3 days of networking
6 practical workshops
10 expert panel discussions
track 3 diversity, intersectionality
track 2 flexibility & agility
track 1 (un)conscious bias
track 6 COVID-19
track 5 reaching the top
track 4 health
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.
Learn MoreTopics 2021
- (un)conscious bias – creating awareness and dealing with it
- flexibility & agility in modern working environments
- diversity / inclusion / intersectionality
- threats to physical and mental health
- reaching the top
- the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in the professions
Why join?
50+ international speakers & panelists | 10 expert panel discussions | 6 hands-on workshops | 3 days of networking
Delve into the most pressing topics for women* in the legal professions today. Join 2 tracks live, watch the others later. Share your thoughts, experiences, and knowledge with women* and male* allies from around the globe.
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7Hours
29Mins
43Secs
Speakers
Armenak Utudjian
Vice-President | Austrian Bar (ÖRAK)
Lena Rudkowski
Professor of Labour and Employment Law | JLU GießenJarpa Dawuni
Associate Professor, Political Science | Howard University; Founding Director | Center for Women, Gender, and Global LeadershipLukas Flener
Partner | Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner Rechtsanwälte (fwp)Margarete von Galen
President | CCBE (Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe)
Franz J. Heidinger
Secretary General | Justitia AwardsRehana Khan Parker
Lawyer | Activist | Entrepreneur
Maeve Delargy
Chairperson | Irish Women Lawyers Association; Founder | Lesbian Lawyers Network
Christina Blacklaws
Managing Director | Blacklaws Consulting; former President | Law Society
Katrīna Kaktiņa
Ambassador | Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the UN, OSCE and other International OrganizationsPriyanka Dutta
Co-founder Healiva SA | Corporate Sales Director Bioseutica
Alix Frank-Thomasser
President | The Women in Law InitiativeAnn Collier
Business Coach and Consultant | Sherwood Business ConsultantsAntonia Verna
Partner, M&A Lawyer | Portolano Cavallo Studio LegaleEva-Maria Ségur-Cabanac
Partner, Head Capital Markets | Baker McKenzieMargaret Thornton
Emerita Professor | ANU College of Law; Barrister of the Supreme Court of NSW & the High Court of Australia
Carmen Thornton
Lawyer | Justitia Award Winner 2020
Katja Schuh
Karriere & Leadership Coach for WomenBirgit Forgó-Feldner
Professor | University of Vienna, School of LawSusan Marks
Professor of International Law | LSEPaula Tavares
Senior Legal and Gender Specialist | The World BankLeida Matja
Deputy Chair | Albanian Competition Authority
Alex Storer
Co-Founder | Diversity Pride
Ignaz Füsgen
Managing Director | smartvocatHelena Dalli
European Commissioner for EqualitySwethaa Ballakrishnen
Assistant Professor of Law | University of California, IrvineVěra Jourová
Vice-President for Values and Transparency | European CommissionAlice Fremuth-Wolf
Secretary-General | VIACFrancine Brogyanyi
Managing Partner & Head of Life Science Practice | DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbHAgnese Kalniņa
Ambassador of Latvia to Hungary
Anne-Claire Jamart
Yoga Teacher for Lawyers | Founder of Yoga of ChoiceStefan Perner
Professor | Vienna University of Economics and BusinessMatthew Gimlette
Head of Membership Development | MSI Global AllianceMichaela Gindl
Head | Office for Gender Equality, Donau-Universität Krems (DUK)Almut Bühling
Founding Partner | BSB Intellectual Property Law; Co-Chair International Commission | VdU
Patrick Kainz
Founder, Dual-qualified Attorney at Law | Law and BeyondDana Denis-Smith
Founder | First 100 Years; CEO | Obelisk SupportSimone Oremovic
