Speakers
Stephanie Fougou
SVP - General Counsel & Board Secretary, Technicolor
President, ECLA
Speaking Topic: Keynote Speaker
Stéphanie Fougou is the General Counsel at Technicolor, with over twenty years’ experience in major companies. She began her career in the Media sector with France Animation, then joined France Télécom/Orange, holding various senior legal roles. She later became Group General Counsel at Club Mediterranée and Vallourec, also serving on Vallourec’s Executive Committee. Since 2024, Stéphanie has been President of ECLA.
Enrico Letta
President, Institut Jacques Delors
Member of the Chamber of Deputies, the Italian Chamber of Deputies
Speaking Topic: Keynote Speaker
Enrico Letta served as Prime Minister of Italy in 2013-2014 and as leader of the Italian Democratic Party in 2021-2023.
Today, he is the President of the Institut Jacques Delors and member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. In September 2023 he received a mandate from the European institutions to elaborate a High-Level Report on the future of the Single Market.
Daniel Calleja Crespo
Head of the European Commission Representation in Spain, European Commission
Speaking Topic: The evolution of the in-house Lawyers under EU Law
Frederic Jenny
Chairman of the OECD Global Forum on Competition, OECD
Emeritus Professor of Economics, ESSEC
Speaking Topic: A More Competitive Europe: Reinventing the Continent in the Face of Global Platform Power and Market Concentration
Frederic Jenny holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University and is an Emeritus Professor of Economics at ESSEC Business School. He is the Chairman of the OECD’s Global Forum on Competition and a Senior Fellow at The George Washington University’s Competition and Innovation Lab.
His distinguished career includes serving as Chairman of the OECD Competition Committee for 30 years (1994-2024), a Judge on the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation), and Vice Chair of the French Competition Authority. He has held visiting professorships at numerous global universities, including Northwestern, Keio University, University College London, and NYU School of Law. A widely published author, he frequently advises countries on competition and trade policy.
Mark Cockerill
Senior Vice President, Legal - Corporate, M&A and International Development, ServiceNow
Vice-President, ECLA
Speaking Topic: How AI Drives Efficiency In Corporate Legal Departments
Mark Cockerill is the Senior Vice President, Legal – Corporate, M&A and International Development, at ServiceNow. Based in Ireland, Mark advises and directs on all international corporate and M&A matters. Additionally, Mark serves as the Vice President of ECLA and as the board member at the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland. Prior to ServiceNow, Mark was Director of Legal Services at the Eircom Group of companies, Ireland’s incumbent telecommunications operator and also previously held a senior in-house role with Telefonica.
Laure Lavorel
Senior Associate General Counsel - Director of CA Europe sarl, Broadcom Inc.
Vice-President, ECLA
Laure Lavorel is Senior Associate General Counsel at Broadcom, overseeing legal affairs for the International Software franchise in EMEA and APJ. With 28 years of experience in new technologies, she was formerly a Paris Bar lawyer and a judge at the Commercial Court of Paris (2011-2015). She manages an international team focused on digital legal challenges, including commercial, litigation, labor law, compliance, cybersecurity, data, and policy. She is also President of Cercle Montesquieu since 2019 and Vice President of ECLA since 2024.
Waldemar Koper
President, Polish Corporate Lawyers Association
Vice-President, ECLA
Attorney at law with over 25 years of professional experience in commercial law, particularly in commercial, regulatory, competition, and advertising laws.
Before beginning his career as an in-house lawyer, he was a partner at a law firm in Poznań for five years. Until 2023, he was responsible for all legal matters of the largest Polish food company, Kompania Piwowarska S.A., and its subsidiaries (formerly owned by SABMiller and currently by the Japanese Asahi, the global foodstuff producer). Currently, he serves as President of the Management Board of the Polish Association of Corporate Lawyers in Warsaw, an organization of nearly 500 GCs. He is also Vice President of the European Company Lawyers Association based in Brussels.
