The XII Foro Gerencias Legales Lima 2026, to be held on October 28 at Los Tallanes Hotel & Suites in San Isidro, will bring together legal leaders, General Counsel, and compliance and arbitration experts from the region to analyze the main challenges facing legal areas, including the management of new business risks, infrastructure and energy, artificial intelligence, international arbitration, and corporate crises.
The event, organized by Gericó Associates, will be sponsored by DLA Piper, Akerman, Rodríguez Angobaldo Abogados, CMS Grau, Jurex and Porto Legal.
This is the last edition of the Forum in 2026, after its run in Monterrey, Miami, Bogotá and Mexico City.
The Forum will feature 27 panelists: Narciso Lema, Data & AI Manager for North SSA at IBM; Andrea Mon, Global Director, Ethics & Compliance – Investigations at John Deere; Martín Alegría del Carpio, Senior Legal Manager – Peru, Head of Legal at Xiaomi Technologies; Maria Ximena Guzmán, Senior Litigation Counsel ACAC at Uber; Carlos Andrés Bonilla, Vice President of Legal for Colombia & Peru at CEMEX; Hernán Velando, Legal Affairs Manager at DP World; Diana Gárate, Legal Manager of Regulation at APM Terminals Callao; Alvaro Tovar, Legal Counsel for Contracts at COMCEL SA; Martín Posada, Legal & Compliance Director for Northern South America at Bureau Veritas Group; Daniella Ponce, Legal and Compliance Director – Peru at Prosegur; Jean Paul Maufinet, Ethics & Compliance Officer at OHLA; Mariateresa Castro, Regional Legal & Compliance Manager (Chile, Colombia and Peru) at Coney Park – The Carlyle Group; Silvana Pérez, Corporate Compliance Manager and Chief Data Protection Officer of UNACEM Corp; Gillian Paredes, Legal Manager of Luz del Sur; Luis Alberto Del Campo, Corporate Affairs Manager of OIG Perú; Leonardo Berrio, General Counsel of ESENTTIA; Jose Delmar, Senior Legal Manager of Integratel Perú; Walter Álvarez, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of Niubiz; Carlos Gomez de la Torre, Corporate Legal Manager / Compliance Officer of Real Plaza; Ana Ferrucci, Legal Advisory Manager of COSAPI; Vanessa Huertas, Head of Legal at Grupo ATV; Cynthia Herrera, Legal and Regulatory Compliance Manager of Urbanova; Carlos Hermoza, Legal and Compliance Manager / Data Protection Officer of Valmer Systems; Roberto Dipinto, General Counsel / Head of Legal, Compliance, ESG & Quality at Grupo IPS; Yngrid Palmer, Associate General Counsel of Flanigan’s Enterprises, Inc.; Arnold Y. Castillo, Managing Director of Secretariat; and Tomas Leonard, International Arbitration Counsel and Arbitrator.
The day will begin with “The New Risk Map for Businesses: Are We Really Prepared?”, a panel dedicated to how legal departments are addressing a new generation of business risks. Cyberattacks, artificial intelligence, and directors’ liability will be part of the discussion, along with the legal departments’ response to reputational crises, catastrophic events, and business interruption situations.
Next, the focus will shift to sectoral projects in the panel “Infrastructure, energy and natural resources: new rules of the game”, where experts will discuss the importance that sustainability and the social license to operate have acquired in the development of these activities.
Automation and its implications for legal areas will be the focus of “Artificial intelligence, data and cybersecurity”, a session that will address the governance of artificial intelligence, data privacy and the measures with which companies strengthen their digital resilience.
Later in the afternoon, “Disputes, Arbitration and Strategic Controversy Management” will bring together experts in conflict resolution to discuss dispute prevention, international arbitration, dispute boards and the efficient management of business conflicts.
The role of the General Counsel within the company will be the focus of “Strategic Leadership of Legal Management,” a panel that will analyze the new models of legal managers who act as strategic business partners and contribute to generating value for their organizations.
Sponsored by Gericó Associates, the Foro Gerencias Legales has brought together legal leaders from major organizations across Latin America since 2023. Each year, General Counsel, legal directors, and those responsible for procuring legal services share their expertise and engage in peer discussions on topics such as governance, compliance, digital transformation, international arbitration, and corporate resilience, focusing on the legal decisions that impact their organizations’ strategy and growth.
