Alberto Messeri is the Vice President of Junior Enterprises Europe and a law student at the University of Palermo. With a background in antitrust law from Freshfields LLP and experience in EU public affairs, he leads legal and institutional strategies at the European level. Alberto has also published research papers on digital law topics, including algorithmic ethics and content moderation.
Alberto Messeri
Vice President - Head of Legal, Junior Enterprises Europe
Sessions
10 June 2026
10:35
Panel discussion
Legal: The Next Generation – What should the legal function become next?
As businesses transform at speed, the legal function faces a sharper question than ever: are we reinventing ourselves or are we becoming the organisation’s notary? T
Panel discussion
Legal: The Next Generation – What should the legal function become next?
As businesses transform at speed, the legal function faces a sharper question than ever: are we reinventing ourselves or are we becoming the organisation’s notary? T
This panel explores how in-house teams can stay bold, strategic and future-focused rather than simply efficient.
We’ll tackle the big, uncomfortable questions shaping the next era of in-house legal:
• If every lawyer becomes tech-enabled, what does this mean for the legal ops function?
• Should legal challenge the assumption that the CFO is the CEO’s closest advisor?
• What new skills, roles and mindsets will define the future legal team?
• Are we preparing the legal team of the future, or protecting the one we already know?
Expect an honest, forward-looking conversation designed to provoke, energise and reset assumptions about what the legal function could and should become.
Speakers:
Facilitator
Markus Warmholz
2026 Chair and Head of Corporate & International Legal Affairs & Legal Operations, HARTMANN GROUP
2026 Chair and Head of Corporate & International Legal Affairs & Legal Operations, HARTMANN GROUP
Alberto Messeri
Vice President - Head of Legal, Junior Enterprises Europe
Vice President - Head of Legal, Junior Enterprises Europe
Manuel Morasch
VP & Division Lead Counsel, ABB
VP & Division Lead Counsel, ABB
Natacha Podymski Ribeiro
Group Senior Legal Counsel, Interparking Group
Group Senior Legal Counsel, Interparking Group
Amila Strik
Senior Legal Counsel, Regnology
Senior Legal Counsel, Regnology
