Business Leadership Summit 2020 | The Lawyer | 15 September 2020 | Virtual Event

An annual event designed to provide and debate answers to the big challenges facing law firms today and deal with questions around defining your law firm strategy in a tech-driven future. This event serves as the meeting place for senior law firm leaders from across the UK and Europe to network, share experiences and best practice, and be inspired by peers inside and outside of the legal industry.

Attracting over 150 senior executives from law firm leadership teams including Managing Partners and C-Suite, the Summit offers a selection of 30+ sessions ranging from quick-fire TED-style talks, focused streams, roundtables, panel discussions and interviews. Attendees have the opportunity to tailor their individual schedule of conference sessions to meet their own requirements.

2020 Speakers

Rachel Barnes
Head of Collaborations, Ashurst Advance

Stéphanie Hamon
Head of Legal Operations Consulting, Norton Rose Fulbright

Jonathan Patterson
Managing Director, DWF Ventures

Laura Bygrave
Innovation and Ventures Lead, Deloitte Legal

Chris Grant
LawTech Director, Barclays

Jana Blount
Change Maker, DLA Piper

Richard Bamforth
Partner- Litigation & Arbitration, CMS

Shane Gleghorn
Managing Partner, Taylor Wessing

Dan Wright
Partner, Osborne Clarke

Tara Waters
Ashurst Digital Ventures

Keith Froud
International Managing Partner, Eversheds Sutherland

Christopher Tart-Roberts
Chief Knowledge & Innovation Officer, Macfarlanes

Elizabeth Rimmer
CEO, LawCare

Tamara Box
Managing Partner - Europe, Reed Smith

Shilpa Bhandarkar
Global Head of Innovation- Legal Operations, Linklaters

Julia Hayhoe
Managing Director, Hayhoe Consulting

Adam Ryan
Chief Legal Innovation Officer, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Alastair Morrison
Partner - Head of Client Strategy, Pinsent Masons

Andrew Keith
Chief Operating Officer, DAC Beachcroft

Frances Murphy
London Managing Partner, Morgan Lewis

Alistair Wye
Legal Innovation & Technology Solutions Attorney, Latham Watkins

David McCahon
Global Head of Commercial, Innovation and Technology Legal, Barclays

Yasmina Kone
Graduate Recruitment Specialist, Clifford Chance

Ahmed Badr
General Counsel, GoCardless

Michael Jackson
Managing Partner, Matheon

ADVISORY BOARD:

Laura Bygrave
Innovation and Ventures Lead, Deloitte Legal

Alistair Wye
Legal Innovation & Technology Solutions Attorney, Latham Watkins

Stéphanie Hamon
Head of Legal Operations Consulting, Norton Rose Fulbright

Rachel Barnes
'Head of Collaborations, Ashurst Advance

Adam Ryan
Chief Legal Innovation Officer, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Tara Waters
Partner, Head of Ashurst Advance Digital, Ashurst Digital Ventures

Christopher Tart-Roberts
Chief Knowledge & Innovation Officer, Macfarlanes

Tamara Box
Managing Partner - Europe, Reed Smith

Jana Blount
Change Maker, DLA Piper

Stephen Allen
Head of Innovation & Digital, Hogan Lovells

Tom Connor
Head of Digital Services, Matheson

Ben Williams
Managing Director, (Peerpoint), Allen & Overy

Gideon Moore
Firmwide Managing Partner, Linklaters

Keith Froud
International Managing Partner, Eversheds Sutherland

Shane Gleghorn
Managing Partner, Taylor Wessing

David Pollitt
Managing Partner, DAC Beachcroft

Dan Wright
Partner, Osborne Clarke

Simon Boss
Chief Executive, Shoosmith

Alex Chadwick
Managing Partner, Baker McKenzie

2020 Sponsors

SILVER SPONSOR:
• PLMJ

BRONZE SPONSOR:
• board

CONFERENCE SPONSOR:
• LexisNexis