09:10
Keynote: Innovation in AI Technology
- How disruptive is AI going to be?
- How much of what’s currently done by In-house Legal Teams will be done by AI in the future?
- AI machine learning – is it the “killer app”?
- Blockchain prediction tools – how will these support the legal function in the future?
- Dr Joanna Batstone Vice President, IBM Watson & Cloud Platform
09:40
Plenary 1: Make, Buy, Right-shore, Outsource: What’s your In-house Legal Procurement Strategy?
- Reviewing the landscape and deciding on the right approach
- What needs to be done? (Including data building and analysis)
- How do you go about understanding fully the requirements of your in-house team and making recommendations?
- Diversity and inclusion issues when making panel appointments
- Distilling all the noise around legal tech and non-tech solutions
- Changing the technology conversation with your law firm providers
- Fiona Robb Head of Operations, Compliance, Legal and Governance, Schroders
- Savina Stoykova Procurement Category Head - Professional Services, Nationwide Building Society
- Vincent Cordo Central Legal Operations Officer, Shell
- Sandy Duncan, FCIPS Senior Sourcing Manager, Legal & Professional Fees, Lloyds Banking Group
- Sarah Barrett-Vane Freelance/Interim Legal Operations Consultant & Bid Writer, SBV Consulting
10:40
Morning Break
11:00
Breakout Sessions: Legal Tech Review
A choice of one of the following options
Breakout option 1: Data and Data Technology
- Collecting, cleaning and analysing the data, you’ve already got – techniques and tips
- BI tools (data analytics)
- Automation data driven decisions
- Data driven decisions using AI
- Lisa Burton Director of Advisory Services Europe, Lighthouse
- Mike Brown Director EMEA, Business Development, Lighthouse
- Rick Freeman Executive Director, The Compliance Foundation
Breakout option 2: Workflow Technology
- Matter management, legal project management and intake systems
- Sally Davison Manager of Customer Success, Legal Tracker, Thomson Reuters
- Mo Zain Ajaz Chief Counsel, National Grid Property and Group Operational Excellence
12:00
Breakout Sessions: Legal Tech Review
A choice of one of the following options
Breakout option 3: Contract Technology
- Intake
- Software solutions for drafting contracts
- Negotiations (with reference to 3rd party supplier contracts, contract analytics and real-time deviation analysis in contracts)
- Signing contracts and contract management
- Richard Kemp Founder, Kemp IT Law
- Rebecca Thorkildsen Global Director of Legal Solutions, Thomson Reuters Legal Managed Services
- Mark Rollins VP Product Management, Seal Software
Breakout option 4: Knowledge Management Technology
- Identifying your Core Knowledge – must dos
- Process improvement and workflow
- KM technologies and data – use technology wisely
- User experience and simplicity – design a digital journey
- Lessons learned and iterate – tell your story
- Marta Ottogalli Program Manager – Legal Services Innovation, Cisco
- Drew Winlaw Co-founder and Chief Legal Engineer, Wavelength.law
- Andrew Dey Independent Consultant, Andrew Dey Consulting
13:00
Lunch Break
13:45
Building a Compelling Business Case that Shows an ROI to support a Major Investment on a Legal Tech Project
- Putting together the business case for procurement decisions
- Where there’s no tech budget, how do you make the business case and get it approved?
- How to be lean in terms of build and ongoing operation
- Make a capital investment or bring in a trusted partner – and pass end-to-end responsibility to them?
- Lessons learned – what would we do differently?
- Sue Manik Head of Supplier Relationships, Legal, Standard Chartered Bank
- Andrew Dey Independent Consultant, Andrew Dey Consulting
14:15
Plenary 2: Changing the Working Paradigm in In-house Legal Teams and Improving Operational Efficiency
- The junior lawyer of the future – how legal tech will impact on skills; and training required
- Addressing the need for behavioural change in-house and the steps needed for a cultural shift
- How will legal technology improve operational efficiency? (With reference to the use of business intelligence tools)
- Real life stories looking at the end-to-end journey – “why we did it this way?”
- Stephen Cooke Deputy General Counsel, HSBC
- Adam McArthur Assistant General Counsel - Corporate UK, AstraZeneca
- Adam Curphey Head of Development (Innovation Technology), BPP
- Christopher Georgiou Partner, Co-Head, Ashurst Advance
15:15
Overcoming the Challenges of Implementation in Legal Tech
- The procurement decision is just the beginning: delivering sustainability and ROI
- Real life examples of where in-house teams have successfully adapted to and implemented a new legal technology
- What good communication between internal stakeholders looks like (e.g. between IT and Legal) and with what consequential benefits
- Pitfalls to avoid
- Practical takeaways
- Alistair Maiden Founder, SYKE
- Jodi Duffield Corporate Functions Platform IT Manager, Unilever
15:45
Chair’s Closing Remarks and Close of Conference followed by refreshments and networking
*Please note the agenda is subject to change
The page will be updated with further details on the agenda once they are confirmed.