CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Two Days.
One City.

Explore the programme for Europe's inaugural LGBTQ+ legal conference.

More details will be confirmed as the schedule is finalised.

2026 Ella Legal Conference | 16 Sept, 18:00 – 18 Sept, 16:00 Lincoln's Inn and A&O Shearman, London, UK

18:00 - 20:00
2 hours
Pre-Conference Networking Event
Law Society of England & Wales

9:00 - 9:30
30 minutes
Registration & Arrival Coffee
Ashworth Centre, Lincolns Inn
9:30 - 9:50
20 minutes
Opening Remarks & Housekeeping
Ashworth Centre, Lincolns Inn
9:50 - 10:15
25 minutes
Introduction to the European LGBTQ+ Lawyers Association (Ella)
Ashworth Centre, Lincolns Inn
10:15 - 10:45
30 minutes
Keynote Address - Welcome to London
Ashworth Centre, Lincolns Inn
10:45 - 11:15
30 minutes
Coffee Break
Ashworth Centre, Lincolns Inn
11:15 - 12:30
1 hour 15 minutes
Breakout Sessions
Ashworth Centre, Lincolns Inn
12:30 - 13:30
1 hour
Lunch
Ashworth Centre, Lincolns Inn
13:30 - 14:30
1 hour
Breakout Sessions
Ashworth Centre, Lincolns Inn
14:30 - 15:00
30 minutes
Coffee Break
Ashworth Centre, Lincolns Inn
15:00 - 16:00
1 hour
Breakout Sessions
Ashworth Centre, Lincolns Inn
16:00 - 16:20
20 minutes
Remarks from the International Association of LGBTQ+ Judges and the UK Association of LGBTQ+ Judges
Ashworth Centre, Lincolns Inn
16:20 - 17:00
40 minutes
Keynote Presentation by Dr. Katherine Zappone - Collaboration for Social & Legal Change: An Irish Story
Ashworth Centre, Lincolns Inn
17:30 - 18:45
1 hour 15 minutes
Speed Networking hosted by Macfarlanes
Macfarlanes, 20 Cursitor St
19:00 - 20:30
1 hour 30 minutes
Social Event
Middle Temple, London

9:15 - 9:25
10 minutes
Welcome from A&O Shearman
A&O Shearman, One Bishops Sq
9:25 - 9:30
5 minutes
Opening Remarks
A&O Shearman, One Bishops Sq
9:30 - 10:15
45 minutes
Keynote Address
A&O Shearman, One Bishops Sq
10:15 - 10:30
15 minutes
Coffee Break
A&O Shearman, One Bishops Sq
10:30 - 11:15
45 minutes
Keynote Address
A&O Shearman, One Bishops Sq
11:15 - 12:00
45 minutes
Colonial Legacies, LGBTI+ Rights and Global Responses
A&O Shearman, One Bishops Sq
12:00 - 13:00
1 hour
Strategic Litigation and the LGBTQ+ Community: Comparative Perspectives from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada and the UK
A&O Shearman, One Bishops Sq
13:00 - 13:15
15 minutes
Closing Remarks from A&O Shearman & Ella
A&O Shearman, One Bishops Sq
13:15 - 14:00
45 minutes
Lunch
A&O Shearman, One Bishops Sq