regarding the NIS2 Directive and the Digital Omnibus package, and how organisations can translate evolving regulatory expectations into practical, risk-based controls while maintaining operational resilience and supporting business objectives.

12:10 pm - 12:25 pm QUICK-FIRE PRESENTATION: FROM ONE STAGE TO ANOTHER – LEADING HIGH-STAKES INVESTIGATIONS ACROSS JURISDICTIONS

Investigations are becoming more complex, more visible, and higher risk. Regulatory expectations are rising, enforcement is more coordinated across borders, and missteps carry greater consequences with regulators, boards, and the public. Whether responding to whistleblower allegations, regulatory enquiries, cybersecurity incidents, or potential misconduct, leaders must act quickly and coordinate across functions in order to maintain credibility with the regulators and the board. However, the difficulty also lies in consistency, particularly across borders – this demands sensitivity to cultural nuance and local expectations, demanding a "move between stages" for the legal and compliance department.

- Establish robust investigative frameworks that hold up across jurisdictions, from scoping through to documentation and privilege
- Navigate differing legal, regulatory, and practical constraints when conducting investigations outside your home jurisdiction
- Adapt investigative approaches to local contexts while maintaining global standards and consistency

12:25 pm - 1:25 pm LUNCH

1:25 pm - 1:55 pm THINK TANK: COMPOSING TOMORROW’S MUSIC – STAYING AHEAD OF HORIZON SCANNING WITHOUT PERFECT FORESIGHT

Horizon scanning is often treated as a problem that can be "solved" with the right tool, but in reality, no single solution can capture the complexity of different geographies, risk profiles, and business models. Still, there are certainly a number of ways of going about staying up to date, all with more or less success – regulatory trackers, curated news sources, industry networks, law firm newsletters, internal intelligence all contribute to a legal department's ability to track and monitor regulations and developments. But there is still a gap in organisational method, marked by the sheer volume of novelty – this session embraces that tension, exploring both what an ideal horizon scanning capability might look like without forgetting the need to build a more resilient, human-centred approach in its absence.
- Explore horizon scanning on a macro level, and discuss why it may not be fully solved by a single tool
- Share and hear real-world approaches, from monitoring news and enforcement trends to leverage networks and internal insights
- Identify practical ways to strengthen forward-looking capability through a combination of tools, judgement, and collaboration

1:25 pm - 1:55 pm 1:1 BUSINESS MEETINGS

2:00 pm - 2:05 pm LIVE POLLING

2:05 pm - 2:50 pm PANEL DISCUSSION: DISSONANCE ACROSS SECTIONS – MANAGING CONFLICTING REGULATIONS ACROSS JURISDICTIONS AND FINDING A DEFENSIBLE PATH FORWARD

In an increasingly fragmented regulatory landscape, legal and compliance leaders often face a certain inconsistency across jurisdictions, conflicting laws, expectations, and enforcement priorities that make complying with everything almost impossible. This session seeks to explore achieving a balance, navigating tensions beyond rigid-rule following towards principled, defensible decision-making and remaining in compliance whilst still enabling the business to operate effectively.
- Identify and analyse conflicts between regulatory regimes and understand where true tensions lie
- Develop frameworks for making and documenting defensible decisions in the face of legal ambiguity
- Balance regulatory compliance with business continuity by applying structured, principle-based judgement

2:50 pm - 3:20 pm FIRESIDE CHAT: THE CONDUCTOR AND FIRST CHAIR – A CONVERSATION ON LEADERSHIP BETWEEN CEO AND GC

The relationship between the CEO and General Counsel is pivotal to how organisations navigate risk, strategy, and uncertainty. However, more often than not, it can be misaligned and legal priorities can get lost in the mix – this candid conversation between a CEO and General Counsel seeks to bring clarity to an often-difficult collaboration, covering everything from leadership to trust. By exploring how these roles interact in practice, the discussion will surface what enables an effective partnership, and how to quash tensions as and when they arise.
- Understand how CEOs and General Counsel view risk, strategy, and decision-making within their roles
- Explore how a CEO and GC found trust, alignment and constructive challenge to help business and legal leadership coexist harmoniously
- Identify practical ways to strengthen the GC's impact as both advisor and strategic partner

3:25 pm - 3:55 pm COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

3:25 pm - 3:55 pm 1:1 BUSINESS MEETINGS

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm THINK TANK: AUDITIONS TO PERFORMANCE – HIRING AND DEVELOPING STRONG LEGAL TEAMS

In today's fast-moving landscape, building and motivating a high-performing, agile legal and compliance team is not just about filling roles – it's about cultivating a culture of curiosity, foresight, and measurable impact. With the rise of AI, regulations multiplying, and growing pressure from budget holders, the role of the team is shifting: routine work is being automated, expectations of commercial contribution are rising, and the skills required are evolving fast. Leaders must rethink not just who they hire, but how they structure, develop, and measure their teams to remain relevant and impactful.
- Rethink team structure and roles in light of AI adoption and the automation of routine legal work
- Identify ways to attract and retain talent with hybrid skillsets in a competitive global market, particularly those with a business mindset
- Examine where your KPIs are failing, and what you can do to offer more tangible assets, namely through the use of analytics

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm 1:1 BUSINESS MEETINGS

4:35 pm - 5:05 pm COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

4:35 pm - 5:05 pm 1:1 BUSINESS MEETINGS

5:10 pm - 5:55 pm OPEN TABLE: KEEPING TIME WITHOUT A METRONOME – NAVIGATING UNCERTAINTY AND CONSTANT CHANGE IN LEGAL LEADERSHIP

There are all sorts of changes that can impact a legal and compliance department, but none feel as concrete as in 2026, where new regulations, geopolitical tensions, and back-and-forth government decisions feel like the status quo. Tricky and overwhelming, change is nonetheless necessary for growth, and uncertainty can be a source of opportunity as well as challenge –with the right tools, the legal and compliance department can be its company's greatest asset during a transition or unstable period, forging fresh opportunity and innovation. Discuss all manners of change in this interactive discussion, and learn to harness its strength as a group.

What better way to discuss change than with a brand-new format for 2026, focused on circulating opinions? The Open Table will offer all delegates an opportunity to share their thoughts with the room. A set number will join the Open Table to begin with and respond in informal conversation to a prompt. Those 'outside' the table may step up to join if they have thoughts to share, allowing the conversation to evolve, widen, and be guided to fresh topics. Simply join when you are ready by pressing on the buzzer at your table – a sure way to both listen and be a part of the conversation!