Despite significant progress in recent years, the journey towards gender parity in leadership is far from complete. Women now hold 44% of FTSE 100 board positions yet represent just 37% of senior leadership roles and fewer than 10% of FTSE 100 CEO positions. While the boardroom is becoming more balanced, representation in the most influential executive roles remains uneven.
CHAIR
Nicki Pritchard, Managing Partner, Anderson Quigley
SPEAKERS
Dame Theresa Villiers, Director and Trustee, Shaftesbury | Kate Mackie, Global Chief Marketing Strategy & Operations Officer, EY
This Masterclass is part of the Global GC Academy and is delivered in collaboration with The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London.
This masterclass enables General Counsel to operate with confidence and impact at board level while influencing senior stakeholders across the organisation. With rising expectations on legal leaders to contribute strategically, GCs must navigate complex governance environments, communicate risk effectively, and align legal priorities with business objectives. The session explores how to build influence with board members, shape corporate strategy, and position the legal function as a visible, value-adding business partner.
Topics include:
• CEO expectations and legal’s role in corporate planning
• Building influence with the Chair, NEDs, CEO and C-Suite
• Structuring strategic legal input at board level
• Communicating legal risk and opportunity to non-lawyers
• Aligning legal and business strategy
• Enhancing visibility and impact of the legal function
This is for Global GC Academy Delegates only, to find out more or become involved please contact Ben Palmer (ben.palmer@winmarkglobal.com)
SPEAKERS
Omiyinka Doris, VEON, Former Group General Counsel, now CEO Advisor | Mine Hifzi, Heathrow Airport Holdings, General Counsel & Company Secretary
From Pilot to Performance: Leveraging Tech for Better Legal Team Outcomes
Most legal teams are past the question of whether to use AI. The harder question is how to make it deliver. Pilots are everywhere, embedded results are rarer, and the gap between the two is where value is being won or lost, especially in an environment where volatility keeps raising the bar on cost, capacity and speed.
SPEAKERS
Ali Haidar, Head of Legal Affairs, Middle East, Microsoft
This session will provide practical insights into the financial challenges and opportunities that arise at senior leadership level. Attendees will hear an update on the current investment landscape, explore the increasing complexity of wealth, remuneration and tax planning, and consider strategies for managing investments alongside broader financial priorities. The discussion will also examine the benefits of taking a coordinated approach to tax, investment and financial planning, maintaining flexibility as careers and circumstances evolve, and planning for long-term goals and legacy. The session will conclude with an interactive Q&A, and the final slide will include a QR code for those who wish to book a complimentary consultation.
SPEAKERS
Michael Winson, Senior Investment Director, Rathbones | Chris Noble, Senior Financial Planner, Rathbones
This Masterclass is part of the Global GC Academy and is delivered in collaboration with The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London.
This masterclass explores how General Counsel can lead high-performing legal departments that operate as strategic business partners. With expanding expectations on legal leaders to shape culture, uphold governance, and drive value, GCs must redefine how the legal function is structured, resourced, and perceived. The session examines how to position the legal team for maximum enterprise impact, build strong internal credibility, and move from cost centre to value creator.
Topics include:
• The GC’s evolving strategic role
• Structuring the legal team for influence and effectiveness
• Enhancing the legal department’s credibility and visibility
• Training, development, and succession planning
• Collaborating with key business functions
• Budgeting to demonstrate value and impact
This is for Global GC Academy Delegates only, to find out more or become involved please contact Ben Palmer (ben.palmer@winmarkglobal.com)
SPEAKERS
Yoko Oshima, Head of CELA Japan, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft | Amitabh Lal Das, Chief Legal Officer, Hyundai Motor India
This Masterclass is part of the Global GC Academy and is delivered in collaboration with The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London.
This masterclass empowers General Counsel to plan strategically, manage budgets effectively, report with confidence, and clearly demonstrate legal’s value to the business. With growing demands for transparency and performance, legal leaders must align legal planning and budgeting with corporate goals, use data to inform decisions, and present ROI in a way that resonates with the C-Suite and Board. The session explores how to develop actionable legal plans, build credible budgets, set meaningful KPIs, and create reporting frameworks that drive trust, accountability and investment.
Topics include:
• Strategic planning and objective-setting for legal functions
• Budget development, monitoring, and alignment with business priorities
• KPIs, dashboards and reporting frameworks
• Demonstrating ROI and translating legal activity into business value
• Data-driven decision-making and stakeholder engagement
• Building performance credibility with the C-Suite
• Embedding a high-performance culture across the legal team
This is for Global GC Academy Delegates only, to find out more or become involved please contact Ben Palmer (ben.palmer@winmarkglobal.com)
SPEAKERS
Filippo Cossalter, Head of Legal Europe, ME & Africa, Ericsson | Salah Mostafa, Head of Legal, Ethics, Compliance & Quality, Region Europe & Canada, Novo Nordisk
This Masterclass is part of the Global GC Academy and is delivered in collaboration with The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London.
This masterclass provides General Counsel with the tools, insights and frameworks to proactively manage legal risk and respond confidently to disputes and crises. With rising regulatory complexity and reputational stakes, GCs must lead on risk awareness, compliance and organisational resilience. The session covers how to assess and mitigate legal, regulatory and commercial risks, embed a risk-conscious culture, and prepare for crisis scenarios. Practical strategies will be shared for managing litigation, optimising external spend, and implementing an effective crisis response.
Topics include:
• Staying ahead of legal and regulatory developments
• Embedding risk awareness across the organisation
• Avoiding and managing litigation effectively
• Crisis planning and the Prepare / Respond / Recover framework
• Legal’s leadership role in business continuity
• Leveraging legal tech and external partners in risk mitigation
This is for Global GC Academy Delegates only, to find out more or become involved please contact Ben Palmer (ben.palmer@winmarkglobal.com)
SPEAKERS
Harry Borovick, General Counsel & AI Governance Officer, Luminance Technologies | Mark Cockerill, SVP, Legal – Corporate, M&A and International Development, ServiceNow Inc.
AI agents sound like something that needs a development team, a budget line and a six-month project plan. They are not. The tools now exist for a legal leader to build a working agent, one that takes a task, works through it step by step and hands back a finished output, in the time it takes to drink a coffee.
SPEAKERS
Ben Palmer, C-Suite Director, Winmark | Catherine Qi, Head of Research, Winmark
This Masterclass is part of the Global GC Academy and is delivered in collaboration with The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London.
Attracting, developing, and retaining top legal talent is a growing challenge in a competitive, candidate-driven market. This masterclass equips General Counsel with practical strategies to build high-performing legal teams with the right skills and mindset to thrive. You’ll explore how to identify capability gaps, recruit lawyers who align with your culture, and create compelling career pathways that drive loyalty and engagement. The session also examines how to raise the profile of your team, reward beyond compensation, and retain talent within a flat structure.
Topics include:
• Evolving legal recruitment and in-house market trends
• Identifying skills gaps and hiring for cultural fit
• Motivating and progressing talent without hierarchy
• Raising the legal team’s profile across the organisation
• Leveraging non-financial rewards and development strategies
• Exploring alternative career pathways for in-house lawyers
This is for Global GC Academy Delegates only, to find out more or become involved please contact Ben Palmer (ben.palmer@winmarkglobal.com)
SPEAKERS
Katja Roth Pellanda, Group General Counsel, Zurich Insurance | Spencer Davis, Group General Counsel, Lifezone Metals
