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2024 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

DAY ONE | 13 NOVEMBER 2024

8:45 AM: Breakfast & Interest Group Conversations

10:15 AM: Welcome: In-House-Law Firm Collaboration In An Age of New Opportunities

With remarks from

Jason Winmill

Chair

Buying Legal Council


Damian Taylor

Director of Clients & Markets, UKIME

Dentons

10:30AM: Keynote | AI Adoption in Legal Teams: 3 Ways You Can Drive Immediate Value

 

Jean Yang

Vice President, AI Center of Excellence

Onit

Addy Spearman

EMEA Sales Director

Onit

11:00 AM: Conversation Break

11:20 AM: O Shaped Principles for Law Firm Tendering: A GC Case Study With Interesting Lessons Learned

Heather Key

Chief Legal Counsel

Serco

Dan Kayne

Founder

O Shaped

12:00 PM: Lunch

1:00 PM: AI-Driven Legal Spend Management: How Syngenta is Shaping Law Firm Pricing Strategies

Suha Gehrer

Group Legal Operations Lead

Syngenta

Alex Kelly

Co-Founder & COO

Brightflag

1:30 PM: Power in Partnership: How Bridging Procurement and Legal Can Strengthen Legal Sourcing

Natasha Williams

Group Procurement Senior Manager

Capita

1:45 PM: Who's in Control? Achieving Balanced Relationships Across the Vendor Management Lifecycle

Janice D'Costa

Legal Operations Manager, EMEA Lead

Meta

 

Chris Grant

Head of Legal Market Engagement

HSBC

Jen McIver

Director, Legal Operations & Industry Insights

Wolters Kluwer

2:15 PM: Workshop:  Topic-Based Discussions & Coffee

Jean Yang

Vice President, AI Center of Excellence

Onit



Orazio Difruscolo

Director, Head of Claims & Legal Enablement

Swiss Re

Brad Rogers

CEO

Zenvoice



Addy Spearman

EMEA Sales Director

Onit


Jessica Williams

Board Member | Legal Operations Leader

Buying Legal Council

3:05 PM: The New Frontier: Preferred Panel Programs for Your ALSP Portfolio

David Halliwell

Partner

Pinsent Masons Vario
 

Janet Taylor-Hall

Founder and CEO

Cognia Law

Sue Manik

Head of Supplier Performance, Legal

Standard Chartered Bank

3:35 PM: Afternoon Refreshments & Conversation

4:20 PM: ESG & DEI: The Latest Challenges & Exciting Opportunities Ahead

Daniel Winterfeldt MBE KC (Hon)

Managing Director & General Counsel, EMEA & Asia

Jefferies

Claire Manches

Vice President, Corporate Counsel

PGIM Real Estate


Heather Key

Chief Legal Counsel

Serco

Patti Kachidza

Head of Legal, Co-Chair

InterLaw Diversity Forum

5:00-7:00 PM: Reception: Hosted at Dentons


DAY TWO | 14 NOVEMBER 2024

8:00 AM Breakfast

9:00 AM: How Legal Tech Can Drive Better Vendor Relationships

Dan Ruderman

Director of Strategic Alliances

LexisNexis CounselLink


9:30 AM: Winning Together: The Power of Clear Ground Rules in Outside Counsel Relationships

Felicia Mundhenke

CEO

consalio


Lorenz Wittjen

Director Corporate Law

Flix SE

Ignaz Fuesgen

Co-Managing Director

smartvokat

10:00 AM: Industry Group Conversations

10:40 AM: Transforming the Modern Legal Function - Aligning Business Goals With Strategic Resource Allocation

Penny Ullmann

Procurement Category Manager (Corporate Services)

Marks and Spencer
 

Emily Ratnam

Head of Client Strategy, Dentons Helix

Dentons

 

Scott Singer

Chair, Dentons Helix

Dentons

11:10 AM:  From No to Go: How Legal Can Empower Marketing to Move Faster

Guy Shahar

Founder & CEO

Blee

Jessica Williams

Board Member

Buying Legal Council

11:30 AM: Scaling Up to "Giant-Size": Blueprints for the Biggest Legal Departments

Chris McCloy

Senior Vice President, Outside Counsel Management

Citi
 

Sean Weller

Director

Buying Legal Council

Hannah Wilson

Law Firm Panel & Spend Manager

Aviva

12:00 PM: Lunch

1:00 PM: Breaking News: AI Use Cases from Real Life – What's Working, and What Are We Learning?

Barry Rodick

Legal Transformation Manager

TD SYNNEX

1:15 PM: Legal Tech Bridge:  How AI and Advanced Analytics Are Overcoming Specific Pain Points In Legal Management

Leila El Gharbi

Legal Technology & Operations

O Shaped

1:30 PM: Workshop: From Idea to Implementation

Sean Weller

Director

Buying Legal Council

Jessica Williams

Board Member

Buying Legal Council

2:30 PM: Transforming Dinosaurs Into Gazelles: Paths to the Future of the Legal Industry

Jason Winmill

Chair

Buying Legal Council

Chris Grant

Head of Legal Market Engagement

HSBC

3:00-3:30 PM: Farewell Conversation & Coffee

Note: Programme is subject to change