Amy Chai serves as associate general counsel and director of advocacy initiatives at ACC. In this role, she oversees ACC’s global advocacy efforts on issues of concern to the in-house legal profession, such as legal professional privilege and multi-jurisdictional practice. Prior to ACC, Chai held advocacy roles at the National Association of Home Builders and the US Chamber of Commerce.

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Andrea currently serves as Senior Legal Counsel at ASML, advising on complex commercial, regulatory, and strategic matters at the intersection of law and business. Her early career in Brussels included roles at Garrigues, the European Commission's Directorate General for Trade, CEOE, and the European Patent Office, followed by positions as Senior Consultant at FTI Consulting EU and Legal Adviser to the U.S. Mission to the European Union. She subsequently progressed from Senior Legal Counsel to Head of Legal at Fairphone. A member of the Advocacy Committee of ACC Europe, she combines legal rigor with commercial pragmatism and a genuinely international outlook, speaking five languages — English, Spanish, French, Catalan, and Dutch.

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Carsten Lueers serves as Managing Counsel Europe at Verizon Business Group, leading legal strategy, commercial transactions, and compliance across the region. With broad expertise in enterprise technology, telecommunications, outsourcing, and cross-border data privacy, he helps Verizon navigate complex multi-jurisdictional frameworks to support commercial growth and digital transformation.

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As Associate General Counsel, I have responsibility for Global Privacy and Corporate Development legal (inc M&A) Functions

I joined Boomi in 2018, as the first legal hire in EMEA, as transaction deal lawyer, supporting and growing the EMEA sales business. Through my time at Boomi, I has worked closely with Boomi’s product and sales teams and with Boomi's customers and prospects to understand and navigate the complexity of these organisations' own data requirements as they interact with the complexities of local legal and operational requirements. With the proliferation of AI, I was founding member of Boomi’s Privacy and AI Governance Committee, a cross functional group enabling responsible use of AI within Boomi - which has overseen the building of our own AI tools (both for internal use and customer facing), as well as the deluge of "AI" products into our ecosystems - and the issues that come with such a quick adoption.

Before joining Boomi in 2018, I worked for as a M&A lawyer, in some of Ireland's largest law firms.

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Elisabet Rojano Vendrell is Legal Director for Spain and Latin America at MENARINI Group, Board Member of A. Menarini Latin America, and Country Representative for Spain for ACC Europe. With nearly 20 years of cross-border experience—spanning top-tier firms like Freshfields and Gómez-Acebo & Pombo—she specializes in M&A, corporate governance, and international dispute resolution. Recognized by Iberian Lawyer in their Inspiralaw list and the 2026 General Counsel Champions List, Elisabet is an SIMC-certified mediator and Harvard Executive Education alumna. She combines corporate governance expertise with practical negotiation strategies to transform legal departments into strategic business drivers across EMEA and Latin America.

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Fátima, the Global Head of Compliance at Elementis and former General Counsel at Critical TechWorks (a BMW AG joint venture), brings 18 years of elite, multi-jurisdictional leadership - from government forensics in Angola to high-tech corporate governance - straight to this interactive module. 

Drawing on her extensive experience managing complex stakeholder networks and her academic expertise in Corporate and Intellectual Law, Fátima bridges real-world corporate boardrooms with risk methodologies. She will share with attendees adaptive communication frameworks and strategies to partner effectively with Human Resources and Finance, protect legal privilege, influence key organizational stakeholders, and transform the in-house legal function into an impactful strategic business ally.

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Gabriela Gutiérrez is an international ethics, compliance, and governance executive with over 20 years of experience building and leading enterprise-wide integrity programs and advising Boards and executive leadership on governance in complex, cross-border environments. She has built compliance functions from the ground up across banking, mining, technology, and telecommunications — including designing the entire compliance and AML infrastructure for China Construction Bank's first Chilean operation, and 14 years governing bank-wide compliance and AML for Deutsche Bank in Chile.

At BHP, she led regional Ethics & Compliance across five Latin American countries in a post-DOJ monitorship environment, strengthening anti-corruption controls across the region. Most recently, as Global Head of Ethics & Compliance, Investigations and AML at VEON, she has led the company's global ethics, compliance, and financial crime program across five markets — environments where regulatory volatility and geopolitical risk are constants, not exceptions.

Gabriela holds an LL.M. in Corporate Law, executive education from Yale School of Management, and the International Compliance & Anti-Corruption Certification from George Washington University. She believes the strongest compliance programs don't just respond to risk — they're designed to hold up under pressure, earning the trust that lets a business move fast in markets where trust is hardest to build.

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Giuseppe Marletta is Managing Director, Europe at the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), the global bar association for in-house counsel. He leads ACC's membership, partnerships, and community engagement efforts across Europe, working closely with legal departments, members, and volunteer leaders to strengthen ACC's value and impact for the European in-house counsel community.

Before joining ACC in 2019, Giuseppe served as General Manager of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) and held leadership roles in international associations focused on professional development, diversity, and intercultural dialogue. He is Honorary President of the European Society of Association Executives (ESAE) and holds a Master's degree in Public Relations from the University of Catania.

