Speakers

Speaker biographies will be made available as and when received.

If you have been invited to participate as a speaker at the 2022 ACC Europe Annual Conference and you have any queries relating to your participation or registration please contact acceurope@judylaneics.com

Sunday 22 May

Monday 23 May

1: Opening plenary: Embracing new beginnings - Re-inventing in-house counsel profile

Craig Budner Global Strategic Growth Partner, K&L Gates View profile
Barbara van Koppen SVP Corporate Center & General Counsel, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines View profile
Dr. Thomas Meiers Chief Governance and Legal Officer, SEAT and CUPRA View profile
John Rigau Vice President, General Counsel, Pepsico West Europe View profile
Elizabeth Walker General Counsel & Company Secretary, Cancer Research UK View profile

2: Be inspired: How are legal departments operating differently since Covid-19?

Henar Alvarez Alonso-Pesquera Associate Director Compliance Spain & Portugal, Teva View profile
Alexandre Beltran Director Legal - Contracts EMEA & LATAM, Talend View profile
Christopher Jordan Partner, CMS View profile

3: Antitrust advice across global borders

Karen Jelgerhuis Swildens Senior Managing Counsel, Competition Law, Booking.com View profile
Frédéric Pradelles Partner, McDermott Will & Emery View profile
Anneleen Straetemans Global Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs, Direct to Consumers, AB InBev View profile

4: Why you should keep public policy developments on your radar

Nina Cronstedt Group Chief Legal Officer, Verisure View profile
Jurgita Miseviciute Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs, Proton View profile
María Pérez Carrillo Partner, Cuatrecasas View profile
Thomas Tindemans Chairman of the Board and Co-head Global Public Affairs, Hill+Knowlton Strategies View profile

5: Law Lab - Legal operations as a silver bullet – Magic or myth?

Angela Cetani Legal Director & General Counsel SEMEA, VMware View profile
Jean-Philippe Doho Legal Innovation Manager, Ubisoft, France View profile
Ana Prado Blanco General Counsel , Mercedes-Benz Iberia View profile
Edward Smith Partner, Shoosmiths View profile

6: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) as a driver of success  

Lola Conde Corporate Legal Director, Banco Santander View profile
Matthias Ebneter Legal Department Manager, SAP View profile
Jihane El Farri Managing Director, Legal Europe, FedEx Express View profile
Kimberly Nuzum Publicis Groupe Chief Compliance Officer, Groupe Deputy General Counsel, Publicis Groupe View profile

7: Legal advice for an ethical brand – Why ESG should keep you up at night

Stephan Lührmann Partner, CMS View profile
Esteban Mezzano General Counsel Corporate Operations & Sustainability, Nestlé View profile
Nicolas Taylor General Counsel – EMEA, JLL View profile

8: Digitalization & Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR)

Maria Echeverria-Torres Head of Legal & Compliance, Nokia View profile
Hassan Elmiligui Head of Legal Operations, Capgemini – Paris View profile
Charlotte Walker-Osborn Partner, International Head of Artificial Intelligence and Technology Sector, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP View profile

9: Law Lab: From crisis to consequences. The legal lessons you'll want to know for when that unthinkable cyberattack happens

Jaime Calvo Alfonsin Head of Process, Cybersecurity and Risk Legal Department, Banco Santander View profile
Silvia Madrid Head of Legal and Compliance Iberia, UniCredit S.p.A. View profile
Joaquin Muñoz Partner, Commercial Law - Privacy & Data Protection, Bird&Bird LLP View profile

10: Whistleblowing: Practical applications to maximise the value of what your own people are telling you

Kyrill Farbmann European Compliance Director, McDonald's Corporation View profile
Joanne Morgan Director Ethics and Compliance, BT View profile
Iñigo Sebastian de Erice Partner, EY Forensic & Integrity Services (Spain) View profile

11: Counsel as crisis leader: Protecting corporate reputations and successfully leading strategies while in the public eye

Nadiya Bilous Senior Legal and Public Affairs Executive, ex Board Member, British American Tobacco View profile
Hayley Ichilcik Partner , Morrison & Foerster LLP View profile
Philip Smith Head of Financial Crime and Human Rights Risk Management, Booking.com View profile

12: Law Lab- Wellbeing: Cultivating different types of rest for a peak performance

Paola Brignoli Corporate Wellbeing Advocate, Paola Brignoli Yoga View profile

13: Why stay in your lane?  Using legal training to succeed in high-profile business roles

Markus Bangen CEO, Duisport View profile
Michael Grupp CEO & Co-Founder, BRYTER View profile
Sandra Martin Moran General Manager, Exeltis France View profile

Tuesday 24 May

14: How to fail spectacularly well!

Philippe Antonio Head of Legal - EMEA & APJ, Symphony RetailAI View profile
Dan Fitz General Counsel & Company Secretary, The Francis Crick Institute View profile
Matthew Genkin Assistant General Counsel, SAP View profile

15: Protecting Intellectual Property in the digital age

Auke-Jan Bossenbroek Senior Managing Counsel IP, Booking.com View profile
Izabella Dan-Rottensteiner Senior Legal Counsel | IT&IP, BearingPoint View profile
Maaike van Velzen Partner IP & Technology Law, Deloitte View profile

16: Law Lab - Risk management boot camp: Key steps to identify, manage and mitigate legal and business risks

Zahori Martinez General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Siemens Mobility Spain View profile
Manuel Alejandro Muñoz Lorca Head of Legal and Chief Risk Office, Securitas Chile View profile
Matt Rygler Director of International Growth, Mitratech View profile

17: The ethical machine: Utilising automation successfully

Farisa Khan Senior Legal Counsel - Privacy - Digital, Marketing and E-Commerce, The Coca-Cola Company View profile
Dr. Nathalie Moreno Partner, Technology and Data Protection, Addleshaw Goddard LLP View profile
Miguel Viedma NCE General Counsel, VP Group Legal and Head of Legal Innovation, Capgemini View profile

18: How to gain professional skills outside work

Mercedes Carmona Mariscal Legal Director Iberia, BD View profile
Russell Hunter Senior Manager, Commitments Assurance / Solicitor, BT Group View profile
Stathis Mihos Senior Legal Director, Pfizer View profile

19: I'm calling from the beach: Employment law challenges and opportunities from new ways of working

Eduardo Ruiz Montoya Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Global Regions (EMEA, APJ, LatAm), Hewlett Packard Enterprise View profile
Stephan Swinkels Shareholder, Littler View profile
Helen Umpelby Principal Employment Lawyer, BT View profile

20: Unlearning traditional legal speak and thought – Retooling hard skills to lead and more effectively partner with the business

Jaap Bosman Founding Partner, TGO Consulting View profile
Omiyinka Doris Deputy General Counsel, VEON View profile
Matt Gould Head of Transformation and Co-General Counsel, ContractPodAi View profile

21: Law Lab: The brand called "You"!

Eugenia Navarro Director of the Legal Operations Program, Executive Education, Esade View profile

22: Closing Plenary: Meet Hayley Barnard – Entrepreneur, adventurer, passionate about tackling unconscious bias and leadership challenges

Hayley Barnard Managing Director and Diversity Strategist, MIX Diversity Developers View profile
William D. Wright Partner, Fisher & Phillips LLP View profile