Conference Details:
Biennial IBA African Regional Forum Conference – The leading-edge lawyer: Integrating technology, deciphering trends, and embracing ESG-driven transformative learning
Conference Description:
Topics include:
– AfCFTA in action: legal strategies for intra-African trade
– AI and the future of in-house practice: legal innovation, risk management and ethical boundaries
– Corporate governance essentials: the lawyer’s role
– Doing business in Africa: legal realities behind the headlines
– ESG litigation: trends and implications
– Tariff turbulence: global trade shocks and African legal responses
– Sustainable finance: new frontiers for African lawyers
– The future of anti-corruption: can Africa lead when global priorities in light of FCPA ‘pause’?
– The lawyer’s ESG mandate
– Workshop: Africa’s carbon strategy lab
Time: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Prices:
IBA Member – early bird: USD 340.00,
Non-member – early bird: USD 565.00,
Corporate counsel** – early bird: USD 310.00,
Young lawyers (under 30 years) – early bird: USD 255.00,
Academics / judges (full-time) – early bird: USD 255.00
Important Dates:
- Conference start date: September 18, 2025
- Conference end date: September 19, 2025
Conference Information:
Contact Information:
- Address: Southern Sun Rosebank, Sturdee Avenue, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2132, South Africa