All Events Past WSG Event Share | When: 13 - 15 September 2017Where: Rome, Italy The WSG 2017 Annual Meeting, hosted by Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners, took place in Rome, Italy and welcomed over 145 participants from 80 firms worldwide. The event was a tremendous success and included valuable guest speakers, contributing panelists and optimal networking opportunities among professionals across the WSG Network. PROGRAM CONFERENCE EVALUATION SURVEY MEETING PHOTOS ATTENDEES Guest Speakers, Moderators and Panelistsin order of appearance Enrico LettaPSIA, SciencesPo Julie MendozaMorris, Manning & Martin, LLP Paul HallyShepherd and Wedderburn LLP Adam HandleyMinterEllison Pierre Marc JohnsonLavery, de Billy Edward LebowHaynes and Boone, LLP Alberto PeraGianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners Stefan ErhagDelphi Ramon MoyanoBeccar Varela Nick WhitehouseMcCarthyFinch Maximo IbarraLUISS University Eric RobbinsUlmer & Berne LLP Raz TepperFischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co. Hans Rudolf TrüebWalder Wyss Ltd. Thursday, 14 September 1. Guest Speaker PresentationGuest SpeakerEnrico LettaDeanPSIA, SciencesPoEnrico Letta, Former Prime Minister of Italy; Dean of Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), SciencesPo, shared his respective viewpoints on the unexpected events that have marked the year 2016 and the beginning of 2017 and how they’ve affected globalization trends, geopolitical landscapes, international migrations, and the rise of populism and protectionism. 2. Panel DiscussionModeratorJulie MendozaPartnerMorris, Manning & Martin, LLPJulie Mendoza, Partner, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP led a panel of WSG members from Canada, the United States, Asia and Europe, in a highly interactive panel discussion on recent multilateral and bilateral trade developments and the impacts that recent actions taken by the United States are having on the global trading regime. Panelists Paul Hally PartnerShepherd and Wedderburn LLP Adam Handley PartnerMinterEllison Pierre Marc Johnson CounselLavery, de Billy Edward Lebow CounselHaynes and Boone, LLP Alberto Pera PartnerGianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners 3. Generation Now Presentation Stefan Erhag, Partner, Delphi and Ramon Moyano, Partner, Beccar Varela gave a highly compelling presentation based on the global results of the Generation Now survey conducted by World Services Group about the expectations and challenges faced in today’s multi-generational law firms.View PresentationSpeakers:ModeratorStefan ErhagPartnerDelphiModeratorRamon MoyanoPartnerBeccar Varela 4. Guest Speaker PresentationGuest SpeakerNick WhitehouseActing CEOMcCarthyFinchNick Whitehouse, Acting CEO, McCarthyFinch offered valued insight on some of the largest opportunities that are available for law, where AI realistically stands today within legal industries, and where AI can best be applied to law.View Presentation Friday, 15 September 5. Guest Speaker Presentation Guest SpeakerMaximo IbarraProfessorLUISS UniversityMaximo Ibarra, Former CEO, Wind and Wind Tre; Professor of Digital Marketing at LUISS University and at LUISS Business School, shed light on how todays digital tsunami is transforming the future of telecommunications and how it’ll radically change our lives in the “disrupted” technological ecosystem. View Presentation 6. Panel DiscussionModeratorMaximo IbarraProfessorLUISS UniversityMaximo Ibarra furthered his presentation, moderating a group of WSG member panelists as they provided their points of view on which emerging technologies they think will truly have the potential to disrupt the status quo, alter the way people live, and rearrange value pool for business and policy leaders. Panelists Eric Robbins PartnerUlmer & Berne LLP Raz Tepper PartnerFischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co. Hans Rudolf Trüeb PartnerWalder Wyss Ltd. Hosts: WSG 2017 Annual Meeting
