The Avrio Advocati Spring Conference will take place in Bonn, Germany, from 21–23 May 2026. Hosts, Eimer Heuschmid Mehle (EHM), have chosen the timely and forward-looking theme: “Advancing Digital Transformation in Legal Practices.” The conference will explore how law firms across our network and beyond can harness technology to enhance client service, streamline operations, and strengthen cross-border collaboration.

Avrio Advocati Spring Conference 2026 – Bonn 21-23rd May  A copy of the booking form has been emailed to all members, please complete and return the booking form by 30th March.

PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE

Thursday:
Join us for informal pre-conference drinks on Thursday evening at EHM’s offices. Partners are welcome to join also.

Friday:
Day One sets the tone with a powerful blend of history and future-focused insight — from Bonn’s influential legacy to expert perspectives on Europe’s digital legal challenges. Through thoughtful sessions on data protection, AI strategy, true experiences of harnessing AI’s role in Telecom Bonn’s legal department and the rise of the “Agentic Law Firm”, the day will culminate in a forward-looking discussion on how technology is transforming legal practice and reshaping how firms support clients in an AI-driven world

Saturday:
Day Two will focus on strengthening connections and shared learning across the network, beginning with presentations from recently joined member firms. The programme will feature two case studies — one exploring the strategic value of growth during busy periods, and another highlighting a recent cross-border collaboration between German and Swiss members — before
concluding with a session on maximising the benefits of network membership

The final agenda will be available closer to the conference. In the meantime, please keep an eye here and on the Avrio Advocati LinkedIn social media account for more announcements.

SATURDAY SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Go Karting – Michael Schumacher’s Track

Come along and take part or support the inaugural Avrio Advocati Go Karting Race. Rivalry between members is building, if you think you have what it takes to last 30 miutes on Michael Schumacher’s race track, then please up. If you’d rather watch from the comfort of the sidelines, you are most welcome to along and cheer our drivers on.  Light refreshments will be provided.
Please note the track is one hour away and drivers will need to bring their passport / driver’s license.

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Beethoven-Haus Bonn

Visit the birthplace of composer Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the most important composers in the history of music. who was born in December 1770, this is one of the few remaining houses in Bonn built in the 18th century.

Kunstmuseum Bonn (highly recommended)

This museum offers an impressive collction of art works from the „Classic Modernism“, such as paintings from August Macke und Max Ernst, two famous German artists. A major focus of the collection of the Kunstmuseum Bonn is on the art created in Germany from 1945 to the present, for example Joseph Beuys, Katharina Grosse, Pia Fries, etc.

Haus der Geschichte Bonn

Journey through more than seven decades of German history, experience how Germany has developed into a stable democracy since 1945 – personal, close to everyday life and interactive.  Live-recorded silhouettes of visitors blend with historical footage, for example people dancing on the Berlin Wall in November 1989.
The focus is not only on political decisions or social debates, but on people, their personal stories and their lived historical experience. Contemporary witnesses share what life was
like in divided and reunified Germany: They talk about difficult moments and courageous decisions, hopes and new beginnings.

Bundeskunsthalle Bonn – Visit 3 exhibitions including

• Peter Hujar – Eyes Open in the Dark – a central figure in the New York Downtown scene of the 1970s and 1980s.
• Amazônia, Indigenous Worlds – As the first exhibition presented from the perspective of Indigenous Peoples AMAZÔNIA offers an exciting insight into this territory, its inhabitants
  and its culture.
• Nothing about us without us – presents art, cultural history, and archival material, guided by this central principle.

AVRIO ADVOCATI CHARITY CYCLE

Members Guy Rulkin (ebl redsky) and Rick Geerars (Höcker Advocaten) are swapping billable hours for bike hours on Thursday 21st May and inviting fellow Avrio Advocati members to join the peloton (in lycra or in spirit) from the River Meuse in Maastricht to the River Rhine in Bonn (approx. 130km) as we raise funds for mental health.

Members can join the cycle or support the cause — and gain prime visibility — by having their logo proudly displayed on the back of the official conference cycling jersey.
To support simply:
• Send a high-quality .png of your logo
• Order at least two jerseys (75 € per unit; sizes required) confirming how may and what sizes you would like
• Jerseys will be distributed in Bonn (payment to be made there too)

Confirm by email to info@avrioadvocati.com before 30 March 2026 to ensure your firm rides with us — regardless if you are cycling or not.

We look forward to seeing you in Bonn for another action packed Avrio Advocati get together.