Women in Legal Networking Pre-Conference Session: Early Risers’ Fireside Chat: Overcoming Bias and Barriers: Women's Experiences in the Legal Tech Space

• Discuss the disparities in pay, promotions and representations for women in legal technology 
• Address the challenges that women face in balancing professional and personal responsibilities 
• Highlight what you can do as an individual to create a diverse workplace and empower others to succeed

 Moderator

Kate Cain, Senior Director of Knowledge and Innovation Delivery

Fenwick & West LLP

Panelists

Andrea Markstrom, CIO

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Joy Heath Rush, CEO

ILTA

Shawn M. Swearingen, Chief Innovation Officer

Faegre Drinker

Chairperson Welcome & Opening Remarks

Rod Wittenberg, North America Vice President of Financial Productivity  

BigHand 

Keynote Address: Innovation and Change in an Uncertain Legal Market

• Deep dive look into the economics of the legal market 
• Discuss how innovation and change can help impact law firm economics 
• Understand our role in making this happen 

Meredith Williams-Range, Chief Client Strategy & Growth Officer
Shearman & Sterling LLP

Expert Panel Discussion: Future-Proofing Your Firm—Preparing for Recessions and Boom Years

• Examine budgeting and monitoring the revenue stream: planning in an uncertain market 
• Ensure you are a part of your firm’s financial wellness 
• Ensure long term profitability by thinking beyond the short-term downturn 
• Hear how to best capitalize on the uncertain economic picture when it comes to staffing and human capital 
• Discuss how to better leverage technology that is already in the firm – doing more with less and being your firm’s best training advocate 

Moderator:

Sara Miro, Managing Attorney and Director of Knowledge

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Panelists:

Elisabeth Cappuyns, Director of Knowledge Management

DLA Piper LLP (US)

Michael Ertel, Practice Innovation and Knowledge Attorney

Paul Hastings LLP

Tricia G. Thomas, Director of Research Services

Akerman LLP

Data Ready Legal Departments and Law Firms - Where Should You Be by 2030

• Learn how democratizing data positively impacts your firm’s business, insights and results
• Understand the impact of ownership, accountability, and education in a decentralized data management environment
• Ensure the required processes are in place to leverage your data infrastructure and software investment
• Consider if your firm’s data strategy is capable of surviving changes in state and global privacy laws

Moderator:

Barry Solomon, Vice President of M&A Integration

Litera

Panelists:

Madison C. Henry, Business Intelligence & Analytics Manager

Troutman Pepper LLP

Joshua Fireman, Founder, Managing Director

Fireman & Company

Othiel Glover, Global Data Innovation Manager

Mayer Brown

Josh Blandi, CEO and Co-Founder

UniCourt

Gain Insight into How Lawyers are Using The Cloud to Drive Innovation and Collaboration

• Discussion of the pros and cons of security and the cyber risk considerations for Law firm and legal departments who are on a cloud adoption journey
• Evaluate where data can be stored - how to leverage collaboration and integration tools to support innovation by lawyers
• Understand client guidelines and insurance requirements - addressing cloud risks through audits and compliance.

Moderator:

Zorik Pesochinsky, Global Client Director 

Thomson Reuters 

Panelists:

Emily Rushing, JD, MIS, Director of Competitive Intelligence

Haynes Boone

Daniel Marra, Director of Information Security, 

Shearman & Sterling LLP  

Torben Pedersen, Director of Enterprise Architecture

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

Tools & Technology Spotlight

Leading service providers will showcase their offerings in a quick-pitch setting. Evaluate the latest and greatest tech tools to bring back to your organization. 

Matt James, VP, Sales Advisors & Engineers

Litera

Executive Leadership Think Tank Session (Closed-door session, invitation-only)

Driving Transformation in Legal Finance and Operations   

In this 2-hour interactive session, BigHand’s Financial Productivity Vice President and Managing Director, Rod Wittenberg and Rob Stote, will lead a discussion on the state of the legal financial industry in 2023 and what participating firms are doing to stay ahead. During the session, attendees will be encouraged to share best practices and discuss key challenges, trends and opportunities amongst their peers 

12.45PM -1:15PM   Lunch  

1:15PM Session Starts 

Topic #1 – Leveraging Technology to the Fullest, from Analog to Digital  

Maximizing the value of EES   

Scaling your effort for faster time-to-market  

Timely course correction  
  

Topic #2 – Corporate-driven Strategy and C-Level Collaboration  

CROs in Legal  

Role of the CDO  

Overcoming language barriers  

Alignment on investments  
  

Topic #3 – Offer Career Advancing Work across the Organization  

DEI initiatives  

Managing expectations 

Moderators:

Rod Wittenberg, VP Financial Productivity 

BigHand 

Brian Taaffe, Director of Product Strategy, 

BigHand 

Deep Dive - Client Expectations and Improving Client Experience with Outside Counsel

• Gain insight into client expectations given the changing market legal technology landscape
• Understanding workflow management and delivery from the clients’ perspective
• Best practices on improving the clients’ experience with outside counsel
• Discuss what tools, processes, and strategies firms need to become more client-centric

Moderator:

Dan Pulka, Chief Client Experience Officer

Troutman Pepper LLP

Panelists:

Sukesh Kamra, Chief Knowledge & Innovation Officer

Torys LLP

Christy Bentz, Chief Client Value and Innovation Officer

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

Maria Liu, Litigation Counsel

Uber Technologies, Inc.

Cailin Heilig, VP External Legal Services 

TD Bank AMCB

Leveraging Technology to Bridge the Gap between Knowledge and Experience

• Understand the benefits of bringing together experience and relationship intelligence  
• Deep Dive look at managing and share best practices on bringing together experience and relationship intelligence  
• Discuss the potential impact of AI and other innovations on how firms will use experience and relationship intelligence  

Emile Van Den Berg, Senior Director of Sales  

Litera   

Rachel Shields Williams, Director, Knowledge Management Enablement & Insights   

Sidley Austin  

Jennifer Mapp, Senior Director, Data Management and Analytics   

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP  
  

Zena Applebaum, Vice President, Product Marketing   

Thomson Reuters  

Case Study: Eversheds Sutherland – A Look at a Law Firm ALSP and Client Service

• Define the current landscape and market conditions of law firm ALSPs 
• Understand Global and future implications for your business and clients 
• Learn about Eversheds Sutherland’s development of their alternative legal service provider, Konexo   

Scott Bailey, Director of Research and Knowledge Services
Eversheds Sutherland

Carmen Brun, Head of Konexo (US)
Konexo US, A Division of Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Redesigning Firm Culture in the New Work Environment

• Apply practical solutions to overcome complex challenges posed by remote work, adjusted priorities, quiet quitting, and other 2023 challenges
• Develop best practices for career development at all levels
• Make cohesion, inclusion and engagement more than just buzz words

Moderator:

Stefanie Marrone, Director of Business Development and Marketing  

Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP 

Panelists:

Kelli Wight, Chief Operating Officer

Koskie Minsky

Tiffany O’Neil, Director, Knowledge Management & Technology Innovation

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Chairperson Closing Remarks

Rod Wittenberg, North America Vice President of Financial Productivity, 
BigHand