Women in Law
Conference
Vienna, Austria | international experts | September 14 - 16, 2023
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3 days of networking
4 practical workshops
6 expert panel discussions
reducing the gender pay gap
young voices panel
4 Career Planning
3 Anti-Discrimination
2 new work
1 women’s rights
The Women in Law Initiative
The Women in Law Initiative connects female* legal professionals (and their male* allies) from all around the globe, organizes international conferences, and presents the annual Justitia Awards.
Topics 2023
Kick-off events
- Gen Z – young voices 2.0
Diversity is the future – how will the next generation shape the legal professions? - Eliminating the gender pay gap – call to action
Nobody wants to wait for another 130 years for equal pay. How can the legal professions increase pay transparency and effect lasting change? More courageous steps are needed now to close the gender pay gap.
4 Conference Tracks
- Women’s rights – age and disability
How can (female*) legal professionals contribute to the improvement of women’s rights – with a focus on age and disability? Why do they matter in the legal professions? - New work – tech, platforms, and AI
What does the legal workplace look like in the future? Which role will women* play in the implementation of new work? How can companies in the legal world become more open-minded, agile, efficient, and innovative? How can women* in law combine professional development with personal growth?
Including a critical analysis of platform-work - Anti-Discrimination – gender equality 2.0
What does an inclusive workplace look like in the legal professions? What are the benefits of intersectional, interdisciplinary teams?
Focus on practical steps to create an inclusive workspace - Intergenerational career planning
Female careers in the legal professions: what do they look like, and how can they be more attractive for Gens X, Y, and Z? How can we establish intergenerational support, and why does it make all women* stronger?
Focus on mentoring and networking
From theory to practice in each track
- Introductory lecture (keynote) and panel input by experts
- Interactive learning & best practice workshop
Why join?
30+ international speakers & panelists
6 expert panel discussions
4 hands-on workshops
3 days of networking
Delve into the most pressing topics for women* in the legal professions today. Join two tracks, and share your thoughts, experiences, and knowledge with women* and male* allies from around the globe.
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Day 1
Sep 14, 2023
Day 2
Sep 15, 2023
Day 3
Sep 16, 2023
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Check-In (Skylounge)
Welcome to Women in Law 2023
We’re starting off The Women in Law Conference 2023 with a warm welcome to all attendees. All Sessions take place at the University of Vienna, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Vienna, [open map]
Franz J. Heidinger
Alix Frank-Thomasser
3:15 pm - 4:25 pm
Skylounge
Gen Z – young voices 2.0
The future is female – how will the next generation of women* in law shape the legal professions? Diversity is the future – how will the next generation shape the legal professions? What dreams and visions do young women* have for their careers in law? What do they want from employers and colleagues, from lawmakers and their fellow women* in law? Listen to young voices and learn from their experiences and expectations.
Marion Moshammer
Saskia Kaltenbrunner
Elisa Kessler
Yvonne Elumogo
Lauren Kohn
Eliminating the gender pay gap – call to action
Nobody wants to wait for another 130 years for equal pay. How can the legal professions increase pay transparency and effect lasting change? More courageous steps are needed now to close the gender pay gap. How can the legal professions reduce their gender pay gap? What effect can legislation and legal activism have on reducing the gap?
Zara Nanu
Melanie Kocsan-Göschl
Elisabeth Lechner
Lukas Flener
7:00 pm-10:00 pm
Heuriger 10er Marie
Mayor’s Reception at Viennese Heuriger (in-person event)
The Women in Law Initiative and the Mayor of Vienna, Dr. Michael Ludwig, invite all attendees to the traditional Vienna Heuriger (wine-cellar) 10er Marie. Ottakringer Str. 222-224, 1160 Wien
8:00 am - 8:30 am
Check-In
Welcome
Welcome addresses by supporters and patrons of The Women in Law Initiative: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Brigitta Zöchling-Jud, Dean, Juridicum, University of Vienna ||| Shoura Zehetner-Hashemi, Director, Amnesty International Vienna ||| Prof. Laura Carlson, President, European Women Lawyers’ Association (EWLA) Helena Dalli, Commissioner, European Union All Sessions take place at the University of Vienna, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Vienna, [open map]
Laura Carlson
Helena Dalli
Alix Frank-Thomasser
Keynote
Eliana Zatschler, “Bridging the pay gap in a women‘s digital world: pay transparency in platform work”
Eliana Zatschler
10:00 am-11:25 am
Auditorium 13
Track 2 – New work – tech, platforms, and AI
