Innovative Lawyers Summit 2024 | Financial Times Live | 10 September 2024 | The Biltmore Mayfair, 44 Grosvenor Sq, London W1K 2HP, UK

A private meeting for the FT and RSGI’s global community of innovative law firm leaders, chief legal officers, chief executives and other leaders of legal service and technology companies.

There has never been a more important moment for the global legal profession to raise its head above the social and business parapets.

With 40 countries going to the polls, many feel that democracy is under threat. Generative AI presents a regulatory challenge worldwide and for many white-collar jobs and businesses, it is an existential threat that requires cross-border collaboration and standards. Geopolitical strife continues, with war grinding in the Ukraine and Gaza. Against this backdrop, the rule of law has never been more important. And implicitly, the role of influential lawyers in ensuring stability and balance.

The Summit’s interactive sessions are a unique opportunity for legal leaders working in-house and in private practice to discuss and help shape, not only their own response but, the response of the legal industry to these challenges. The legal industry itself is in an existential crisis, and the pace of technological, societal and business change is unprecedented. Remaining relevant for in-house legal teams and private practice law firms has never been harder. The Summit will explore changing notions around culture, influence, commercial relationships, business models, functional structures and leadership with presentations and robust debate from some of the most impactful people in the legal industry.

The summit coincides with the publication of the annual FT Business Legal Leaders Report, an investigation into the top lawyers working for major corporations and how they are using their influence and unique positions to help ensure the security, stability and sustainability of business. The profiled individuals will be revealed at the evening networking drinks after the summit, with one invited to give the final keynote address of the day.

Why Attend?
Gain:
• Deep insights into the future landscape of the global legal industry and understand what this means for your business
Connect:
• With some of the biggest names in the industry to learn about the latest trends, exchange ideas and build relationships
Discover:
• How leaders across the legal industry are addressing the biggest challenges being faced today

What's On:
• Meet and connect with a global community of general counsel, law firm leaders, CEOs of law and legal tech companies together with academics and other thought-leaders.
• Access in-person networking, lunch breaks and a drinks reception to build on existing relationships and strengthen new relationships in a less formal setting.
• Benefit from a jam-packed agenda comprising of interviews, short informative ted-style talks and breakout sessions providing more intimate interactive discussions.

2024 Speakers

MODERATORS:

Reena SenGupta
Executive Director, RSGI

Yasmin Lambert
Managing Director, RSGI

Andrew Hill
Senior Business Writer, Financial Times

Anjli Raval
Management Editor, Financial Times

Suzi Ring
Legal Correspondent, Financial Times

Alec Russell
Foreign Editor, Financial Times

SPEAKERS:

Tom Lue
General Counsel & Head of Governance, Google DeepMind

Maaike de Bie
Group General Counsel, Vodafone

Almudena Arpón de Mendívil Aldama
President, International Bar Association

Sandrine Auffret
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel and Company Secretary, ASML

James Birch
Group General Counsel, Travelex

Kate Cheetham
Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary, Lloyds Banking Group

Gabriel Buigas
EVP, Legal & Compliance Solutions, Integreon

Christina Demetriades
General Counsel, Europe, Accenture

Michele De Stefano
Professor and Author, University of Miami and Harvard Law School

Scott Dresser
Group Chief Legal Officer, Ericsson

Lars Faeste
EMEA Chairman, FTI Consulting

Clare Francis
Partner, Pinsent Masons

Warren Hua
Managing Partner, JunHe

Isabelle Deschamps
Chief Legal, Governance & Corporate Affairs Officer, Rio Tinto

Daniel Katz
Professor of Law, Illinois Tech - Chicago Kent College of Law

Tom Kilroy
CEO, KeyLoop

Matthew Layton
Senior Advisor, FTI Consulting

Eleanor Lightbody
CEO, Luminance

Varun Mehta
CEO, Factor

Richard Price
General Counsel, Anglo American

Rick Sharma
Chief Legal Advisor & Partner, Bridgewater

David Wang
Chief Innovation Officer, Cooley

Sean West
Co-founder, Hence Technologies

Duncan Weston
Executive Partner, CMS

Thom Whetzer
Associate Professor of Law and Finance, University of Oxford

Sophie Ross
Global Chief Executive Officer, Technology Segment, FTI Consulting

Alison Yapp
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, Compass

Marion Palmer
Partner, Hogan Lovells

Alex Smith
Product Management - Senior Director for Knowledge Search and AI, iManage

Kate Brader
Senior Managing Director, Head of Crisis, EMEA Strategic Communications, FTI Consulting

Antti Innanen
CEO, Dot.

Christopher Georgiou
Partner and Regional Head, Ashurst Advance

Patricia Christias
Head of Legal, Microsoft UK

2024 Partners

PLATINUM PARTNER:
• FTI Consulting

GOLD PARTNERS:
• Factor
• CMS

SILVER PARTNER:
• Pinsent Masons

BRONZE PARTNER:
• Luminance

LEAD PARTNER:
• IManage

PILLAR PARTNER:
• Integreon