Half-Year November Conference: Building Leadership Skills for Success

A/ Membership Forum: From zero to hero. Supercharge your personal brand
The Membership Forum (MF) of AIJA is the management committee of AIJA in charge of membership retention and recruitment activities. The Forum is composed of National Representatives, Contact Persons and Regional Representatives.

Moderators:
Francois Barré, Azam-Darley et Associé, France
Michaela Pelinka, bpv Hügel Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Austria
Tomas Rybar, ČECHOVÁ & PARTNERS s. r. o., Slovakia

Part #1: Grow your influence. How to build your personal brand online
Corina Pirva, Marketing & Communications Officer, AIJA, Belgium
·        Learn how to build your profile online
·        Learn how to use social media to build a strong personal brand in your legal community
·        Identify the do’s and don’ts in social media by looking at general rules as well as case studies from other AIJA members

Part #2: Build your reputation. How to present your association work externally
Darko Marković, executive coach and leadership development expert, Inn.Side – learning and development, Serbia
·        Learn how to leverage your work in AIJA to develop your leadership, reputation and visibility in your law firm and the wider legal community

Part #3: Become a problem solver. Tips & tricks
·        Showcase best practices in solving typical challenges in an international association (e.g. membership decrease, lack of active involvement of members, negotiating with your law firms to take part in association events/projects)
·        Learn how to be successful in your role in an international association
·        Membership Forum Wrap-up

B/ Forum of the Commissions: Past, present and future. How to take on a role in AIJA
The Forum of the Commissions (FoC) of AIJA has the overall responsibility for coordinating the activities of the Commissions in AIJA. The Forum monitors the activities of the Commissions and actively takes part in the improvement and quality control of the scientific work produced within AIJA.

Moderators:
David Diris, Kocks & Partners, Belgium
Jean-Rodolphe Fiechter, Kellerhals Carrard, Switzerland
Rebecka Thörn, Advokatfirman Delphi, Sweden

Speakers:
Ayse Ulku Solak, Moroglu Arseven, Turkey

Part #1: Past – Learning from previous experience
·        Identify the process of becoming an AIJA officer in the FoC
·        Discuss the expectations and share feedback from past experiences in this role
·        Discuss guidelines, handbooks or tools that may be needed to improve the sharing of information, documents, knowledge etc. in the FoC

Part #2: Present – How to communicate, engage and be active
·        Communications. Discuss the communications processes with new members, existing members, other officers or commissions, the Bureau or Extended Bureau, Brussels secretariat, and other organisations in the context of the GDPR.
·        Succession. Explain the succession and transition process in AIJA, specifically the role of current officers during new appointments.
·        Interactivity. Explore best practices in getting new or other members involved or related to mentoring within the association, initiatives across commissions, meetings during AIJA events or outside the official events.
·        Events. Discuss the role of officers and commissions in planning and organising events in AIJA. Learn how to engage with the appointed organising committee for an event. Learn how to set up and budget an event, involve external speakers and trainers. Learn how to work with the AIJA event tool. Discuss how to plan events with other organisations.

Part #3: Future – How to evolve the work of the Commissions
·        Discuss the work of current commissions and ways to evolve the association towards new topics, new commissions.
·        Discuss ways of working within the commissions. Identify need for fixed rules.
·        Discuss ways to leverage current practices to develop new initiatives.

C/ Law Course Committee: From a good idea to a successful AIJA event. Team work makes the dream work
The Law Course Committee (LCC) of AIJA is the management committee of AIJA responsible for the calendar of events organised by the association throughout the year.

Moderators:
Ned Beale, Trowers & Hamlins LLP, United Kingdom
Kristine Zvejniece, Rödl & Partner Attorneys-at-Law Ltd, Latvia

Speakers:
Viktoria Kerí, Events Coordinator, AIJA, Belgium
Corina Pirva, Marketing & Communications Officer, AIJA, Belgium

How to plan, promote and run a successful event from A to Z
·        Ways of working within your commission and with other commissions in AIJA
·        How to set up the right organising committee for your event
·        How to budget your event, choose the right venues and get sponsorships
·        How to set up the right timeline to ensure your event planning flows smoothly
·        Tips on how to develop a scientific programme and select speakers to attract your audience
·        Guidelines on how to set up a social programme for your event
·        How to use the AIJA event tool for better planning
·        How to communicate wisely within the organising committee, as well as with the LCC, commissions and AIJA Brussels secretariat before, during and after your event
·        Requirements to be able to open the registrations for your event