Speaker details

Biennial IBA African Regional Forum Conference: future-proofing the African legal profession

13 Sep - 15 Sep 2023

Kigali Convention Center, Kigali, Rwanda

Speaker information

Isioma Idigbe

Biography

Isioma is a Partner and the head of Media, Entertainment, Intellectual Property & Technology law at PUNUKA Attorneys and Solicitors a leading full-service business law firm in Nigeria. Under her leadership the firm has become one of Nigeria’s leading firms in Media and Entertainment Law ranking as a Tier 1 firm for media law in 2021, 2022 and 2023 by Media Law International. In recognition of her work in the Media & Entertainment industry in 2018 she was awarded the prestigious rising star award at the African Law Digest awards and in 2020 was listed as a rising woman in Africa by CNBC Africa. Isioma is called to the Nigerian Bar and holds a Bachelor of Law (Hons) degree from the University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom as well as several other professional certifications from various leading academic and professional bodies.

Session

Breakout session 1: Are we ready? Technological disruption in the African legal sector

Thursday 14 September (1130 - 1300)

Moderator

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