Executive VP HR & Communication | RHI Magnesita
Lizzette Robleto de Howarth
International Programmes Manager | The Law Society of England and WalesMarie-Aimée Peyron
Vice President | Conseil National des Barreaux
Christine Dietz
Competition Law Lawyer, Partner | Binder Grösswang Rechtsanwälte GmbHVerica Trstenjak
former Advocate General | ECJ
Elisabeth Weichselberger-Chlap
Founder & Partner | LegalPartners RechtsanwaltskanzleiMarion Guerrero
Legal Researcher | University Lecturer | Associate
Ulrike Schultz
Akad. Oberrätin | FernUniversität in Hagen; RCSL Women and Gender in the Legal Professions
Mirella Visser
Managing Director | The Centre for Inclusive Leadership
Divya Dwivedi
Advocate @ Supreme Court of India
Mark E. Wojcik
Professor | UIC The John Marshall Law SchoolGabriele Plickert
Assistant Professor | CalPoly PomonaI. Stephanie Boyce
President | The Law Society of England and Wales
Johannes Passecker
Translational Neuroscientist, Lecturer, Columnist and Neurotech ConsultantRangita de Silva de Alwis
Women's Rights Expert | uPenn, Harvard, Georgetown
Désirée Prantl
Counsel (domestic & international dispute resolution) | Baker McKenzieJulie Gottlieb
Business Coach and Consultant | Sherwood Business ConsultantsRupert Wolff
President | Austrian Bar (ÖRAK)
Martin Gruber-Risak
Professor | University of Vienna, School of Law
Day 1
Sep 09, 2021
Day 2
Sep 10, 2021
Day 3
Sep 11, 2021
Welcome to Women in Law 2021
We’re starting off The Women in Law Conference 2021 with a warm welcome to all attendees.
Franz J. Heidinger
Alix Frank-Thomasser
transnational perspective and international best practice
expert panel discussion on the global situation of women in legal professions including best practice examples with Swethaa Ballakrishnen, University of California, Irvine | Jarpa Dawuni, Howard University Washington, DC | Divya Dwivedi, Advocate, Supreme Court of India | Rehana Khan Parker, WOZA, South Africa | Paula Tavares, Worldbank
Paula Tavares
Rehana Khan Parker
Jarpa Dawuni
Swethaa Ballakrishnen
Divya Dwivedi
The Women in Law Toolkit
presented by the Law Society of England and Wales’ International Programmes Manager Lizzette Robleto de Howarth
Lizzette Robleto de Howarth
Male Allies Panel
moderated by Franz J. Heidinger | with Martin Gruber-Risak, Patrick Onyemaechi Kainz, Stefan Perner, Armenak Utudjian, Matthew Gimlette, Mark E. Wojcik
Mark E. Wojcik
Armenak Utudjian
Stefan Perner
Martin Gruber-Risak
Matthew Gimlette
Franz J. Heidinger
Patrick Kainz
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.
Welcome
Welcome addresses by supporters and patrons of The Women in Law Initiative Helena Dalli, European Commissioner for Equality Margarete von Galen, president CCBE (Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe) Věra Jourová, European Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency Rupert Wolff, president Austrian Bar (ÖRAK)
Rupert Wolff
Věra Jourová
Margarete von Galen
Helena Dalli
Alix Frank-Thomasser
Keynote by I. Stephanie Boyce
In her keynote address I. Stephanie Boyce, president of the Law Society of England and Wales, will discuss the change needed in the legal professions. During her tenure as president and in this speech, she will focus on three sources to bring about this change: equality, diversity and inclusion, and social mobility access to justice and technology mental health and wellbeing
I. Stephanie Boyce
10:00 am-11:25 am
Sessions
Track 1 – (un)conscious bias
creating awareness of biases and dealing with them: introductory keynote by Margaret Thornton; expert panel discussion with Lukas Flener (moderator), Birgit Forgó-Feldner, Alice Fremuth-Wolf, Johannes Passecker, Stefan Perner
Alice Fremuth-Wolf
Lukas Flener
