Greater political risk is set to become one of the key issues for global companies as they come increasingly under public scrutiny. EY analyst Barry Perkins will tell delegates at the GC Futures Summit that this will have a major impact on companies as the tide increasingly turns in this direction. Research carried out for the summit reveals that more than one in two corporate counsel agree that legal departments will increase in importance as companies become more risk adverse. The event, which will take place on 1 November, will look at a range of issues affecting general counsel – from the impact of Brexit to developing key management strategies for law departments and innovating through technology.

The future

The event will look at the law department of the future – how to innovate, deal with boards and have influence in the corporate world. Speakers include Carmel Mulhern, GC, Telstra; Noreen Doyle, chair, Credit Suisse International, chair, The British Banking Association; John Collins, head of legal and risk, Santander; Helen Mahy CBE, non-executive director, SSE; Liz Kelly, company secretary, St James’s Place; Max Hubner, director corporate legal and tax, PGGM; Mollie Stoker, GC, Lucozade Ribena Suntory and Selena Grosso, GC, Mangiarotti. For further information, please contact benmartin@globalcitymedia.com