Vis-à-Vis Legal Technology 2018
Sunday 30th September
| 16.00 | Arrival, check in. Join us for welcome drinks on the first floor above the Warren Weir reception |
| 18.30 | Welcome drinks Reception |
| 19.30 | Dinner and Chairs opening remarks Cliff Fluet, Partner, Lewis Silkin |
| 21.00 | After dinner speaker: John Sergeant Possibly one of the most well-known faces on television and a fantastic political speaker, John Sergeant held the role of BBC Chief Political Correspondent between 1992 and 2000 |
Monday 1st October
The day starts by looking at the world of data driven business and automation, and the role of the human in the technological world we’re moving into. The day concludes with arguably the most important role of our jobs – how we inspire, motivate and drive our organisations, the importance of emotional intelligence and leadership skills.
| 9.00 | Keynote address – Dave Coplin The role of the human in the data driven world we’re moving into. Dave Coplin was Microsoft’s Chief Envisioning Officer and is author of two books on the need to rethink the usage of technology in the modern world. He is an established thought leader on the role of technology in our personal and professional lives. He has worked across a wide range of industries and organisations, providing strategic advice and guidance around the intersection of a modern society and technology both inside and outside of the world of work |
| 9.45 | Q&A with Dave Coplin |
| 10.15 | Break for coffee |
| 10.30 | TED-Style presentations: Creating client value through innovation We will hear from EY’s Global Law Lead, Dr Cornelius Grossmann on their recent acquisition of Riverview Law. KPMG’s Partner and Head of Digital Disruption Shamus Rea will present on how KPMG are innovating and the trends they see in the market, and DLA Piper’s Innovation Director Adam Hembury will share how DLA are driving client value through innovation and what that means for their firm. Each presenter will talk for 10 minutes about innovation and creating client value in their respective organisations. This will be followed by a Panel session and Q&A from the audience Shamus Rae, Partner and Director of Innovation, KPMG Adam Hembury, Innovation Director, DLA Piper |
| 11.15 | Innovation Panel Moderated by Cliff Fluet, Partner, Lewis Silkin Adam Hembury, Innovation Director, DLA Piper |
| 11.45 | The automated workforce – RPA session with Blue Prism discussing how other industries have implemented RPA and what the future looks like for the automated workforce and what the implications are for humans |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 13.45 |
Client Viewpoint Presentation & Q&A – Connie Brenton, CEO of CLOC and Senior Director of Legal Operations, NetApp The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium is the fastest growing network of legal operations, in-house counsel and corporate legal teams in the world, now with more than 1600 members. Connie Brenton will present the client view and how law firm’s clients expectations are evolving. |
| 14.45 | Summary of the morning sessions by the Chair |
| 15.00 | Executive coaching session – change management, executive leadership with Gillian Jones – Williams Arguably the most important role of our jobs – how we inspire, motivate and drive our organisations, the importance of emotional intelligence and leadership skills in the new world of technology, data and automation. |
| 15.45 | Gin & Tonic break |
| 16.00 | Mark Doyle – The Method Following on from Gillian’s session, this is an interactive, audience participation session that uses method acting techniques to bring your best self to the board room. |
| 17.00 | Closing remarks |
| 18.30 | Drinks reception |
| 19.30 | Dinner and entertainment |
Tuesday 2ndOctober
The event concludes at 10am on Tuesday morning after breakfast.