Agenda 2024

The ‘Egress’ Main Stage – Led by Professor Richard Susskind OBE KC (Hon), will set the scene for the day with a ‘view from the CDO’ who will explore the current landscape including key innovators and disruptors within the firm and the sector.

In addition, regulators will explore regulatory responsibility of legaltech, looking to the exponential growth of AI, including how professional privilege must be protected in the future regulation of AI and facilitate collaboration to ease uncertainties.

The 2024 agenda will continue to discuss and debate how the legal sector needs to truly understand the amalgamation of fast-moving tech and embedded culture, and how data and client services has transformed for a more competitive and collaborative future.

Time Schedule Speakers
09:00

Conference Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Professor Richard Susskind OBE KC (Hon) – President, Society for Computers & Law (Conference Chairman)

  • Welcome to ‘The British Legal Technology Forum 2024’.
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09:05

Adapt & Adaptability - The Five Tenants of Digital Fluency

Nigel Tranter – Chief Digital Officer, Orrick

  • Thinking - the art of unlearning
  • Data & AI - foundations
  • Business Models - keep what's working, lose what's not
  • Skills - filling the gaps
  • Tools - needs & application.
09:30

Stage Sponsor Showcase - Egress

James Sheldrake – Head of Innovation, Egress
09:45

PANEL: Regulatory Responsibility of LegalTech - Future of AI

Ian Jeffrey – CEO, The Law Society
Richard Orpin – Director of Policy & Regulation, Legal Services Board
Chris Handford – Director of Regulatory Policy, Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • The momentum on the crucial conversations around AI
  • The core considerations for legal leaders featuring senior representatives from the legal regulatory bodies.
10:25

STAGE BREAK
15:20

The View From the Managing Partner

Libby Jackson MBE– Managing Partner Digital and ALT Global, Herbert Smith Freehills
15:45

Unlocking the Real Power of Generative AI in Law: A Pragmatic Guide to Embrace Efficiency and Overcome Hype

Matt James – VP, Presales, Litera

  • Don't fall for the hype! Adopt a pragmatic & strategic approach to integrating generative AI into your workflows
  • Realistically address the specific pain points whilst managing expectations to leverage the technology & effectively enhance efficiency
  • Strategize how generative AI can be used to automate repetitive tasks, streamline workflows, & unlock valuable insights within law firms
  • Leave feeling empowered to make informed decisions & maximize the potential of this transformative technology.
16:00

KEYNOTE: Fireside Chat and Live Audience Q&A

Louis Theroux – Genre-defining Documentary Presenter
Professor Richard Susskind OBE KC (Hon) – President, Society for Computers & Law (Conference Chairman)

  • Human Connection in the Digital Era
  • AI & Technology Shaping the Future
  • Bringing the Next Generation into Technology.
16:45

Conference Chairman’s Closing Remarks


Professor Richard Susskind OBE KC (Hon) – President, Society for Computers & Law (Conference Chairman)

  • A summary of the issues & opportunities presented during ‘The British Legal Technology Forum 2024’.
17:00

STAGE CLOSED

The ‘Iron Mountain’ Lounge Stage – Chaired by Christina Blacklaws, will explore embracing a people centric approach and the high-level returns of working with an empowered digital workforce and how this will shape the legal profession. The speakers will debate the impact of not only digital and technological transformation but also ethical awareness, social responsibility and human connection.

Speakers will challenge the audience on the risks and opportunities for new skills, the new mindset needed, and behavioural traits expected to thrive in an evolving digital era.

The sessions will delve into analysing data insights to align legal business strategies with transformation drivers. Will AI tooling equal hyper productivity? Speakers will examine this and the vital role that data gives for a competitive edge in innovation, customer experience, operational excellence, and more, including where chatbots and AI have unintended consequences. Speakers will also review the pros and cons of Adaptation vs Evolution to unlock profitable growth via centring client relationships and internal strategic alliances for the betterment of the business.