Richard Bacek
General Counsel, Siemens, s.r.o.
Secretary, ECLA
Based in Czechia, Richard is the General Counsel at Siemens s.r.o., with 15 years in the role, managing legal teams in Czechia, Romania and Slovakia. Before joining Siemens, he was a partner at CMS. Richard has been very active at promoting and elevating the corporate counsel role in Czechia and serves as Vice President and Treasurer of the Czech Company Lawyers Association and as Secretary at ECLA.
Peter Carlstedt
Chief Legal Officer, Scrive
Speaking Topic: Regulating Trust: EU Digital Identity Wallet, AML/KYC-requirements and Qualified Electronic Signatures
Peter Carlstedt is Chief Legal Officer at Scrive. He has been part of the company’s journey since 2013 and has among other things been responsible for strategic development within Scrive. Today he manages a team of legal counsels and information security specialists supporting the company’s operations and helping Scrive’s customers to navigate regulations surrounding the use of electronic signatures and electronic identity solutions.
Founded in 2010, Scrive quickly became the Nordic e-sign market leader. Today, 10 000+ customers in 50+ countries rely on Scrive to automate their onboarding and agreements processes with solutions powered by electronic signature and identification.
Marjorie Colas
General Counsel & Compliance Officer Iberia, Essendi
Speaking Topic: How AI Drives Efficiency In Corporate Legal Departments
“Marjorie Colas is the General Counsel & Compliance Officer for Essendi Iberia (formerly AccorInvest), based in Madrid with more than 20 years of experience in the hotel and real estate sector.
In addition to her core responsibilities, Marjorie has been driving legal transformation and innovation initiatives since 2020, aligning legal services with the evolving needs of the hospitality sector.
As a forward-thinking legal leader, Marjorie also leads cross-functional technology projects, particularly focused on AI implementation and data management within the legal function across Europe.
Marko Denadic
General Counsel, Burckhardt Compression
International lawyer with a background in construction, energy and industrial machinery manufacturing, in charge of all legal and compliance matters as well as corporate secretary of Burckhardt Compression (BC). Marko works in close partnership with the business and the commercial teams. As General Counsel he is expected to act as a leader who delivers business-oriented advice on different business initiatives, and in setting and actively participating to growth strategies.
Ruud van Herpen
Global Chief Legal Officer, Xebia Group
Speaking Topic: Borderless Legal Architecture – Leading and Aligning Global Legal Functions
Ruud is a seasoned legal management executive with close to 30 years of experience in various legal roles and is currently CLO at Xebia International Group. Xebia is a worldwide, innovative IT Consultancy Company, operating on a global scale with a team over 5,000 consultants helping the world’s top 250 companies and category leaders overcome digital challenges, embrace innovation, adopt new technology and implement new business models.
Wojciech Dziomdziora
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, NEXERA
Speaking Topic: A More Competitive Europe: Reinventing the Continent in the Face of Global Platform Power and Market Concentration
Wojciech Dziomdziora is a legal advisor, manager; General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at NEXERA – a wholesale telecommunications operator. He is a specialist in telecommunications, copyright, media, new technologies and regulated markets law.
Wojciech started his career at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, than he was a director of the legal department at the Ministry of Culture and at last he served as member of the National Broadcasting Council. After moving to the private sector he was an in-house lawyer in TVN (leading Polish private tv broadcaster, currently part of Discovery), then he worked in Orange Polska, where he held high managerial positions.
Christina Boerner
Managing Director, Head of Legal Switzerland, Monaco, Dubai, Leonteq
Dr. Christina Börner is a Swiss-qualified lawyer and the Managing Director, Head of Legal Switzerland, Monaco, Dubai at Leonteq, a Swiss fintech company. She has more than 20 years of experience in Corporate / Commercial law and ESG in various financial services companies. Christina holds a PhD from the University of Zurich, was a visiting scholar at Berkeley Law (University of California at Berkeley) and is a lecturer at the University of Zurich and at ETH/SFIT.
