11th Global Entrepreneurship Conference

23 May - 25 May 2027 Berlin, Germany

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A conference presented by the Closely Held Companies Committee

Topics include:

  • Passing the Torch: Succession in Family Businesses – Governance, Transition, and the Next Generation
  • Guns and Code: The Rise of Defence-Tech and Its Legal Frontiers
  • Scaling Up: Why Europe’s Best Startups Struggle to Become Growth Companies – and What Lawyers Can Do About It
  • Interactive Workshop – M&A Negotiation Masterclass: Closely Held Companies as Buyers and Sellers
  • Venture Capital in 2027: New Dynamics Between Founders, VCs, and Corporate Investors
  • Structuring for Growth: Founder Equity, Employee Incentives, and the Legal Architecture of Scaling Companies
  • Oxford-style debate: “This House Believes That AI Will Make Outside Legal Counsel Largely Obsolete Within a Decade”
Speaker opportunities

If you would like to be considered as a potential speaker at this specialist conference then please contact the relevant Chair/Co-Chairs in the IBA Closely Held Companies Committee with your request; please send your bio together with information on your qualification and expertise on the topic.