Time Schedule Speakers
10:30

Stage Chair’s Opening Remarks

Christina Blacklaws – Managing Director, Blacklaws Consulting

  • Welcome to the ‘Iron Mountain’ Lounge Stage.
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10:35

Tomorrow’s Lawyer – Cultural Shifts in a Digital World

Stephen Brown – Director, Lights on Consulting
Tanya Sadoughi – Banking Innovation Lawyer, Linklaters
Christina Blacklaws – Managing Director, Blacklaws Consulting (Chair)

  • Future skills for the digital lawyer & the benefits of technological shifts to the business
  • Changes in decision making & knowledge transfer
  • Future proofing the firm and ensuring a robust & realistic future strategy
  • The growth of digitisation and how lawyers are adapting.
11:00

Enhancing ESG Credentials Through Digital Transformation: Navigating AI, Privacy, and Sustainability

Julia Bonder-Le Berre – Head of Global Privacy,  Iron Mountain
Michelle Grafton – Head of Technical Pre-Sales EMEA,  Iron Mountain

  • Challenges and opportunities posed by AI technologies
  • Data, governance, & ethical considerations that should be prioritised to build a culture of trust
  • Ethical considerations that should be prioritised to build a culture of trust and sustainability in your organisation.
11:15

Panel Discussion: Data Decision Making, AI Tooling, Hyper Productivity and Business Transformation

Amanda Chaboryk – Head of Legal Data & Systems, PwC
Aimee Greene – Data Extraction Specialist, PwC
Nirbhay Sharma – Data Scientist, DLA Piper
Christina Blacklaws– Managing Director, Blacklaws Consulting (Chair)

  • Data insights to align legal business strategies with transformation ambitions
  • How do we aim to address the role of data for competitive edge in innovation
  • Maximising the customer experience whilst ensuring operational excellence
  • The role of big data.
11:35

Embracing Diversity in Legal Tech: Navigating Attitudes Towards Automation

Nigel Williams – Product Director, LexisNexis Enterprise Solutions

  • The Importance of recognising that not all lawyers want to work the same way
  • Identifying an "Automation Spectrum" from none to total
  • Industry factors affecting a law firm's position on the automation spectrum
  • The functional influences across different types of law firms
  • Key trends affecting the legal profession around data and GenAI.
11:50

PANEL DISCUSSION: The Future of Big Data and e-Discovery – The Journey of LLM’s

Raj Boora – Global Head of Data, Pinsent Masons
Uwais Iqbal – Simplexico
Chantelle Jalland – Managing Director, J.S. Held
Christina Blacklaws – Managing Director, Blacklaws Consulting (Chair)

  • How data is constantly changing & evolving
  • What AI really means & how to leverage the tech
  • Deep dive into changes AI is effecting in e-discovery
  • Complement of AI with human intelligence
  • Defining data standards & what the future potentially holds.
12:20

STAGE BREAK
13:15

Panel Discussion: Adaptation vs Evolution: Adaptation vs Evolution: Unlocking Profitable Growth

Shaun Jardine – Managing Director, Big Yellow Penguin
Magdalena Kosior-Molloy – Chief Operating and Financial Officer, Holman Webb Lawyers
Karen Jacks – Chief Technology Officer, Bird & Bird
Christina Blacklaws – Managing Director, Blacklaws Consulting (Chair)

  • Reflective debate of the shift of CAPEX to OPEX in the world of 'Everything as a Service'
  • Strategic alliances between CIO & CFO considering the future of work for legal services
  • Agile budgets, consumption models, the speed of change & how AI will impact these.
14:00

Using Advanced Technology to Revolutionise Communication and Collaboration

Am Bhooi –  CTO, Resonate

  • Leveraging fixed mobile convergence for enhanced visibility, compliance & cost savings
  • Harnessing generative AI to boost meeting productivity
  • Ensuring robust compliance through secure, centralized recording & AI-driven analytics
  • Empowering receptionists & secretaries with cutting-edge call management solutions
  • Utilising seamless integrations & low-code development to drive efficiency.
14:15

In-house Real-world Case Studies: Legal Industry Transformation and Collaboration

Sharon Blackman OBE – Managing Director, Head of Services Legal, Citi

  • Strategic alignment of legal partnerships for increased business performance
  • Evolving digital business models for connected & cohesive customer-centric experiences
  • Achieving sustainable competitive advantage through service differentiation.
14:45

