Day 1: 6 October 2025

8:00 am - 8:30 am Registration & Coffee

8:35 am - 8:40 am IQPC Opening Remarks

8:35 am - 8:45 am Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

8:45 am - 8:50 am Live Polls

8:50 am - 9:35 am Panel Discussion: AI - Steps for Success in the Legal Profession

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. 

9:35 am - 10:05 am Presentation: Navigating the Geopolitical Minefield: Reputation Control in a Fractured World

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.

10:05 am - 10:35 am Legal & Compliance Hot Seat: How to Thrive in 2026?

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.

10:40 am - 11:10 am Think Tank: Sanctions Compliance in an Unpredictable World - Adapting to Geopolitical Fluctuations

Frequent changes in sanctions present challenges for businesses. Yet, restrictions for some might present opportunities for others. Agile frameworks and a solid understanding of the businesses appetite for risk are key when considering growth potential and how to approach the certain markets once sanctions lift. 

  • Discuss how to continue to adapt your compliance framework to stay agile in the constantly shifting landscape.
  • Hear from other in-house leaders how they predict that the European sanctions landscape will change over the next year.
  • Share with peers the success stories that were born out of sanctions induced change.

10:40 am - 11:10 am 1-to-1 Business Meetings

11:15 am - 11:45 am Roundtable: Negotiating with Giants - Contract Negotiation in the Age of Big Tech

11:15 am - 11:45 am 1-to-1 Business Meetings

11:50 am - 12:20 pm Think Tank: CSRD in Practice - Best Practices and Pitfalls from Year One

With the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) now in effect, companies in Europe are facing unprecedented demands for sustainability reporting. Delve into the challenges and opportunities of having navigated the first full year of mandatory CSRD reporting, addressing key issues such as supply chain due diligence, data accuracy, and the growing risk of climate-related litigation. 

  • Discuss with other GCs and CCOs approached the reporting challenges and which strategies proved most successful. 
  • Explore how to implement robust supply chain due diligence processes to ensure compliance with CSRD and address sustainability risks. 
  • Share strategies on how to best work with up- and downstream supply chain partners for more transparency and accuracy.

11:50 am - 12:20 pm 1-to-1 Business Meetings

12:25 pm - 12:55 pm Presentation: Geopolitics and the Law: Are We Heading for a Divided World?

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.

12:55 pm - 1:55 pm Lunch

1:55 pm - 2:25 pm Think Tank: Strategic Synergy - Crafting the Ideal Mix of Internal and External Legal Resources

Increased volume and complexity of legal work, coupled with budget constraints and the need for specialised expertise across jurisdictions, have necessitated a strategic reassessment of how legal resources are allocated and managed. Modern legal departments must find the right balance between utilising your in-house legal team and outsourcing to external counsel.

  • Learn how to conduct a strategic evaluation of your legal resources, including analysing current state, budget allocation, and risk tolerance.
  • Discover strategies for leveraging external resources to complement in-house expertise and manage high-volume, high-risk matters.
  • Gain insights into implementing cost-effective strategies, such as alternative fee arrangements and task-based billing.
  • Discover how to leverage technology and innovation to streamline legal processes and improve collaboration between internal and external resources.

1:55 pm - 2:25 pm 1-to-1 Business Meetings

2:30 pm - 2:35 pm Live Polls

2:35 pm - 3:05 pm Presentation: Sponsored De-Risking the Supply Chain - Tier-Based Third-Party Monitoring to Prioritise Due Diligence Responsibilities

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.

3:05 pm - 3:35 pm Presentation: ESG at a Crossroads - Navigating your Organisation to Strengthen ESG Compliance and Competitiveness

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.

3:40 pm - 4:10 pm Think Tank: Greenwashing Exposed - Navigating the EU Greenwashing Directive

3:40 pm - 4:10 pm 1-to-1 Business Meetings

4:15 pm - 4:45 pm Roundtable: Export Controls

4:15 pm - 4:45 pm 1-to-1 Business Meetings

4:50 pm - 5:20 pm Think Tank: When Compliance Fails - Understanding and Mitigating the Risks of Personal Liability

With regulators increasingly holding individual compliance officers personally liable for failures in oversight, this Think Tank explores the escalating risks facing in-house counsel. Explore strategies for mitigating personal liability, ensuring adequate protection and establishing robust compliance programs that safeguard both the organisation, your career and your personal assets.

  • Discuss specific regulations and enforcement trends that are increasing the risk of personal liability.
  • Implement robust internal controls, compliance programs and documentation practices to demonstrate due diligence and proactive risk management.
  • Develop a proactive communication strategy with the executive board to ensure alignment on risk tolerance, compliance priorities and resource allocation.

4:50 pm - 5:20 pm 1-to-1 Business Meetings

5:25 pm - 6:10 pm Champagne Roundtables: Legal Tech

  • AI for language translation across borders
  • Preparing your legal team and wider organisation for scalable Gen AI integration
  • AI-powered Contract Analysis
  • Compliance Monitoring Tools

6:10 pm - 6:15 pm Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

6:15 pm - 8:15 pm Drinks Reception