Conference Overview<\/a><\/p>\n_____
\nBreak-out sessions<\/strong>
\nJoin us in one of the three breakout sessions, during which participants will engage in focused, small group discussions on key issues.
\nThese breakout sessions are designed for interactive participation, on a voluntary basis, offering a deeper dive into specialized topics beyond the main conference agenda, with hands-on insight from practitioners.<\/p>\nWhich session do you plan to attend?
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\n1. Effective Criminal Defence: Best Practices, Future Challenges, and Protecting Its Place in the Rule of Law<\/strong>
\nVania Costa Ramos, ECBA Chair, with Prof. Margaret Satterthwaite<\/em>
\nA candid, practitioner-led exchange on the road ahead for the defence bar \u2014 from digital surveillance and AI, to resourcing pressures and the erosion of procedural safeguards. Bring your own experiences to the table and help shape the Special Rapporteur’s ongoing work with a genuine voice from criminal defence practitioners.<\/p>\n_____
\n2. Business Crime<\/strong>
\nTBC<\/p>\n_____
\n3. Extradition \u2013 assurances: guaranteeing dignity or empty promises?\u00a0<\/strong>
\nModerator: Stefan Hyman, ECBA Advisory Board<\/em>
\nInterventions: Constan\u00e7a Soares, defence lawyer, Portugal and S\u00f6ren Schomburg, ECBA Advisory Board, Germany<\/em>
\nOver the last ten years, there have been a proliferation of assurances to facilitate surrender within the EU and extradition outside. We focus on \u201creading\u201d these assurances: the good, the bad and the ugly, and work towards the ECBA\u2019s launch of its assurances database in late 2026.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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\nThese breakout sessions are designed for interactive participation, on a voluntary basis, offering a deeper dive into specialized topics beyond the main conference agenda, with hands-on insight from practitioners.<\/p>\n
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