Celebrating the people,
technology and innovations
that are literally transforming
the way law firms and
in-house legal teams operate
Lt
Legal
INNOVATION
Foundation Partners
In association with
A collaboration between
& TECH FEST
16 - 17 May 2016
Crown Promenade, Melbourne
WHY A LEGAL
INNOVATION
& TECH FEST?
The world is changing. Businesses
are more demanding. Fee models
are evolving. New technologies are
emerging. And the pressure is on
for law firms and legal businesses
to operate more efficiently and
effectively. Technology is disrupting
(and enabling) the practice of law,
which is why we are hosting the Legal
Innovation & Technology Festival.
Legal Innovation & Tech Fest is a
collaboration between the International
Legal Technology Association (ILTA) and
The Eventful Group, and in association
with the Association of Corporate
Counsel (ACC Australia).
1.
How to Create a Business Culture That
Embraces Change and Innovation
2.
3. Data Security and Overcoming Fear
The Strategy, the ROI and the Business
4. Case for a Digital Workplace and a
Getting Commercial Insights from Data and
Advanced Analytics
Collaborative Environment
Legal Innovation & Tech Fest’s content creation process
is unique – research was conducted via a series of
round table discussions across Australia with over 40
professionals from 30 companies. The outcome: 9 key
hot topics around which Legal Innovation & Tech Fest
has been created.
5.
How to Build Intuitive and Compelling User
Experiences That the Legal Profession Love
6.
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence,
Automation and Augmentation
7.
What Does the Legal Business of the Future
Look Like?
8.
9. What Are the Technology Options?
How to Engage Stakeholders to Drive an
Effective Technology Strategy
To further explore the hot topics/content you can download
the research report at www.techfestconf.com/legal/aus
LEGAL INNOVATION
One of the best ways to be inspired by new ideas, embrace
technology and transform business is to stand on the
shoulders of giants. Legal Innovation & Tech Fest will
bring together a carefully selected group of Legal Giants,
thought-leaders, influencers and early adopters to share
their combined knowledge, experience and ideas.
Connie
Brenton
Chief of Staff/Director of
Legal Operations, NetApp
(USA)
Challenging Your Legal Department to
Be Disruptive
Connie Brenton is the driving force behind one of the most
innovative, disruptive and celebrated legal teams in the
world, saving NetApp millions of dollars and elevating
their reputation to the pinnacle of the industry. Hear
why they started with the goal of creating a legal group
as a business and learn how by crafting and carefully
implementing a technology strategy, leveraging data and
metrics they achieved amazing results.
Regularly one of the ‘Top 100 Women of Influence’ in
Silicon Valley, Connie Brenton is Chief of Staff and Director
of Legal Operations at NetApp Inc. Prior to NetApp,
Connie served as Managing Counsel at Oracle, where she
supported a 300 person global legal organisation.
Julian
Tsisin
Program Manager, Legal
Technology, Google (USA)
Demystifying the Hottest Trend in
Technology: Machine Learning for
Lawyers
Machine learning is the hottest topic in Silicon Valley
and beyond. From spam detection to recommendation
engines of Netflix and Amazon to Google’s self-driving
cars, it seems that machine learning can do it all.
But what can it do for the legal profession? Should
legal departments and law firms adopt this almost
mythical “thing” they call machine learning? The
answer, not surprisingly, is “it depends.” But before we
discuss specific use cases where machine learning
can benefit the legal profession, we must demystify
it and understand what it is and what it is not. Join
this session to learn how one of the most innovative
organisations in the world has employed machine
learning and how it may apply to your legal work.
Julian Tsisin is a Program Manager for Legal Technology
at Google. As part of his role he is responsible for
developing, implementing and supporting various
systems that improve efficiencies within Google’s Legal
Department. Prior to Google, Julian worked in a similar
role at Disney and as a software engineer for a large
international law firm.
How to Provide Clients With Tangible
Insight Into Their Matters
Through its full-time, client-facing innovation team,
hear how Davis Wright Tremaine (DWT) have helped
customers such as Microsoft drive greater efficiencies
in their in-house legal function. Through data collection
and analysis DWT have built a contract support system
which gives their client real-time analysis.
