The 2027 Line-up · Confirmed on a rolling basis

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

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

GC Forum

Speakers announced on a rolling basis · the full line-up reaches 50+ ahead of the event

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