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Board Meeting & Lunch (Board members only)

At Druces' Offices

Welcome – Opening Remarks

Mark Ruddy, ABL President

Angela Rowe, Host Warners Solicitors

Roy Campbell, Host Druces LLP

Trending Topics in UK: European legislation and Security

Lord Fox, current member of the House of Lords and Business Spokesperson

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Uses and implications of AI in Law and Business

Neil Pfister, Commercial & Technology Partner at Druces, LLP

Coffee Break

in Tavistock Room

International Arbitration

Richard Bailey, Construction & Dispute Resolution Partner at Druces, LLP

Integra member presentation

Robert Moore, Managing Partner at Bright Grahame Murray, Integra Local Partner

Investigations- The Good The Bad and The Challenging

Laurence Brown, Executive Chairman of LBA International Consultancy Limited, CII Local Partner

Group photo and Lunch
Marketing and Personal Branding – Your Differentiation Strategy

Margarida Bonito, Legal marketing specialist

Current State of International Concerns Over Conflict Minerals

Alexander Yearsley, Private Investigator, former Head Of Special Projects for Global Witness

What Does a Sustainable Law Firm Look Like and How Can the Legal Sustainability Alliance help?

Jim Haywood, Director, Achill Management - hosts of the Legal Sustainability Alliance

Coffee Break

Coffee Break

Closing Remarks

Mark Ruddy, ABL President

Chilean Constitutional Convention [2021 – 2022]: A failed approach

Sharing Experiences

Gonzalo Garfias, Garfias & Cia, Chile

New regulatory framework for investment funds in Malta

Sharing Experiences:

David Zahra, David Zahra & Associates Advocates, Malta

Amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act 2004

Sharing Experiences:

Rachel Graham, Managing Partner, Harneys London

SAFEs & KISSEs

Blaine Bortnick, Rasco Klock Perez Nieto, New York

Coffee Break
New Member Presentation

Joe Fulcher, Greer, Herz & Adams, L.L.P., Galveston, Houston

State of ABL:

1. Elections
2. Approval MoM Chicago
3. Update on Developments
4. Closed 2022 Financial Accounts
5. Referrals & CPC Report
6. Next Conference Venues
a. Fall 2023 – Tel Aviv (approved)
b. Spring 2024 – Malta (to be approved)
c. Fall 2024 – Fortaleza (approved)
7. Applications

Lunch