Annual Conference 2024
Prague, Friday 20 and Saturday 21 September 2024
Conference venue
Hilton Prague Old Town
V Celnici 2079/7
Prague, 110 00
Czech Republic
With the kind support of
Explore Prague
If you would like to see more of Prague with a professional guide, please see the offer with several options via this link.
All tours start from the lobby of Hilton Prague Old Town. Place your order in advance at: https://www.voleman.cz/?p=869
Thursday 19 September 2024
Arrival Day
19:00 – 22:00
Villa Richter
Staré zámecké schody 6/251
Pražský hrad
Prague 1
Drinks Reception incl. walking dinner
Kindly sponsored by
Friday 20 September 2024
Day 1
09:00 – 09:30
Registration
09:30 – 10:00
Opening & Welcome
Chair Morning Session
David Kubon
KLB Legal, Czech Republic
10.00 – 11.00
Panel discussion: Rebuilding trust in Personal Injury Law
Chair:
- Anthony Tarricone – US General Board member – Kreindler & Kreindler, USA
Panellists:
- Lori E. Andrus – President of AAJ, USA
- Mike Benner – Chief Executive of APIL, England
- Frédéric Bibal – Vice President of ANADAVI, France
- Edwin Bosch – President of ASP, Netherlands
- Michelle James – President of ALA, Australia (remotely)
- Ana Romero – President of PEOPIL, Spain
11:00 – 11:30
Airlines assessing the risks of operating in areas affected by armed conflicts:
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752
Speaker:
- Joe Fiorante – CFM Lawyers, Canada
11:30 – 12:00
Coffee break kindly sponsored by Doyle Dennis Trial Lawyers
12:00 – 13:00
Panel discussion: Expert reports and their place in civil procedures
Chair:
- Patrick Vincent KC – 12 KBW, England
Panellists:
- Cristina Carbonell Suárez-Ibaseta – Estudio Almagro, Spain
- Demetrius Danas – Irwin Mitchell, England
- Klara Dvorakova – Holubova advokati, Czech Republic
- Gerben Janson – Leidse Letselschade Advocaten, Netherlands
- Karolina Kolary – BFP Law Firm, Poland
13:00 – 14:30
Lunch kindly sponsored by Nelson & Fraenkel LLP
Dr. Stefano Dangel
PEOPIL Executive Board – Dolce Lauda, Germany
Chair Afternoon Session
14:30 – 15:30
15:30 – 16:00
Annual General Meeting
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee break kindly sponsored by Outer Temple Chambers
16:30 – 17:30
Panel discussion: Civil Procedure in PI cases from a multi-jurisdictional perspective
Chair:
- Dr. Stefano Dangel – PEOPIL Executive Board – Dolce Lauda, Germany
Panellists:
- Kris Borg – Kris Borg & Associates, Malta
- Clare Campbell – Leigh Day, England
- Maud Lepez – RWK Goodman, England/France
- Silvio Riesen – schadenanwaelte.ch, Switzerland
17:30 – 17:45
New Lawyers Group update
18:00 – 18:45
PEOPIL’s Annual Fun Run – don’t forget to bring your running shoes!
Saturday 21 September 2024
Day 2
Klara Dvorakova
General Board member – Holubova advokati, Czech Republic
Chair
10:00 – 11:30 with coffee break
Technology in the law, AI and other challenges, an interactive session
Moderators:
- Ondrej Dvorák – AgiLawyer, Czech Republic
- Miroslav Hyrman – AgiLawyer, Czech Republic
- Adam Morawski – Morawski & Partners International Lawyers, Poland
11:30 – 12:00
Privacy protection as part of personality protection in Czech law
Speaker:
Filip Melzer, LL.M, PhD – Associate professor, Department of Civil Law Palackeho University Olomouc, Czech Republic
12:00 – 12:30
PEOPIL Mentoring scheme
Speakers:
- Julian Chamberlayne – Stewarts, England
- Cheryl Palmer-Hughes – Irwin Mitchell, England
- Liam Moloney – Moloney & Co. Solicitors, Ireland
- Rona Hayworth – Digby Brown, Scotland
12:30 – 12:35
Closing remarks by Ana Romero
12:35 – 13.00
13:30 – 15.30
Quick lunch in the foyer next to the conference room
River cruise kindly sponsored by 
Please meet us here for the boat trip
If you look for a nice hotel at approx. 20 minutes walk from the conference venue, please consider the Penta Hotel.
They offer a special rate and rooms can be booked via this link.
