Half-Year November Conference
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
16 November 2022 - 19 November 2022
TRACK #1 | Exploring the E in ESG: Environment, Energy and Economy
Wednesday 16 November 2022 | |
| 14:30 » 19:00 | Registration & open welcome desk |
| 15:30 » 17:30 | Public Speaking Crash Course Organised by the Skills, Career, Innovation, Leadership and Learning (SCILL) Commission |
| 18:30 » 22:30 | Welcome Reception @ Edinburgh Castle |
Thursday 17 November 2022 | |
| 07:00 » 08:00 | AIJA Run for Human Rights |
| 08:00 » 18:30 | Registration & open welcome desk |
| 09:00 » 09:45 | Welcome to the Half-Year November Conference (HYC) Welcome Addresses Moritz Maurer, Niederer Kraft Frey & AIJA President 2022-2023, Switzerland Matt Phillip, Shepherd and Wedderburn, United Kingdom - Scotland - on behalf of the Organising Committee Keynote Presentations Ukraine: the impact of war on the environment Anna Babych, Board Member of the Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA), Ukraine Introduced by Paola Fudakowska, TRIAL International, United Kingdom Which way will we tip? An explanation of the competing forces that will determine global temperatures Ed Brewster, Climate Connection, United Kingdom Introduced by Alex Watt, Howard Kennedy, United Kingdom |
| 09:45 » 10:00 | Transfer to respective track rooms |
| 10:00 » 11:30 | Session 1 - Sustainability & supply chains Organised by the Real Estate and T.R.A.D.E. Commissions Moderator: Giuliano Stasio, Macchi di Cellere Gangemi (Italy) Speakers: Laura Louca, Blomstein, Germany Marie Davy, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, France Jose Luis Vega, Ramírez, Gutiérrez-Azpe, Mexico Michael Cuthbertson, Travers Smith, United Kingdom - Scotland Bartosz Kuraś, Wardynski & Partners, Poland |
| 11:30 » 12:00 | Coffee break |
| 12:00 » 13:15 | Session 2 - The transactional life cycle of a renewable energy project |
| 13:15 » 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 » 15:15 | Session 3 - Financing renewable energy projects Organised by the Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Commission Moderator: Claudia Hahn, iusverde Rechtsanwälte, Germany Speakers: Naoki Kanehisha, Atsumi & Sakai, Japan Duncan Grieve, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, United Kingdom Sofiya Brutsyak, ICLUB, Ukraine Amy McVey, Burges Salmon, United Kingdom - Scotland |
| 15:15 » 15:45 | Coffee break |
| 15:45 » 17:00 | Session 4 - Energy Security in a Net Zero World |
| 17:15 » 18:15 | First Timers gathering |
| 17:15 » 18:15 | National Representatives Committee (NRC) meeting |
| 17:15 » 18:15 | Joint Academic Programme Committee (APC) + Officers of the Commissions Committee (OCC) meeting |
| 19:00 » 19:30 | Transfer by bus to the Signet Library |
| 19:30 » 02:00 | Conference Dinner @ The Signet Library |
Friday 18 November 2022 | |
| 09:00 » 18:30 | Registration & open welcome desk |
| 10:00 » 11:15 | Session 5 - Antitrust law and the environment: how can antitrust law assist in achieving the goals of COP26 Organised by the Antitrust Commission Moderator: Richard Brown, Travers Smith, United Kingdom Speakers: Arnout Koeman, Scott+Scott, The Netherlands, Christine Dempe, Brödermann Jahn Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft, Germany Sebastian Reiter, bpv Hügel, Austria |
| 11:15 » 11:45 | Coffee Break |
| 11:45 » 13:00 | AIJAWomen Network Plenary Session - Addressing reproductive health challenges in the workplace Moderator: Rosie Wild, Cooke, Young & Keidan, United Kingdom Speakers: Helen O’Neill, Founder and CEO of Hertility Health and Lecturer in Reproductive and Molecular Genetics, United Kingdom Natalie Sutherland, Partner at Burgess Mee Family Law and Co-Founder of In/Fertility in the City, United Kingdom |
| 13:00 » 13:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45 » 14:55 | SCILL + Sustainability Board Plenary Session - A Values-Driven Business Model: How to Build (and Grow) an “Impact Law” Practice” Organised in partnership with the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers (GAIL) Moderator: Emiliano Giovine, RP Legal & Tax & Chair, GAIL Europe, Italy Speakers: Jess Hackett, Advisory Council Member, Intaconnected, GAIL Member, United Kingdom Ranajoy Basu, McDermott, Will & Emery & Chair, GAIL UK, United Kingdom Alissa Pelatan, AMP Avocat & Board Member, GAIL Europe, France Maria Pia Sacco, RP Legal & Tax & Officer, IBA Business Human Rights Committee, Italy David Hunter, Bates Wells & Board Member, GAIL UK, United Kingdom |
