16th Annual Bar Leaders' Conference

24 May - 25 May 2023

Session information

Running a bar post-Covid-19 – old challenges and new

Committee(s)

Bar Issues Commission (Lead)

Description

Covid-19 focused the attention of many bars on the need to update their technological capability to accommodate more virtual and remote programming, meetings and conferences, among other things. While some had made strides towards that, others were faced with the need to adapt immediately. With the general end of the pandemic and lockdowns, it became apparent that various aspects of the new accommodations should not be abandoned, and a return to “business as usual” was not optimum. This interactive program addresses how bars are adapting post-Covid to retain certain structures that proved advantageous, and what lessons have been learned. 

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Steven Richman American Bar Association, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Chair, Bar Issues Commission Policy Committee

Speakers

Olumide Akpata Templars, Lagos, Nigeria; Officer, Bar Issues Commission
Adriana Castro BLP, San Jose, Costa Rica; Co-Chair, Young Lawyers’ Committee
Gregory McIntyre SC Law Council Of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; President / Chairperson, Law Council of Australia
Ulrich Wessels The German Federal Bar, Berlin, Germany; President / Chairperson, German Federal Bar