Headline speakers including Sir Geoffrey Vos, the head of civil justice for England and Wales, Sarah Sackman KC, the minister of state for courts and legal services, and the former prime minister of Denmark Helle Thorning-Schmidt will join 4,500 leaders from the legal sector, business world and academia at the Legal Geek conference later this month. The actor, writer and presenter Sir Stephen Fry will also speak at the event.
Now in its tenth year, Legal Geek is one of the world’s largest lawtech conferences. Taking place on the 15thand 16th October at the Old Truman Brewery in London, speakers and guests will discuss the latest innovations in legal technology, with interactive workshops, product pitches, roundtables, panels and networking.
The agenda includes sessions on a range of core topics, including Women in Lawtech; AI in Legal Practice; Data, Security and Compliance; Legal Tech Adoption and ROI; Regulation & Policy; and Wellness and Mental Health.
Over 250 speakers have been confirmed for the event, which is staged in collaboration with Law Care, the Society of Computers and Law, and the Centre for Legal Leadership. The Law Society of England and Wales is the headline partner of the conference.
Jimmy Vestbirk, founder of Legal Geek, commented:
“We are incredibly excited to be hosting the 10th annual Legal Geek Conference next month, bringing together our amazing ecosystem of legal and tech professionals to discuss and explore the latest lawtech innovations. With a stellar line-up of speakers and a knock-out agenda, we are in for a brilliant two days of inspiration, discovery, fun, and connection. We can’t wait to get started!”
The line-up includes:
- Sir Stephen Fry, actor, writer, and presenter
- Helle Thorning-Schmidt, former Prime Minister of Denmark
- Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services
- Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice for England and Wales
- Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, Director, IBA’s Human Rights Institute
- Christina Blacklaws, Chair, LawtechUK
- Zaffrin O’Sullivan, General Counsel & Company Secretary, ITN
- Ian Jeffery, CEO, The Law Society
- Paul Lewis, Managing Partner, Linklaters
- Luke Powell, Managing Partner, Macfarlanes
- Amir Mehdi – Chief Information Officer, Deutsche Bank
- David Kershaw, Dean and Professor of Law LSE Law School
- Jo Farmer, Managing Partner, Lewis Silkin
- Matthew Wilson, Chief Legal Officer, Fremantle
- Denise Nurse, Chief Success Officer, DBN Enterprises
- Catherine Bamford, Founder, BamLegal
- Nick West, Chief Strategy Officer, Mishcon de Reya
- Bruce Braude, Global CTO, Deloitte Legal
Tickets and the full list of speakers are available at https://www.legalgeek.co/conference/
