Honorary Presidency
HRM King Felipe VI has accepted the request to preside over the Honor Committee of the “European Union Law Summit for Legal Professionals”.
Welcome
The Madrid Bar Association will be celebrating the European Union Law Summit on November 16th and 17th, a high-level meeting for legal professionals during Spain’s Presidency of the European Union.
Read the Official Welcome by the President of the Madrid Bar Association, Eugenio Ribón, and Deputy Member, Teresa Mínguez
Goals
The Summit aims to:
- Bring European Union law closer to legal professionals from a cross-cutting perspective.
- Increase the knowledge about EU law.
- Disseminate its influence and regulatory impact in Spain.
- Address the main medium and long-term challenges facing the European Union.
Topics
The Summit will address topics such as the European Green Deal, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, the EU’s relationship with Latin America, the health of the Rule of Law in the EU, and the European Pact on Migration and Asylum, among many others.
Language
The Summit, being an event with an international vocation, will be held in English. Simultaneous English-Spanish* translation will be available for attendees who require it.
*Consult the simultaneous translation options in the program
Why attend this Summit?
Format
Through a wide range of institutional events, expert panels, and meetings with national and international authorities, the Summit will also provide an initial assessment of the Spanish Presidency in the Council of the EU.
The Summit will also include a social and cultural agenda, both for attendees and their companions.
Profile of the speakers
The speakers will all be personalities and prestigious jurists in the European field, ambassadors, senior representatives of Spanish and European authorities, representatives of international organizations of the legal profession, and deans of European and foreign Bar Associations.
Lawyers from national and international law firms, corporate legal directors, and CEOs will participate from the private sector, providing an excellent opportunity to highlight the commitment to the development of European law and the international collaboration of the public and private sectors.
Venues
The panels of the European Union Law Summit will take place in an incomparable setting: the Royal Collections Gallery of Madrid, which opened to the public in July 2023. This is the most important museum project of recent decades in Spain. Located between the Almudena Cathedral and the Royal Palace, the building’s narrow and vertical structure builds a linear space overlooking the Campo del Moro.
The building is a fully contemporary work, sober and simple, but, at the same time, it is an architectural masterpiece. The interior is surprising for its spaciousness, natural light, and views of the exterior landscape. This new space of Patrimonio Nacional has a 300-seat auditorium, a temporary exhibition hall of almost 800 square meters, and a multipurpose room for courses and workshops. It also has one of the most modern and spacious warehouses of cultural property in Europe.
The Gala Dinner of the Summit will be held at the Palacio de Liria, a unique urban palace located in the center of Madrid, built in the 18th century. Being the official residence of the House of Alba in the capital, it is the main home of its priceless art collection and historical archive.
Sponsors and collaborating entities
* Sponsors confirmed to date.
Sponsors and collaborating entities
* Sponsors confirmed to date.
Official Corporate Sponsor
Gold Sponsors
Media Partner International
Silver Sponsors
Partner institutions
Academic Partner