| 15:00 » 16:00 | Skills, Career, Innovation, Leadership and Learning (SCILL) Commission meeting |
| 15:00 » 16:00 | Healthcare and Life Sciences Commission meeting |
| 15:00 » 16:00 | Real Estate Commission meeting |
| 15:00 » 16:00 | Labour Law Commission + Immigration Law Sub-Commission meeting |
| 15:00 » 16:00 | International Business Law Commission (IBLC) + Sports Law Sub-Commission meeting |
| 15:00 » 16:00 | International Private Clients and Family Law Commission meeting |
| 15:00 » 16:00 | Antitrust Commission meeting |
| 16:00 » 17:00 | T.R.A.D.E. (Trade, Retail, Agency, Distribution, E-commerce) Commission meeting |
| 16:00 » 17:00 | Tax Law Commission meeting |
| 16:00 » 17:00 | Litigation Commission meeting |
| 16:00 » 17:00 | Insolvency Commission meeting |
| 16:00 » 17:00 | Banking, Finance and Capital Markets (BFCM) Commission meeting |
| 16:00 » 17:00 | In-house counsel Commission meeting |
| 17:00 » 18:00 | Transport Law Commission meeting |
| 17:00 » 18:00 | Intellectual Property, Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (IPTMT) Commission meeting |
| 17:00 » 18:00 | International Arbitration Commission meeting |
| 17:00 » 18:00 | Environment & Energy Law Commission meeting |
| 17:00 » 18:00 | Corporate and M&A Commission meeting |
| 17:00 » 18:00 | Commercial Fraud Commission meeting |
| 19:00 » 23:45 | Home Hospitality: Edinburgh pub-crawling edition @Allocated pub-crawl routes + gathering at Brewhemia |
| 23:45 » 03:00 | Post Home Hospitality afterparty @ Lulu Bar & Nightclub |
Saturday 19 November 2022 | |
| 10:00 » 13:00 | Pick-up of Scottish outfits (kilts & sashes) for Gala Dinner |
| 10:00 » 14:30 | Registration & open welcome desk |
| 11:00 » 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 » 13:00 | Executive Committee meeting |
| 14:30 » 16:30 | Optional city tours |
| 18:30 » 19:00 | Transfer by bus to the National Museum of Scotland |
| 19:00 » 02:00 | Gala Dinner @ National Museum of Scotland |
TRACK #2 | Climate, claims and compliance: how to get it right?
Wednesday 16 November 2022 | |
| 14:30 » 19:00 | Registration & open welcome desk |
| 15:30 » 17:30 | Public Speaking Crash Course Organised by the Skills, Career, Innovation, Leadership and Learning (SCILL) Commission |
| 18:30 » 22:30 | Welcome Reception @ Edinburgh Castle |
Thursday 17 November 2022 | |
| 07:00 » 08:00 | AIJA Run for Human Rights |
| 08:00 » 19:00 | Registration & open welcome desk |
| 09:00 » 09:45 | Welcome to the Half-Year November Conference (HYC) Welcome Addresses Moritz Maurer, Niederer Kraft Frey & AIJA President 2022-2023, Switzerland Matt Phillip, Shepherd and Wedderburn, United Kingdom - Scotland - on behalf of the Organising Committee Keynote Presentations Ukraine: the impact of war on the environment Anna Babych, Board Member of the Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA), Ukraine Introduced by Paola Fudakowska, TRIAL International, United Kingdom Which way will we tip? An explanation of the competing forces that will determine global temperatures Ed Brewster, Climate Connection, United Kingdom Introduced by Alex Watt, Howard Kennedy, United Kingdom |
| 09:45 » 10:00 | Transfer to respective track rooms |
| 10:00 » 11:30 | Session 1 - Greenwashing - the benefits & risks of published sustainability goals & representations Moderators: Robert Griffiths, Deloitte Legal, United Kingdom Alex Watt, Howard Kennedy, United Kingdom Speakers: Veerle van Druenen, KVDL, Netherlands Jan Hinrichs, Gleiss Lutz, Germany Faye McConnell, Browne Jacobson, UK Steph Lee, Travers Smith, UK Michelle Wiesner-Lameth, ACT Rechtsanwälte, Germany Sara Khalil, schönherr rechtsanwälte, Austria Alex Woolgar, Deloitte Legal, United Kingdom |
| 11:30 » 12:00 | Coffee break |
| 12:00 » 13:15 | Session 2 - Litigating energy disputes: is arbitration the answer? Organised by the International Arbitration Commission Moderator: Hendrik Puschmann, Farrer & Co, United Kingdom Speakers: Lisa Beisteiner, Zeiler Floyd Zadkovich, Austria Laura West, CMS, United Kingdom - Scotland Brandon Malone, Scottish Arbitration Centre, United Kingdom - Scotland |
| 13:15 » 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 » 15:15 | Session 3 - The rise of climate litigation Organised by the Litigation Commission Moderator: Harry Stirk, Stirk Law, United Kingdom Speakers: Anders Flaatin Wilhelmsen, Selmer, Norway Martijn van Dam, Lemstra Van der Korst, The Netherlands Olivia Wybraniec, Mishcon de Reya, United Kingdom Caroline Cohen, R&P Legal, Germany |
| 15:15 » 15:45 | Coffee break |
