The Latin American GC of today: Challenges & opportunities

LACCA Miami programme 2019

9.00: Arrival, registration and coffee

9.30: Welcome - Alison O'Connell, Editor, LACCA

Roundtable begins

Session one: Crisis management: a practical guide from those who have survived to tell the tale.

11.00: Coffee break

11.30: Session two: Privacy in the workplace: a delicate balancing act

12.30: Networking lunch

14.00: Session three: Managing regulatory hurdles across borders

15.00: Session four: The Latin American GC of today: Challenges & opportunities

Working as a corporate counsel in Latin America can often require a very specific set of skills. While local GCs share key concerns with their colleagues around the globe including regulatory hurdles, cybersecurity and data protection issues, they are also often faced with fundamental political and economic structural risks, not to mention the regional challenges of operating across multiple jurisdictions– all of which make it a unique place to do business. Drawing on extensive research conducted by CMS on GCs in today’s Latin America, this session will discuss some of the specific challenges and opportunities facing counsel in the region, including best practices in managing sub-regional clusters, overcoming regulatory barriers and cultural differences and other key topics.

Session led by:
Jonathan Warne, CMS Legal
Luis Felipe Arze, CMS Legal
Fernando Beguiristáin, South America Regional General Counsel, Acciona Energia
Valeria Plastino, Vice President, General Counsel and Regional Ethics & Compliance Officer, Latin America, CenturyLink

16.00: Coffee break

16.30: Session five: Making the most of disruptive technologies

17.30: Roundtable ends; drinks for the LACCA Awards Ceremony start at 17.45