The Third Arab Conference on Legal Departments Legal Departments The Third Arab Conference on Legal Departments

Events Schedule

Conference Agenda and Concurrent Workshops

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

registration

Registration and Collection of Conference Materials

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

opening seassion

Conference Secretary-General’s Address

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Session 1: Business Empowerment and Legal Protection

First: Business Enablement (The Enabling)

  • Challenges of integrating the Legal Department into the business.
  • Highlighting the Legal Department’s direct contribution to achieving strategic outcomes.

Second: Legal Protection and Risk Management (The Protection)

  • The role of technology and artificial intelligence in risk management.
  • Managing risks within the context of organizational objectives. 
 
 
 

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM

coffe break

01:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Second Session: Legal Effectiveness and Efficiency

First: Effectiveness and Quality of Legal Advice (The Effective)

  • Effectiveness standards: balancing legal accuracy with commercial relevance.
  • Self-assessment and the relationship with external counsel.

Second: Efficiency and Legal Cost Reduction (The Efficiency)

  • Legal spending trends and allocation (Net Spend Anticipation).
  • Aligning efficiency with the strategic objectives of the business.
  • Strategies for engaging external counsel.
  • Opportunities for adopting AI systems.
  • Investing in the in-house legal team.
 
 
 

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Lunch

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Workshop on Compliance with Data Protection Laws and Regulations

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

coffe break

01:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Workshop on Compliance with Data Protection Laws and Regulations

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

lunch

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Workshop: Developing Strategic Thinking Skills.

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Coffe Break

01:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Workshop: Developing Strategic Thinking Skills.

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Lunch