Events

Events

  • Save the date: GOA Spring Conference in Frankfurt/Main on 2026/03/12 

Topics and speakers will be announced in due course.

Events in the past

  • Internal workshop on an information sheet for initial interviews with whistleblowers

Online working session for GOA members via Zoom, 2025/03/12, from 5.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

  • 2nd Internal workshop on the creation of a template contract for ombudspersons

Online working session for GOA members via Zoom, 2024/11/05, from 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.

  • 1st Internal workshop on the creation of a template contract for ombudspersons

Online working session for GOA members via Zoom, 2024/09/18, from 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.

  • 6th Workshop for the development of theses on the topic: “Standards of good ombudsman practice”

Internal online working session for GOA members via Zoom, 2024/05/18, from 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.

  • GOA Spring Conference: First practical experiences with the Whistleblower Protection Act

Live event for members and externals in Frankfurt/Main on Thursday, 2024/03/07, from 4.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.

For the program, please refer to the information sheet below:

Programm_GOA-Frühjahrstagung_2024

  • 5th Workshop for the development of theses on the topic: “Standards of good ombudsman practice”

Internal online working session for GOA members via Zoom, 2023/12/18, from 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.

  • 4th Workshop for the development of theses on the topic: “Standards of good ombudsman practice”

Internal online working session for GOA members via Zoom, 2023/10/23, from 4.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

  • 3rd Workshop for the development of theses on the topic: “Standards of good ombudsman practice”

Internal online working session for GOA members via Zoom, 2023/09/20, from 4.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

  • 2nd Workshop for the development of theses on the topic: “Standards of good ombudsman practice”

Internal online working session for GOA members via Zoom, 2023/05/04, from 4.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

  • GOA Spring Conference: Wistleblowing in international contexts and its implications for criminal proceedings 

Hybrid event in Frankfurt/Main and via Zoom on Thursday, March 23, 2023, from 4.00 p.m. to 9.15 p.m.

For the program and the means of registration please refer to the information sheet below:

Frühjahrstagung_GOA_2023

  • Workshop for the development of theses on the topic: “Standards of good ombudsman practice”

Internal face-to-face working session for GOA members in Düsseldorf on Thursday, 2022/09/29, from 11.00 a.m. to 6.oo p.m.

  • Professional law issues in connection with ombudsman activities

Internal working session for GOA members via Zoom with an initial presentation by Dr. Matthias Brockhaus, attorney at law, VBB Rechtsanwälte, on Monday, 2022/06/20, from 6.00 p.m. to 08.oo p.m.

  • Whistleblowing and data protection – a conflict of objectives? Especially in the context of the activities of legal ombudspersons

Internal working session for GOA members via Zoom with an initial presentation by Ms. Jana Winz, attorney at law, Kapellmann Rechtsanwälte, on Wednesday, 2022/05/04, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

  • GOA Spring Conference: Compliance, Ombudspersons and Reporting Channels – Immediate legislative action required? 

Kick-off event of the association as a hybrid event at the Stuttgart Bar Association on Thursday, March 24, 2022, from 4.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.

For the program and the means of registration please refer to the information sheet below:

GOA-Programm-Auftaktveranstaltung

  • Seizure protection with the ombudsperson

Internal working session for GOA members via Zoom with an initial presentation by Mr. Max Schwerdtfeger, attorney-at-law, Freshfields, on Monday, 2022/02/07, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.