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Tim retired from his role as a corporate partner at Freshfields in 2013 with over 30 years experience at the firm. Following his retirement from the firm Tim was General Counsel to England Rugby 2015, the organising committee for the Rugby World Cup, until December 2015. Between 2010 and 2012 he was HRH Prince Charles' Ambassador for Responsible Business in London. He is a trustee of several charities, principally focussed on disadvantaged communities in London and elsewhere, and a school governor.

Meena Heath trained and qualified with Slaughter and May, following which, she took on the role of Group GC of the Rotch Property Group. Recognized as a global strategist and one of the driving forces behind the development of leadership skills for global GCs, Meena is a Global Ambassador for the renowned GC group- Global Leaders in Law (GLL). With Global GCs in 33 countries, GLL has had a fundamental impact on influencing the global perception of the GC as a true business leader.

Suzanne Rich Folsom is a results-oriented business leader with broad international experience and a successful track record of driving transformation at public and private corporations, as well as multilateral organizations, during periods of heightened regulatory attention and intense public scrutiny. A proven member of C-Suite executive management teams and trusted advisor to Boards, Ms. Folsom solves complex business problems and is known for her integrity, innovative thinking, crisis management leadership and critical ability to build consensus around challenging decisions. She is an internationally recognized corporate governance expert, who has created and implemented award-winning legal, regulatory and compliance programs, driving improved stability and reputations for corporations.

A UK qualified solicitor since 1974 (Slaughter and May). General Counsel to Ladbrokes plc (1987 - 1997) responsible for all Group legal matters both nationally and internationally. Member of the Gaming Board for Great Britain (1999 to 2004). Non executive Chairman of 888 Holdings plc during the period of its flotation on the UK Stock Exchange (2005-2006). Non executive director of Sporting Bet plc 2012/2013. Co-founder (1998) of Corporate Mosaic (a private UK company providing corporate and head office services to quoted companies in the UK); Interim General Counsel of Woolworths plc (2009); General Counsel for the Commonwealth Development Corporation (2010 – 2011); Trustee of the Royal Armouries (a non departmental public body in the UK) (2005 - 2011) ; co-founder and director of Prometheus Bound Limited (a company providing bookbinding and library services to corporate and private clients) (2009 -) . Co-founder and director of Books by Metre Limited (a company providing goods and services to the interior design industry and related providers) (2014-). Provides advice on UK gambling regulation, licenses and applications therefor, compliance and compliance structures, procedures and processes to companies (including law firms and investment vehicles) both in the UK and overseas. Provides consultancy services to management consultancy companies in relation to law firms and their operations.

Jonathan recently completed a 24-year career at Sony, which culminated in him having two concurrent roles: Executive Vice President, Legal & Compliance, for Sony Electronics based in California and Corporate Vice President & General Counsel of Sony Mobile Communications (formerly Sony Ericsson) Headquartered in Tokyo. Jonathan has been Company Secretary of several U.S. and Japanese legal entities and was a member of the Executive Management Teams of both organizations. Before he joined Sony Ericsson in 2005 as General Counsel, Jonathan spent 12 years working at Sony Electronics Europe, prior to which he worked at Apple.

Catherine is passionately interested in the role of inside counsel in determining the future of legal services. She developed GC Magazine to focus on the intersection of business and management issues in relation to the role of the modern global general counsel. She is also a long-time advocate of diversity and inclusion in the law. Catherine’s last role was as Editor-in Chief of GC Magazine and as Publishing Director of The Legal 500’s and Legalease’s in-house lawyer initiatives.

Catherine now works as an independent advisor to law firms and legal departments around the world. Her work focuses on the practical challenges for modern legal departments, in-house lawyers and their companies and the related challenges and opportunities for their advisors that understanding their clients can bring.