UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS WE HAD TO CANCEL THIS EVENT.
THE CONFERENCE WAS FREE OF CHARGE. IF YOU PAID FOR THE OPTIONAL DINNER YOU WILL GET A FULL REFUND.
London calling!
ALIFDO'S INAUGURAL
CONFERENCE
9-10 July 2020
ALIFDO, the organisation established by lawyers working in intergovernmental institutions committed to finance or development, is planning its inaugural conference.
The conference will be a fantastic opportunity to network, make friends, share ideas, and get up-to-speed on important topics for in-house lawyers working in the unique environment of intergovernmental organisations.
It is also a great opportunity to set up any side meetings you may want to have with lawyers from any of the 20 IFIs where ALIFDO has members.
Date: 9 – 10 July 2020
Venue:
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
One Exchange Square
London EC2A 2JN
United Kingdom
Allen & Overy (located opposite EBRD, at One Bishops Square) – July 10 afternoon sessions only
Conference fee:
Free of charge (thanks to the support of EBRD and A&O)
Optional Dinner:
Thursday, 9 July 2020 (time and venue TBC. You are welcome to bring a guest. Tickets for this event are available for purchase here).
Agenda
We are collaborating with ALIFDO’s Practice Groups to bring you a menu of exciting and topical conference sessions.
If you have any suggestions on agenda items, would be interested in participating in or leading a session, or otherwise want to get involved in organising the event, please get in touch here by Friday 27 March 2019.
Please click here for the indicative agenda.
Please note that the agenda is under development and will be finalised before the conference.
The conference will be a fantastic opportunity to network, make friends, share ideas, and get up-to-speed on important topics for in-house lawyers working in the unique environment of intergovernmental organisations.
It is also a great opportunity to set up any side meetings you may want to have with lawyers from any of the 20 IFIs where ALIFDO has members.
Date: 9 – 10 July 2020
Venue:
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
One Exchange Square
London EC2A 2JN
United Kingdom
Allen & Overy (located opposite EBRD, at One Bishops Square) – July 10 afternoon sessions only
Conference fee:
Free of charge (thanks to the support of EBRD and A&O)
Optional Dinner:
Thursday, 9 July 2020 (time and venue TBC. You are welcome to bring a guest. Tickets for this event are available for purchase here).
Agenda
We are collaborating with ALIFDO’s Practice Groups to bring you a menu of exciting and topical conference sessions.
If you have any suggestions on agenda items, would be interested in participating in or leading a session, or otherwise want to get involved in organising the event, please get in touch here by Friday 27 March 2019.
Please click here for the indicative agenda.
Please note that the agenda is under development and will be finalised before the conference.
Registration
Please use your work e-mail address to sign up for the conference.
The conference is open to all individual ALIFDO members and to all lawyers working for organisations where ALIFDO has individual members (“ALIFDO Member Organisations”). Click here for a list of organisations from where we have members.
Registration for Non-Members
Lawyers working in eligible organisations that are not yet ALIFDO Member Organisations (see above) are also invited to join the conference. Eligible organisations are intergovernmental organisations focussed on finance or development.
Interested in Membership?
If the organisation you work for does not appear on this list of organisations where ALIFDO members work, and you are interested in becoming a member, please contact us at admin@alifdo.com. Please click here for more information on how to become a member. Again, if you are a lawyers who currently works for an intergovernmental organisation focussed on finance or development you are elgible to attend this conference.
Persons not working at IFIs
Persons currently not working at an IFI, but who are interested in participating in the conference should kindly send an e-mail to info@alifdo.com with brief details of their professional background and reasons for wanting to attend the conference.
See you in London in July 2020!
Our team is working to make this conference a memorable one for all, so please watch this space for more information on the agenda and planned events.
We, the conference committee made up of lawyers from the IFIs on this list, look forward to welcoming you to the conference!
We, the conference committee made up of lawyers from the IFIs on this list, look forward to welcoming you to the conference!
Notes
1. The conference is free of charge, with payment only required for the optional dinner on Thursday, 9 July 2020. To enable us plan for the dinner, such payment is non-refundable.
2. In light of current uncertainties surrounding the coronavirus, including health and safety measures which may be imposed by the organisations and law firms hosting the conference, we encourage all attendees to purchase travel and event cancellation insurance. Neither ALIFDO nor the organisations and law firms hosting the conference shall have any liability for costs incurred by any person that has registered for the conference resulting from any changes in dates or cancellation of the event. We ask any person who has visited or stayed in China, Hong Kong or Taipei in the 14-day period prior to the beginning of the conference to please contact us prior to registering for the event, as restrictions may apply.
2. In light of current uncertainties surrounding the coronavirus, including health and safety measures which may be imposed by the organisations and law firms hosting the conference, we encourage all attendees to purchase travel and event cancellation insurance. Neither ALIFDO nor the organisations and law firms hosting the conference shall have any liability for costs incurred by any person that has registered for the conference resulting from any changes in dates or cancellation of the event. We ask any person who has visited or stayed in China, Hong Kong or Taipei in the 14-day period prior to the beginning of the conference to please contact us prior to registering for the event, as restrictions may apply.