DWT developed dashboards and other reporting
tools so that customers can look at the data about
these contracts at any time and DWT could provide
actionable intelligence about their contracts and how
to make the contracting process even more efficient.
Jay leads the firm’s innovation initiative, DWT De Novo.
His focus is on deploying people, processes and
technologies to work more efficiently, and in ways that
create greater value for clients. Having served as in-house
counsel for many years and as a business transactions
lawyer in the technology field, Jay looks for creative
solutions to clients’ business and legal challenges.
Jay D.
Hull
Chief Innovation Partner,
Davis Wright Tremaine
LLP (USA)
interaction
and disruption
sessions
Technology has become fully integrated into the
practice of law. The problem with technology is
that it never stands still. Systems change. New
platforms are launched. Different strategies and
tactics are required to keep up. Which is why we
are hosting special Interaction and Disruption
sessions – designed to challenge thinking, effect
serious change and transform business.
10
16 -November
29
17 May 2016
– 1 December 2015
Mick
Sheehy
General Counsel,
Finance and
Strategy, Telstra
What Got Us Here Won’t
Get Us There: Innovation
Is Not Negotiable
Innovation for Telstra’s in-house legal team has enabled it to become
one of the preeminent in-house operations. Hear how deploying design
thinking and driving agile innovation have played key roles in the
innovation agenda.
Mick will share key tips and tricks to navigate bureaucracy and overcome
blockers of change. This session will explore breakthroughs in knowledge
management, and Telstra’s success in reducing low value work and huge
benefits derived from the smarter use of alternate legal providers.
Mick is Telstra’s General Counsel of Finance & Strategy and his team
supports the Telstra CFO and Company Secretary’s Office. Mick has
an extensive M&A background, with 20 years’ experience working on
transactions in Australia, US, Europe and Asia. Mick is passionate about
innovation in the legal industry and the opportunities for lawyers to
continually add more value to their clients.
Transforming Contracting
Into a Competitive
Advantage Using Norms,
Metrics and (Big) Data
Most large organisations engage in volume transactions - repetitive,
routine, low to modest dollar value, risk complexity and strategic value.
Many rely on tools, processes and legal or contracting methodologies
which are sub-optimal from a cost and efficiency perspective. Hear
about HP’s four-year project which has deployed software automation
and support tools and agile support models informed by data analytics,
all underpinned by meaningful metrics.
Steven is committed to legal services innovation and has either led or
participated in several global department initiatives. These range from the
adoption of Legal Project Management in service delivery, the deployment
of a cloud-based contract management, workflow and analytics tools, to
the design of a captive legal services solution adopting a “follow the sun”
service model for commodity contracting support. He manages Hewlett
Packard Enterprise’s Office of the General Counsel in Australia and
New Zealand, providing end-to-end legal services across the region.
Steven
Walker
Vice President
and South Pacific
Counsel, Hewlett
Packard Enterprise
Berys
Amor
Director of
Technology,
Corrs Chambers
Westgarth
Creating a Truly Client
Centric, Externally
Focused, Technology Team
Are you looking to create or benefit from a multi-disciplinary client
facing technology team that consists of representatives from the
whole business? Hear how Berys and her group have established
themselves as a valuable commodity and a team who wins business
for Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Understand the new technologies and
platforms they chose which can help you explore what’s possible
while still addressing business risks and concerns. Create a dynamic
asset by empowering your people with the autonomy and freedom to
be innovative, creative and able to fail.
Berys Amor has worked in the legal sector for more than 25 years,
starting in finance administration before moving into information
technology. As Director of Technology at Corrs Chambers Westgarth,
Berys’ current role involves collaborating with key business
stakeholders to understand the business objectives and factors of
success in the industry, and developing and implementing the IS
strategy in line with the overall business strategy. Berys and her team
are also helping to drive innovation throughout the business and to
engage with the firm’s clients in different and more effective ways.
Change is the law of life.
