IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024
CASA MONTEJO 1, LEVEL S
Session information
How diversity and inclusion policies impact the business of law firms
Tuesday 17 September (1115 - 1230)
CASA MONTEJO 1, LEVEL S
Committee(s)
European Regional Forum
(Lead)
IBA Diversity & Inclusion Council
LGBTQI+ Law Committee
Women Lawyers' Committee
Description
Speakers from both inside and outside the legal industry will share best practice recommendations on implementing D&I policies and integrating these into operational culture. The session will offer practice guidance on managing difficult scenarios and also provide first-hand experiences of implementing the Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) toolkit for law firms, which was launched at the IBA Annual Conference in Paris 2023.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Pavla Kopeckova Prikrylova | Attorney at Law, Prague, Czech Republic; Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Group, European Regional Forum |
| Alessia Oddone Wales | CastaldiPartners, Milan, Italy; Vice Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Group, European Regional Forum |
| Antonia Rodriguez AC CMG | Abogadas MX, Mexico City, Mexico |
Speakers
| Ursula Ben-Hammou | Cuatrecasas, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Vincent Cohen | |
| Mariana Gonzalez Vargas | Basham Ringe y Correa, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Mariana Herrero | Galicia Abogados, Mexico City, Mexico; Vice Chair, Water Law Committee |
| Joyce Wambui Karanja | Bowmans, Nairobi, Kenya; Diversity and Inclusion Officer, African Regional Forum |
| Angie Zandstra | College of Law, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Asia Pacific Regional Forum Liaison Officer, LGBTQI+ Law Committee |