Agenda 2025
- The ‘KnowBe4’ Main Stage
- The ‘Iomart’ Lounge Stage
- The ‘Zero Networks’ FutureTech Stage
- The ‘Airia’ Innovation Stage
- ‘Thomson Reuters’ Insights Stage
- ‘e2e-assure’ Security Stage
The ‘KnowBe4’ Main Stage – Led by Professor Richard Susskind CBE KC (Hon), will set the scene for the day with an insightful opening look at how to think about AI followed up by The ‘view from the CEO’ providing vision for law firm leadership – embedding a cultural innovation mindset focusing on growth across the breadth of global law practice..
In addition, senior leadership will assess an ever-evolving macro LegalTech landscape, observations about Legal IT and leadership as well as ever important Legal Technology Predictions. Before looking at the view from the CKO – The New World and evolution of Knowledge management, the Value of KM and Data, the golden currency now and beyond GenAI as well as the interesting prediction of skills and roles for the future.
The 2025 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.
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| 09:00 | Conference Chairman’s Opening Remarks Professor Richard Susskind CBE KC (Hon) – President, Society for Computers & Law (Conference Chairman)
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| 09:05 | How to Think About AI Professor Richard Susskind CBE KC (Hon) – President, Society for Computers & Law | ||
| 09:20 | The View From the CEO Keith Froud – Managing Partner / Incoming CEO, Eversheds Sutherland | ||
| 09:45 | AI-Powered Phishing: The New Threat Lurking in Your Inbox James Dyer – Threat Intelligence Lead, KnowBe4 | ||
| 10:00 | The View From The CIO 2.0 Andrew Powell – CIO, Macfarlanes | ||
| 10:30 | STAGE BREAK | ||
| 15:20 | The View From the CKO Judy Mackenzie Stuart – Global Chief Knowledge Officer, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner | ||
| 15:45 | GenAI-Powered Workflows: Reducing Risk and Enabling Data-driven Decisions to Increase Firm Profitability Samuel Smolkin – Founder of Office & Dragons | ||
| 16:00 | KEYNOTE: Fireside Chat and Live Audience Q&A Professor Brian Cox CBE FRS – Physicist | ||
| 16:55 | Conference Chairman’s Closing Remarks Professor Richard Susskind CBE KC (Hon) – President, Society for Computers & Law (Conference Chairman)
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| 17:00 | STAGE CLOSED |
The ‘Iomart’ Lounge Stage – Chaired by Christina Blacklaws, will explore the complexities of AI and how leadership is navigating the innovative landscape shaping today’s legal profession. The speakers will discuss the impact of digital and technological transformation, alongside ethical awareness, social responsibility, and human connection.
The sessions will also examine the role of Private Equity and Venture Capital, which enable businesses to invest in their products and expand. These investments can provide an exit strategy for founders, but what does this mean for the end user?
Additionally, speakers will review how in-house technology and innovation are crucial for teams to remain agile and competitive. How will supply chain and matter management evolve in the era of AI? Multi-industry CIOs will debate the tech stack and share insights on managing the tech ecosystem to deliver on the company’s strategy to both internal and external stakeholders.
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| 10:30 | Stage Chair’s Opening Remarks Christina Blacklaws – Managing Director, Blacklaws Consulting
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| 10:35 | Pushing Past the Haze of AI Shilpa Bhandarkar – CEO, CreateiQ | ||
| 11:00 | The Legal Sector’s Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call Nathan Jamieson – Chief Information Security Officer, Iomart | ||
| 11:15 | PANEL DISCUSSION: The Good, The Bad, The PE (or VC) – Lifting the Lid of LegalTech Junya Iwamoto – Managing Director, Raymond James | ||
| 11:40 | In a World Being Dominated by AI is There Still a Place for Perceived Old Skool Legal Tech? Nigel Williams – Product Director, LexisNexis Enterprise Solutions | ||
| 11:55 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Digital Acceleration & Strategic Transformation Dr Stacy Sinclair – Partner, Head of Technology and Innovation, Fenwick Elliott | ||
| 12:25 | STAGE BREAK | ||
| 13:15 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Legal Tech For Big Corporates Joy Van Cooten – Associate General Counsel – EMEA & APAC, ACI Worldwide | ||
| 14:00 | Sticking Your Head in the Sand Won't Save Your Data Rich Hale – Chief Technical Officer, ActiveNav | ||
| 14:15 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Future Proofing the Legal Tech Stack - Industries Assemble Adrian Cambridge – Head of IT, AHMM | ||
| 14:45 | How Tech Ecosystems Can Influence And Achieve Breakthrough Innovation Dave Bloor – Director of Digital, Data and Technology, VWV | ||
| 15:10 | Stage Chair's Closing Remarks Christina Blacklaws – Managing Director, Blacklaws Consulting
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| 15:15 | STAGE CLOSED |
The ‘Zero Networks’ FutureTech Stage – Chaired by Jenifer Swallow, will explore the emerging technologies, systems, and processes that are driving digital transformation within the legal profession both nationally and globally.
