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8:30-9:00am: Registrations Open |
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9:00-9:10am: Conference Open & Welcome Lin Shi, President, ACC Hong Kong Joint Head IPO Vetting at the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited |
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9:10 - 10:00am: Opening Keynote Presentation Navigating the new geo-political and economic reality in the Asia-Pacific region. Partner: Lex Mundi Introduction: Carl Anduri, Global President, Lex Mundi Key Note Speaker: Dane Chamorro, Senior Partner, Control Risk |
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MORNING BREAK |
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10:10 - 10:25am Tech lab: Redflag Group 10:30 - 11:30am: Stream A - Substantive Law Efficient Management of Disputes in Asia-Pacific The How to Guide to Contractual Disputes - Avoidance and Management across APAC Partner: Allen & Overy
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10:30 - 11:30am: Stream B - Law Department Management & Professional Skills Legal Operations and Strategy: Overcoming Inertia The how and why of building a robust and sustainable legal operations strategy that will drive value for the wider organisation. Partner: PwC
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10:30am - 11:30am: Stream C - Innovation & Legal Tech Using Technology to transform your legal department Starting your legal tech journey need not be a daunting prospect. For legal teams large or small, an understanding of functional and non-functional requirements is the starting point for transforming your legal department through technology. Partner: Luminance
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11:30am - 12:30pm: Stream A - Substantive Law Anti-Corruption Enforcement and Compliance Update Businesses operating in the Asia-Pacific region need to proactively scrutinise their activities and compliance programs, particularly in light of the ongoing rise in aggressive enforcement by regulatory authorities into suspected non-compliance with anti-bribery and corruption regimes. Partner: ONC
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11:30am - 12:30pm: Stream B - Law Department Management & Professional Skills Building a Performance Culture through Metrics This session will discuss the application of metrics to develop a performance culture within small and medium sized legal departments Partner: Thomson Reuters
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11:30 - 12:30pm: Stream C - Innovation & Legal Tech ACC Value Champions Series - Legal Leadership within the Enterprise Our Value Champions have developed effective approaches that will assist you to drive change within your legal team. Partner: KorumLegal
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LUNCH 12:40 - 12:55pm Tech lab: LexisNexis 1:00 - 1:15pm Tech lab: LawVu 1:20 - 1:35pm Tech lab: PwC |
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1:45 - 2:45pm: Stream A - Substantive Law Keeping your Company Safe - A Practical Approach to Data Privacy & Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific. In line with rising concerns about data privacy and cybersecurity as well as rising -localism,- there is a regional trend of stricter enforcement and greater public awareness of a right to privacy and of the responsibility of companies to manage data access and safety. Partner: Lex Mundi
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1:45 - 2:45pm: Stream B - Law Department Management & Professional Skills Internal Investigation Workshop Whether you are investigating a sexual harassment issue, a regulatory infringement or a possible fraud, there are common issues in the preparation and management of the file. Partner: Kim & Chang
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1:45 - 2:45pm: Stream C - Innovation & Legal Tech The Rise of Legal Operations With legal operations being such a hot topic, this panel of highly respected legal professionals will analyse the trends specific to the APAC market and cut through the current 'noise' to help you brainstorm specific ways to deliver efficiencies and develop the necessary talent and skills to enhance your operations. Partner: Lawyers On Demand
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2:45 - 3:45pm: Stream A - Substantive Law M & A and Cross Border Investment in the New Era Key trends in M & A and cross-border investment in the new era. Partner: PwC
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2:45 - 3:45pm: Stream B - Law Department Management & Professional Skills The -how to- guide to becoming a GC Legal experts or commercial advisors - what is the future for in-house legal teams? Partner: HFW Consulting
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2:45 - 3:45pm: Stream C - Innovation & Legal Tech The Next Frontier - AI and the Efficiently Resourced Legal Department How is AI impacting on the delivery of in-house legal services now and what impact will it have on the legal departments of the future? What opportunities does AI technology offer in enhancing in-house legal service delivery? Partner: Brightflag
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AFTERNOON BREAK 3:50 - 4:05pm: Tech Lab Citco |
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4:15 - 5:05pm: Closing Keynote Presentation Programming Robots and Ethics Partner: Lawyers On Demand Introduction: Haaron Bokhari, Managing Director, Lawyers On Demand Key Note Speaker: Winnie Yeung, Director, Legal and Corporate Affairs at Microsoft Hong Kong Ltd. |
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5:05 - 5:15pm: Conference Close Simon Fish, Global Board Chair ACC General Counsel, BMO Financial Group |
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6:30 - 7:30pm: LEXOLOGY - ACC ASIA PACIFIC PRE AWARDS DINNER DRINKS |
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7:30 - 10:00pm: LEXOLOGY - ACC ASIA PACIFIC COUNSEL AWARDS DINNER |