Economist Enterprise GC Summit Will Address the Future of Legal Leadership Amid Uncertain Times

As geopolitical volatility, rapid artificial intelligence deployment, and heightened political polarization challenge long-standing legal norms, corporate legal leaders are finding that their most complex decisions extend far beyond traditional black-letter law.

To address these shifting dynamics, Economist Enterprise is bringing together more than 500 chief legal officers, general counsel, and senior in-house executives for the 5th Annual General Counsel Summit US in New York on Sept. 15. Today’s General Counsel is proud to be a media partner and attend the event.

Operating under the theme “Law in the age of systemic risk,” this year’s high-level gathering focuses on how corporate legal officers can guide business strategy through an era of diminished legal predictability.

The summit’s agenda tackles this core challenge directly, exploring how legal executives navigate the gray areas where law, policy, and enterprise risk intersect. It will focus on key themes such as AI governance, political polarization, and geopolitics.

More than 60 expert speakers will lead off-the-record discussions designed to yield actionable strategies for enterprise leadership. Key speakers include:

• Anne E. Robinson, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at IBM
• Vandana Venkatesh, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Verizon
• Ron Klain, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at Airbnb
• Rodney C. Pratt, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at LVMH North America
• Bernice B. Donald and John E. Jones III, former federal judges

Concluding with a forward-looking executive briefing on boardroom decisions likely to define 2027 and beyond, the summit offers corporate counsel a forum to align legal oversight with long-term business resilience.

If you are interested in attending the summit, you can register here.