Lighting of Lamp & Saraswati Vandana 1. Opening Remarks by Dr. Ashok Sharma 2. Welcome Address by Dr SB Mitra 3. Felicitation of Dr. Lalit Bhasin 4. Address by Dr. Lalit Bhasin, President, At SILF 5. Keynote Address by Shri R. Venkataramani, AG 6. Special Address (Via Video) by Mr Edwin Tong SC, Second Minister for Law & Minister for Culture, Community and Youth. 7. Vote of Thanks
SHRI R. VENKATARAMANI
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIA
EDWIN TONG
Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law at Singapore
DR. LALIT BHASIN
PRESIDENT, at SILF
DR. SUBIR BIKAS MITRA
ADVISOR LAW, at GAIL INDIA LIMITED
DR. ASHOK SHARMA FCIArb
FOUNDER & CEO of FICL
NETWORKING TEA/COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 1: Preparing for the Future: Trends and Strategies for Legal Departments/ "Navigating Change in the Legal Industry: Top Trends to Watch"’ RAJEEV CHOPRA•VISHAL NARULA•RAJENDRA LADE•VANI MEHTA•VINEET VIJ•PALLAVI SALUJA
Pallavi Saluia, Bar & Bench (Moderator)
RAJEEV CHOPRA
MANAGING DIRECTOR – LEGAL of ACCENTURE
VISHAL NARULA
MANAGING DIRECTOR | INDIA (DISPUTES AND INVESTIGATIONS PRACTICE) of ALVAREZ & MARSAL
RAJENDRA LADE
GENERAL MANAGER-LEGAL (MARKETING) ; HEAD LEGAL-MARKETING at HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED (HPCL)
VANI MEHTA
GENERAL COUNSEL, SOUTH ASIA at GENERAL ELECTRIC
VINEET VIJ
GLOBAL GENERAL COUNSEL at TECH MAHINDRA GROUP
PALLAVI SALUJA
EDITOR at BAR AND BENCH
SESSION 2: Corporate Insolvency "Revitalizing India's Corporate Insolvency Framework: The Role of IBC and NCLT Reforms" JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR (RETD.)•RAJBEER SACHDEVA•NILANJAN SINHA•AMIT MOHAAN MEHARIA•SUMANT NAYAK•VSV RAO•SANTOSH KUMAR SHUKLA
Special Address by Justice M.M. Kumar (Retd.)
Nilanjan Sinha, General Counsel at ICICI Bank (Moderator)
JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR (RETD.)
FOUNDER PRESIDENT, NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL (NCLT) & FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE, of JAMMU & KASHMIR HIGH COURT
RAJBEER SACHDEVA
PRESIDENT (GROUP) LEGAL at JK GROUP OF INDUSTRIES
NILANJAN SINHA
GENERAL COUNSEL at ICICI BANK
AMIT MOHAAN MEHARIA
Partner at MCO Legals
SUMANT NAYAK
SENIOR PARTNER at DESAI & DIWANJI
VSV RAO
Deputy MD at Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
SANTOSH KUMAR SHUKLA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)
SESSION 3 Intellectual Property "Innovate to Succeed: A Focus on IPR for Businesses and Startups. JUSTICE MANMOHAN SINGH (RETD)•SACHIN KALRA•NIRUPAM LODHA•NIRUPAM SRIVASTAVA•MEENAL MAHESHWARI
Special Address by Justice Manmohan Singh (Retd)
Nirupam Srivastava, Vice President - Strategy And AI at Hero Corporate (Moderator)
JUSTICE MANMOHAN SINGH (RETD)
FORMER JUDGE at DELHI HIGH COURT
SACHIN KALRA
VICE PRESIDENT at HT Media Ltd
NIRUPAM LODHA
Partner at Khaitan & Co LLP
NIRUPAM SRIVASTAVA
VICE PRESIDENT – STRATEGY AND AI at HERO CORPORATE
MEENAL MAHESHWARI
Group Legal Director of Lemmatree Pte Ltd, Temasek Group
NETWORKING LUNCH
SESSION 4: ESG "From Awareness to Action: Prioritising Diversity and Inclusion in ESG Investing" SAMEET GAMBHIR•SUNIL JAIN•ROOP LOOMBA•SONAL VERMA
