The International Bar Association’s Annual Conference will be held in the diverse and beautiful capital of the USA, Washington, DC. Home to an impressive list of monuments, museums and attractions, Washington is most famous as home to all three pillars of the US government – the President, Congress and the Supreme Court, as well as the Pentagon, State Department, World Bank and embassies from most corners of the globe.

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IBA President David W. Rivkin says this year’s conference will be a special and memorable one; because of the location and timing of this year’s conference, conference delegates will have the unique opportunity to hear from senior US government officials and to experience the American Presidential election up close. He says, ”The IBA Annual Conference is always the central event of the international legal community’s calendar, as it provides an occasion like no other to exchange knowledge and to create and renew a global network of colleagues and business contacts. The 2016 Conference is expected to draw a record number of participants, exceeding 6,000 delegates from around the world. For the first time in the Conference history, I will be hosting a series of keynote addresses by and interviews with prominent government officials before the committee sessions each morning, which will be a unique opportunity to hear directly about the most important issues of our day.”

About the IBA

The International Bar Association (IBA), established in 1947, is the world's leading organisation of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies. The IBA influences the development of international law reform and shapes the future of the legal profession throughout the world.

The Association has a membership of more than 80,000 individual lawyers and more than 190 bar associations and law societies spanning over 160 countries, and has considerable experience in providing assistance to the global legal community.