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Beatriz González-Cristóbal, Board member – Tous,
Madrid, Spain
Beatriz is currently an independent board member at
Tous, the European jewellery and fashion firm. She is also
a former executive vice-president at Hermès, the luxury
brand, as well as former group director at Loewe and ex-
managing director at Bvlgari Spain. Iñigo Navarro Mendizábal, Dean Law school – ICADE -
Universidad Pontifica Comillas, Madrid, Spain
Iñigo received his doctorate in 1995. In 1992 he started
as a scholar of the Ministry of Education and Science.
He is the current dean of the Faculty of Law at ICADE,
since 2011. He has taught in all branches of civil law in the
Degree and Law of Consumer Affairs and Law of Damage
in Postgraduate. During the 97/98 course he was visiting
researcher at Harvard Law School.
Ben Cook, Editor – Iberian Lawyer, Madrid, Spain
Ben is the Madrid-based editor of Iberian Lawyer, a print and
online publication that encompasses the latest news and
analysis of the international business and legal world. Ben
specialises in business and legal issues affecting companies
and law firms in Spain and Portugal, leading reports, research
and analysis of the latest trends. João Afonso Fialho, President – Associação das Sociedades
de Advogados de Portugal; Partner – VdA, Lisbon, Portugal
João is a partner and head of the Oil & Gas practice group
at VdA in Lisbon. Over the last 20 years, he has advised
clients on major oil & gas projects and transactions in
various jurisdictions including Timor-Leste, Angola, Portugal,
Mozambique, Republic of Congo, Guinea Bissau and São
Tomé. He is the current president of the Associação das
Sociedades de Advogados de Portugal (ASAP).
Brian C Dunning, President – Spain-U.S. Chamber of
Commerce partner; (Cohen Tauber Spievack & Wagner),
New York, USA
Brian is the president of the Spain-U.S. Chamber of
Commerce and a partner at Cohen Tauber Spievack &
Wagner. His practice focuses on advising clients, particularly
from Spain and Latin America, facing litigation or arbitration
in the United States and other venues. Juan Carlos Luna, Director – Lawgistic, Houston, US
Juan Carlos is co-founder and director of Lawgistic, a legal
innovation and management firm, drawing from 20+ years
as an accomplished attorney at global corporations and
international law firms. He most recently served as director of
legal projects for Hewlett Packard, where he transformed the
company’s legal infrastructure to establish a more efficient,
business-driven organisation.
Chad Fischer, Assistant general counsel – Microsoft,
Seattle, US
Chad joined Microsoft to support the Office
Communications Server (now Skype for Business)
engineering team. He has previously worked at the in-
house legal team in AT&T Wireless on marketing, privacy,
litigation management and antitrust. His practice focuses
on IP, machine learning and big data, AI and privacy. Michele DeStefano, Professor of Law – University of Miami;
guest faculty – Harvard Law School; founder & executive
director – LawWithoutWalls, Miami, US
Michele researches and writes about the growing
intersection between law, business, and innovation. Her
most recent scholarship focuses on the changing role of
the compliance officer of S&P 500 corporations. Michele
is the founder of LawWithoutWalls, a multi-disciplinary
international think-tank.
Chris Scoble, Consultant – Esprima Consulting,
London, UK
Chris is a training consultant and coach specialising in
legal services. With 25 years´ experience in the worlds
of banking and professional services. He is a frequent
conference speaker and has published a number of
articles on subjects ranging from marketing planning to
development of ‘soft skills.’ Moray McLaren, Partner and founder – Lexington
Consultants, Madrid, Spain
Moray has worked across the world helping the top global and
independent law firms and in-house legal teams improve their
business and achieve growth. A former lawyer with a MBA in
legal services, he is an Associate Professor at IE Business
School and a member of the faculty at the Financial Times IE
Corporate Learning Alliance.
Gonçalo Saraiva Matias, Dean – Católica Global School
of Law, Lisbon, Portugal
Gonçalo is a visiting professor at the Washington
University in St. Louis. He conducted research at the
Georgetown University Law School as a Fulbright
Visiting Scholar. Most of his work falls within regulatory,
administrative, constitutional and international law.
From 2008 to 2014, he was advisor to the Portuguese
President in Legal and Constitutional Affairs. Olga García, General counsel and company secretary –
Cubico Sustainable Investments, London, UK
Olga is responsible for all legal, compliance, regulatory,
human resources and communications matters at Cubico,
an investment firm focusing on renewable energy. She has
over 20 years of international banking experience in diverse
regions of the world and across sectors and asset classes.
Jorge Fernández González, General counsel Latin America
& Global Channel Services – 3M, Minneapolis, US
Jorge is an international lawyer specialised in commercial and
distribution law, management of legal departments and doing
business in Latin America, Europe and global transactions.
He is experienced in multiple industries (including healthcare,
automotive supplies, retail, security, and software). He is
currently responsible for the legal operations of 3M Company
in Latin America and Global Channel Services.
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Todd Crider, Partner – Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New
York, US
Todd is a partner and co-head of the Latin America practice
group at Simpson Thacher. He regularly advises clients
in international corporate finance transactions, mergers
and acquisitions and project finance across Latin America
and Europe. In addition, he serves as the Vance Center
representative to the boards of the Pro Bono Network of the
Americas.
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