Stefanie Thuiner
General Counsel, myflexbox
Speaking Topic: Scaling Innovation – And why it didn't work. Practical tips on change, politics, and resistance
With a diverse legal background, Stefanie Thuiner possesses a varied skill set, including business partner relations and legal technology. She has built a multifaceted legal career, working as in-house and outside counsel. Currently establishing the legal department at myflexbox, an open-access smart locker startup backed by a EUR 75 million investment, she effectively manages legal risks, develops a digitalisation strategy, ensures compliance, and contributes to the market expansion in Germany.
In her prior position at Red Bull HQ, she demonstrated her strategic legal expertise within a global context. Her career underscores a commitment to the professionalisation of the legal services through digital transformation and operational excellence.
Charlotte Grass
Chief Compliance Officer, Michelin
Natacha Podymski Ribeiro
Head of Legal, Saba Group
Speaking Topic: AI & Data Act – Europe as an innovative driver for artificial intelligence
With 15 years of experience in international business environments, I bring a strategic and business-oriented approach to legal leadership, balancing risk management with commercial growth. I currently serve as Head of Legal for Portugal & International Corporate Liaison at Saba, a global leader in mobility infrastructure.
Beyond my corporate role, I actively contribute to the legal community through thought leadership, speaking engagements, and industry forums, staying ahead of evolving regulations and legal innovations. I believe legal departments can be strategic business enablers, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and driving sustainable corporate growth.
Marie-Anne Frison-Roche
Professor of Regulation and Compliance Law, Director of the Journal of Regulation & Compliance(JoRC), European School of Regulation and Compliance Law
Speaking Topic: Compliance Law and Systemic Litigation
Full Law Professor at Sciences po Paris, Marie-Anne Frison-Roche is building the European School of Regulation and Compliance Law. She notably works on the role lawyers must take in Compliance Systems in firms and before the courts through new requirements, new powers and new legal reasoning created by Compliance Law.
Her conferences and books explain the present and the future of Compliance Law: Compliance Tools (2021), Compliance Monumental Goals (2022), Compliance Jurisdictionalisation (2023), Compliance Obligation (2025), Contentieux Systémique Emergent (2025). Many work with her in the Journal of Regulation & Compliance (JoRC) that she has founded in 2009.
Timo Spitzer
Executive Director & Head of Legal Santander CIB Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Nordic Countries, Banco Santander
Speaking Topic: Human Leadership in Tech-Centric Corporate Structures
Internationally recognized Head of Legal. Experience with leading global banks and major international law firms. Dually qualified as German Rechtsanwalt and UK Solicitor with a First Class Honors Masters degree in International Economic Law. Native German, fluent in English, French, Portuguese (Brazil) and Spanish.
Featured multiple times on The Legal 500 Powerlists for GC Germany and GC Europe: LatAm Specialists. Winner of the 2024 The Legal 500 Germany Awards, 2019 European and Global Counsel Awards, and 2018 WiseLegalSpeakers’ Awards. Has judged for The Lawyer’s European Awards.
Martin Bussy
Coordinateur, Legal Data Space
16 years of entrepreneurship – 6 years as founder of a legaltech Saas startup.
Innovation & transformation are the new borders for professionals, especially in the legal market
José María Campos
Legal Director, Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales
Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee, BusinessEurope
Speaking Topic: Europe in Motion – The Next-Gen Single Market
Luis Miguel Romão
Partner, CMS
Speaking Topic: No-Poach Agreements – A Crossroads of Competition and Employment Law
Luís Miguel Romão is a Partner and heads the Antitrust, Competition and Trade team and is part of the ESG Task Force.
He has over 20 years of experience in Competition and EU law with a particular focus on state aids, cartels, litigation, abuses of dominant position, merger control, distribution and implementation of antitrust compliance programs, structural funds, and the four freedoms. Luís covers a wide range of industries, including healthcare, food and beverages, transportation, energy, financial services, and telecoms & and media.
