Biennial IBA African Regional Forum Conference - April 2020, Addis Ababa
About This Event
The biennial conference will focus on future-proofing the African legal profession - meeting the opportunities and challenges arising from innovation, technological disruption and integration.
Topics will include:
• African regional and continental integration in a post-Brexit and post-North American Free Trade Agreement world: free trade or protectionism?
• Disruptive innovation and the role of lawyers in Africa
• From M-Pesa to crowdfunding: opportunities and challenges for regulating new players in the African financial services sector
• Roundtable discussion: what do 21st century clients expect from external counsel?
• The art of risk management and data privacy regulations: local versus exterritorial laws
• The domestic future of international criminal law
• Training the future lawyer: are current frameworks fit for 21st century purposes?
• What will remain unchanged in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution?
Prices:
IBA member (on or before 19 February): USD 295.0
Non-member (on or before 19 February): USD 520.0
IBA member (from 20 February until 25 March): USD 445.0
Non-member (from 20 February until 25 March): USD 670.0
Time: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm