Fifty voices.
General Counsel, senior partners, regulators, jurists and heads of practice. Speakers are confirmed on a rolling basis; the roles below indicate the calibre of the platform. Panel pairings are released to confirmed delegates ahead of the event.
John Beckett
Chief Legal Officer
Caldic BV
GC Forum
Dr. Kalin Simeonov
Head of Intellectual Property
OCSiAl Group
IP Forum
Sindy Hereson
Legal Director
RATP Connect
GC Forum
Robert Greco
General Counsel
SpeakUp
GC Forum
Jeroen Gaasbeek
Director Intellectual Property
FrieslandCampina
IP Forum
Iris Steyer
Group General Counsel
Alpitronic
GC Forum
Kees van Ophem
General Counsel & VP Legal
Align Technology
Head Panelist & Moderator
Anja Wyrobek
Senior Legal Policy Advisor
European Parliament
Keynote
Johan Martin de Vries
Global Mobility Manger
Brunel
Employment Law Forum
RUUD VAN HERPEN
Global Chief Legal Officer
Xebia Group
GC Forum
Koenraad Wuyts
Chief Intellectual Property Officer
KPN
IP Forum
Viola Tilanus
Director Legal & Procurement
Invest International
Opening Keynote
Patricia Alexander
Lead International Counsel
Chainguard, Inc.
Employment Forum
Daniel Vilar
Head of Legal-EMEA & Senior Director Legal
ivalua
Keynote
Tommaso Tortorici
General Counsel
Ardoq
GC Forum
Robyn Williams
Partner, Co-Chair Trademark Practice Group
Devlin Law Firm
IP Forum
Ata Rajput
Chief Legal Officer
eTeam Inc
Employment Law Forum
Jason Weissbein
General Counsel, Company Secretary, and Board Director
NetraScale
GC Forum
Ana Zakovska
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
Synergi
GC Forum
Haaike Wouters
General Counsel Northern Europe, Middle East and India
Redion (formerly known as Europ Assistance)
General Counsel Forum
Cristina Porcelli
VP & General Counsel
Costa Cruises (Costa Crociere S.p.A.)
GC Forum
Marita Rancé Giménez-Salinas
VP Legal & General Counsel
IMPRESS
GC Forum
Shweta Mani
Head of Legal, Global Commercial & Legal Ops
Integrated DNA Technologies
GC Forum
Dr. Martin Nebeling
Partner
Oppenhoff & Partners
Employment Law Forum
Julia Taddei
Senior Legal Manager
Petrobras Netherlands & Petrobras Global Trading
GC Forum
Christian Haitz
Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Formerly with Gryphon Invest AG Zurich, Switzerland
GC ForumSpeakers announced on a rolling basis · the full line-up reaches 50+ ahead of the event
Book your pass →Apply to join the stage.
We accept speaker submissions on a rolling basis. Slots remain open for General Counsel willing to discuss live regulatory work, IP litigators with active UPC matters, and cross-border employment partners with a case story worth telling.
Email your speaker submission →Submission checklist
- → One-paragraph session pitch
- → Track preference (GC Forum · IP · Employment)
- → Bio (150 words) + headshot
- → One past speaking link
Send to [email protected]. Decisions within 14 days.