GENERAL COUNSEL WORKSHOP

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | GC Workshop - Striking the Right Balance: Building a “Yes” Culture Without Becoming the Risk

In an environment defined by constant disruption, shifting priorities, and risks that increasingly originate outside the enterprise, today’s General Counsel must strike a delicate balance—empowering innovation and business momentum while maintaining principled risk discipline. This session builds on the highly attended “Yes culture” conversation by examining how legal leaders move beyond binary “approve or block” decision-making and instead guide organizations toward responsible acceleration. Panelists will explore how GCs calibrate risk appetite, translate legal exposure into business-relevant terms, and exercise judgment in moments where speed, strategy, and compliance collide—ensuring that a culture of “yes” strengthens, rather than undermines, long-term enterprise value. Discussion topics include:

• How GCs assess and recalibrate risk appetite in fast-moving, high-uncertainty environments
• Practical strategies for enabling business innovation without inheriting unmanaged legal exposure
• Maintaining credibility, independence, and regulatory integrity while operating as a trusted business partner
   

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | GC Workshop - Employee Risk, Compliance Culture & Speaking Truth to Power — A GC Roundtable on Ethics, Influence, and Organizational Reality

Culture risk, employee behavior, and internal pressure points increasingly determine whether compliance programs succeed or fail. In this highly interactive roundtable, General Counsels will engage in candid, peer-level discussion about navigating compliance culture, addressing employee risk, and speaking truth to power—especially when legal advice is inconvenient, unpopular, or commercially challenging. Participants will rotate through facilitated discussions that blend real-world scenarios with practical frameworks, creating space for honest dialogue, shared experience, and actionable insight.