IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 8 Nov 2025
Room 711, Level 700, MTCC
Session information
Charting new waters: The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence and new technologies, and the increasing importance of sustainability in the oil and gas sector. What is the role of lawyers in managing challenges and tradeoffs?
Thursday 6 November (1430 - 1545)
Room 711, Level 700, MTCC
Committee(s)
Oil and Gas Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
As legal frameworks and business models across the world are being reimagined to accommodate digital tools and sustainability imperatives, this forward-looking panel explores how oil and gas lawyers can navigate the challenges and opportunities that will emerge from this transformation.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Ali El Hage Filho | Veirano Advogados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Social Media and Website Officer, Oil and Gas Law Committee |
| Andrea Forabosco | Shell, The Hague, Netherlands; Chair, Oil and Gas Law Committee |
Speakers
| Nathan Block | Univ. of Houston Law Ctr. , Houston, Texas, USA |
| Emanuela Gallo | eni S.p.A., Milan, Italy |
| Sam Ip | Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Mila Trezza | Coaching Lawyers, London, England |
| John Vellone | Borden Ladner Gervais, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Communications Officer, Power Law Committee |