2023 Global Forum Agenda

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Due to space limitations, only those participants who have received email confirmation may attend these Monday events.

For the professional meetings, your registration information will be checked to ensure you are participating in the right meeting. Unfortunately, Monday meetings are not open to virtual participants. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]

October 16, 2023
9:00 am

Meeting of Law Firm Pro Bono Professionals: Introduction to Managing Pro Bono in the UK & Europe

10:00 am

Meeting of Law Firm Pro Bono Professionals

10:00 am

Meeting of Clearinghouse Professionals

10:00 am

Meeting of In-House Pro Bono Professionals

2:30 pm

Joint Meeting of Pro Bono Clearinghouse Professionals, In-house Counsel, and Law Firm Pro Bono Professionals

6:00 pm

Global Forum Welcome Reception

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October 17, 2023
9:00 am

Opening Plenary: Welcome

This session will also be available to virtual participants.

Inspire 1+2
9:30 am

Opening Plenary: Collaboration, Coordination and Communication within the International Pro Bono Community

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Sponsored by:

Inspire 1+2
10:30 am

Coffee break

11:00 am

ESG and Pro Bono - Friends or Foes

This session will also be available to virtual participants.

Inspire 1
11:00 am

The Power of Collaboration: The 2023 GRF Legal Community Pledge

Inspire 2
11:00 am

Local Partnerships for Justice for Incarcerated Persons in Nigeria & Malawi

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Meeting Room 2
12:30 pm

Lunch

12:30 pm

Marketplace of Ideas opens

1:30 pm

Finding Nexus between Pro Bono and ESG

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Inspire 1
1:30 pm

Pro Bono Supporting Legal Aid in Europe: Learnings from the Brussels Helpdesk and Beyond

Inspire 2
1:30 pm

Representation at the Intersection of Culture and Trauma: Further Lessons from the Field

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Meeting Room 2
3:00 pm

Coffee break

3:30 pm

Can AI Increase Access to Justice?

This session will also be available to virtual participants.

Inspire 1
3:30 pm

Corporate and Transactional Pro Bono: Benefits, Challenges, Tips and Traps

Inspire 2
3:30 pm

A Practical Guide to Setting Up a Collaborative Pro Bono Project

This session will also be available to virtual participants.

Meeting Room 2
4:30 pm

Coffee break

4:45 pm

Climate Change, Displacement, and International Governance Frameworks

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Inspire 1
4:45 pm

Global Pro Bono: Bringing Private Law, Corporations, and NGOs Together

Inspire 2
4:45 pm

Criminalizing Sextortion: Lessons, Challenges, and Alternatives

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Meeting Room 2
5:45 pm

Break

7:00 pm

PILnet Global Awards Dinner

Sponsored by:

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
October 18, 2023
9:00 am

Opening Plenary: Pro Bono in Times of Crisis Fireside Chat

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Sponsored by:

Inspire 1+2
10:05 am

Justice in Times of War

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Inspire 1+2
10:05 am

Case Studies on the Role of Technology in Coordinating Pro Bono Ecosystems

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Meeting Room 2
10:05 am

EU11 Live Clearinghouse: Fostering the Legal Resilience of Minority Rights NGOs

Meeting Room 1
11:05 am

Coffee break

11:05 am

Marketplace of Ideas

11:35 am

Large-scale Legal Mobilization: A Proposal and Workshop

This session will also be available to virtual participants.

Inspire 1
11:35 am

Climate Accountability

Inspire 2
11:35 am

The Asia Pro Bono Consortium Roundtables: A Model of Collaboration and Impact

This session will also be available to virtual participants.

Meeting Room 2
11:35 am

Defending Lawyers at Risk

Meeting Room 1
1:05 pm

Lunch

2:00 pm

Refugee Rights Pro Bono: Power Shifting and Partnership Building

This session will also be available to virtual participants.

Inspire 1
2:00 pm

The Next Big Thing: Greenwashing?

Inspire 2
2:00 pm

Organizing Your Jurisdiction's Own Pro Bono Week

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Meeting Room 2
2:00 pm

Unlocking Financial Inclusion: Overcoming Regulatory Limitations and Derisking Challenges for CSOs

Meeting Room 1
3:30 pm

Coffee break

4:00 pm

The Displaced Talent Legal Initiative: One Year On

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Inspire 1
4:00 pm

Combatting Racial Injustice: The Role of Pro Bono Partnerships

Inspire 2
4:00 pm

Reproductive Rights in Latin American and Pro Bono A-O: From Abortion to Obstetric Violence

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Meeting Room 2
4:00 pm

Measuring and Communicating Pro Bono Impact

Meeting Room 1
5:00 pm

Closing Plenary

Inspire 1
5:15 pm

Wine Reception