Welcome to the Corporate Counsel Forum Middle East

Tuesday 11 May 2010
Mina A'Salam, Madinat Jumeirah
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

LEGAL LEADERSHIP - DRIVING THE GROWTH AGENDA

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CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:
Dr Hussein S. Akeil, group chief legal counsel, The National Commercial Bank
H.E. Justice Ali Al Madhani, judge, DIFC Courts
Roupen Avsharian, general counsel, The Investment Dar Company
Rindala Beydoun, partner, Vinson & Elkins
David Brimacombe, consultant, former GC Middle East, Africa, Pakistan, Standard Chartered
Julia Chain, managing director, Huron Consulting Group
Bob Chandler, head of FIDS, Middle East, Ernst & Young
Lachlan Davidson, general counsel, Millennium Finance Corporation
John Deykin, chief executive officer, TMH
Fawaz Elmalki, partner, Conyers Dill & Pearman
Mark Fisher, head of corporate communications, NASDAQ Dubai
Hassan Basil Hassan, associate general counsel Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, Turkey, Russia & CIS (EAGM), GE Healthcare
Elias Hayek, vice president legal EAME, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Lanae Holbrook, senior vice president, general counsel and head of market regulation, NASDAQ Dubai
Sadiq Jafar, managing partner, Hadef & Partners
Lewis Jones, partner, Vinson & Elkins
Jahangir Khan, director - risk & compliance, DIFC
Khalid Khan, general counsel, GEMS Education
Scott Lane, director & principal, The Red Flag Group
Mona Ashour Madi, general counsel, Unilever North Africa & Middle East
Adam Malouf, director – legal and corporate affairs, Areit Management
Liam McCollum, general counsel, GE Corporate, MEA
Fadi Mudarres, VP & general counsel, Mashreq Bank
Nigel Murray, CEO, Trilantic
May Nasrallah, former head of investment banking, Morgan Stanley
Jamie Nelson, general counsel and managing director, Dubai International Capital
Neda Salmanpur, general counsel, Kuwait Energy Company
Paul Stothard, partner, Denton Wilde Sapte
Julianne Stringer, group general counsel, Transguard Group
Robert Swade, chief legal officer, Jumeirah Group

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Lawyers who were trained in legal theory and to serve back office “no comment” positions are now "setting the tone and delivering the message," both externally and internally for their corporate client. General counsel are increasingly asked to carry a new portfolio of responsibilities for their companies, including shared or sole responsibility for government relations, acting as media spokesperson, serving as guardian of the corporate ethical culture, managing shareholder relations and counseling board advisors.

As we enter the 21st century there is a growing awareness of the importance and need for effective leadership. Effective modern leadership is a skill comprised of many different traits or qualities. As a general counsel what skills and strategies should you consider in order to be most effective?

Legal Week’s third annual Corporate Counsel Forum Middle East will help you to think more carefully about navigating your important and complex role and help create a stronger personal tool kit in order to respond/take control of these responsibilities. Learn how to lead your legal teams; develop your own personal brand; learn from other leaders.

This elite gathering of Middle East legal leaders and leading policy makers will facilitate discussion and debate at the very highest level.

We look forward to welcoming you to an extremely vibrant and engaging event.

Aninder Khera
Head of content, Professional Services Division
Incisive Media

Organisations registered to attend include:
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Abu Dhabi Investment Company, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, ADNEC, Aldar, Al Mulla Group of Companies, Amlak Finance, Arab Bank, Areit Management, Barclays, Bin Zayed Group, Blake, Cassels & Graydon, Brink's, Conyers Dill & Pearman, Denton Wilde Sapte, Deutsche Bank, Du Telecom, DUBAL, Dubai Aviation City Corporation, Dubai Courts, DIFC Courts, Dubai Economic Council, Dubai Holding, Dubai International Capital, Dubai International Counsel, Dubai World, Emaar, ENOC, Ernst & Young, ETA-STAR Group, Franklin Templeton Investments, GE Corporate, GE Energy Services, GE Healthcare, General Motors Overseas Distribution Corporation, GET Group, Hadef & Partners, Huron Consulting, Hyder Consulting, IBM, Inspectorate International, Invensys, Jumeirah Group, Kraft Foods, Kuwait Energy Company, Legal Affairs Department, Government of Dubai, Legal Week, Leo Sterling Real Estate Brokers, MAF ORIX Finance, Mashreq Bank, Millennium Finance Corporation, Ministry of Oil - Iraq, Moneygram, Nardello & Co, NASDAQ Dubai, Motorola, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Reliance Globalcom, Sama Dubai, Standard Chartered Bank, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, The Investment Dar Company, The National Commercial Bank, The Red Flag Group, The Royal Bank of Scotland, TMH, Transguard Group, TRILANTIC International, twofour54, UKCIG Real Estate Brokers, Unilever, VIB (DIFC), Vinson & Elkins, VIP Waterfront Real Estate, Wärtsilä.