Global General Counsel Forum
A Journey to Empowerment
1 June 2022
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Welcome Lunch
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM | Welcome Comments
Alex Dimitrief, Lecturer of Law at Harvard Law School, Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School, Former President & CEO, Global Growth Organization GE, Former SVP & General Counsel, GE
Alex Dimitrief, Lecturer of Law at Harvard Law School, Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School, Former President & CEO, Global Growth Organization GE, Former SVP & General Counsel, GE
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM | The Emerging Authoritarian Century
Dr Azeem Ibrahim will outline the emerging post-liberal global order and how to prevent it. He will explore why, in the second decade of the 21st century, the idea of liberal democracy is starkly at risk and how to prepare for the near future. He will also share his observations from advising over half a dozen world leaders on strategy and policy development, with his most recent role being a foreign policy advisor to the Biden for President Campaign.
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim, Research Professor at the Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, and a Director at the Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy in Washington D.C.
Dr Azeem Ibrahim will outline the emerging post-liberal global order and how to prevent it. He will explore why, in the second decade of the 21st century, the idea of liberal democracy is starkly at risk and how to prepare for the near future. He will also share his observations from advising over half a dozen world leaders on strategy and policy development, with his most recent role being a foreign policy advisor to the Biden for President Campaign.
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim, Research Professor at the Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, and a Director at the Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy in Washington D.C.
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Coffee and Networking Break
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Legal Upheaval: Exploring the New Expectations of General Counsels
In today’s legal marketplace, clients are demanding service by in-house legal departments that require a new skill set and a new mindset from their lawyers. Based in part on over 100 interviews of General Counsels of large, international corporations and heads of innovation at law firms around the world, this interactive session first explores the new expectations of in-house lawyers and the gaps that exist in skills, mindset, and behaviours. It then turns to address how in-house senior leaders can help their lawyers meet these new expectations and differentiate their services with creativity, collaboration, and innovation. At various points throughout the keynote, participants will be asked to participate in reflection exercises designed to promote the exploration of a) the ideal mindset, skillset, and behaviours of lawyers; and b) the legal department of the future.
Michele DeStefano, Professor of Law at Miami University, Affiliated Faculty, Harvard Law School Executive Education and IE Law School; Founder & Director, LawWithoutWalls and MOVEL∆W
5:30 PM | Closing Comments
Alex Dimitrief, Lecturer of Law at Harvard Law School, Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School, Former President & CEO, Global Growth Organization GE, Former SVP & General Counsel, GE
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Drinks Reception
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM | Welcome Dinner
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM | Welcome Dinner
2 June 2022
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Breakfast
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM | Opening Comments
Alex Dimitrief, Lecturer of Law at Harvard Law School, Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School, Former President & CEO, Global Growth Organization GE, Former SVP & General Counsel, GE
Alex Dimitrief, Lecturer of Law at Harvard Law School, Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School, Former President & CEO, Global Growth Organization GE, Former SVP & General Counsel, GE
9:00 AM - 9:55 AM | Identify Your Effortless Zone of Genius
You have a Zone of Genius. Your Zone of Genius isn't merely a skill you learned or a talent you possess. It encompasses the unique culmination of your life journey including your background, education, and experiences. Every aspect of which contributed to you becoming the person you are today. The result is there are things you do effortlessly that ONLY you do in the exact way you do them. Effortlessness is the key to where your Zone of Genius lives. Because it is effortless for you, you may not realize when you are operating in your genius zone, but you should. This presentation will provide you with 3 clues to help you Identify Your Effortless Zone of Genius.
Lakeshia Ekeigwe, International Leadership Coach & Consultant
You have a Zone of Genius. Your Zone of Genius isn't merely a skill you learned or a talent you possess. It encompasses the unique culmination of your life journey including your background, education, and experiences. Every aspect of which contributed to you becoming the person you are today. The result is there are things you do effortlessly that ONLY you do in the exact way you do them. Effortlessness is the key to where your Zone of Genius lives. Because it is effortless for you, you may not realize when you are operating in your genius zone, but you should. This presentation will provide you with 3 clues to help you Identify Your Effortless Zone of Genius.
Lakeshia Ekeigwe, International Leadership Coach & Consultant
9:55 AM - 10:55 AM | Speaking Truth to Power
Few journalists in America’s history have had the impact on their era and their craft as Carl Bernstein. For fifty years, from All the President’s Men to his new memoir, "Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom," Bernstein’s books, reporting, and commentary have revealed the hidden workings of government and politics around the world. Here, Carl Bernstein shares the lessons he has learnt over his career.
Interviewer: Tony West, Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary & Chief Legal Officer, Uber
Interviewee: Carl Bernstein, Investigative Journalist & Author
Few journalists in America’s history have had the impact on their era and their craft as Carl Bernstein. For fifty years, from All the President’s Men to his new memoir, "Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom," Bernstein’s books, reporting, and commentary have revealed the hidden workings of government and politics around the world. Here, Carl Bernstein shares the lessons he has learnt over his career.
Interviewer: Tony West, Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary & Chief Legal Officer, Uber
Interviewee: Carl Bernstein, Investigative Journalist & Author
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM | Coffee and Networking Break
11:20 AM - 12:10 PM |Prosperity Ahead--or Not?
As the COVID crisis recedes -- only to be replaced by Putin's war in Ukraine, raging inflation, and a stock market slump -- former White House Director of Economic Policy Todd Buchholz shows you where to look for signs of prosperity.
As the COVID crisis recedes -- only to be replaced by Putin's war in Ukraine, raging inflation, and a stock market slump -- former White House Director of Economic Policy Todd Buchholz shows you where to look for signs of prosperity.
Interviewer: Heather Nevitt, Editor-in-Chief, Corporate Counsel, Corporate Counsel Advance & Global Leaders in Law
Interviewee: Todd Buchholz, Former White House Director for Economic Policy
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM |The Brain: Fantastic, Fearful and Flawed
We are making ever-increasing demands on a brain that is not designed for the pressures of modern-day life. This fast-paced session will explore ten design flaws of the human brain in the modern world and will also offer strategies to help us respond effectively to the world around us.
Dr Helena Boschi, Renowned Psychologist, Speaker and Author
Interviewee: Todd Buchholz, Former White House Director for Economic Policy
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM |The Brain: Fantastic, Fearful and Flawed
We are making ever-increasing demands on a brain that is not designed for the pressures of modern-day life. This fast-paced session will explore ten design flaws of the human brain in the modern world and will also offer strategies to help us respond effectively to the world around us.
Dr Helena Boschi, Renowned Psychologist, Speaker and Author
1:10 PM - 1:15 PM | Closing Comments
Alex Dimitrief, Lecturer of Law at Harvard Law School, Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School, Former President & CEO, Global Growth Organization GE, Former SVP & General Counsel, GE
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | Lunch
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Leisure Activities
Option 1 - Wine Tasting
Option 2 - Guided Hike
Option 3 - Spa Treatment
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Leisure Activities
Option 1 - Wine Tasting
Option 2 - Guided Hike
Option 3 - Spa Treatment
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Champagne Drinks Reception
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM | Black Tie Gala Dinner
3 June 2022
7:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Breakfast
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Check Out
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Bringing It All Together - What Next in Your Role?
Alex Dimitrief, Harvard Law Professor, Former President & CEO, Global Growth Organization GE, Former SVP & General Counsel, GE
Alex Dimitrief, Harvard Law Professor, Former President & CEO, Global Growth Organization GE, Former SVP & General Counsel, GE
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch