The 2020 ACC Asia-Pacific Digital Meeting, organized by the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), was a virtual conference designed for in-house legal professionals across the Asia-Pacific region. The event aimed to address the challenges and transformations faced by legal departments during uncertain times, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The conference featured a comprehensive program that included keynote presentations, panel discussions, and roundtable conversations. Key topics covered included managing risk, resolving disputes, promoting business resilience, and preparing organizations for the recovery phase post-pandemic. The sessions provided thought leadership and practical insights to help in-house counsel navigate the unique challenges of the current environment.
Notable speakers at the event included Andrew Finch, General Counsel & Group Executive at Qantas; Betty Ivanoff, Group Director - Legal & Corporate Affairs at Coca-Cola Amatil; and Caroline Cox, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary at BHP. The virtual format also offered ample networking opportunities, allowing participants to engage with presenters and fellow in-house delegates through an engaging and user-friendly online platform.
The event was particularly beneficial for in-house legal professionals seeking to enhance their leadership skills and adapt to the evolving legal landscape. Attendees gained valuable insights into best practices and innovative strategies employed by leading organizations during uncertain times, equipping them to influence and shape the future of their organizations in a post-pandemic environment.
Speakers(27)
Andrew Finch
General Counsel & Group Executive, Office of the CEO at Qantas
Beatrix Eder
Transformational Coach at Beatrix Eder Coaching
Betty Ivanoff
Group Director - Legal & Corporate Affairs at Coca-Cola Amatil
Caroline Cox
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary at BHP
Chris Chan
General Counsel & Head of Government Affairs at Lazada & Redmart
Chris O'Callaghan
Director of Consulting at HFW Consulting
Cortney Romans
Assistant General Counsel at Toyota Motors, North America Inc.
Dawn Haghighi
General Counsel at PCV Murcor Estate Services
Frances Eardley
Legal Counsel at Hatch
Frederick Paulmann
Founder at The Counsel Management Group, LLC
Gary Horlick
Having held senior advisory positions in US Congress and served as counsel to businesses and trade associations across North America and Europe, Gary Horlick is one the highest ranked international trade lawyers in the world. He is widely published and is a sought-after speaker on trade and investment. Gary also teaches international trade law at Yale, Georgetown, Columbia, Barcelona and Berne Universities.
Jasmine Karimi
Assistant General Counsel - Regional Counsel, APAC at FMC Corporation
Jessica Pyman
Partner, Head of Business Intelligence; Asia Pacific at Control Risks
Joseph Chan
Chief Legal Officer at YumChina
As the Chief Legal Officer at YumChina, a US$20B Fortune 500 company, Joseph Chan counsels the board and management and is intricately involved in the development and execution of the corporate strategy. Prior to YumChina, he was a partner at Sidley Austin and a managing partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. Joseph is a sought after speaker and highly regarded as a leading lawyer in the Asia-Pacific region.
Kristen Cook
Associate General Counsel at 7-Eleven & SEI Fuel Services
Lam Chee Kin
Legal, Compliance & Secretariat at DBS
As Legal, Compliance & Secretariat of DBS, Chee Kin manages the legal and regulatory risk of DBS across legal entities, segments and geographies. He has held various legal and compliance portfolios in Standard Chartered Bank, JPMorgan, Rajah & Tann and Allen & Gledhill. His current focus is on the evolution of frameworks that will be necessary to cope with digitisation and data, and how legal and compliance departments can benefit from analytics and AI.
Mark Wentz
Vice President & Regional General Counsel, APJ at SAP
Mary Futch
Director, Global Legal Operations at VMware Inc
Mavis Tan
Senior Partner at Control Risks
Nancy Zhang
Special Counsel at Littler
Naomi Seddon
Non-Executive Director/Shareholder at Littler
Paul Chow
Group General Counsel at Cathay Pacific Airways
Trent M. Sutton
Attorney at Littler Mendelson
Trevor Faure
Based upon lessons learned from within Ernst & Young, Apple, Dell, Tyco and the 250+ legal department, law firm and career transformations since, Trevor Faure has developed an uncommon depth of expertise in navigating existential corporate change and challenges. Trevor evangelises the 'Magnificent 7' ways an in-house lawyer can get closer to the business, demonstrate value and become a trusted advisor, while overcoming the 'Maleficient 7' reasons why we resist and avoid change.
Troy Swan
General Counsel & Company Secretary at Winc
Veta T. Richardson
President & CEO at ACC
Vincent NG
General Counsel at Klook
Event Details
- Date
- September 1-3, 2020
- 3 days
- Location
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Audience
- In-house legal professionals
- CLE Credits
- CLE accreditation pending