César Navarro
Partner, CMS
Speaking Topic: No-Poach Agreements – A Crossroads of Competition and Employment Law
César Navarro is Head of the Employment and Pensions department at CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo. He specializes in labour law and social security and is an expert in labour implications derived from mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructuring processes, as well as outsourcing, top management, modification of working conditions, negotiation of collective agreements, collective dismissals and legal defence in judicial proceedings before the labour courts.
He has been recognised in the Employment practice by the main and most prestigious legal directories such as Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.
Maria Pernas Martinez
Group Executive Committee Member, Group General Counsel and Commercial Management, Capgemini
Vice President, ESG Lead, Cercle Montesquieu
Speaking Topic: Closing the gap: Creating an innovative, just and reliable legal ecosphere for AI
Maria Pernas is member of the Group Executive Committee at Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, digital transformation, technology and engineering services. Reporting directly to the Group CEO, Maria leads the Legal and Commercial and Contract Management Functions, overseeing almost 800 professionals.
Maria sits on the Board of Directors of the European Association for Women in Leadership. She is Vice-President and ESG Lead of the Cercle Montesquieu and former Vice President of the Association of Corporate Counsel Europe.
Simon Bernard
Advocat, Modern Law
Speaking Topic: Closing the gap: Creating an innovative, just and reliable legal ecosphere for AI
Simon is a lawyer specialized in digital and AI regulation, with extensive public policy experience at the highest levels of the French government. He has worked with the Prime Minister’s office, parliamentary committees, and most recently served as deputy chief of staff to the Minister for Sports and the Olympic Games.
Contributing to major legislative initiatives in digital regulation gave him a deep understanding of how law can shape innovation. He founded ModernLaw, a strategy firm that uses “normative intelligence” to help companies navigate AI regulation and make innovation more trusted and impactful. In May 2025, he published “AI is Law” with the Digital New Deal think tank, outlining how this approach can drive European leadership in AI.
Ilias Chantzos
Global Privacy Officer and Head of EMEA Government Affairs, Broadcom Inc.
Speaking Topic: Overview of European Digital Policies - what to expect next?
Ilias is the Global Privacy Officer and Head of the Government Affairs for Europe, Middle East & Africa for Broadcom. He leads the global privacy program across the company’s multiple business units and regions.
Chiara Catti
Senior Legal Manager, Fibonacci Group
Speaking Topic: Building An Inclusive Future For Women In Corporate Legal Leadership
Olivier Chaduteau
Managing Partner, DayTwo
Olivier is the co-founder and managing partner of the first native AI Legal Management Consulting firm called DayTwo. Before creating DayTwo, Olivier was the Global Leader for the “Legal Department Consulting” solution at PwC and prior to this, the founder of Day One in 2003, an independent and international consulting firm specializing in organization, transformation, and digitalization of corporate functions, (compliance, legal, IP, tax…) and Professional Service Firms (audit, consulting, law).
Olivier received a PhD in Economics at Paris II-Panthéon-Assas on “The impact of digital innovation on the transformation of the legal market and corporate legal function” in 2020.
Éric Bédard
Partner | Partner and Leader, Strategic Advisory Services, Fasken
Speaking Topic: Cooperation & Collision: National vs. Economic Security in an era of Protectionist Politics
Éric Bédard is a partner and leader, Strategic Advisory Services, as well as a member of our global management committee. Recognized in the business circles of Québec and Europe, Éric served as the managing partner for the Québec region at Fasken from 2011 to 2023. A true leader in the community, he sits on the boards of directors of several public and private institutions and presides over many charitable events. Since 2024, Éric serves as Chairman of the Board of Montréal International.
Andrew House
Partner | Co-Leader, National Security, Fasken
Speaking Topic: Cooperation & Collision: National vs. Economic Security in an era of Protectionist Politics
Andrew House practises in the areas of Foreign Investment and Government Relations with a focus on the impact of national security considerations in federally-regulated industries and transactions.