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Jasprit Sahnsi has been General Counsel of DKSH and a member of the Executive Committee since March 2025, responsible for Legal, Governance, Risk and Compliance and serving as Company Secretary of DKSH Holding AG.

An experienced legal professional with over 20 years of expertise spanning law firms and both listed and private equity-owned companies across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, Jasprit is known for her dynamic and versatile approach to legal leadership. She combines sharp commercial instincts with the ability to provide creative solutions to complex legal challenges at all levels of an organisation, earning the trust and respect of senior executives and stakeholders alike.

Before joining DKSH, Jasprit served as Group General Counsel at Selecta Group, where she contributed her expertise from 2018. Prior to that, she spent nearly ten years at gategroup, including an assignment in Asia, and began her career as a solicitor in UK-based law firms. She has extensive experience in corporate and M&A transactions, commercial law, and corporate governance.

Jasprit was admitted as a Solicitor of England and Wales in 2005. She holds an LLB in Law from the University of Warwick and has completed executive education programmes at the University of St. Gallen, the University of Oxford, and INSEAD.

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Justin A. Connor is a senior legal executive with more than 25 years of experience spanning law, regulation, technology policy, and global business. He currently serves as Director of International Chief Legal Officer Engagement at the Association of Corporate Counsel, where he designs high-impact executive programs and leads global CLO initiatives, and is also an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law Center teaching In-House Law & Practice. His career includes senior in-house, regulatory, and international roles at legal departments, law firms, as well as prior service at the FCC’s International Bureau. A former Fulbright Scholar, he advises boards and C-suites worldwide and is admitted to practice in New York, Massachusetts, and Washington, DC.

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Luciana Rodrigues is Deputy Head of Global Compliance and Risk Management at Syngenta Group. With more than 25 years of international experience as an in-house counsel and compliance officer, she has advised senior executives and led legal and compliance initiatives in multinational organizations, including Volkswagen, Bosch, General Electric and now Syngenta. Her expertise spans ethics and compliance programs, internal investigations, anti-corruption, risk management, governance and whistleblowing systems. As a trusted advisor to executive leadership, she helps organizations navigate complex legal and ethical challenges across diverse jurisdictions and legal systems while building resilient cultures and leading transformational change.

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Dr. Małgorzata Anna Hartwig, LL.M. is the Associate General Counsel, EMEA, at Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and an international legal executive who aligns legal strategy with enterprise risk management, resilience, and long-term value creation. Backed by experience in both private practice and Fortune Global 500 companies, she brings proven expertise in crisis management, incident readiness, and operational response, including in high-stakes and volatile regions. Leading a multinational team across commercial and regulatory domains, Malgorzata champions proactive change management, translating complex geopolitical and compliance risks into strategic resilience and a decisive business advantage.

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Maria Aguado is a legal and compliance professional with more than 20 years of international experience. In her current role, she leads the Compliance function for Mastercard in Europe, overseeing the design, implementation, and maintenance of the company’s Ethics & Compliance program, with a particular focus on anti corruption. Prior to joining Mastercard, Maria spent two decades in senior legal roles across global technology and industrial companies listed on the New York, London, and Nasdaq stock exchanges. She served as corporate counsel in Caterpillar’s Legal Services Division, supporting the EAME and later Latin America regions, and held legal leadership positions at Invensys, and Abengoa. In parallel with her corporate career, Maria has been an Associate Professor at IE Business School and collaborated with the University of Miami. She is admitted to practice law in Spain and has served as authorized in house counsel in Florida. Maria has also led pro bono initiatives across Europe and Latin America, including award winning work recognized by the Financial Times. She holds a JD, multiple postgraduate and master’s degrees in Law, an MBA from IE Business School, and is currently a PhD candidate in data privacy.

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Mark Wentz is Senior Vice President and Regional General Counsel at SAP, leading the Field Legal organisation across EMEA. With more than three decades of experience in the technology sector and nearly 30 years at SAP, he has held legal and business leadership roles at country, regional, and global levels. His experience spans legal, commercial operations, risk management, pricing, contracts, and governance, partnering closely with executive leadership to support business growth and transformation. He is particularly interested in helping organisations adopt emerging technologies responsibly while enabling innovation at scale.

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Mateusz currently serves as VP, Head of International Legal Affairs at Barilla Group, a renowned Italian food company. In this role, he oversees all international legal matters, covering a broad range of regions across the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa.

He began his career with a decade in private practice as an M&A lawyer at leading international law firms, including Allen & Overy - a London-based Magic Circle firm - and Dentons. Driven by a desire for new challenges and a commitment to supporting highly regulated multinational corporations engaged in cross-border operations, he transitioned to in-house roles. Notably, he served as Legal Director for Central & Eastern Europe and the Middle East & Africa at Bacardi, followed by his role as Senior Legal Director at LivaNova Plc, a NASDAQ-listed medical devices company.

Mateusz brings a broad spectrum of legal expertise, including commercial and corporate law, M&A, competition law, and intellectual property. Throughout his career, he has been a trusted advisor, providing strategic counsel to clients and employers operating in over 100 countries.