Sameet Gambhir, Vice President (Corp. Law) & Company Secretary At DCM Shriram Ltd (Moderator)
SAMEET GAMBHIR
VICE PRESIDENT (CORP. LAW) & COMPANY SECRETARY at DCM Shriram Ltd
SUNIL JAIN
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT at INDRAPRASTHA GAS LIMITED
ROOP LOOMBA
SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL SESA REGION AND LEGAL HEAD INDIA at AKZONOBEL
SONAL VERMA
PARTNER-ESG & GLOBAL LEADER (MARKET & STRATEGY) at DHIR & DHIR ASSOCIATES
SESSION 5 Dispute Resolution • "Resolving Disputes in India: Trends and Strategies for Success" Part-1. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA (RETD)•GAGAN PURI•PAUL TAN•ASEEM CHATURVEDI•VIVEK SOOD•SANDHYA YADAV•ATUL SHARMA
Special address by Justice Hemant Gupta (Retd.)
Sandhya Yadav, General Manager, Chief Legal Services At Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. ONGC (Moderator)
JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA (RETD)
FORMER JUDGE, SUPREME COURT OF INDIA & CHAIRPERSON at INDIA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE, NEW DELHI
GAGAN PURI
MANAGING DIRECTOR - DISPUTES AND INVESTIGATIONS of ALVAREZ & MARSAL INDIA
PAUL TAN
PARTNER at GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
ASEEM CHATURVEDI
Partner at Khaitan & Co LLP
VIVEK SOOD
SENIOR ADVOCATE
SANDHYA YADAV
GENERAL MANAGER, CHIEF LEGAL SERVICES at OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD. (ONGC)
ATUL SHARMA
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN at DENTONS LINK LEGAL
NETWORKING TEA/COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 6: Dispute Resolution • "Resolving Disputes in India: Trends and Strategies for Success" Part-2. TAMAL MANDAL•SAMIR MALIK•SAHIL NARANG•DR. ANJU RATHI RANA•SHWETHA BIDHURI•PROFESSOR STEVE NGO•NUSRAT HASSAN
Shwetha Bidhuri, Director & Head (South Asia) Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) (Moderator)
TAMAL MANDAL
PARTNER at LUTHRA AND LUTHRA LAW OFFICES INDIA
SAMIR MALIK
PARTNER at DSK Legal
SAHIL NARANG
Partner at Khaitan & Co LLP
DR. ANJU RATHI RANA
ADDITIONAL SECRETARY at DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS
SHWETHA BIDHURI
DIRECTOR & HEAD (SOUTH ASIA) of SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE
PROFESSOR STEVE NGO
PRESIDENT & BOARD MEMBER at BEIHAI ASIA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE PTE LTD
NUSRAT HASSAN
MANAGING PARTNER at DENTONS LINK LEGAL
SESSION 7 Will BCI new rules on foreign lawyers be a game changer for the globalisation of the Indian legal profession? JAYANT K SUD•DR. JAMES NEDUMPARA•AMEET B NAIK•PRANAV MEHRA•Dr. Rajiv Mani
(Moderator) Pranav Mehra, Director Legal, Freshworks
JAYANT K SUD
ADDITIONAL SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA at SUPREME COURT
DR. JAMES NEDUMPARA
PROFESSOR AND HEAD at CENTER FOR TRADE AND INVESTMENT LAW (CTIL)
AMEET B NAIK
FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER of NAIK NAIK & COMPANY
PRANAV MEHRA
DIRECTOR – LEGAL of FRESHWORKS
Dr. Rajiv Mani
Additional Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India at Government of India