What does the legal workplace look like in the future? Which role will women* play in the implementation of new work? How can companies in the legal world become more open-minded, agile, efficient, and innovative? How can women* in law combine professional development with personal growth? Including a critical analysis of platform-work introductory keynote expert panel discussion
Anastasiya Ugale
Tadala Peggy Chinkwezule
Tamara Kraljic
Eva Bognár
Katharina Körber-Risak
Christian Berger
10:00 am-11:25 am
Auditorium 11
Track 1 – Women’s rights – age and disability
How can (female*) legal professionals contribute to the improvement of women’s rights? Why do they matter in the legal professions? Focus on age and disability introductory keynote expert panel discussion
Maria Rösslhumer
Zlata Đurđević
Marie-Therese Claes
Ana Horvat Vuković
Margaret Thornton
11:25 am-11:40 am
coffee break
Track 2 – New work – tech, platforms, and AI – workshop
“New Work” is a ubiquitous concept, which encompasses both technological advances (through the explosion of Legal Tech tools and AI) but also shifts in workers’ mindsets and workplace structures (through alternative work arrangements, agile/flexible work and talent economy platforms). What roles have women played in the recent past in redefining what work means in the legal field and what are the opportunities for women to continue to shape the future of the legal profession? During this workshops, participants can choose to take part in different discussion and activity groups to explore the many different facets of “New Work”: Never heard of ChatGPT or never dared to see what ChatGPT could do for you? –> Take a seat at the “ChatGPT for the novices (and/or the scared)” table to learn about some basics! Are you an AI enthusiast, who uses (or would like to use) ChatGPT on a regular basis? –> Share your experience and thoughts in the “Artificial Intelligence = Intelligent Effort” discussion group! Is your law firm using the right Legal Tech tools to maximize both work-product output and attorney happiness? Is that even possible?! –> Come and hear what trailblazing, women-owned Legal Tech companies have to...Read More
Tamara Kraljic
Track 1 – Women’s rights – age and disability – workshop
This seminar focuses on identifying solutions for a more inclusive legal system. Through legal frameworks, practical mechanisms in advancing anti-discrimination policies will be explored with examples of local, state and federal cases. In an interactive and academic discussion, specific solutions from various regions and institutions of the world will be assessed in protecting the rights of historically underrepresented populations in creating a more just legal system.
Janan Iranbomy
Shahram Iranbomy
12:40 pm-1:40 pm
Networking Lunch Break
Track 4 – Intergenerational career planning
Female careers in the legal professions: what do they look like, and how can they be more attractive for Gens X, Y, and Z? How can we establish intergenerational support, and why does it make all women* stronger? Focus on mentoring and networking introductory keynote expert panel discussion
Marita Haas
Alisa Grafton
Ingeborg Edel
Susan Cox
1:40 pm - 3:05 pm
Auditorium 11
Track 3 – Anti-Discrimination – Gender Equality 2.0
What does an inclusive workplace look like in the legal field? What are the benefits of intersectional, interdisciplinary teams? Focus on practical steps to create an inclusive workspace introductory keynote expert panel discussion
Ivana Cucujkic-Panic
Eliana Zatschler
Cornelia Amon-Konrath
Evelyn Regner
Ana Nestorovic
Stefan Perner
3:05 pm – 3:20 pm
coffee break
Track 4 – Intergenerational career planning – workshop
delve deeper into the topic in this interactive practical workshop
Barbara Covarrubias Venegas
Track 3 – Anti-Discrimination – Gender Equality 2.0 – workshop
delve deeper into the topic in this interactive practical workshop
Marie-Therese Claes
Plenary Session
Franz J. Heidinger
Alix Frank-Thomasser
Conclusion & Farewell
Franz J. Heidinger
Alix Frank-Thomasser
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Justitia Awards Gala
Austrian Academy of Sciences Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2 1010 Vienna formal attire requested Check-In: 19:00 – 19:30, please arrive early to leave enough time to check in and take your seats
Stefan Lenglinger
Franz J. Heidinger
Alix Frank-Thomasser
9:00 am-12:00 pm
Alix Frank Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Schottengasse 10, 1010 Vienna / Albertina / Viennese vineyards
Social Program and Networking
We end The Women in Law Conference 2023 with a Saturday filled with social programs and ample opportunities for further networking: Classic Viennese Breakfast at Alix Frank Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Schottengasse 10, 1010 Vienna ||| Valie Export Retrospective at Albertina ||| Leisurely stroll through the idyllic Viennese vineyards
Speakers
Meet the internationally renowned speakers, panelists, and workshop facilitators of The Women in Law Conference 2023.