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Dr. Mohamed ElMogy ("Dr. Mogy") is the General Counsel for Siemens Energy across the Middle East and Africa, bringing nearly 30 years of experience in legal leadership, corporate governance, compliance, dispute resolution, and strategic business advisory. He has held senior positions with leading multinational organizations, including Siemens, PepsiCo, Sandoz, and Vodafone.

A highly respected figure in the in-house legal community, Dr. Mogy is a former Chairman and President of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Middle East & North Africa and currently serves on its Board of Directors. He is recognized for driving legal excellence, strengthening governance frameworks, and mentoring the next generation of legal professionals.

Dr. Mogy holds a Ph.D. in International Commercial Arbitration and is a sought-after speaker on governance, compliance, leadership, and dispute resolution across the MEA region.

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Neal Sawatzke is Senior Vice President, Law—M&A and Specialized Portfolio at Cargill. He leads legal support for Cargill’s Specialized Portfolio and its businesses, as well as global legal teams covering Trade & Capital Markets, M&A, Litigation, Competition, Sanctions, Treasury, and Procurement. He also serves as Lead Counsel to Cargill’s World Trading Group. A member of the Law Department Leadership Team since 2013, Neal has held several senior leadership roles. Throughout his career, he has advised leaders across Cargill on complex legal, commercial, and strategic risks and has served on Cargill’s Financial Risk Committee.  Neal resides in Geneva, Switzerland with his family and holds a J.D. from  the University of Michigan.

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Nicole Olsman is Chief Legal Officer and Head of Sustainability at Linxon, a global provider of power and energy infrastructure solutions. A member of the Executive Management Team, she leads the legal, integrity, risk and corporate secretarial functions, providing strategic counsel on complex projects and transactions across multiple jurisdictions. With nearly 20 years of international legal experience, Nicole has worked and lived across six countries on four continents. She is passionate about building sustainable businesses and driving positive environmental and social impact. Nicole was recognised on the Legal500 GC Powerlist Switzerland 2025.

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Peter Brudenall is Counsel at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), where he advises on complex cross-border commercial, technology, and data-related matters. With over 25 years’ experience across Australia, the UK, and the UAE, he specializes in negotiating high-value international agreements, including SaaS, outsourcing, and strategic technology contracts, as well as data licensing, data protection and the use and deployment of artificial intelligence . Peter is dual-qualified in England & Wales and Australia and is also closely involved in legal operations, AI governance, and process optimization initiatives within ADIA. He is an experienced speaker, having spoken at numerous legal conferences and training programs.

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Russell Hunter is Compliance Counsel at Bauer Media Group and Head of Compliance for its Outdoor business. He leads compliance and business ethics across nine European markets, designing and implementing risk-based programmes covering areas including economic crime, competition law, sanctions, third-party risk and whistleblowing. A key aspect of his role is turning complex legal requirements into practical policies, controls and training that work across different businesses and cultures.

He was previously Head of Compliance for Clear Channel’s European business and Senior Competition Counsel at BT Group, and qualified as a solicitor with Clifford Chance. Russell is Co-Chair of ACC Europe’s ESG Working Group, and previously served as ACC’s UK Country Representative. He is a Non-Executive Director of Outvertising, a nonprofit working to make advertising and marketing fully LGBTQIA+ inclusive.

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Stephen H. Baird is Associate General Counsel at SITA (www.sita.aero), the world’s leading specialist in air transport communications and information technology. SITA serves over 200 countries and territories and is headquartered in Belgium and Switzerland. Stephen graduated from the University of Western Australia’s Law School and was a Federal Court of Australia Judge’s Associate (clerk) before working in private practice for several years. He has worked as counsel for SITA for over 20 years, covering transactions, technology law, intellectual property and data matters. He is currently based in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Timo Spitzer is Executive Director and Head of Legal for Santander Corporate & Investment Banking in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Nordic Countries. Based in Frankfurt, he advises on complex banking, financing and transactional matters and oversees the legal aspects of global transactions for wholesale clients headquartered across these markets. Timo is also an Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Law and Finance in Frankfurt and has delivered guest lectures at Harvard Law School, Fordham Law School and King's College London's Global General Counsel Academy. He has received international recognition for his work as an in-house legal leader, with a particular focus on pragmatic legal risk management, commercially focused legal advice and effective collaboration with external counsel.

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Xavier Schops is the Chief Legal Officer, Company Secretary and Head of Corporate Affairs of Medmix Group, a Swiss-listed medical devices and consumer goods company. He joined Medmix from Sonova AG (2019–2022), where he served as General Counsel, then supported Mergers & Acquisitions. Previously, he was General Counsel for Europe, Middle East and Africa at PPG Industries (2009–2016) and Vice President & Chief Counsel Europe for Mondelez International (2016– 2019). Xavier started his career at the Michelin Group, for which he worked in Europe and Asia.

Xavier holds a post-graduate degree in Corporate Law and Tax from Paris University (Pantheon-Assas) and a Master’s degree in Corporate Finance and Accounting from the Neoma Business School. He is the Vice-President of the Board of ACC Europe.

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