On February 13th, Loïc Rivière from TECH IN France, and Thaima Samman, founding partner of SAMMAN law firm, coordinated the discussions of the last roundtable “Pouvoirs Numériques”. This event brought together stakeholders from the public and private sectors on the topic of cybersecurity.
On January 15th 2018, as part of the Annual Meeting of the think tank Cyberlex, Thaima Samman, Founding Partner of SAMMAN, moderated a roundtable on the role of legal rules to address the challenges on cyber security. A summary of the debates is available below.
The European Network for Women In Leadership (WIL), presided by Thaima Samman, founding partner of SAMMAN Law & Corporate Affairs, met with EU Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Mariya Gabriel, who will become the Patron of the 4th edition of the WIL's Talent Pool programme.
On December 5th, Thaima Samman, founding partner of SAMMAN Law & Corporate Affairs, moderated a breakfast debate with EU Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, organized by the European Network for Women in Leadership (WIL) with the support of FIPRA. The WIL network is presided by Thaima and gathers women in high-level positions across Europe.
SAMMAN Law & Corporate Affairs is delighted to host the launch event of the Young Leaders in Finance Club in Brussels on December 19th at 6pm, around Pauline Weinzierl, Deputy Head of Unit at DG Trade, European Commission. More informations and registration below.
On October 4th, Thaima Samman, founding partner at SAMMAN Law & Corporate Affairs, spoke at a roundtable on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
On June 30th, 2017, Thaima Samman moderated a breakfast conversation organized by the European American Chamberof Commerce on “the European Union's priorities” with Sixtine Bouygues, Deputy Director-General of Communication at the European Commission.
The election of Emmanuel Macron as President and the solid majority gained by his party, La République En Marche, in the Parliament mark a profound reshaping of French political landscape. The focus of the new executive power on the future of the EU could have a major impact on the EU policies in defence & security, energy transition, digital transformation, trade, or the budgetary framework. These were just some of the ideas discussed on June 27th at the roundtable we organized in Brussels with Jean-Marie Le Guen, former French Minister; Emmanuel Lacresse, Former Advisor to Emmanuel Macron at the Ministry of Economy and Finance and Marc Mosse, Senior Director EU Government Affairs at Microsoft.
SAMMAN was very proud to sponsor the launch of the Young Leaders in Finance Club (Club des Jeunes Dirigeants Financiers - CJDF) on May 16th, featuring a keynote speech by M. Bertrand Badré, former Managing Director of the World Bank and Founder of BlueOrange Capital, an investment fund aimed at financing Sustainable Development. Clémence Arto, Partner at SAMMAN, is Vice Chair of the Club.
On March 23rd, 2017, Thaima Samman moderated a breakfast conversation on Brexit with Robert Madelin, Fipra International’s Chief Strategist and former Director General of DG SANCO (Health) and DG CONNECT (Technology) at the European Commission, organized by the European American Chamber of Commerce.
Patrick Starkman, Partner at SAMMAN law & corporate affairs firm, spoke at the ALDE Seminar held at the European Parliament on 8 February 2017 on " Review of the European Supervisory Authorities: opportunity to ensure a safe and sound financial system”. He underlined the importance of better representativeness of the stakeholders, investors, financial market players etc.. in the decision-making of the Boards of the three European supervisory authorities in the banking, insurance and financial markets sectors (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA).
Founding Partner of SAMMAN Law & Corporate Affairs, Thaima Samman moderated on January 30th 2017, a panel on “The new forms of accommodation: homestay, couchsurfing, hotels…. From competition to a new set of rules” organized within the Lobbyist Lawyers Association Convention at the Senate in Paris.
On Friday, December 16th, 2016, SAMMAN Law & Corporate Affairs was honored to welcome Robin Rivaton, Chief Executive of Paris Region Entreprises and Political Advisor, to present his views on the French economic situation as well as on the reforms that need to be undertaken in order to boost economic growth.
Founding Partner of SAMMAN Law & Corporate Affairs, Thaima Samman was heard this morning as part of the Fact-Finding Mission appointed by the French National Assembly, regarding the impact on businesses of the UK vote to leave the EU.
Suite du référendum Britannique: Incidences sur les entreprises
On September 13th, Pouvoirs numériques, the circle of discussion we initiated together with Tech in France, hosted a panel discussion on digital platforms’ economy with Pierre-Jean Benghozi, member of Arcep; Marc Bourreau, Economics Professor at Telecom ParisTech; Henri Isaac, President of the think tank Renaissance numérique; and Benoit Tabaka, Senior Policy Manager at Google EMEA. Discussions were moderated by Loic Rivière, General Manager of Tech in France, and Thaima Samman, Founding Partner of SAMMAN Law & Corporate Affairs.
Thaima Samman moderated a roundtable on Saturday at VIVA TECH on the following theme: "Women who push back the boundaries: Meeting role-models from the tech world".
Thaima Samman, President of the European Network for Women In Leadership (WIL Europe) and Founding Partner of SAMMAN Law & Corporate Affairs, is part of the delegation of the French Minister for Women Rights Laurence Rossignol at the 2016 Global Summit of Women organized by Globe Women and currently held in Warsaw.
A new circle of decision-makers in the digital sector, initiated by SAMMAN Law & Corporate Affairs and AFDEL, the French Association of Software Publishers, Pouvoirs Numériques held its first meeting on October 20th, 2015 with Sébastien Soriano, Chair of ARCEP, the French telecommunications regulator.
SAMMAN Law & Corporate Affairs is pleased to share with you the summary of its third « Eclairage(s) Public(s) » working breakfast, with Pierre Gattaz, President of MEDEF, the French biggest employers' organization, on the following theme: "Making French companies competitive again".
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