Friday 12 May 2017

15.00hrs Joint Committee Meeting  [room tbc]

16.30hrs Refreshments available in Ballroom Foyer

17.00hrs Registration and conference session in the conference hotel: Hilton Cardiff, Kingsway, Cardiff CF10 3HH         

Conference Session 1:

Venue: Friary Suite, Hilton Cardiff  

Subject: Data Protection

British Speaker:  Christopher Pownall, Senior Lawyer, Energy Management, Siemens plc, Legal and Compliance

German Speaker: tbc

19.00 Hrs Session Ends

20.00 Hrs Dinner in Llandaff Suite, Hilton Cardiff

After Dinner Speech by The Right Honourable The Lord Mance, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Saturday 13 May 2017

10:00 Hrs Conference Session 2:

Venue: Friary Suite, Hilton Cardiff          

Subject: Shari’ah Law in Western Society

British Speaker: Nazia Rashid, Anthony Gold Solicitors

German Speaker: Prof. Dr. Mathias Rohe, M.A., Lehrstuhl für Bürgerliches Recht, Internationales Privatrecht und Rechtsvergleichung Uni Erlangen-Nürnberg and Direktor des EZIRE (Erlanger Zentrum für Islam und Recht in Europa)

11.30hrs Morning Refreshment break in Ballroom Foyer

12:00hrs Session ends/Lunch served in Ballroom Foyer

14.00hrs Meet in hotel foyer for guided tour of Cardiff Castle (2 hours).

16.00hrs Free time

19.00hrs Transfer from hotel to Portland House, 113-116 Bute St, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5EQ for    dinner including wine

19.30hrs Dinner starts

23:00hrs Dinner ends/ transfer from Portland House back to hotel.

Sunday 14 May 2017

09.00 Hrs BGJA AGM in Friary Suite

09.30 Hrs Conference Session 3:

Venue: Friary Suite, Hilton Cardiff            

Subject: Gender Equality             

German Speaker: Thomas Fischer,  Head of Referat 412 „Faire Einkommensperspektiven“, Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend

British Speaker: Melanie Stancliffe, Partner, Irwin Mitchell LLP

11.00 Hrs Tea/Coffee break

11.30 Hrs Discussion

12.00 Hrs Conference ends