This session will bring together General Counsels from multilateral development banks (MDBs) and international financial institutions (IFIs) to exploring the role of law, lawyers, and legal institutions in creating and supporting innovative solutions to development challenges. The discussion will address how this role must adapt in difficult and complex environments and in the context of rapid technological advancements.

The perspectives of the General Counsels of these organizations will spotlight pioneering ideas to protect the rule of law under increasing threat and to employ legal tools to enhance development outcomes by discussing both recent innovations in the legal sector and the risks associated with such developments. The discussion will also encompass new ideas and strategies for collaboration among development actors. 

Participants:

Jan De Bel, General Counsel, Council of Europe Development Bank

Rosemary Jeronimides, General Counsel, IDB Invest

Alberto Ninio, General Counsel, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Diana Wilson Patrick, General Counsel, Caribbean Development Bank

João Sousa Gião, General Counsel, European Stability Mechanism

Vivienne Yeda, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Africa Finance Corporation

Moderator:

José María Fernández Martín, General Counsel and Director General, European Investment Bank

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