Discover the GILW26 programme

The Geneva International Legal Week (GILW) offers a high-level programme of sessions and discussions designed for legal and business professionals. Through a diverse range of themes and formats, it brings together leading local and international legal experts alongside representatives from Geneva’s flagship business sectors to address key legal trends, emerging challenges, and practical innovations shaping today’s legal and economic landscape.

Main events daily themes

Monday 9 March

Commercial disputes & Swiss law

Tuesday 10 March

In-house counsel & Young litigators

Wednesday 11 March

Technology & digitalization

Use the filters to navigate the schedule and select the sessions that best match your interests and professional focus.

Main Conference

Commercial disputes & Swiss law forum

Mon 09.03 | 09:00 – 18:00 | Commercial litigation

Main Conference

In-house counsel forum

Tue 10.03 | 08:30 – 12:15 | Chemical and pharmaceutical industry, In-house counsel, International transport and inspection, Risk management

Main Conference

Young litigators forum

Tue 10.03 | 18:15 – 22:30 | Commercial litigation, In-house counsel, Information and digital technology

Main Conference

Technology & digitalization forum

Wed 11.03 | 08:15 – 13:30 | Information and digital technology, Legal technology, New technologies

Welcome cocktail

Mon 09.03 | 18:30 – 20:00

Side Events

Default and termination in commodity & shipping contracts: drawing the line between commercial pressure and repudiation Followed by a networking cocktail

Tue 10.03 | 14:30 – 16:00 | Commercial litigation, Commodities and shipping

Side Events

Swiss deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) are coming: a GC’s playbook for cross-border investigations

Tue 10.03 | 14:30 – 16:00 | Cross-border investigations, Financial crime and investigations, In-house counsel, White-collar crime

Side Events

Navigating discovery: emerging trends and strategic implications for Swiss companies

Tue 10.03 | 14:30 – 16:00 | Commercial litigation, Cross-border investigations, Information and digital technology

Side Events

From boardrooms to public institutions and international organisations, navigating the new era of internal investigations: reducing cost, managing risk, and enhancing defensibility

Tue 10.03 | 14:30 – 16:00 | In-house counsel, Internal investigations

Side Events

Corporate litigation in transition: trends, triggers & tactics across jurisdictions — Followed by a networking cocktail

Tue 10.03 | 16:30 – 18:00 | Commercial litigation