John Beckett

Chief Legal Officer Caldic

John Beckett is Chief Legal Officer at Caldic Group, a global chemicals and ingredients distributor headquartered in the Netherlands. He leads Caldic's global Legal and Compliance function, advising the executive team and board on governance, regulatory risk, complex cross-border matters and strategic decision-making in a highly regulated environment.

John has extensive experience supporting international businesses operating across overlapping and sometimes conflicting regulatory regimes. His work focuses in particular on how general counsel and executive teams make, govern and document judgement-based decisions where legal expectations collide, ensuring outcomes are principled, well-evidenced and defensible over time.

Before joining Caldic, John held senior legal roles in multinational organisations spanning Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. He regularly engages with boards, regulators and shareholders, and is a frequent speaker on the evolving role of the general counsel, governance under uncertainty, and practical approaches to compliance and risk management.

Day 1: 5 October 2026

8:50 AM PANEL DISCUSSION: SYMPHONY OF SUCCESS - HOW TO IDENTIFY AND CAPITALISE ON BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE

If your CEO asked you today, "How do we grow?" - what would your answer be? As General Counsels increasingly shape the strategic direction of their organisations, your perspective is vital to fuelling global ambition. In today's climate of uncertainty, challenges abound, but so do opportunities for those agile enough to seize them.

• Explore how to establish a definition for a viable growth opportunity within the organisation

• Balance regulatory landscapes, customer dynamics and economic indicators when taking advantage of business opportunities

• Consider how to nurture a working relationship with the CEO to remain a valued voice at the table

2:05 PM PANEL DISCUSSION: FROM DISSONANCE TO HARMONY ACROSS JURISDICTIONS - MAKING DEFENSIBLE DECISIONS WHERE REGULATIONS COLLIDE

Senior legal and compliance leaders increasingly operate in environments where regulatory regimes overlap, diverge (collude) or directly conflict. In these circumstances, the challenge is not choosing between compliance and commercial reality, but determining how to reach decisions that are principled, well-governed and capable of withstanding scrutiny long after the fact. Drawing on practical cross-border experience, organisations can move beyond rigid rule application towards structured, documented judgement that enables the business to operate while maintaining legal and ethical integrity.

- Identify genuine regulatory tension to assess what is non-negotiable vs judgement based, and make defensible decisions

- Design governance frameworks for decision-making under ambiguity

- Ensuring escalation, documentation, and accountability are proportionate to risk

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