Charlotte Fort
Administrateur Judiciaire, FHBX
Speaking Topic: Companies in Distress
Charlotte Fort has been a managing partner at FHBX since 2019. She provides both amicable support (“mandat ad hoc”, “conciliation”) and legal assistance in the Île-de-France and Lyon regions. To raise awareness of the tools available for business recovery, she regularly speaks to students and business leaders (university lectures, training courses, contributions to the Guide de l’entrepreneur éclairé published by FHBX and to academic journals, etc.).
She is a member of the International Insolvency Institute’s NextGen Leadership Program, the AJR, the ARE, Droit & Commerce, WiR, and the faculty council of Lyon III University.
Lionel Spizzichino
Partner, Restructuring, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Speaking Topic: Companies in Distress
Lionel Spizzichino is a partner in the Restructuring Department, Managing Partner of the Paris office and co-Chair of the European Restructuring Group at Willkie. He has extensive experience in Lender-led and complex cross-border restructurings as well as French pre-insolvency and insolvency matters, including amicable restructuring, insolvency proceedings, restructuring litigation and distressed mergers and acquisitions. His clients include companies, creditors or investors in a wide range of sectors such as airlines, aircraft, media, chemical, financial services and automotive. He also advises investment funds, recovery funds and hedge funds.
Christophe Roquilly
Professor, Honorary Dean of Faculty, Director of the EDHEC Augmented Law Institute, EDHEC Business School
Speaking Topic: Pan-European benchmarking study of corporate legal departments
Melissa Cacciotti
General Counsel, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company
Speaking Topic: Managing large multi-cultural legal teams
Micaela Cattaneo
Senior Legal Counsel, Tetra Pak Packaging Solutions S.p.A.
Speaking Topic: No-Poach Agreements – A Crossroads of Competition and Employment Law
Giorgio Martellino
Chief Legal Officer, Avio
Speaking Topic: Panel Discussion: The Evolution of the Profession of Lawyers in Europe (LPP)
Has served as General Counsel, Compliance Officer and Risk Manager since 2016, and is also a member of the Supervisory Board, pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/01. In-house lawyer since 1996, Martellino has more than 20 years of international experience in legal, compliance and corporate governance, having held position as General Counsel in leading multinational and Italian companies, including Abbott, Natuzzi, Cementir Holding and Acquedotto Pugliese. His leadership roles extend to professional associations, having served as Vice Chairman of the Italian In-House Counsel Association (AIGI) and Chairman of the Italian Association for Transparency and Anticorruption (AITRA).
Giuseppe Catalano
Head of Corporate Affairs & Company Secretary, Generali
Speaking Topic: Europe in Motion – The Next-Gen Single Market
William D. Wright
Co-chair International Practice Group | Head of Global Strategies, Fisher Phillips
Speaking Topic: Cross border career developments - a more flexible and deductive European labor Market
Bill is a CEDR Accredited Mediator who advises employers on a wide range of international employment, compensation, and benefits matters. His practice includes counseling on issues involving employees working abroad, foreign nationals employed in the United States, and U.S. citizens and permanent residents working overseas.
Bill has extensive experience navigating complex compliance issues related to the hiring, retention, and separation of employees across multiple legal jurisdictions. He has supported clients with international operations on all seven continents—including Antarctica—helping them implement strategic global HR policies and practices.
Paweł Kowalski
Lecturer, Uniwersytet SWPS
Speaking Topic: Overview of European Digital Policies - what to expect next?
Kostas Argyropoulos
General Counsel, Space Hellas
Speaking Topic: Seconds to Decide: Cyber Crisis Simulation for Legal Departments
Anastasia Petsinari
Senior Legal Executive, General Counsel, Head of Legal & Corporate Governance, Optima Bank
Speaking Topic: Seconds to Decide: Cyber Crisis Simulation for Legal Departments
Magdalena Bartosiewicz
Partner, BDDG Bartosiewicz
Speaking Topic: Building An Inclusive Future For Women In Corporate Legal Leadership
Magdalena is an attorney-at-law in Poland, partner in BDDG Bartosiewicz, Di Dea, Grabarek law firm and member of the National Bar Council of Attorneys-at-Law in Poland.