Transformation Decoded

Jo Owen – Strategist for Technology, Innovation & Transformation, Advocate for Diversity, Equality & Inclusion in Business & Tech
Nirupa Wikramanayake– Group CIO, Irwin Mitchell

  • What is (and isn't) transformation
  • The story at Irwin Mitchell
  • What does it take to succeed
  • Collaboration is key
  • Some of the pitfalls
  • Top tips & Q&A
15:10

Stage Chair's Closing Remarks

Christina Blacklaws – Managing Director, Blacklaws Consulting

  • A summary of the issues & opportunities presented on the 'Iron Mountain' Lounge Stage.
15:15

STAGE CLOSED

The ‘Telstra’ FutureTech Stage – Chaired by Jenifer Swallow, will look at the future technologies, systems and processes, which are shaping and accelerating digital transformation across the national and global legal profession.

The sessions will explore the arena of buy, build or do both and integrate whilst diving into the long-term benefits of bespoke / tailored software for firms and open the debate for and against these solutions.

This stage and key speakers will open breakthrough conversations on the truth behind LLM’s, Gen AI and their current and future use in Law Firms, with technology that is evolving at such an exponential rate, will this be a help or hindrance when integrating at a high level?

Speakers will also debate the human skills needed for the machine age & talent for survival by harnessing development in ‘soft skills’ areas such as adaptability, problem-solving, creativity and leadership. Sessions will then continue to explore the next generation of law and AI, whilst highlight the advancements being made, and what can and will be achieved for the legal community of tomorrow.

Time Schedule Speakers
10:30

Stage Chair's Opening Remarks

Jenifer Swallow – Business & Legal Innovator

  • Welcome to the ‘Telstra’ Future-Tech Stage.
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10:35

PANEL DISCUSSION: Buy, Build, Both or Integrate

Shawn Curran – Director of Legal Technology, Travers Smith
Joe Cohen – Director of Innovation, Charles Russell Speechlys
Jeremy Morris – Head of IT Strategy, Architecture and Design, Clyde & Co
Alix Stuart – Group Delivery Director, Amdaris
Jenifer Swallow – Business & Legal Innovator

  • Can off-the-shelf tech truly align with business processes and the needs of the business
  • Commercialising offerings that are designed around core business process for a more customised outcome
  • Challenges facing of-the-shelf products and tech stack integration
  • Building the right Skills and talent in challenging climates
  • Future proofing for tomorrow.
11:00

Navigating the Future: Legal Practice Management Software in the Digital Age

Regina O’Shaughnessy – Senior Product Marketing Manager, EMEA, Clio

  • The pivotal role practice management solutions play in reshaping legal practice
  • Importance of adopting software solutions to remain competitive
  • Navigating the future successfully in the digital age.
11:15

PANEL DISCUSSION: Fist Full of Dollars; The Truth Behind LLMs and Gen AI

Andrea Miskolczi – Founder and Director, InterAlia Consulting
Charles Kerrigan – Partner, CMS
Caroline Hill – Editor-in-Chief, LegalIT Insider

  • Step beyond automation
  • Up skilling to meet demand
  • The window to the board; truth on budget decision
  • ROI matters: Being the first vs being the best.
11:40

Sponsor Showcase - Telstra

Rob Robinson– Head of Telstra Purple, EMEA, Telstra 
11:55

Digital Innovation: Interconnecting Technology to Power Trust and Integrity

Lisa Wilson – Managing Director, XTCC Investments
12:20

STAGE BREAK
13:15

PANEL DISCUSSION: The View From the Vendors

James Clough – Co-Founder and CTO, Robin AI
Dave Wilson – Managing Director, Tiger Eye
David Nash – Chief Product Officer, Dye & Durham
Speaker TBA – Exterro
Speaker TBA – NetDocuments
Jenifer Swallow – Business & Legal Innovator (Chair)
13:50

Sponsor Showcase - NetDocuments

Jill Schornack – VP of Product, NetDocuments
14:05

Neuralink, Apple Vision Pro, the Mind and Building Virtual Worlds Perspectives from a Futurist

