Agenda at a Glance

Agenda at a Glance

  • Wednesday, Feb. 18
  • Thursday, Feb. 19
  • Friday, Feb. 20
12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Event Check-In Open

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Consumer Brands Legal Community Meeting

Members Only | By Invitation Only

2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Watch-outs and Washouts: Exploring Legal Nuances of Natural & Health Halos Claims

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Ethics Session: Keeping It Civil

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

General Counsels Breakfast

By Invitation Only

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Attendee Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

General Session

  • Keynote: Above the Law with David Lat
  • Major Questions and High Stakes at the High Court: Supreme Court and Appellate Developments Impacting Business and Regulatory Risk
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Break

10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

  • Business: From the Field to the Frontline: Navigating the Top Labor and Employment Legal Affairs Issues in the CPG Industry
  • Litigation: Forearmed and Forewarned for Early-Stage Litigation Considerations
  • Regulatory: States of Sustainability
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

  • Business: What’s the Deal with Competition? Getting Real on Deals and Antitrust Intel from DOJ and FTC
  • Litigation: Caveats on Small Font for Big Impact: Legal Strategies in Disclaimers, Warnings and Arbitration
  • Regulatory: Keep Your Eye on the Ball: Inspector and Regulator Focus on Labels and Claims
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Networking Lunch

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

  • Business: Take Cover from Risky Business: Insurance Considerations for Mass Tort, Class Action, Supply Chain Disruption and Recalls
  • Litigation: Strength in Numbers: Structuring Joint Defense Groups and Coordinating Counsel in Class Actions, Mass Torts and Everyday Challenges
  • Regulatory: Macro on the Micros: The Legal Landscape of PFAS and Microplastics in CPG
1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Break

2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

  • Business: Tariff-ied Yet? Untangling Legal Links in the Supply Chain from Ports to Courts
  • Litigation: Ouch! What Will They Think of Next? Novel Liability Theories in CPG Litigation
  • Regulatory: Is the GRAS Always Greener?
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Break

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

General Session

  • Objectively Speaking on Probative Data: Winning with Experts, Surveys and Credible Claims
  • Navigating Global Risk: Comparative Hazard Assessment and Transnational Compliance Strategies for CPG Brands
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Happy Hour Roundtables

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Celebration Dinner

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

General Session

  • The AI Inflection Point: Artificial Intelligence and the Evolving Role of the CPG Legal Department
  • The Circular Sustainability Maze
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

General Session

  • Everywhere, All at Once and Other Duties Assigned
  • The CPG Litigation Review: A 360° Litigation Landscape of Ingredients, Activism, and What’s Next for CPG
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Closing Lunch

*Central Time (CT)

*Agenda subject to change