She specializes in broad commercial law and white collar crimes. She also provides legal advice to both Polish and international clients on regulatory matters and the responsibility of key individuals in business. She supports the development and implementation of compliance management systems and procedures, including the implementation of AML/CFT regulations in obligated institutions. Magdalena represents clients in court disputes and arbitration, advising at the pre-trial stage and during negotiations.
Szymon Gałkowski
Head of Legal Operations/Global Contracts Legal, Vice President, State Street
Speaking Topic: Next generation legal operations in international structures
Szymon is a strategic and results-driven Head of Legal Operations (Global Contracts Legal) at State Street Bank in Poland with 15+ years of international experience leading legal teams and transformation, innovation, and operational excellence projects across global financial institutions and top-tier law firms.
He has proven track record of designing and implementing scalable legal operating models, managing international +40 teams, and driving efficiencies through legal technology, process optimization, and data-driven decision-making. Recognized for collaborative leadership, stakeholder engagement, and aligning legal services with business strategy in global, dynamic and highly regulated environments.
Sebastian Chames
Executive Vice President & General Counsel, International, Paramount
Speaking Topic: Borderless Legal Architecture – Leading and Aligning Global Legal Functions
Nicolò d’Elia
Partner, CMS
Speaking Topic: Preparing for a Cyber Attack: Regulation, Risk and Responsibility
Nicolò d’Elia is a Partner in the CMS Dispute Resolution & Insurance team. He began his collaboration with CMS in 2013, working in the Milan and London office.
Nicolò is an experienced litigator with a remarkable track record in the commercial, corporate, finance and insurance law areas. He has been gaining outstanding expertise in managing legal issues related to corporate and professional risks, their litigation and insurance implications with emphasis on matters related to a wide range of professionals (e.g. lawyers, medical practitioners, statutory auditors, architects, etc.) corporate liability and liability of directors and officers, financial institutions as well as on large, complex and cross-border claims.
Eline Teichert
Advocaat, CMS
Speaking Topic: Preparing for a Cyber Attack: Regulation, Risk and Responsibility
Eline Teichert is a member of the Dispute Resolution practice area group of our firm in Amsterdam. In addition, she specialises in the insurance and TMC sector.
She is active in legal procedures, liability law and insurance law. Eline advises and litigates primarily on professional liability, policy disputes and cyber(insurance). She mainly advises companies and insurers.
Eline has been with CMS since April 2024 and previously worked as a lawyer for a different firm where she focused on liability law and insurance law.
Gabriel Lluch
General Counsel Competition and Regulation, Orange
Speaking Topic: A More Competitive Europe: Reinventing the Continent in the Face of Global Platform Power and Market Concentration
Ivo Hoppler
Permanent Lecturer, University of Zurich & Federal Institute of Technology ETH
Speaking Topic: ESG Underwriting: How Legal Shapes the Boundaries of Risk and Responsibility
Ivo Hoppler is a permanent lecturer at the University of Zurich & Federal Institute of Technology ETH as well as at the University of St. Gallen / HSG and the LL.M Program of the European Institute of Zurich.
He has more than twelve years of experience as Examining Magistrate / Prosecutor for the canton of Zurich in the fields of “White Collar”- Crime, Money Laundering offences and Mutual Legal Assistance in criminal matters.
Joel Cohen
Group Commercial Director, IE7
Speaking Topic: Power, Perception, Participation: Rethinking Stakeholder Dynamics
Marc Mossé
Avocat Senior Counsel, August Debouzy
Speaking Topic: The Evolution of the Profession of Lawyers in Europe
Marc Mossé is senior counsel at August Debouzy. He is a leading expert in cyber security, intellectual property, data protection, privacy and copyright law. Marc also brings extensive industry experience and specialist knowledge of the digital economy, regulatory issues, and EU law, having served as director of public affairs for Philip Morris France, before moving to Microsoft France as legal and public affairs director (2016-2022) and then Secretary General.