And those who look only
to the past or present are
certain to miss the future
John F. Kennedy
Leadership Matters
In times of crisis, leaders are defined both by their actions and by their
ability to make decisions without deliberation - to act with confidence but
without recklessness. One of the most positive things about working in
disasters is that true leaders are quickly identified. Without the constraints
of an organisation chart or an imposed management structure, authentic
leaders will rise. This keynote presentation takes audiences through the
importance of leaving an indelible impression, making decisions without
deliberation and focusing on results and not excuses.
Peter Baines OAM, a former forensics officer with the NSW State Police
Force developed his unique leadership style by leading international
identification and recovery teams into Indonesia and Thailand following
acts of terrorism and the 2004 South East Asian Tsunami. He would go on
to work in the counter terrorism area of Interpol, spent time with the United
Nations Office of Drug and Crime and also worked in Saudi Arabia and
Japan after natural disasters in those countries.
14
16 - 17 May 2016
Peter
Baines
OAM
Meet some of the key influencers in legal technology and
innovation. Be inspired and encouraged by their fresh
thinking, straight-talking, ideas and insights. Empowering
you to fully realise the benefits of big picture thinking in
your business.
Working Smarter Not Harder:
Techniques From the Tech
and Start-Up World
CHAMAN SIDHU
General Counsel & Company Secretary,
Envato
Legal teams both in-house and in private practice
face inevitable battles and pressures to serve many
and varied demands simultaneously whilst adding
true value to their organisation. The answer is not
to simply work harder in the same old way. At
Envato they have employed “Agile’’ methodologies
and tactics employed by start-up organisations
to revolutionalise planning and workflow, tools
to radically improve efficiency and productivity
and develop a real way to “work smarter” rather
than harder.
Building High Performance
Teams
GREG LAYTON
Founder and Director, NeuroSport
Have you ever wondered what really goes on
behind the scenes of the greatest teams that have
created long term success? As a business leader
what are some of the secrets to building structures
and cultures which respond with tenacity to
challenges while creating cultures embracing trust.
As a lifelong student of high performance, Greg
has searched the planet for the most powerful
approaches to performance in business, sport and
life. From living with the Shaolin Monks in China
to tackling the hardest desert ultra-marathons,
Greg’s journey has tested the limits of personal
endurance and mental strength.
Risk Management &
Information Governance:
Build Invaluable
Client-Service Relationships
Innovating Legal Panels Establishing the Interface
Between Internal and
External Legal Services
MICHELE GOSSMEYER
DION GOODERHAM
Director, Information Governance &
Compliance, Dentons (USA)
Senior Manager, Legal, Compliance &
Capability, IAG
Want to turn risk management from a burden to
a valuable collaboration opportunity? Hear how
a focused team, solid communication, current
technology and relevant education can put your
legal team ahead of the curve. Regardless of
how prepared an organisation is, a new risk is
always looming. Equip yourself with invaluable
opportunities to build stronger relationships and
assist in protecting valuable information assets.
Whilst there is no “one size fits all” model for legal
services, Dion and colleague Zaheed Evans –
Senior Corporate Counsel - will share their
experiences and ideas about establishing an
effective service model both from a quality and
cost efficiency perspective. This session will help
you create a framework to evaluate, establish
and/or revise external legal services models.
The LPM Conundrum:
Unbundling, Off-Shoring,
AFA’s and Other Buzz Words
Identifying and Capitalising
on Innovation Within Your
Law Firm
SHAUN TEMBY
ROSS FORGIONE
Partner, Maddocks
Chief Information Officer, Johnson
Winter & Slattery
Too many law firms are failing to see the
bigger picture when it comes to Legal Project
Management. For many lawyers, LPM is nothing
more than taking work that they have been doing
for years and complicating it with task lists,
spreadsheets and gantt charts. Hear how LPM can
look to cope with increased competition from low
cost providers, the growing influence of in-house
legal teams and increasing demands from clients
for greater transparency and accountability with
respect to fees.
Being innovative in business has long delivered
success and failure. For the fortunate, visionary,
or those who happen to be in the right place at
the right time, success has already been achieved.
What can the rest of us do…? Leadership is
looking to in-house teams to deliver success
through innovation. Where do we start and
what do we need to be aware of? Hear how
innovation should be defined, question whether
it always needs to be disruptive and identify
and assess opportunities.
