Annual Colloquium 2024
Annual Colloquium 11 October 2024, Cardiff
Dear Members and Friends,
We are delighted to announce that the Society will be holding its Annual Colloquium in person in Cardiff, Wales, in October 2024.
The colloquium will begin on Thursday 10 October with an evening reception at the National Museum, followed by a day of conference on Friday 11 October at the University of Cardiff. The day will conclude with a Gala Dinner at the Castle. On Saturday 12 October, there will be an excursion in Cardiff.
The main theme of the conference is Sustainability. We will be discussing four aspects of sustainability - environmental, social, corporate governance and dispute resolution - across four panels in the morning and the afternoon. The conference will be held at the University of Cardiff.
For more information, please visit the Events page on our website containing the draft programme of the Annual Colloquium: ajfb-fbls.org
We hope many of you will be able to join us.
For Registration
Please use the google form - Colloquium Attendance Survey Form - to indicate your attendance to (1) the Reception on Thursday 10 October, (2) the Conference on Friday 11 October, (3) the Gala Dinner on Friday 11 October, and (4) the Excursion on Saturday The costs for each of these events will be announced shortly.
AJFB-FBLS: Annual Colloquium 2024
We are pleased to announce that the Society will be holding its Annual Colloquium in person in Cardiff, Wales, in October. The colloquium will begin on Thursday 10 October with an evening reception at the National Museum, followed by a day of conference on Friday 11 October 2024 at the University of Cardiff. The day will conclude with a Gala Dinner at the Castle. On Saturday 12 October 2024, there will be an excursion around Cardiff. The main theme of the conference is Sustainability. We will be discussing four aspects of sustainability - environmental, social, corporate governance and dispute resolution - across four panels in the morning and the afternoon. Please let the us know if you are interested in attending (1) the Reception on Thursday 10 October, (2) the Conference on Friday 11 October, (3) the Gala Dinner on Friday 11 October, and (4) the Excursion on Saturday 12 October. The costs for each of these events will be announced shortly.
docs.google.com
For accommodation
there is a discount rate at the Clayton Hotel Cardiff with the promotional code: CAPI101024 and Radisson Blu hotel.
Programme of the AJFB/FBLS Conference
Friday 11 October 202
9h30 – 17h00 AJFB/FBLS Event at the University of Cardiff
Dr Catherine Pédamon & Céline Jones, Capital Law
Tea/coffee
Opening address
9h30 – 10h00
First Minister, Eluned Morgan
Panel 1 – Environmental Sustainability – Climate Change Risk, Pollution and Renewable Energies
10h – 11h15
Chair: Lord Hodge, UK Supreme Court
Airbus, Sustainability Team
Keith Davidson, Partner, Irwin Mitchell
Brice Laniyan, Notre Affaire à Tous
Dr Lois Lane, Barrister, Cornerstone Barristers
11h15 – 11h45 Tea and coffees
Panel 2 – Social Sustainability: Challenges of Doing Business in Ways that Benefit Society and Protect People
11h45 – 13h00
Chair: Lady Justice Nicola Davies, Court of Appeal
Marie Brousseau-Navarro, Deputy Commissioner and Director for Health, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Baroness Young of Hornsey, TBC
Séverine Saintier, Professor of Law, Cardiff University
13h00 – 14h00 Buffet lunch sponsored by Capital Law
Panel 3 – Corporate Governance and Impact on Sustainability: Governance Framework, Stakeholder Engagement and Triple Bottom Line
14h00 – 15h15
Chair: Lord Justice Lewis, Court of Appeal
Irene-Marie Esser, Professor of Corporate Law and Corporate Governance, Dean of the Graduate School, College of Social Sciences, School of Law, University of Glasgow, TBC Pinsent Masons, ESG
Pinsent Masons, ESG
Capital Law, Partner
Bouygues, TBC
15h15 – 15h45 Short break
Panel 4 – Dispute Resolution Mechanisms and Sustainability
15h45 – 17h
Chair: Lord Ericht, Court of Session, Scotland
Jean-François Le Gal, Pinsent Masons
Rupert Reece, Gide Loyrette Nouel
ClientEarth, Katie Scarlett Wetherall
Fabienne Schaller, Chambre Commerciale internationale, Cour d’appel de Paris, TBC
Closing remarks by Simon Horsington
17h-17h15