Partnered Event: 4th LexTalk World Global Hybrid Conference, Dubai | May 2023

Partnered Event

The 4^th edition of the LexTalk World Global Hybrid Conference would be held in Dubai, UAE, on the 24^th & 25^th of May 2023 at the Millennium Plaza Downtown Hotel at Sheikh Zayed Road, UAE. This chapter of the conference would be held in the same venue under two different halls. One hall would have all sessions specifically focussed on all Legal and Legal – Technology matters and the other hall would have Intellectual Property related sessions.

The conference expects to see a gathering of 600+ participants in the form of physical attendees and virtual attendees. We would be honouring about 160 global legal professionals who have undergone a definitive process of nomination and have been certified as an esteemed Awardee by our Awards Committee.

The 4^th, Dubai, LexTalk World Global Hybrid Conference has some of the most renowned organizations and brands who have entrusted the faith on this format and have extended their hand of cooperation as distinguished sponsors to the conference.

The 4^th Dubai, LexTalk World Global Hybrid Conference is brought to you in association with APCAM, GLA (Global Lawyers Association), AADR (Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution), IIAM (Indian Institute of Arbitration and Management), SILF (Society of Indian Law Firms), The Law Society of Singapore, INBA (Indian National Bar Association), and Indian National Association of Legal Professionals.

The Platinum Sponsors of the conference are ZOHO and EY, Diamond Sponsors are Vihang Adcon Pvt Ltd and iSON, and Gold Sponsor is GORODISSKY. The Prominent Sponsors are Lexis Nexis, Mike Legal and CJA. The Media Sponsors are THE JURISPRUDENCE magazine, Conventus Law, India Law Journal, LAWTELLER, the Oath, ICLG.com, CIOTech Outlook, LatestLaws.com, THE PATENT MAGAZINE, and IndustryOutlook. The Travel Partner is MHI.

The advisory board members of the LexTalk World have some very eminent global legal personalities like, Graham Lee, Dr Yasser Abo Ismail, Adrian Tan, Dr Lalit Bhasin, Dr Aman Trehan, Charles N Bowen, Prantap Kalra, Edward Walker, Fayiaz Chawdhry, Bhavin Mehta and Gaurav Mediratta.

The Dubai conference will see the confluence of a glitterati of Legal Professionals as proficient speakers, who will bring forward great wisdom and knowledge, gained through hands on expertise for the enlightenment of the global legal fraternity. Hearing them speak on this forum would be a great takeaway for every attendee.

The keynote speech of the conference would be made by His Excellency Dr. Abdelrahman Almuaini, Dr Almuaini is a distinguished intellectual property (IP) expert with a wealth of experience in the field. He currently serves as the Assistant Undersecretary in the Ministry of Economy, Dubai UAE, where he plays a crucial role in advising government agencies and SMEs on IP strategy, management, protection, and policies both locally and internationally. He is also an IP expert in the Ministry of Justice at Dubai UAE.

​Some of the below mentioned names are our distinguished speakers. And the same are:

Dr. Mohamed Al Hemairy, Head, Technology Transfer Office [TTO] at University of Sharjah, Bhavin Mehta, Vice President Legal Compliance, EEMEA at Mastercard, Dr. Yasser Abo Ismail, General Counsel and Head of Compliance, MENA – Global Lead Compliance Culture and Training at Schindler Group, Matthew Nobles, Chief Compliance Officer – Middle East & Africa at GE Power, Francesca Gori, Managing Director – Regional Legal Lead Asia Pacific- Middle East & Africa at Accenture, Dhritimaan Shukla, Partner at EY, Dhritimaan is a Partner in Ernst & Young Middle East. He is the leader of Forensic Technology services across the region which consists of Electronic Discovery, Forensic Data Analytics, Digital Solutions and Managed Services, Selim Sariibrahimoglu Founding Partner of Sarıibrahimoğlu Law Office, Raghvendra Verma, Group Head- Legal, Compliance and Company Secretary at ISON Group, Karthik Venkata, Director at EY, Gaurav Mediratta, Group General Counsel, Landmark Group, Minkyu Kim, Regional General Counsel LG Electronics, Mohammed Noaman, General Counsel Europe, Middle East and Africa at GE Power, Ahmed Talaat, Senior Legal Advisor & Board Counsel, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, Dominik Engel, Lead Counsel Digital & Cybersecurity at ABB, Tammi McMahon-Panther, Director & Assistant General Counsel, PHC MEA & Pakistan, AMA eBusiness Operations Legal at Procter & Gamble (P&G), Sharifah Thaherah Alasree, Head of Legal of APAC and India at Infobip, Persis Hodiwalla, Managing Partner, JP Legal Corp, Sergey Medvedev, Partner at Gorodissky, Dhavalkumar Soni, Associate Director Business Development at Vihang Adcon Private Limited, Ali Shabdar, Regional Director Middle East and Africa at Zoho Corp and a host of other eminent speakers.

Some of the sessions and the topics that will be covered in the 2-day conferences are like –

On the first day i.e., 24^th of May 2023 the conference would start with a hi-tea and one to one introduction of all esteemed participants.