Birgit Forgó-Feldner
Stefan Perner
Margaret Thornton
Johannes Passecker
Track 2 – flexibility & agility
strengths and weaknesses of modern working environments: introductory keynote by Susan Marks; expert panel discussion with Christine Dietz (moderator), Ignaz Füsgen, Martin Gruber-Risak, Carmen Thornton, Elisabeth Weichselberger-Chlap
Carmen Thornton
Ignaz Füsgen
Susan Marks
Martin Gruber-Risak
Christine Dietz
Elisabeth Weichselberger-Chlap
Track 3 – diversity / inclusion / intersectionality
going beyond gender: introductory keynote by Christina Blacklaws; expert panel discussion with Alex Storer (moderator), Maeve Delargy, Marion Guerrero, Antonia Verna
Antonia Verna
Alex Storer
Marion Guerrero
Christina Blacklaws
Maeve Delargy
11:25 am-11:40 am
Networking
11:40 am-12:40 pm
Track 1 – (un)conscious bias – workshop
delve deeper into the topic in this interactive practical workshop
11:40 am-12:40 pm
Track 3 – diversity / inclusion / intersectionality – workshop
delve deeper into the topic in this interactive practical workshop
Christina Blacklaws
11:40 am-12:40 pm
Track 2 – flexibility & agility – workshop
delve deeper into the topic in this interactive practical workshop
Désirée Prantl
Self Care Lunch Break
join us in short interactive sessions on Yoga, music, and cooking
Anne-Claire Jamart
Track 4 – threats to physical and mental health
Women* face many challenges and threats to their well-being from the burden of multiple responsibilities to female health and how to cope with them: introductory keynote by Priyanka Dutta; expert panel discussion with Priyanka Dutta, Katrina Kaktina, Leida Matja, Gabriele Plickert
Gabriele Plickert
Leida Matja
Katrīna Kaktiņa
Priyanka Dutta
Track 5 – reaching the top
overcoming obstacles on the way to partner, director, board introductory keynote by Mirella Visser; expert panel discussion with Katja Schuh (moderator), Almut Bühling, Segur-Cabanac, Marie-Aimée Peyron, Lena Rudkowski
Eva-Maria Ségur-Cabanac
Almut Bühling
Marie-Aimée Peyron
Katja Schuh
Track 6 – COVID-19
the impact of the pandemic on women* in the professions introductory keynote by Michaela Gindl; expert panel discussion with Dana Denis-Smith (moderator), Margarete von Galen, Simone Oremovic, Ulrike Schultz, Verica Trstenjak
Agnese Kalniņa
Verica Trstenjak
Dana Denis-Smith
Margarete von Galen
Simone Oremovic
Ulrike Schultz
3:05 pm-3:20 pm
Networking
3:20 pm-4:20 pm
Track 4 – threats to physical and mental health – workshop
delve deeper into the topic in this interactive practical workshop
Ann Collier
Julie Gottlieb
3:20 pm-4:20 pm
Track 5 – reaching the top – workshop
delve deeper into the topic in this interactive practical workshop
Francine Brogyanyi
3:20 pm-4:20 pm
Track 6 – COVID-19, dealing with the aftermath of the pandemic – workshop
delve deeper into the topic in this interactive practical workshop
Rangita de Silva de Alwis
Plenary Session
Alix Frank-Thomasser
Farewell
Franz J. Heidinger
Alix Frank-Thomasser
5:30 pm-6:30 pm
Justitia Awards Gala
Morning Yoga
Anne-Claire Jamart
9:00 am-12:00 pm
Social Program and Networking
We end The Women in Law Conference 2021 with a Saturday filled with social programs and ample opportunities for further networking
Tickets
Student
30.00 EUR
full access
networking sessions
Justitia Award Ceremony
Mayor’s Reception at Viennese Heuriger (in-person event)
join 2 tracks live
access to recordings of all tracks
students under the age of 25
Legal Expert in Training
120.00 EUR
full access
networking sessions
Justitia Award Ceremony
Mayor’s Reception at Viennese Heuriger (in-person event)
join 2 tracks live
access to recordings of all tracks
associates, etc under the age of 30
Regular Ticket
240.00 EUR
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