HORIZON SCANNING

Global Trade & Investment

[Slides] Trump Administration's Executive Orders. 20Minds Editorial Team with a quote from Tom McCarthy, Akin Partner and Head of Akin’s Regulatory Group: 11 sample briefing slides designed to support the impact assessment for Executive Orders (EOs), and help with effective communication to management, board and business teams. Keep track of Trump’s EOs with Akin's Tracker.

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Global Trade & Investment / AI Governance

[Slides] U.S. Export Control Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion. 20Minds Editorial Team: 13 sample briefing slides on the proposed updated and new export controls on U.S. AI technologies.

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Global Trade & Investment

[Article] Tariff Scenarios for 2025: Triggers and Fallout for Trade & FDI. Simon Evenett, Professor of Geopolitics & Strategy, IMD Business School: How should foreign governments prepare for potential hikes of tariffs under the Trump administration? While policy specifics remain unclear, Professor Evenett outlines why the impact of tariff increases is far from inevitable, with currency movements and strategic responses playing critical roles.

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Global Trade & Investment

[Article] 6 reasons the Indo-Pacific became a battleground for US-China influence. Robin Hu, Asia Chair of the Milken Institute and Advisory Senior Director at Temasek: In this article, Robin Hu examines the shifting power dynamics of the Indo-Pacific, and highlights key geopolitical and economic challenges facing the region.

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IMPLEMENTATION

Global Trade & Investment

[Dialogue] Ethics & Compliance: Doing the Right Thing, Everywhere? Adam Hunt, acting Head of Risk & Compliance at Lime: Adam shares his views on optimising compliance risk management in an era of increasing geopolitical and operational pressures. “Building a global ethics code is like designing a race car—consistent core principles, tailored to local conditions.”

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AI and M&A / AI Governance

[Book Review] Determann’s Field Guide to Artificial Intelligence Law. Sebastian Krujatz, Managing Editor: Determann’s Field Guide to Artificial Intelligence Law is a reliable and resourceful guide for those taking the first steps in establishing AI governance and compliance systems within their organisations.

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OPTIMIZATION

Managing the Data Protection Function

[Dialogue] Team-sizing and budgeting: the data protection function. Georg Philip Krog, Co-founder & Chief Legal Counsel, Signatu: How can organizations effectively benchmark the value and costs of their data protection functions? Georg see this is a pressing challenge as data protection evolves from a compliance necessity to a strategic enabler of trust and efficiency.

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Managing Legal Teams

[Dialogue] Moving at one speed: the highest sense of urgency. Mary O'Carroll, Chief Operating Officer at Goodwin and a trailblazer in LegalOps (ex-CLOC, ex-Ironclad): Mary shares her perspective on driving operational excellence and innovation in the legal sector.

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Automation in the Legal Function

[Dialogue] "We Do Legal Tech to Survive" – Carrefour Spain's Legal Transformation Journey‍. Juan Riego Vila, General Counsel of Carrefour Spain: With just 35 lawyers supporting 55,000 employees and over €11 billion in sales, Carrefour Spain’s legal department showcases how to scale operations through legal innovation. General Counsel Juan Riego Vila shares the evolution of their tech-driven transformation.

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Addressing Operational Pain Points

[Video] Solved! Luminance, Robin AI, Summize, Zaven. The first batch of 20Minds Solved! demos is out. This edition kicks off with AI-driven solutions to tackle common efficiency challenges, such as automating contract reviews (MSAs, NDAs), streamlining administrative tasks (sending RFPs to law firms), and tracking mass legal queries.