(Agenda is subject to change)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Registration and Networking Breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Opening Keynote: What Will a Legal Department Look Like in 5 Year’s Time?
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM | Plenary Panel Session: AI Transparency General Counsel Should Demand from Outside Counsel
What will the legal department of 2030 look like? In this opening conversation, we horizon-scan the next five years through a candid dialogue between two senior leaders, exploring how legal teams can evolve from reactive advisors to proactive drivers of growth and resilience. What level of EQ is needed to stay relevant with AI?
Nilo Barredo, Head of Legal, Citi Wealth Banking and Lending, Americas - CitigroupMarcela Arana Villacicencio, Director of Legal and Institutional Relations - Repsol
Victoria Meni Battaglia, Associate General Counsel - Airbnb
Maria Lizzy Massa, Corporate Affairs Executive Director & General Counsel - BELCORP
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM | Networking Break
Enforcement & Regulation
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
US Regulatory Shifts: Enforcement Priorities and Multi-State Complexity
- US DOJ enforcement priorities and rising scrutiny
- Key agency developments (SEC, FTC, DOJ)
- State vs federal tension: diverging rules (e.g., privacy, ESG, labor) and the impact on multi-state operations
- Cross-border considerations: Sanctions, trade, and the international spillover of US regulatory policy
Violeta Longino, General Counsel - Gale Hotels
Daniela Fonseca Puggina, Partner - Baker McKenzie
Salvador Escalon, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer - Millicom
Supported by: Baker McKenzie
Labor & Employment - LatAm
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Labor Reform in Latin America: Risk, Reform and Reality for General Counsel
- Key developments in LatAm
- Which recent labor reforms are most impactful across the region?
- How are union dynamics and worker activism evolving?
- Where is enforcement and litigation risk increasing?
- How do you manage compliance across divergent local regimes?
- What are the challenges of managing contractors and gig workers?
- How can legal support HR and leadership through workforce change?
Talent Management
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
The Modern Legal Function: Talent Pipelines and Smarter Use of Outside Counsel
- When do you invest in developing talent vs bringing in new capability?
- How do you assess where your team is underpowered with technical skills, commerciality, leadership?
- What keeps high performers in-house, is it career progression, exposure to the business, flexibility?
- New talent vs AI – where do the graduates go?
Jeannine Acevedo, Chief Legal Officer - Atlas Renewable Energy
Renata Wolfe-Schlesinger, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel - Safra National Bank
Enforcement & Regulation - LatAm
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
Latin America in Focus: Enforcement, Regulation, and Regional Risk
- Which regulatory changes are having the biggest business impact?
- Where is enforcement activity intensifying across the region?
- How do you manage differing local requirements at scale?
- What are the key corruption and investigations risks to monitor?
- How do global enforcement trends shape regional strategy?
- How can legal balance risk mitigation with enabling growth?
Roberto Luis Frias Garcia, General Counsel & Company Secretary - Laboratorios Sanfer
Renata Regino, General Counsel - Dentsu
Scott Hulsey, Partner, Latin America Practice Group Co-Chair - Barnes & Thornburg
Supported by: Barnes & Thornburg
Roundtable Luncheon
Roundtable 1
1:10 PM - 2:25 PM
RT01 - You’ve Implemented GenAI – Now What?
- Post implementation reality: benefits and consequences
- Governance & accountability: who owns decisions made with AI? What is the control framework?
- Operational risk: hallucinations, bias, confidentiality, privilege, audit trails
- Choosing providers for the future
Roundtable 2
1:10 PM - 2:25 PM
RT02 - Preventing Litigation in Latin America
- Aggressive enforcement and disputes activity
- Complex cross-border risk in the region
- Increased governance and transparency pressure
Roundtable 3
1:10 PM - 2:25 PM
RT03 - M&A Under the Microscope
- Due diligence blind spots
- Cross-border complexity
- Regulatory and antitrust scrutiny in the US – increasing intervention
Roundtable 4
1:10 PM - 2:25 PM
RT04 - How Latin American GCs Should Navigate Trade, Customs and New Rules
- How is Mexico’s union rights framework now linked to cross-border trade enforcement?
