In most countries, there are fewer women than men who tech. Why? In this session, we explored the reasons for the exclusion of women in tech world and how we can change that. The struggle to change the destructive mindset and narrative must continue! Warm thanks to our speakers and the participants for making this event a successful one. Panellists: - Cheryl Miller, Founding Director of Digital Leadership Institute, - Khadijat Zahrah Abdulkadir, Founder of Digital African Women, - Dr Marie-Francine Moens, Professor of Computer Science at KU Leuven University, - Hanan Challouki, Partner at Allyens.

In collaboration with Equal.brussels and Google Belgium, Womenquake held "Why are there so few women in tech?" event to explore the reasons for the exclusion of women in tech world and how to change that.

In our previous Webinar “Does Blockchain Provide A New Paradigm in the Legal World?” we’ve touched upon a number of topics including, whether Blockchain will transform the way lawyers provide their services and the impact of the technology on the legal profession as a whole. This webinar deals with a few specific questions such as: the immutability of Blockchain transactions; the nature and scope of “smart contracts”, and; forced trust in Blockchain financial transactions. Our panellist are: Mr. Adrien van den Branden, Co-founder of Law Is Code Ms. Olga V. Mack, Blockchain Strategist & Adjunct Professor at Berkeley Law Ms. Tanja Bivic, President of Blockchain Alliance Europe Mr. Clemens Hufeld, Founding Member of MLTech To share your ideas or learn about the latest developments in the field of legal technology and innovation, join us on 20 September 2018, at 01:30 pm CEST. Feel free to contact us by email: info@mc-academy.org For more details: http://mc-academy.org/activity-calendar/

“It’s all about the blockchain”, Don and Alex Tapscott say right at the start of their book Blockchain Revolution. Following our last webinar discussion on what legal technology does to the careers of lawyers in general, in this webinar we shall be exploring how the technology behind bitcoin may transform the legal world as we know it. What areas will be affected? Do we already see first signs of transformation in the world? What impact will blockchain have on the legal profession? What new opportunities may be created? Share your ideas and learn about the latest developments in the field of legal technology and innovation by joining our Webinar: 07 June 2018, at 01:30 pm CEST Our panelists will share with us their insightful ideas and thoughts, and we have: Moderator: Dr. Carsten Reimann, CEO, Xenion Legal; Supervisor of the Innovation and Technology in Legal Services and Education Cluster at MC Academy. Panellists: Ms. Nerushka Bowan, Legal Tech Expert Mr. Marvin Coleby, Founder of Raise Ms. Letitia Seglah, Blockchain and Fintech Expert, European Commission Mr. David Fisher, Founder & CEO of Integra, Inc. Mr. Brian Kuhn, Founder & Global Co-Leader of the Cognitive Legal business at IBM

MC Academy for International Legal Studies and ELSA Belgium had the pleasure to host the National Moot Court Competition 2018. The event took place on the 13th and 14th of April. On this occasion, three young teams, selected by the jury, participated in an intense training session in Legal English, Business Law and Intellectual Property Law.   The official competition occurred on April 14 in two rounds: - Oral Client Meeting Simulation;  - Oral Pleadings.

In the wake of the previous webinar concerning Law & Technology, Mc Academy is pleased to present the second meeting “Legal Tech - empowering people or sending them home?”. The session will focus on the future of the legal professions in a labour market, which is constantly changing by the appearance of new technologies. Law firms will probably need to update their structures, in order to tackle the upcoming changes. However, this tipping point seems to be far closer than what is expected: artificial intelligence, algorithms and computational science have already inspired new legal startups to rise. So, what is the future of legal employees and what can you do to escape automation, transform your career and thrive in the second machine age? Our speakers are: Bhoopathi Rapolu, Author of The Race for Work Jonathan Maskew, Creator of Billy the Bot and Consultant Business Development Manager Nicola Lettieri, Researcher at the National Institute for Public Policy, Rome Roope Marttila, Startupper and CEO of herculex.ai To share your ideas or to learn about the latest developments in the field of legal technology and innovation, join our Webinar on 12 April 2018, at 04:00 pm., CET Feel free to contact us by email: info@mc-academy.org For more details: http://mc-academy.org/clusters/innovation-technology-legal-services-education/

Sum up of our conference "The Economic Empowerment of Women Through Legal Reform" with Women Lawyers Group, Middle East and Womenpreneur. Thanks to our supporters and sponsors: Mena Chambers, Squire Patton Boggs, Cleary Gottlieb and Morgan Lewis Thanks to the EU Commission, DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs for hosting us.

The legal profession is changing. New technologies and related innovations are emerging. Some have an aversion to change, others worry about losing ground. How is technology transforming the way we perceive and practice law? How does the ideal law firm or court of the future will look like? What are the latest developments and technologies in the legal sector? What are the main opportunities and threats? With good reason, the rate of change is of such magnitude it is taken many by surprise. This webinar is a precursor to the “Technology, Innovation and the Law in the MENA Region” conference scheduled to take place in Bahrain on 03 May 2018. To share your ideas or to learn about the latest developments in the field of legal technology and innovation, join our Webinar: on 18 January 2018, at 04:00 pm., CET For more details: http://mc-academy.org/digital-shakeup-law-know-webinar/

MC Academy for Legal Studies (“MCA”) and Women Lawyers Group Middle East (“WLGME”) are inviting you to take part of “The Economic Empowerment of Women Through Legal Reform” Conference, which will take place in Brussels, Belgium from 15-16 March 2018. The event will focus mainly on examining and debating the issues concerning the role of laws and the evolution of legal reforms in empowering women economically. To know more check here: https://goo.gl/8dByAi To register: http://mc-academy.org/online-registration-ica/ Looking forward having you among us in this worthy cause.