PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2023
| TIME | AGENDA ITEM |
|---|---|
| 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Pipeline Project |
| 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Pre-Conference Registration |
| 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Executive Committee Dinner |
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2023
| TIME | AGENDA ITEM |
|---|---|
| 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Conference Registration |
| 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Networking Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Welcome Session & Signature Panel |
| 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM | BREAK |
| 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM | CLE – The Impact of Adopting New Technologies on the Negotiation of Cloud-Based Contracts This IP session will outline the areas of tension that arise when negotiating Software as a Service (SaaS) contracts that involve cloud-based and other innovative technologies, including Software License Agreement considerations, and recommended best practices for both technology SaaS and SLA transactions. |
| 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM | CLE – Current Trends in Healthcare and Life Sciences This panel will discuss the landmark disputes and recent trends in Healthcare and Life Sciences, including how practitioners and the companies they support can navigate the evolving legal and regulatory landscape. |
| 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM | CLE – Trial Strategy in a Digital Age This panel will discuss nascent issues regarding use of technology to enhance trial preparation and what pitfalls to avoid. Litigators will learn valuable information that can help them differentiate themselves and aptly prevail at trial. |
| 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM | BREAK |
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | CLE 4IR – The Fourth Industrial Revolution Like it or not – the Fourth Industrial Revolution (“4IR”) is here to stay. The emergence of 4IR technologies, including AI, genome editing, robotics, 3-D printing, and more recently, cryptocurrency and the Metaverse, are blurring the virtual versus real-world reality and creating havoc for attorneys. This panel will explore the unique challenges practitioners face in this evolving 4IR digital age, opportunities in this space, and how 4IR will impact future litigation. |
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | CLE – Generational Wealth: Empowering and Reclaiming Monetary Strength in the Black Legal Community This deep dive session will provide thoughtful, advanced strategies from attorneys and proven Black investors in different disciplines (estate planning, real estate, commercial, tax, finance) who will share trends, opportunities, and legalities of building and reclaiming generational wealth in the Black community. |
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | CLE – M&A Hot Topics in the Post-2020 World This informative session will discuss legal risks and opportunities relating to mergers and acquisitions in an unprecedented time of uncertainty, inflation, and political upheaval. The panel will focus specifically on ESG in M&A transactions, IP issues, privacy, and national security issues. |
| 12:00 PM – 12:15 PM | BREAK |
| 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch & DEI Signature Panel |
| 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM | BREAK |
| 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Men’s Wellness Session |
| 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Women’s Wellness Session |
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | PRIVATE RECEPTION: Top Tier Sponsors and In-House Counsel Reception |
| 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | EXPO Setup (Outside Counsel Law Firms) |
| 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM |
Welcome Reception |
| 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM |
Corporate Dine-Arounds |
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2023
| TIME | AGENDA ITEM |
|---|---|
| 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Conference Registration |
| 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM | EXPO Setup (Outside Counsel Law Firms) |
| 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Networking Breakfast |
| 9:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Law Firm Expo |
| 12:15 PM – 12:30 PM | BREAK |
| 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch and Signature Panel – General Counsel Roundtable |
| 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | NBI Lunch |
| 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM | BREAK |
| 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM | CLE – Stay Above Board: What Should Corporate Boards (and Those Who Advise Them) Be Most Concerned About in the Coming Year? This timely panel will discuss various areas of crisis management and prepare practitioners for legislative changes that have impacted corporate transparency, healthcare, tax law, ESG, environmental policy, and the uptick in greenwashing litigation. |
| 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM | CLE – The Great Resignation or the Great Transition: Are Successful Black Attorneys Quiet Quitting or Undertaking Bold New Career Strategies? This strategic development panel will focus on the evolution of bold career transitions in the wake of BLM and the pandemic from esteemed members of the CLS community, including securing new sought-after diversity roles, focusing on civil rights opportunities, expanding the options for diverse ADR professionals, and following other unexpected business passions borne from the post-2020 world. |
| 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM | BREAK |
| 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | CLE – The Changing World of Privacy and Data Protection: Are You Up to Speed? This session will discuss privacy and data protection best practices in our rapidly changing digital society and how to ensure businesses can thrive while operating in a global marketplace. |
| 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | CLE –The Supreme Court Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Agenda This panel will explore recent Supreme Court decisions, including hot topics in civil rights: affirmative action; the Dobbs decision; gun rights; the Major Questions Doctrine; and other impactful decisions on the highest Court’s horizon. |
| Cocktail Reception | |
| 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM |
Awards Gala |
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023
| TIME | AGENDA ITEM |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM | NBI Board Breakfast & Meeting |
| 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Headshot Lounge |
| 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Spa |
| 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | CLE – Step Up To Your Peaceful Place: Ethical Coping Strategies This ethics-approved program will examine how stressors, implicit bias, and stigma related to health and wellness affect Black lawyers at all levels of the profession, and will explore practical, science-based coping strategies and mindfulness exercises that attendees can use to reset in real time and foster peace amidst chaos. |
| 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | CLE – Beyond Work From Home…to Work From Anywhere: Top Considerations for Companies with Unplanned Remote U.S. Workers Abroad This session will go beyond the now expected Work from Home model to explore considerations when companies must evaluate requests to Work from Anywhere or unexpectedly learn a U.S. employee is working in a foreign land, which involve discussions of international employment and labor laws, immigration, benefits, taxes, and the effect on the bottom line. |
| 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch |
| 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Golf Tournament |
| 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Farewell Reception |
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