Event Details

Like never before, all eyes are on stakeholder impact and sustainability. General Counsel are beset with extending enterprise values across a changing operational footprint while keeping business transformation strategies on track.


Against a backdrop of global crosswinds, such as the global economic downturn and geopolitical conflicts, this roundtable will look at how General Counsel are balancing maintaining key stakeholder relationships, staying on top of new waves of regulation, and supporting business. We will also share findings from both Lex Mundi's recent global focus group with General Counsel and its latest Report, Global Crosswinds, Stakeholderism and General Counsel​.

Agenda

15:00 - 15:10
Registration
The Pavilion, Level 4
15:10 - 15:15
Welcome and Self-introductions
15:15 - 15:30
Introductory Remarks
Helena Samaha
15:30 - 16:00
Governance in the Face of Global Crosswinds
Eric Staal
16:00 - 16:45
Discussion: Global and Regional Trends in Stakeholder Governance
16:45 - 17:00
Coffee Break
17:00 - 17:45
Discussion: How GCs Contribute to Stakeholder Engagement
17:45 - 18:00
Closing Remarks
18:00 - 20:00
Drinks Reception

Speakers

  • Helena Samaha (President and CEO of Lex Mundi)

    Helena Samaha

    President and CEO of Lex Mundi

    https://lexmundi.com

    Helena Samaha is a multicultural lawyer and business leader with substantial international experience. Helena began in private practice in 1994 and worked as a finance lawyer at Clifford Chance before moving in house at Virgin Group in 1998 where she served as Group Legal Director.

    She was invited to join DLA Piper as a TMC partner in 2005. Thereafter, with a global recession looming, Helena joined restructuring and turnaround consultancy AlixPartners as General Counsel-EMEA in 2008, based in Paris. In 2011, Helena moved to the Middle East and joined broadcaster OSN in Dubai as General Counsel and Company Secretary. Back in London since 2015, Helena led the Media and Programming team for Liberty Global before being appointed as Lex Mundi President & CEO in 2019.

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  • Eric Staal (Vice President - Global Markets at Lex Mundi)

    Eric Staal

    Vice President - Global Markets at Lex Mundi

    https://lexmundi.com

    As Vice President of Lex Mundi’s Global Markets team, Eric oversees the Lex Mundi Equisphere service model for corporate clients. The Global Markets team consists of professionals around the world, who interface with Lex Mundi member firms and corporate counsel to support legal projects that have cross-border dimensions. Eric also oversees Lex Mundi’s ‘thought leadership’ insights and resources for senior corporate counsel, which help clients to address important legal and regulatory trends through online resources, templates, programs, and best-practices analysis. Eric has led many general counsel roundtable discussions and workshops for senior in-house teams.

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Venue

Conrad Centennial Singapore

The Pavilion - Level 4
Two Temasek Boulevard
Singapore 038982
Singapore

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