Eric Hunter – Global Futurist, Innovation Futures
14:35

The Crucial Role of Information Architecture in AI and the iManage Approach

Nick Haines – Head of Pre-Sales -EMEA, iManage

  • Explore the iManage Information Architecture Framework & how we ensure data integrity, security, and scalability
  • Delve into the principles and strategies behind structuring and organising data to empower AI systems for accurate analysis and decision-making
  • Learn how you can leverage your data in Microsoft Copilot, iManage Work, iManage Insight+ and other Legal AI solutions.
14:50

PANEL DISCUSSION: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugliness of LLMs

Karl Knowles – Director, EY-P
David Robinson – CISO, Herbert Smith Freehills
Chris Boulter – Head of Digital Products, Ashurst Advance Digital
Jenifer Swallow – Business & Legal Innovator

  • Harnessing the power of generative AI for client advantage
  • Protecting the wider infrastructure from threats & supressing data leakage from the cloud
  • Diffusing bias & suppressing declining data value & longevity
  • Ensuring compliance and accountability
  • Preparing everyone, everywhere.
15:10

Stage Chair's Closing Remarks

Jenifer Swallow – Business & Legal Innovator

  • A summary of the issues & opportunities presented on the ‘Telstra’ FutureTech Stage.
15:15

STAGE CLOSED

The ‘Deazy’ Innovation Stage – Chaired by Christian Toon will demonstrate current and new systems, processes, and solutions available for the future of UK Innovation and Automation in the legal market.

Through panel discussions and presentations this stage will debate legacy thinking, systems, culture and the future workforce. Key speakers will explore the business transformation of law and the exciting opportunities and innovations that new technologies can offer legal services.

Led by Christian, speakers will offer insights into emerging operating systems, infrastructure and applications, whilst reflecting on the era of advanced practical Generative AI and how this is now at the forefront of client led offerings.

Time Schedule Speakers
10:30

Stage Chair's Opening Remarks

Christian Toon – Head of Cyber Professional Services, Pinsent Masons

  • Welcome to the ‘Deazy’ Innovation Stage.
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10:35

PANEL DISCUSSION: Challenging Legacy Thinking, Systems, And Culture: Exploring New Possibilities For The Future

Catriona Wolfenden – Director of Product Innovation, Weightmans
Mark Parr – Chief Digital Officer, Buzzacott
Speaker TBA 
Christian Toon – Head of Cyber Professional Services, Pinsent Masons

  • The future of law looking at challenges of historic systems and legacy thinking
  • Strengthening internal culture whilst exploring new possibilities for the future.
11:00

Sponsor Showcase - Sharedo

Ben Nicholson – Founder, Sharedo
11:15

Sponsor Showcase - Kutana / Brochet

Speaker TBA – Kutana / Brochet
11:30

Sponsor Showcase - Deazy

Speaker TBA – Deazy
11:45

You've Moved your DMS to the Cloud, What's Next?

Speaker TBA – iManage

  • What firms should be thinking about as part of their digital transformation strategy.
12:00

How GenAI can be Applied to Your Disputes and Investigations

Magnus Dahlin – Principal Strategic Partnerships Manager, Everlaw
Gary Foster – Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal

 

  • Explore areas where GenAI can impact your dispute & investigation work
  • Understand best practices & potential risks associated with GenAI
  • Get more clarity on why it is useful to have the right knowledge & support by a trusted partner through the process
12:15

STAGE BREAK
13:15

Why Transformation is Critical to The Business of Law

Adam Marsland – Director of Business Transformation, Orrick

  • What is Business Transformation?
  • Why is Transformation important?
  • The application to the legal sector
  • What the future holds.
13:45

The Emergence of Cloud-native Legal Platforms and Portfolios: The Future of Legal Practice

Emma Hatto – Head of Product – Legal, OneAdvanced

  • How legal technology answers the key challenges law firms face today
  • The benefits of a cloud-native, legal-specific portfolio on a single platform
  • Introducing our new OneAdvanced Legal offering
  • Futureproofing your firm against changing goals, needs & challenges
14:00