The session would be opened by His Excellency Dr Abdelrahman Almuaini with a Keynote Speech on Future of IP for half an hour and that would mark the beginning of the 2-day conference. It would be followed by the Virtual Award Ceremony and hi tea and networking sessions.

After the hi-tea and networking session the conference would be divided in two halls, Hall A & Hall B. The following are the sessions in Hall A.

1^st Day – 24^th May 2023

Hall A

Panel Discussion on Risks, Reputation, Responsibility: ESG Management with a real impact, with speakers – Bhavin Mehta, Matthew Nobles, Ahmed Kandil, Minkyu Kim, and Karthik Venkata.

Panel Discussion: Arbitration vs Mediation, the Various Alternative Dispute Resolutions in GCC & Asia, with speakers – Ahmed Talaat, Mohammed Noaman, Shaharyar Nashat, Engie Felipe Arboleda Marquez, and Selim Sariibrahimoglu.

Panel Discussion: Global Risk Mapping: Leveraging your Due Diligence to Mitigate. MultiJurisdictional Risks. With speakers – Leila Sassi, Saloni Tuteja, and Servier Edith Nordmann.

Panel Discussion: Data Privacy and Data Security: How to Comply with Regulations? The speakers for the discussion are Emel Nakay, Noor Maki, Nahla El Adany, Nicholas Jayna, and Manish Gaurav.

A quick speech by an Industry Leader, Gusai Almomani – Using Technology to Outsource In-House Legal Operations.

Case Study, on Merger & Amalgamation: Factory Compliances Risk and Mitigation.

Round Table Discussion: Building Bridges to a Complete Legal Ecosystem: Getting Lawyers off an Island. The speakers on the discussion are Yosr Hamza, Raghav Mathur, Nadim Elias El Haj, Mohamad Al Darwish, Sharifah Thaherah, Esteban Ruete, and Faizal Latheef.

Hall B

Panel Discussion on Envisioning the Future of Law: the legal functions in 2030, with speakers – Majdoleen Aboudi, Tarek Nakkach, Dr. Yasser Abo Ismail, Gaurav Mediratta, and Shilpa Bhasin Mehra.

Panel Discussion: NFTs, Metaverse, Blockchain – is the hype real? The speakers are Francesca Gori, Fayiaz Chaudhri, Tammi McMahon Panther, Stefka Bratoevska, and Persis Hodiwalla.

Panel Discussion: Compliance with Intellectual Property Laws: A Future Perspective. The speakers are – Fatima Al Qubaisi and Bassel El Turk.

Case Study Presentations and Quick Speeches by Industry Leaders.

Round Table Discussion: The Globalization of Law and its Impact on Cross-Border Transactions. The speakers are – Bijan Brahmbhatt. Aneeza Siddiqui, Raghvendra Verma, and Vasanthan Baskaran.

In between these sessions there will be several tea – coffee, and lunch networking opportunities.

2^nd Day – 25^th May 2023

The day shall start with hi tea and one to one connectivity through introduction between all participants. It would be followed by the keynote speech – 2023 & Beyond: Legal Tech vs Human – who will do the work in the future – and above all how?

Hall A

The first session of the day would be a Panel Discussion: Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) Policy and Compliance Controls. The same would be attended by speakers like Rajesh Jangra, Dr Yasser Abo Ismail, Sameet Gambhir, and Ahmed Osama.

Panel Discussion: Litigation & e-Discovery: Human-Centric Approach to the Legal Tech Revolution. The speakers on the discussion will be Dhritimaan Shukla, Asmita A. Nayak, Sanjay Jain, and Sanjay Gulati.

A quick speech by an Industry Leader: Future Prospects for Green Energy Disputes by Dr Mohamed Elmogy.

Panel Discussion: Tech-backed businesses transforming legal processes: a GC discussion from top MIddle East corporations. The speakers on this panel will be Kyle Wright, and Gaurav Mediratta.

Hall B

The first session will be a Panel Discussion: Protecting IP and Data in the Age of AI: Time for a new approach? The same would be attended by Sandeep Grover, Nastassia Saint-Séverin, Ahmed Kandil, Karim El Helaly, and Jinane Kabbara.

Case Study Presentation: The Metaverse Experience, transcending physical and digital divides.

Panel Discussion: The Intersection of GRC (Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance) and Technology: Opportunities, Challenges, and Best Practices. The speakers on the panel will be Raghvendra Verma and Monika Sharma.

There will be another panel discussion and a quick speech by an industry leader in Hall B.

After lunch and networking session there will be Panel Discussion covering the entire conference – Legal cybersecurity landscape: an effective and integrated privacy and cybersecurity compliance framework. The speakers in the panel are Dominik Engel, Wayne Barnett, Astrid Gobardhan, and Gaurav Mediratta.

The same will be concluded with the Physical Award Ceremony: Announcement of Lex-Falcon Awardees & Cocktails and the announcement of the next event, i.e., the 5^th LexTalk World Global Hybrid Conference, London, October 2023.