| 15:45 » 17:00 | Session 4 - Whistleblowing & climate change: employer obligations and issues on sustainability compliance Organised by the Labour Law Commission Moderator: Charmaine Pollock, Farrer & Co, United Kingdom Keynote: Marie-Clotilde Mangé, VP Human Resources and Social Responsibility, VISEO Group, France Speakers: Joelle Muchada, Qualiens, France David Ashmore, Reed Smith, United Kingdom Andrei Croitoru, ACT Botezatu Estrade Partners, Romania |
| 17:15 » 18:15 | First Timers gathering |
| 17:15 » 18:15 | National Representatives Committee (NRC) meeting |
| 17:15 » 18:15 | Joint Academic Programme Committee (APC) + Officers of the Commissions Committee (OCC) meeting |
| 19:00 » 19:30 | Transfer by bus to the Signet Library |
| 19:30 » 02:00 | Conference Dinner @ The Signet Library |
Friday 18 November 2022 | |
| 09:00 » 18:30 | Registration & open welcome desk |
| 10:00 » 11:15 | Session 5 - Charitable purposes: investing responsibly to reflect ESG considerations. Does climate trump investment return? Organised by the International Private Clients and Family Law Moderator: Emma Holland, Stewarts, United Kingdom Speakers: Stephanie Mooney, Kingsley Napley, United Kingdom Julien Tron, MLL Legal, Switzerland Mark McKeown, Turcan Connell, United Kingdom - Scotland Melanie Burtscher, Schwärzler Rechtsanwälte, Liechtenstein Aw Wen Ni, Wong Partnership, Singapore |
| 11:15 » 11:45 | Coffee Break |
| 11:45 » 13:00 | AIJAWomen Network Plenary Session - Addressing reproductive health challenges in the workplace Moderator: Rosie Wild, Cooke, Young & Keidan, United Kingdom Speakers: Helen O’Neill, Founder and CEO of Hertility Health and Lecturer in Reproductive and Molecular Genetics, United Kingdom Natalie Sutherland, Partner at Burgess Mee Family Law and Co-Founder of In/Fertility in the City, United Kingdom |
| 13:00 » 13:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45 » 14:55 | SCILL + Sustainability Board Plenary Session - A Values-Driven Business Model: How to Build (and Grow) an “Impact Law” Practice” Organised in partnership with the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers (GAIL) Moderator: Emiliano Giovine, RP Legal & Tax & Chair, GAIL Europe, Italy Speakers: Jess Hackett, Advisory Council Member, Intaconnected, GAIL Member, United Kingdom Ranajoy Basu, McDermott, Will & Emery & Chair, GAIL UK, United Kingdom Alissa Pelatan, AMP Avocat & Board Member, GAIL Europe, France Maria Pia Sacco, RP Legal & Tax & Officer, IBA Business Human Rights Committee, Italy David Hunter, Bates Wells & Board Member, GAIL UK, United Kingdom |
| 15:00 » 16:00 | International Business Law Commission (IBLC) + Sports Law Sub-Commission meeting |
| 15:00 » 16:00 | Labour Law Commission + Immigration Law Sub-Commission meeting |
| 15:00 » 16:00 | Real Estate Commission meeting |
| 15:00 » 16:00 | Healthcare and Life Sciences Commission meeting |
| 15:00 » 16:00 | Skills, Career, Innovation, Leadership and Learning (SCILL) Commission meeting |
| 15:00 » 16:00 | Antitrust Commission meeting |
| 15:00 » 16:00 | International Private Clients and Family Law Commission meeting |
| 16:00 » 17:00 | Banking, Finance and Capital Markets (BFCM) Commission meeting |
| 16:00 » 17:00 | Insolvency Commission meeting |
| 16:00 » 17:00 | Litigation Commission meeting |
| 16:00 » 17:00 | Tax Law Commission meeting |
| 16:00 » 17:00 | T.R.A.D.E. (Trade, Retail, Agency, Distribution, E-commerce) Commission meeting |
| 16:00 » 17:00 | In-house counsel Commission meeting |
| 17:00 » 18:00 | Commercial Fraud Commission meeting |
| 17:00 » 18:00 | Corporate and M&A Commission meeting |
| 17:00 » 18:00 | Environment & Energy Law Commission meeting |
| 17:00 » 18:00 | International Arbitration Commission meeting |
| 17:00 » 18:00 | Intellectual Property, Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (IPTMT) Commission meeting |
| 17:00 » 18:00 | Transport Law Commission meeting |
| 19:00 » 23:45 | Home Hospitality: Edinburgh pub-crawling edition @Allocated pub-crawl routes + gathering at Brewhemia |
| 23:45 » 03:00 | Post Home Hospitality afterparty @Lulu Bar & Nightclub |
Saturday 19 November 2022 | |
| 10:00 » 13:00 | Pick-up of Scottish outfits (kilts & sashes) for Gala Dinner |
| 10:00 » 14:30 | Registration & open welcome desk |
| 11:00 » 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 » 13:00 | Executive Committee meeting |
| 14:30 » 16:30 | Optional city tours |
| 18:30 » 19:00 | Transfer by bus to the National Museum of Scotland |
| 19:00 » 02:00 | Gala Dinner @ National Museum of Scotland |
Sponsors
