Biennial IBA African Regional Forum Conference - April 2020, Addis Ababa

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?

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Time: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm