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SUMMARY:Opening Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:We look forward to starting the IBA Annual Conference week to
 gether with all our delegates\, panellists\, dignitaries and the global 
 legal community.\n\nKeynote Speaker - Lionel Barber\n\nLionel Barber was
  the Editor of the Financial Times (2005-2020) and is a writer\, broadca
 ster\, popular keynote speaker and a superb moderator on a range of topi
 cs including geopolitics\, technology and business. He is now an investo
 r and senior advisor of a newspaper called the New European.\n\nBarber’s
  career in journalism began in 1978\, working as a reporter for the Scot
 sman. He went on to work for the Sunday Times before joining the Financi
 al Times in 1985 as a business reporter. He progressed through the organ
 isation\, advancing to roles including Washington correspondent\, Brusse
 ls chief bureau\, news editor\, lead of the continental European edition
  and US managing editor.\n\nAs Editor\, Barber transformed the Financial
  Times and solidified its legacy as one of the world’s leading business 
 news organisations with a digital-first operation\, renowned for its int
 egrity and accuracy. Barber led the publication to surpass the milestone
  of over a million paying readers and to achieve over 75% digital subscr
 ibers.\n\nUnder his editorship\, the Financial Times won several prestig
 ious awards for its world-class journalism\, including being named ‘News
 paper of the Year’ three times\, the British Journalism Awards\, Gerald 
 Loeb\, Overseas Press Club\, Society of American Business Editors and Wr
 iters and Society of Publishers in Asia.\n\nLionel Barber published his 
 memoirs in November 2020\, titled ‘The Powerful and the Damned: Private 
 Diaries in Turbulent Times‘. He is an experienced commentator and Co-Aut
 hor of several books\, including ‘Price of Truth: Story of the Reuters M
 illions’\, which explores the history of Reuters news agency.\n\nHe is h
 ighly sought-after for his insights and has spoken to audiences around t
 he world on foreign policy\, transatlantic relations\, international eco
 nomic policy\, business matters and Europe. Lionel Barber makes regular 
 appearances on TV and Radio and has interviewed several high-profile ind
 ividuals including US President Barack Obama\, President Vladimir Putin 
 of Russia\, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and President Hassan Rou
 hani of Iran.\n\nPlease note that the exact time of the opening ceremony
  are subject to change.\n
LOCATION:Hall A\, Level 1
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