Agenda 2019
Day 1 – Sunday September, 29th
16.00
Arrival, check in. Join us for welcome drinks in the Prior Suite
18.00
Pre-Dinner Drinks Reception in the Bridgeman Foyer
19.00
Dinner and Chair’s opening remarks
Gavin Gray, Regional Operating Officer, Baker McKenzie
20.30
The Silent Conductor – The world’s most motivational non-speaker.
Day 2 – Monday September, 30th
A full day of inspiring and thought provoking content, bringing together the industry technology leaders to discuss the technological and cultural changes that affect our industry and the opportunity that this presents.
9.15
Adam Conlon
Former Front-line soldier, Leadership Coach, Disaster Response Team Leader and Inspirational Speaker
10.00
Sebastian Hartmann
Sebastian is the Global Head of Technology Strategy at KPMG and will be presenting on driving value, what that means for our clients, firms, and potential investors
10.45
Panel – Creating firm value
Connie Brenton, Chief of Staff, Senior Director of Legal Operations, NetApp
Frans Post, Law Firm Expert, CFO
Julie Berry, IT Partner, Saffery Champness
Sebastian Hartmann, Global Head of Technology Strategy, KPMG
11.30
Break
11.45
Kari Lawler
Founder of Youth4AI / UK Space Agency SatelLife Winner / Barclays Entrepreneur Awards – Icon of the Year 2019 winner
Interview by Joseph Hedegaard-Ganly
AI and the future workforce – a Gen Z perspective
12.30
David Reynolds
Startups and Professional Services; the challenges of innovation in Professional Services Firms
Before founding Venture Agenda with his business partner Tom Sutton, David was Head of Digital Innovation and Ventures for Grant Thornton UK, a division created to deliver digital solutions and early-stage venture collaborations
13.15
Lunch
14.30
Keynote address – Daniel Hulme
What does the future look like for society?
Daniel is the CEO of Satalia, a London-based company that provides Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to solve industry’s hardest problems. He is also the Director of UCL’s Business Analytics MSc, applying AI to solve business, governmental and social problems.
15.15
Christina Blacklaws
Algorithms, AI, law, justice and ethics: what’s happening and what should be done?
Christina was President of the Law Society of England and Wales until July 2019 and performed a huge range of ambassadorial and representative functions both domestically and internationally.
She is passionate about diversity and inclusion, technology and access to justice and uses every opportunity to advocate and progress positive change in these areas.
16.00
Q&A with Daniel and Christina
Moderated by Gavin Gray
16.30
G&T’s, summary by the chair
18.30
Drinks Reception in the Oxford Foyer
19.30
Dinner and Entertainment in the Oxford Room
Day 3 – Tuesday October, 1st
The event concludes at 10am on Tuesday morning after breakfast.