Venue: Hotel Novotel Budapest Centrum
Rakoczi 43-45
1088 Budapest

Wednesday, 4 November 2009

10:00 - 16:00      Pre-Forum Workshop for Pro Bono Clearinghouses

16:00 - 19:00      Conference Registration

Welcome and Opening Remarks:
Lord Phillips of Sudbury

Speakers:

• Sándor Fülöp, Parliamentary Commissioner for Future Generations, Budapest
• Hendrik Bourgeois, General Counsel, Europe, General Electric, Brussels

Conference Overview:
Edwin Rekosh, Executive Director, Public Interest Law Institute (PILI)

1.1. Building Pro Bono: What's New in Europe
Representatives of some of the most dynamic NGOs and international law firms in Europe will share their experience in developing pro bono institutions at the national level.

Facilitator:
Felicity Kirk, Director of Pro Bono, White & Case, London

Panelists:

• Dietmar Knopp, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Frankfurt
• Denis Chemla, President, Droits d'Urgence, France; Partner, Herbert Smith, Paris; French Country Chair, International Bar Association
• Francine Keiser, Partner, Linklaters, Luxembourg
• Diego Ramos, Partner, DLA Piper, Madrid

Discussion

1.2. Challenging Times: The Civil Society Perspective
The panel will explore how NGOs are responding to the twin challenges of increased needs and constrained finances in the current economic climate. 

Facilitator:
Roger Smith, Director, JUSTICE, London

Panelists:

• David Carrington, Chair of the Editorial Board, Philanthropy UK Newsletter, London
• Nicoletta Charalambidou, Vice-Chair, European Network Against Racism (ENAR), Brussels
• Márta Pardavi, Co-Chair, Hungarian Helsinki Committee, Budapest
• Vitĕzslav Dohnal, Director, Public Interest Lawyers Association (PILA), Prague

Discussion

2.1. Building Pro Bono: Practical Experiences at the Grassroots Level
This panel will provide various perspectives on pro bono collaboration at the grassroots level. These perspectives will include strategies that can help develop pro bono in a wide variety of circumstances.

Facilitator:
Christopher Noblet, Deputy Managing Partner, Partos & Noblet in cooperation with Lovells, Budapest

Panelists:

• Alexander Lapidus, Legal Officer, Public Interest Law Institute (PILI), Moscow
• Tony O'Riordan, Manager, Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA), Dublin
• Julia Backmann, European Counsel, Skadden, Frankfurt
• Simone Ahrens, Head of the Social Workers Team, Mobil mit Behinderung e.V., Germany
• Pal Szabo, Associate, Allen & Overy, Budapest

Discussion

Stream II:

2.2. Challenging Times: Law Firm Perspectives
Even while trimming costs to ensure profitability, law firms remain committed to their pro bono programs; this panel will explore the choices they are making and the opportunities that await. 

Facilitator:
Suzan Hazledine, Chair of the Pro Bono Committee, Allen & Overy, London

Panelists:

• Johanna Vennström, Associate, Latham & Watkins, Brussels
• Péter Köves, Senior and Founding Partner, Lakatos, Köves and Partners, Budapest
• Elena Garrigues, Managing Director, Garrigues Foundation, Madrid

Discussion

3.1. Building Pro Bono: Human Rights and Pro Bono
Panelists will highlight a variety of European initatives to involve pro bono lawyers in human rights efforts, offering insights on the potential for developing further pro bono opportunities in the human rights sphere.  

Facilitator:
Michael Smyth, Head of Public Policy, Partner, Clifford Chance, London

Panelists:

• Wolfgang Kaleck, Secretary General, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights e.V. (ECCHR), Berlin
• Adam Bodnar, Board Member, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Warsaw
• Jean-Charles Paras, Avocats Sans Frontières, Brussels
• Noanne Tenneson, Secretary General, Alliance des Avocats pour les Droits de l'Homme, Paris

Discussion

3.2. Challenging Times: Developing Innovative Partnerships
Partnerships can create synergies that help overcome the economic challenges of the day; panelists will provide practical examples of successful partnerships and how to make them work.

Facilitator:
Malte Richter, Associate, Mayer Brown, Frankfurt 

Panelists:

• Luc Lamprière, Executive Director, Oxfam France - Agir Ici, Paris
• Madeleine J. Schachter, Special Counsel Pro Bono, Baker & McKenzie, New York
• Tianne Bataille, Senior Counsel, Strategic and Global Alliances, Accenture, Chicago
• Elisabeth Baraka, Projects Officer, Advocates for International Development (A4ID), London

Discussion

Forum Reception: MTA TK Kongresszusi Terem, Castle District

Welcome and Opening Remarks:
Lord Phillips of Sudbury

Keynote Speakers:

• Anne Birgitte Gammeljord, 2009 CCBE President; Partner, Gorrissen Federspiel, Copenhagen 
• Paul Newdick, Chairman, Board of Trustees, LawWorks; Partner, Clyde & Co, London

Facilitator:
Patricia Brannan, Partner, Hogan & Hartson, Washington D.C.

Speakers:

• Dominique Attias, Lawyer, Member, Paris Bar Council and French National Council of the Bars, Paris 
• Mirja Nieke, Member, Directorate of the German Federal Bar, Berlin
Małgorzata Kożuch, Advocate, Polish Bar Council, Warsaw
Paul Newdick, Chairman, Board of Trustees, LawWorks; Partner, Clyde & Co., London

Closing Remarks:
Edwin Rekosh, Executive Director, Public Interest Law Institute (PILI)