The role of the General Counsel in navigating the day to day risks can be turbulent at times, yet imperative to avoiding reputational damage. In this session, we will explore the key strategies that can help you to in first line of defense to managing a crisis at large. The digital world continues to increase the speed and impact of crisis and daily risks making it now even more incumbent upon the response team to manage internal and external stakeholders in face of confusion, negativity and drive an agile and rapid response to resolve the situations.

Moderator: Tami McGonigal, Executive Coach

Emily Smith-Reid, Deputy General Counsel, HSBC

Natasha Aziz, General Counsel (IP, Brand and Customer), The Body Shop

Helen Stanwell-Smith, Head of Legal - Intellectual Property, Thomas Cook

Debbie Spragg, Head of Legal UK, Elis