He is an esteemed member of the French Intellectual Property Council, and an associate professor at Aix-Marseille University, focusing on the regulation of digital platforms, data law and cybersecurity.
Jon Jansen-Alder
General Counsel, Lucid Group
Speaking Topic: Lawyers’ well-being, external and in-house lawyers
Jon Jansen-Alder is the General Counsel at Lucid Group and has held senior legal leadership roles for over a decade. With experience spanning fast-growth companies and complex global environments, Jon brings a strategic, human-centred approach to legal leadership. He is a vocal advocate for redefining how the legal profession understands performance, culture, and sustainability, and regularly speaks and writes on the intersection of leadership, burnout, and systemic change in legal teams.
Janaki Tampi
General Counsel, Hala Systems, Inc
Speaking Topic: No-Poach Agreements – A Crossroads of Competition and Employment Law
Brett Dixon
Deputy Vice President, The Law Society of England & Wales
Speaking Topic: A “reset” in EU-UK relations? What can the in-house legal professions expect
Graham Conlon
Partner, CMS
Speaking Topic: Europe’s Reset: Leadership for a Future Reimagined
Graham heads the CMS corporate team across the Middle East. Having originally commenced his career at Linklaters, Graham advises on high-profile private equity, joint venture and M&A transactions throughout the Middle East, Europe and beyond. Graham holds a Masters in Finance from the London Business School (with a principal focus on corporate finance and M&A/private equity) and clients have remarked that Graham is “very pragmatic” and “very commercial” in his approach. He is ranked by Chambers and Partners, the Legal 500 and other legal directories as a leading lawyer.
Katie Nagy de Nagybaczon
Partner, CMS
Speaking Topic: Europe’s Reset: Leadership for a Future Reimagined
Katie Nagy de Nagybaczon is a partner in the Corporate Team at CMS London. She is Co-Head of the Consumer Products Group and in this position leads an international team of more than 40 partners and a total of more than 100 lawyers in 21 countries. Katie specialises in advising entrepreneurs and corporates in the Consumer and Technology, Media and Communications sectors.
Katie advises on a wide range of corporate transactions but is best known for her expertise in international and UK mergers & acquisitions, advising on the whole lifecycle of business, from start-up, raising money through investment, growth through acquisition and joint venture, and successful exit.
Paloma Luciáñez
Head of Legal Expertise & Alliance, DiliTrust
Speaking Topic: How AI Drives Efficiency In Corporate Legal Departments
Patricia Manca Diaz
Partner, PwC Tax & Legal
Speaking Topic: Legal in Motion: Driving Value Through Disruption
Patricia is a distinguished Partner in the New Law Department at PwC Tax and Legal, leading the Legal Management Services EMEA practice within the expansive Legal Business Solutions-NewLaw PwC network, which spans over 67 countries in Europe and more than 100 territories worldwide with a workforce exceeding 4000 professionals.
As the head of the New Law practice, Patricia directs consulting and compliance services aimed at the digital transformation of legal and tax departments within organizations. She manages a multidisciplinary team comprising lawyers, tax experts, and technology specialists to deliver these services effectively.
Yana Zoloeva
Partner, EMEA NewLaw Leader, PwC Switzerland
Speaking Topic: Legal in Motion: Driving Value Through Disruption
Yana Zoloeva is a Partner at PwC Switzerland and serves as the EMEA NewLaw Leader. With over two decades at PwC, she has held several senior leadership positions, including CEE Network Legal Leader, Chair of PwC CEE’s Supervisory Board, and member of PwC’s Global Supervisory Board. In her current role, Yana leads PwC’s NewLaw practice across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, integrating legal department consulting, managed legal services, and legal tech – including advanced AI and GenAI solutions – with a focus on integrity, transparency, and purpose-driven leadership.