The sessions will cover the reliability of GenAI and provide insights on utilizing AI and data queries for legal teams. They will also explore the future of quantum networks, information security stability, and how AI will transform the risk landscape and SecOps in 2025 and beyond.
Speakers will offer a glimpse into the future, discussing the reality and challenges of augmented technology. They will examine how AI will reshape job roles and the global business of law, leading to a new era in legal services delivery.
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| 10:30 | Stage Chair's Opening Remarks Jenifer Swallow – Business & Legal Innovator
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| 10:35 | FIRESIDE CHAT: The Missing Link in the AI Equation: Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour Lucía Elizalde-Bulanti – Associate Director of Innovation, Dechert | ||
| 11:00 | How AI is Shaping the Legal Industry, Legal Practice Management Software in a Digital Age Myles Maclaren – Channel Sales Lead, EMEA, Clio | ||
| 11:15 | Quantum Networks & Security Prof. Tim Spiller – Director, Quantum Communications Hub
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| 11:35 | Moving from a Reactive to a Resilient Cyber Security Strategy Antonio Vasconcelos – Customer Engineer, Zero Networks | ||
| 11:50 | Cyber Intelligence: The New Legal Edge for Growth, Risk & Client Trust Martin Dean – Chief Digital Transformation Officer, SCC | ||
| 12:00 | Trust by Design: Navigating Futuristic Law and Global AI Ethics Riyanka Roy Choudhury – Project Leader, CodeX, Stanford USA | ||
| 12:25 | STAGE BREAK | ||
| 13:15 | PANEL DISCUSSION: The View From The Vendors Such Amin – CEO, InCase | ||
| 13:50 | 2025 Insights for Law Firm Leaders: Overcoming Legal AI Infancy with Intuitive Automation Oliver Tromp – Regional Vice President, UK, Actionstep | ||
| 14:05 | The Rise of Digital Extortion and What This Means for your Business (and career!). Raj Samani – Chief Scientist, Rapid7 | ||
| 14:35 | Powering Secure Legal Workflows With Built-in AI Alex Smelt – Head of Legal, Box | ||
| 14:50 | What No One Is Saying... The Legal Landscape of 2030 Joseph Raczynski – Technologist & Futurist, JT Consulting & Media | ||
| 15:10 | Stage Chair's Closing Remarks Jenifer Swallow – Business & Legal Innovator
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| 15:15 | STAGE CLOSED |
The ‘Airia’ Innovation Stage – Chaired by Christian Toon, will highlight the latest systems, processes, and solutions for innovation and automation in the UK and global legal markets.
Through panel discussions and presentations, key thought leaders will debate the “Innovation Mindset” and its implications for legal teams while exploring the future workforce. They will delve into the exciting opportunities that new technologies present for legal services and examine how the risk landscape has evolved, with insights from white hats and other industry experts.
Christian and other speakers will provide insights into emerging operating systems, infrastructure, and applications. They will also discuss the future of ‘lawyer technology’, reflecting on the era of advanced practical generative AI and its prominence in client-focused offerings.