- How to execute free trade agreements
- Barriers of trade across Latin America
- Opportunities the new regulations bring
Roundtable 5
1:10 PM - 2:25 PM
RT05 - Managing a Patchwork of Data and Privacy Laws in Latin America
- Multi-country compliance realities: different maturity levels and enforcement risk
- Practical approach: mapping, contractual controls, cross-border transfers, incident playbooks
- Running one programme across Colombia/Peru/Chile vs Mexico and others
Roundtable 6
1:10 PM - 2:25 PM
RT06 - Rethinking Disputes in Latin America
- Shifts away from investor-state arbitration (ICSID, BITs)
- Rise of domestic courts and regional alternatives
- Political risk and state intervention
- Contract structuring and dispute planning
- Enforcement and recovery challenges
Roundtable 7
1:10 PM - 2:25 PM
RT07 - Thinking Like a CEO: The GC as a Strategist, Enabler and Risk Partner
- Gatekeeper to enabler – prediction liabilities to enabling business growth
- How can the law be used to move the company forward?
- How to advise CEO’s and boards who want a “yes” with guardrails
Roundtable 8
1:10 PM - 2:25 PM
RT08 - Managing Patent and IP Risk – Rising Risks from Competitors
- Where are you seeing the greatest IP risk from competitors?
- How do you balance offensive vs defensive patent strategies?
- What’s your approach to freedom to operate in fast-moving markets?
- How do you manage multi-jurisdictional enforcement and litigation risk?
- When should you litigate, settle, or pursue licensing?
- How do you embed IP awareness into R&D and commercial teams?
Roundtable 9
1:10 PM - 2:25 PM
RT09 - The Human Edge: What AI Can’t Replace in Legal Leadership
- Where does human judgement still outperform AI in legal decision-making?
- How important is emotional intelligence in influencing boards and executives?
- What role does empathy play in negotiations and dispute resolution?
- How do you build trust internally and externally under pressure?
- What leadership qualities will define the next generation of GCs?
- How do you develop EQ skills within legal teams alongside tech adoption?
Fireside Chat 1
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM
Fireside Chat 1 – How to Build Your Career
Fireside Chat 2
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM
Fireside Chat 2
Reputational Risk
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
The Speed of Risk: Managing Reputation in the Digital Age
- Types of risk: misinformation and social media
- Fast decision making - how legal, comms, compliance, HR coordinate in a live crisis
- When to act early vs litigate or settle
- Governance: who decides, how decisions are documented, how to avoid creating evidence problems
Anaeli Petisco-Rojas, SVP, Labor, Employment & Litigation Counsel - TelevisaUnivision Inc.
Alexandra McLaughlin, Associate General Counsel - GlobeNet
Competition & Consumer Risk - LatAm
2:55 PM - 3:55 PM
LatAm Market Access Under Pressure: Competition and Consumer Risk and Strategic Growth
- Competition and consumer enforcement trends
- Competition compliance in growth phases -managing growth in a sustainable way
- Understanding EU competition regulations and how to comply
- Patents as a competition tool
- How are algorithms affecting market relationships and competition?
Rodrigo Medina Salles, Chief Legal Counsel | Americas RLM (LatAm & Canada) - Medtronic
Monica Sadurni, Associate General Counsel II Mexico & LATAM - Bunge
Roberto Pupo, Partner - Holland & Knight
Supported by: Holland & Knight
3:55 PM - 4:15 PM | Networking Break
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM | Plenary Ethics Panel Session - Professional Conduct with Courts, Regulators, and Third Parties
- What does good conduct look like in front of regulators and courts today and why is it important?
- Where are the boundaries between strong advocacy and ethical risk?
- How should GCs manage informal vs formal regulator engagement?
- What are the key pitfalls in third-party communications (e.g. witnesses, counterparties, advisors)?
- How do you protect privilege while meeting disclosure expectations?
- What governance and controls are needed to ensure consistent external conduct?
- How do you build relationships with regulators when there is so much disruption within the agencies?
Javier Oroz Coppel, Chief Risk Officer & General Secretary - AXA