19th Annual Bar Leaders' Conference
20 May - 21 May 2026
Session information
Description
• Bars and gender equality
• Anti-corruption initiatives: what can, are, and should bars be doing?
• Update: measuring the impact of the IBA’s bar guidance on business and human rights
• What keeps bar leaders awake at night?
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| George Artley | International Bar Association, London, England; IBA LPRU, IBA Professional Wellbeing Commission |
| Sara Carnegie | International Bar Association, London, England; Council Member, IBA Diversity & Inclusion Council |
| Mark Evans | The Law Society of England and Wales, London, England |
| Jonathan Herman | Federation of Law Societies of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Officer, Bar Issues Commission |
| Alessandra Mourão | Nascimento e Mourao Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; SPPI Council Member |
| Kosuke Oie | Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Tokyo, Japan; Scholarship Officer, Human Rights Law Committee |
| Berit Reiss-Andersen | The Norwegian Bar Association, Oslo, Norway; Vice Chair, Bar Issues Commission |
| Steven Richman | American Bar Association, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Chair, Bar Issues Commission |
| Tshepo Shabangu | Law Society of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa; BIC Vice Chair, Bar Issues Commission |
| Tania Wolff | Law Council of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; President/ Chairperson, The Law Council of Australia |