IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 7 Nov 2025
Session information
Empowering the future: the next generation of future leaders
Wednesday 5 November (1430 - 1545)
Committee(s)
Women Lawyers' Committee
(Lead)
Law Firm Management Committee
Young Lawyers' Committee
Description
The next generation of female law firm leaders: what is expected from them and how to get there? A candid conversation among female law firm leaders and future leaders. What is needed and how to overcome the challenges.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Claudia Barrero | Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uria Spa, Bogota, Colombia; Senior Vice Chair, Women Lawyers' Committee |
| Erika Levin | Fox Rothschild, New York, New York, USA; Scholarship Officer, Women Lawyers' Committee |
Speakers
| Elikem Benson | Sam Okudzeto & Associates, Accra, Ghana; African Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Young Lawyers' Committee |
| Michelangelo Cicogna | De Berti Jacchia, Milan, Italy; Vice Chair, Arbitration Committee |
| Saranya Mishra | Khaitan & Co., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; Publication and Newsletter Officer, Alternative and New Law Business Structures Committee |
| Zeina Obeid | Obeid & Partners, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Co-Chair, Young Lawyers' Committee |
| Anna Zorya | Rymarz Zdort Maruta, Warsaw, Poland; Alumni Relations Officer, Women Lawyers' Committee |