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Thursday 9 July (0900 - 1700)

Registration

Thursday 9 July (1000 - 1010)

Opening remarks

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Hon Justice Mark Livesey , Justice Ngozika Okaisabor

Thursday 9 July (1010 - 1020)

Introductory remarks

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Babatunde Ajibade SAN , Judge Walter Barone , Claudio Visco

Thursday 9 July (1020 - 1050)

Goodwill messages

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Judge Walter Barone , Hon Justice Monica Bolna’an Dongban-Mensem CFR , Lateef Fagbemi SAN , Hon Justice Ricardo Claudio Monteiro Gonçalves , Ezenwo Nyesom Wike CON , Mazi Afam Josiah Osigwe , Hon Justice Blaise Tchikaya , Claudio Visco

Thursday 9 July (1050 - 1120)

Keynote speech

Thursday 9 July (1120 - 1130)

Group photograph

Thursday 9 July (1130 - 1200)

Coffee/tea break

Thursday 9 July (1200 - 1315)

The true role of an independent judiciary; a comparison across the jurisdictions

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Justice Ngozika Okaisabor

Thursday 9 July (1315 - 1415)

Lunch

Thursday 9 July (1415 - 1530)

At trial or on appeal, strategies for modern judging, is fairness out of fashion?

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Steven Kay KC

Thursday 9 July (1530 - 1600)

Coffee/tea break

Thursday 9 July (1600 - 1715)

Judicial education – What is happening and what should be done?

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Hon Justice Olasumbo Goodluck

Thursday 9 July (1900 - 2100)

Cocktail reception, cultural night and dinner

Friday 10 July (0830 - 1400)

Registration

Friday 10 July (0900 - 1015)

How should judges and advocates use AI?

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Nicola Williams

Friday 10 July (1015 - 1130)

Advocacy - What do judges want?

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Hon Justice Nene Amegatcher

Friday 10 July (1130 - 1200)

Coffee/tea break

Friday 10 July (1200 - 1315)

Natural selection? From where should judges come?

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Justice Liam Kennedy

Friday 10 July (1315 - 1330)

Closing remarks

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Justice Ngozika Okaisabor

Friday 10 July (1330 - 1430)

Lunch

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