Reed Smith LLP recently issued the following announcement.
2020 is proving to be an unprecedented year as businesses across the globe deal with a “once-in-a-century” pandemic, the United Kingdom withdraws from the European Union, industries are trying to respond to the #metoo movement and prevent racial injustice and inequity, and social media is pushing companies and individuals to higher standards of accountability.
Speakers: Daja Apetz-Dreier Lori Armstrong Halber David Ashmore Katalina Bateman Diane A. Bettino Nicolas Borda Nick Brocklesby Katherine A. Campbell Chloe J. Carswell Stephen Chan Eleanor E. Chapman Douglas E. Cherry Liza V. Craig Anthony B. Crawford Shareena Edmonds Mandip Englund Clément Fouchard Michael B. Galibois Anette Gärtner Geert Goeteyn Betty S.W. Graumlich Leigh T. Hansson Peter Hardy Kohe Hasan Christopher P. Hoffman Stéphane Illouz Aaron Javian Constantine Karides Rosanne Kay Sachin Kerur Waseem Khokhar Dusty Elias Kirk William T. Kirkwood Peter L. Kogan Justin J. Kontul Janet H. Kwuon Casey D. Laffey Ben Love Michael J. Lowell Thor Maalouf Michelle A. Mantine Yves Melin Adela Mues Ed Mullins Michelle Nelson Christina Nitsche Cynthia O'Donoghue Roger Parker Mark Pring Rizwan A. Qureshi Ricky Raven Oliver Rawkins Carolyn H. Rosenberg Patrick Schumann Asha Sharma Lora Spencer Andreas Splittgerber Gerard M. Stegmaier Ben Summerfield Elizabeth R. Tabas Carson Dora Wang
Start Date/Time:
26 October 2020
End Date/Time:
29 October 2020
Registration Link:
Navigating the next normal: Global disputes in 2020 and beyond
Against this backdrop, technological innovation remains a constant as large segments of the workforce go remote and individuals and businesses find ways to adapt to solve our collective challenges.
This combination of factors has affected the global disputes landscape and brought rise to a host of long-term ramifications as we move into the “next normal.”
Join Reed Smith litigators and keynote speakers, including analysts from the Eurasia Group, Judge Rabeea Collier from the 113th Civil District Court in Texas, Ali Malek QC (3 Verulam Building Chambers), and top infectious disease experts from UCLA Health, over the course of four days of virtual presentations. See all session topics listed per day below.
Broadcast schedule:
The virtual conference will be broadcast twice a day to accommodate a global audience (26-29 October):
The first airing begins each day at 10:00 am GMT / 6:00 am EDT
The second airing begins each day at 1:30 pm GMT / 9:30 am EDT
(Note that the keynote sessions will be presented once a day.)
Original source can be found here.