Asier Crespo
Legal Director, Microsoft Ibérica
Speaking Topic: A Fireside Chat on Adopting AI and how it Transformed the Way In-House Works
Asier Crespo is the Legal Director of Microsoft Ibérica. He is a recognized lawyer, specialized in technology law and data protection. Before joining Microsoft, he worked as a Principal Associate in the New Technologies department at Uría Menéndez law firm. He regularly collaborates with various educational institutions, lecturing in subjects within his area of expertise, and is also a member of the Academic Council of the FIDE Foundation for Research in Law and Business.
Emma Burnett
Partner, Head of Data Protection, CMS
Speaking Topic: A Fireside Chat on Adopting AI and how it Transformed the Way In-House Works
Emma Burnett is a partner in the Commercial Team and her practice focuses on data protection, technology and outsourcing. She regularly advises high profile international clients on her core specialism of data protection and has significant experience in information technology and intellectual property law, having previously undertaken a secondment to Royal Mail Group Limited as acting Head of the IT/IP legal team. Emma sits on the editorial board of Lexis PSL where she advises on data protection, IT and telecoms. She is also a member of the Financial Markets Law Committee, as part of which she has participated in a European Data Protection Reforms Working Group on the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.
Agnieszka Kossowska
Attorney at law, Supervisory Board Member and Director Corporate Affairs & Governance, Poczta Polska S.A.
Speaking Topic: Legal in Motion: Driving Value Through Disruption
Agnieszka Kosowska is an attorney at law and the member of the Supervisory Board as well as Director Corporate Affairs & Governance at Poczta Polska S.A. (Polish Post) in the areas of strategy and strategic projects, law, compliance, risk, and security. She is an experienced General Counsel, served as a member of several supervisory boards and has extensive experience with leading international firms such as Roche, Colgate Palmolive, PwC, White & Case and Polpharma Biologics.
Cezary Zelaznicki
Partner, EMEA Legal Leader, PwC
Speaking Topic: Legal in Motion: Driving Value Through Disruption
Cezary Żelaźnicki is a Managing Partner Partner at PwC Legal Poland and the EMEA Legal Leader at PwC, overseeing a network of over 2,500 lawyers and legal technology consulting professionals across 65 countries
He leads the integration of Legal and NewLaw services, driving legal transformation across the region. With over 20 years of experience, Cezary’s core specialization is in corporate and commercial law, M&A, restructuring, and regulatory advisory. He has worked in top law firms in Warsaw, Washington, and London.
He is a published author in commercial and international law and holds degrees from the University of Białystok, Poland and the Catholic University of America in Washington. Cezary is also an attorney-at-law admitted to the Polish Bar.
Juan Riego Vila
General Counsel, Carrefour Spain
Speaking Topic: Legal in Motion: Driving Value Through Disruption
Juan Riego Vila is currently serving as the General Counsel at Carrefour Spain, a position he has held since 1997. In this role, he oversees all legal matters across the company, including commercial contracts, real estate transactions, litigation, and compliance—which encompasses data protection and ethics—as well as corporate governance. He is also a member of the Executive Management Committee.
François Reyntens
Consultant, Spencer Stuart
Speaking Topic: Managing large multi-cultural legal teams
François Reyntens is a core member of Spencer Stuart’s Legal, Compliance & Government Affairs Practice and the leader of the Family Business Practice in EMEA. François has extensive experience in navigating board and governance matters, having been involved in facilitating transition at board and executive committee levels. Having been a general counsel, François has an intimate understanding of the challenges and opportunities presented by the legal function. He is recruiting general counsels, chief compliance officers, corporate secretaries, head of public affairs (and their direct reports) throughout continental Europe.
Brian Connolly
Director of Responsible AI, Regulatory & Compliance Europe Lead, Accenture