~updated continually~
Alisa Grafton
Great Networking by Alisa Grafton and as a Consultant Scrivener Notary
Alix Frank-Thomasser
President | The Women in Law Initiative
Ana Horvat Vuković
Chair of Constitutional Law | Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Ana Nestorovic
Lawyer | PhD candidate Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna)
Anastasiya Ugale
International Law & Dispute Resolution Counsel
Barbara Covarrubias Venegas
CEO #virtualspacehero
Christian Berger
Economic Policy Advisor | Vienna Chamber of Labor; Lecturer at several universities
Cornelia Amon-Konrath
Austrian Ombud for Equal Treatment
Eliana Zatschler
Secretary General, European Women Lawyers Association (EWLA)
Elisa Kessler
ELSA Vienna
Elisabeth Lechner
Expert for Digitisation Politics, Office for Digital Affairs, Austrian Chamber of Labour; Post-Doctoral Lecturerer, University of Vienna
Eva Bognár
Head of Employment | Lakatos Köves Partners
Evelyn Regner
Vice-President | European Parliament
Franz J. Heidinger
Secretary General | Justitia Awards
Ingeborg Edel
Partner | BINDER GRÖSSWANG Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Ivana Cucujkic-Panic
Communications Manager, Columnist, Podcaster, Content Creator
Janan Iranbomy
Chair of Student Advocacy & Engagement | Harvard Graduate Council
Katharina Körber-Risak
Lawyer | Körber-Risak Rechtsanwalts GmbH
Laura Carlson
Professor in private law at the Department of Law | Stockholm University
Lukas Flener
Partner | Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner Rechtsanwälte (fwp)
Margaret Thornton
Emerita Professor | ANU College of Law; Barrister of the Supreme Court of NSW & the High Court of Australia
Maria Rösslhumer
General Manager | AÖF - Verein Autonome Österreichische Frauenhäuser
Marie-Therese Claes
Professor Gender and Diversity at WU Vienna
Marion Moshammer
John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Marita Haas
Head Business Unit People, Culture & Organization Advisory | Ward Howell International
Melanie Kocsan-Göschl
Legal Expert | Chamber of Labour Austria
Saskia Kaltenbrunner
Research Associate at University of Vienna (Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law)
Shahram Iranbomy
Special Representative for Anti-discrimination of the Foreigners Advisory Council, Frankfurt am Main
Stefan Perner
Head | Institute for Civil and Civil Procedure Law | Vienna University of Economics and Business
Susan Cox
Owner/Consultant | Susan Cox Consulting
Tadala Peggy Chinkwezule
Legal Services Manager & Company Secretary Export Development Fund
Tamara Kraljic
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP & Women's Bar Association of Washington DC
Yvonne Elumogo
PhD student at the University of Vienna and Pro BonoCounsel at the Vienna Law Clinics
Zara Nanu
XpertHR | Gapsquare
Zlata Đurđević
Professor of Law | University of Zagreb
Tickets
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57.00 EUR
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Justitia Award Ceremony
Mayor’s Reception at Viennese Heuriger
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Legal Expert in Training
200.00 EUR
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Justitia Award Ceremony
Mayor’s Reception at Viennese Heuriger
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associates, etc under the age of 35
Regular Ticket
400.00 EUR
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full access
networking sessions
Justitia Award Ceremony
Mayor’s Reception at Viennese Heuriger
join 2 tracks
regular attendance
Academic Advisory Board
The Academic Advisory Board is charged with upholding the academic quality of The Women in Law Conference and setting its agenda.
Birgit Forgó-Feldner
Professor | University of Vienna, School of Law
Birgit Spießhofer
Europe Chief Sustainability & Governance Counsel | Dentons Europe LLP
Christian Berger
Economic Policy Advisor | Vienna Chamber of Labor; Lecturer at several universities
Christiane Wendehorst
University of Vienna, Department of Civil Law; President | European Law Institute (ELI)
Ilse Reiter-Zatloukal
Head | Department for Legal and Constitutional History of the Law Faculty at the University of Vienna
Margaret Thornton
Emerita Professor | ANU College of Law; Barrister of the Supreme Court of NSW & the High Court of Australia
Stefan Perner
Head | Institute for Civil and Civil Procedure Law | Vienna University of Economics and Business
Ulrike Frauenberger-Pfeiler
Academic Mediator; Coordinator Electives Mediation & ADR | Institute for Civil Procedure Law, University of Vienna
Ulrike Schultz
Akad. Oberrätin | FernUniversität in Hagen; RCSL Women and Gender in the Legal Professions
Verica Trstenjak
former Advocate General | ECJ; Member of the Executive Board | EU Agency of Fundamental Rights
Women in Law 2019
Conference 2019
Conference Venue
University of Vienna
Oskar Morgenstern Platz 1, 1090 Vienna, Austria
+43 1 523 27 27 info@womeninlaw.info
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