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| 10:30 | Stage Chair's Opening Remarks Christian Toon – Founder, Alvearium Associates
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| 10:35 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Innovation is a Mindset Rainer Markfort – Global Director Client Solutions Innovation, Dentons
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| 11:00 | Focusing Software on Your Jobs to be Done David Holdsworth – Product Manager, OneAdvanced | ||
| 11:15 | Unicorns vs Dinosaurs: Why implementing Case Management Systems is so hard Ben Nicholson – Co-founder and CEO, Sharedo | ||
| 11:30 | Optimizing Legal Operations with AI: Secure, Powerful, and Trustworthy Agents Dave Horton – VP Solutions Engineer, Airia | ||
| 11:45 | The GenAI Olympics: Faster, Better, Cheaper eDisclosure Document Reviews Jess Wu – Strategic Partnerships Manager, Everlaw | ||
| 12:00 | AI & Automation in Legal Tech: The New Era of Intelligent Document Management Jill Schornack – Vice President of Product, NetDocuments | ||
| 12:15 | STAGE BREAK | ||
| 13:15 | This is How You Got Pwn3d! Daniel Card – CEO & Business Services Advisor at Xservus | ||
| 13:45 | It’s All About Culture – Balancing the Responsibility of Wellbeing at Work Elizabeth Rimmer – Chief Executive, Lawcare | ||
| 14:00 | The Law Firm And a Modern SaaS Based Approach to Cyber Security Operations Graham Holt – UKI Regional Commercial Director, Arctic Wolf | ||
| 14:15 | The Most Perplexing Legal Mystery of our Time… Matthew Leopold – Head of Brand, PR & Content Marketing, LexisNexis UK | ||
| 14:30 | Beyond The Hype: Integrating AI in AML Compliance Jonathan Coleman – Global Head of Sales, FirstAML | ||
| 14:45 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Lawyer Technology - What Next? - Sponsored by Salesforce Catherine Bamford – CEO & Founder, BamLegal | ||
| 15:10 | Stage Chair's Closing Remarks Christian Toon – Founder, Alvearium Associates (Chair)
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| 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.
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| 10:30 | The 'Thomson Reuters' Insights Stage Ben Firth – Director of Sales and Customer Success, Thomson Reuters
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| 10:35 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Navigating the AI array: Overcoming Decision Paralysis Sam Dixon – Chief Innovcation Officer and Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson | ||
| 11:30 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Adopting legal AI: Pitfalls and Enablers Matt Hervey – Head of Legal and Policy at Human Native
The session ends with an audience Q&A and a complimentary personally signed book of Thomson Reuters’ The Law of Artificial Intelligence from the authors for the first 100 attendees (limited to one per person). | ||
| 12:15 | STAGE BREAK | ||
| 13:15 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Legal Language Models and Future AI in the Legal Profession Alexander Kardos-Nyheim – Senior Director, Thomson Reuters Lab
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| 13:55 | PANEL DISCUSSION: How ALSPs Could Reshape the Legal Market Janet Taylor Hall – Founder and CEO, Cognia Law
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| 14:50 | The Future of Legal – Key Insights to Stay Ahead of The Curve Lizzy Duffy – Senior Director, Thomson Reuters Institute | ||
| 15:15 | STAGE CLOSE |
Threat Readiness for UK Law Firms
Stage Overview:
Law firms face unique cybersecurity challenges, including fragmented IT infrastructures, high data sensitivity, and unconventional client access requests. As threats continue to grow annually, these firms increasingly feel the pressure to focus on holistic resilience. However, attempting this without a unified “single pane of glass” view often leads to significant roadblocks.
Join key industry thought leaders as they explore strategies for mitigating cyber risks, debate the critical role of identity in cyber defence, and gain exclusive access to an immersive cyber exercise.
This stage is a private stage and requires delegates to register for the limited spaces available in each session.
Click here to register for your required session(s).
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| 10:10 | Stage Chair's Opening Remarks Damian Scully – Senior Business Development Manager, e2e-assure
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| 10:15 | Panel Discussion – Mind the Gaps: Closing Cyber Risks Across Legal IT Environments Rob Demain – CEO and Founder, e2e-assure Click here to register for your required session(s).
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| 11:00 | STAGE BREAK | ||
| 11:15 | Roundtable Session – Identity Crisis: It’s Not Just a Midlife Problem Rob Demain – CEO & Founder, e2e-assure Click here to register for your required session(s).
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| 12:15 | STAGE BREAK | ||
| 13:30 | Tabletop Exercise: I’m a CISO Get me Out of Here Marc Avery – CISO, Business Leader and Managing Partner, Cyber Chain Alliance Click here to register for your required session(s).
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| 15:00 | STAGE CLOSE |