Sponsor Showcase - Arctic Wolf

Speaker TBA – Arctic Wolf
14:15

Sponsor Showcase - proofpoint

Speaker TBA – proofpoint
14:30

Design a Technology Ecosystem That Supports Your Firm’s Growth and Innovation

Oliver Tromp – Regional Vice President, Actionstep

 

  • Assessing Your Technology Ecosystem
  • Building the Right Foundation
  • Assess Against Tech Ecosystem Characteristics
  • How Intuitive Automation Supports a Law Firm’s Tech Ecosystem.
14:45

PANEL DISCUSSION: Using AI to Define Business Strategy and Growth - Sponsored by Salesforce

Edward Stevens – Head of Client Engagement & Solutions, Springbok AI
Stuart Whittle – Chief Innovation / Technology Officer, Weightmans
Sarah Harris – Head of Innovation, Kingsley Napley
Vincent Perrin – Area Vice President, Salesforce
Christian Toon – Head of Cyber Professional Services, Pinsent Masons

  • Investment in technology & using technology to achieve business change
  • Addressing the Tech Gap; Driving business decisions from the past & present
  • How are national & international firms innovating?
15:10

Stage Chair's Closing Remarks

Christian Toon – Head of Cyber Professional Services, Pinsent Masons

  • A summary of the issues & opportunities presented on the ‘Deazy’ Innovation Stage.
15:15

STAGE CLOSE

The ‘Thomson Reuters’ Insights Stage will explore how to utilise both today and tomorrow’s technology in a practical way for those aiming to drive productivity and efficiency in their organisation.

Through panel sessions, research presentations and fireside chats, this stage will provide real-life figures and examples of how innovation influences the business strategy of today’s firms and legal departments, and which technology trends will influence the future of the legal industry. Key speakers will explore, the future of firm/client interactions, where next-generation technologies are likely to fit into daily work, and how to plan for technology that also accounts for people and process considerations. Each of the sessions of the Insights Stage aims to provide ideas and leadership to those exploring innovation within their own organisation. Throughout the forum, this stage will deliver key takeaways for decision-makers that allow them to advance and modernise their next technology projects.

Time Schedule Speakers
10:30

The 'Thomson Reuters' Insights Stage

Thomson Reuters provides legal professionals with open, connected, and smart solutions that enable teams to navigate through the complexity of their work. Unlike other products available, our Legal Technology centers around customer-focused solutions and use cases to amplify connections and provide users a seamless end-to-end digital journey that focuses on what matters.
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10:05

The Thomson Reuters Generative AI Vision - Transforming the Practice of Law by Redefining Legal Work

Cat Kidd –  Director, Inbound Product Management, Legal Tech, Thomson Reuters
Lisa Newton – Director, Portfolio Program Management, Product Marketing, Thomson Reuters
10:45

Navigating the Gen AI Frontier: AI’s Influence in the UK Market

Michelle Nesbitt-Burrell –  Senior Manager, Strategic Marketing & Proposition, Thomson Reuters Institute
11:25

The Power of HighQ – Improving Client Experiences and Driving Growth in a Competitive Market

Sophie Baugh – Manager – Solutions Consulting Group, Thomson Reuters
Johannes Schleith – Senior Product Manager, Thomson Reuters
12:05

Client Fireside Chat with Foot Anstey

Alex Mangan –  Sales Executive, Thomson Reuters
Jamie Windsor – Client Solutions Assistant Manager, Foot Anstey
12:45

Empowering the Future of Law: How GenAI-Powered Legal Tools Accelerate Work and Elevate Strategic Thinking

Sarah Tai –  AI Team Lead, Thomson Reuters
13:25

The Thomson Reuters Generative AI Vision - Transforming the Practice of Law by Redefining Legal Work

Cat Kidd –  Director, Inbound Product Management, Legal Tech, Thomson Reuters
Lisa Newton – Director, Portfolio Program Management, Product Marketing, Thomson Reuters
14:05

Document Automation – It’s Here to Stay, and it’s Found a Friend…

Mark Cullen –  Sr. Director, Product Management, Thomson Reuters

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