Designing a Repeatable User
Experience That Reduces
Training Burden
BILL TANNER
IT Business Process Manager, Allens
Capitalising on the Innovation
and Technology Easy-Wins
CONNIE BRENTON
Chief of Staff/Director of Legal
Operations, NetApp (USA)
Hear how Allens have focused on an essential
work stream to produce a repeatable design
pattern targeted at streamlining “paper piles” and
the untracked progress of that paper. A reduction
in manual processes has increased staff visibility
and created an audit trail of completion rates. The
standard interface now aids completion while
improving awareness of the overall progress.
The rapid change of technology and its potential
impact on our industry is discussed incessantly.
With the change comes incredible complexity,
so how do we gain clarity when we are all
struggling to juggle our increasing workloads,
while assessing the latest technological or product
enhancements? Hear how NetApp have led the
way as a Beta-tester for legal technology and
achieved big ROIs from small improvements
including e-signatures and workflow technology.
What can you do tomorrow to start making
big-progress, fast? No-matter how far behind you
think you are!
Optimised Legal Department:
A Data-Driven Approach
Understand How a Culture
Open to Change Fosters an
Environment of Innovation
JULIAN TSISIN
Program Manager, Legal Technology,
Google (USA)
Want to develop a roadmap for a data-driven legal
department? Hear real-life examples from Google
on how they built a business based on data-driven
decisions: The ultimate goal for most organisations in
both legal and non-legal fields. Before data could be
used for anything, it needed to be collected, organised
and made available at the right time to the right
people. Julian will share his war story - building the
foundation for a data-driven organisation was not
a glamorous undertaking but it had to be done and
done right.
MICHELE GOSSMEYER
Director, Information Governance &
Compliance, Dentons (USA)
The pace of technology change continues to
increase the demand for flexibility and agility.
Creating an environment open to change requires
a culture that not only supports but drives new and
innovative ways of working. Hear how a culture of
engrained behaviour moves toward an engaging
environment of client service motivated by a
passionate delivery team. Learn how to create an
open, two-way communication channel to ensure
that change becomes a natural way of operating.
A Step-by-Step Guide to
Building an Innovative
Law Firm
The Future-Ready Law Firm –
Agility, Innovation and (Self)
Disruption
Seize the Opportunity Digital Capability Through a
Paperless Office
JAY D. HULL
SAM NICKLESS
SUMITH PERERA
Chief Innovation Partner, Davis Wright
Tremaine LLP (USA)
Chief Operating Officer, Gilbert & Tobin
Chief Operating Officer, Hall & Wilcox
With the rapid changes in technology and the
competitive landscape occurring in the legal
market, a law firm needs to be future-ready –
where the pace and end game remain uncertain.
Sam will discuss the concept of ‘self-disruption’
and how G+T seeks to leverage best of breed
platforms with open standards, to move quickly
and ultimately deliver a superior, connected,
customer experience.
Moving to a paperless office environment can
have huge benefits for business - reducing
environmental footprint, the cost of resources
and the volume of storage required. But within
the legal sector, where courts and regulators have
relied so heavily on hard copies and decades of
process are entrenched, this has been viewed
by many as a white elephant. Hear how Hall &
Wilcox developed a cost effective, easy to use but
feature rich PDF solution.
Business Model Innovation –
Running a Legal Team Like a
Tech Startup
Executive Flow – How to Create
a Process That Sustains Flow
in the Business World
LACHLAN MCKNIGHT
GREG LAYTON
CEO, LegalVision
Founder and Director, NeuroSport
We hear a lot about tech innovation - but in
delivering client value, business model innovation
is just as important. Lachlan will provide insights
about LegalVision as a tech startup - how with an
outbound and inbound sales team, marketing team,
development and product teams (their lawyers),
they were able to build a business which can adapt
and grow quickly. Hear tips and tricks for your
organisation on how to deliver a vastly different
client experience.
Performance in clutch moments is often the only
thing that separates first from second. But how
does this apply to the business world? Greg will
share secrets used by the greatest coaches and
athletes to maintain composure under pressure
and how this translates to the business world
where one has to perform for long periods of time.
Learn the cost of conscious overload and a process
for building executive flow that is resilient to
pressure and large workloads.
Hear the success story of innovation at Davis
Wright Tremaine, including the steps (and
missteps) the firm has taken in trying to build
an innovative culture. Jay will discuss his
team’s experience with taking stock of his firm’s
commitment to innovation and openness to
change, starting small and building a base of
support and managing expectations within the
firm (and with clients).
Digital Expert Systems,
Contract Automation and
Machine Learning: Trends,
Tips and Traps
TAE ROYLE
Head of Legal Services Innovation,
Ashurst
Innovations in digital expert systems, contract
automation and machine learning are now a
reality and can offer drastic increases in speed and
responsiveness while reducing costs. Commercial
personnel can generate their own tailored legal
contracts in minutes, and obtain answers to complex
legal issues from digital expert systems. However
these technologies also come with limitations which
need to be acknowledged and respected.
Overview
Monday 16 May 2016
LEGAL INNOVATION
& TECH FEST
Tuesday 17 May 2016
Challenging Your Legal Department to Be Disruptive
Connie Brenton - Chief of Staff/Director of Legal Operations, NetApp (USA)
Legal Executive Panel
In this interactive panel session we will drill down into the thinking of a world class group of
thought-leaders from our partners and legal innovators.
We will discuss the challenges of working in such a rapidly evolving space and our
experts will offer their insights on what we all need to focus on today!
How to Provide Clients With Tangible Insight Into Their Matters
Jay D. Hull - Chief Innovation Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (USA)
TRACK 1
TRACK 2
Interactive Sessions
TRACK 1
TRACK 2
TRACK 3
Transforming Contracting Into a
Competitive Advantage Using Norms,
Metrics and (Big) Data
Steven Walker - Vice President and South
Pacific Counsel, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Seize the Opportunity - Digital Capability
Through a Paperless Office
Sumith Perera - Chief Operating Officer,
Hall & Wilcox
Innovating Legal Panels - Establishing the
Interface Between Internal and External
Legal Services
Dion Gooderham - Senior Manager, Legal,
Compliance and Capability & Zaheed Evans –
Senior Corporate Counsel, IAG
A Step-by-Step Guide to Building an
Innovative Law Firm
Jay D. Hull - Chief Innovation Partner, Davis
Wright Tremaine LLP (USA)
The Next Generation of Legal Innovators
Creating a Truly Client Centric, Externally
Focused Technology Team
Berys Amor - Director of Technology, Corrs
Chambers Westgarth
Demystifying the Hottest Trend in
Technology: Machine Learning for Lawyers
Julian Tsisin – Program Manager, Legal
Technology, Google (USA)
Executive Flow - How to Create a Process
That Sustains Flow in the Business World
Greg Layton – Founder and Director,
NeuroSport
Digital Expert Systems, Contract Automation
and Machine Learning: Trends, Tips and Traps
Tae Royle - Head of Legal Services
Innovation, Ashurst
Working Smarter Not Harder: Techniques
From the Tech and Start-Up World
Chaman Sidhu - General Counsel &
Company Secretary, Envato
Identifying and Capitalising on Innovation
Within Your Law Firm
Ross Forgione - Chief Information Officer,
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Putting Money on the Bottom Line Through
Data, Analytics and Insights
What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There:
Innovation Is Not Negotiable
Mick Sheehy – General Counsel, Finance
and Strategy, Telstra
The LPM Conundrum: Unbundling, OffShoring, AFA’s and Other Buzz Words –
Is the Australian Legal Industry Ready?
Shaun Temby - Partner, Maddocks
Designing a Repeatable User Experience
That Reduces Training Burden
Bill Tanner - IT Business Process Manager,
Allens
Optimised Legal Department: A Data-Driven
Approach
Julian Tsisin – Program Manager, Legal
Technology, Google (USA)
Understand How a Culture Open to Change
Fosters an Environment of Innovation
Michele Gossmeyer -Director, Information
Governance & Compliance, Dentons (USA)
Automated Law: What Are We All
Frightened Of?
Risk Management & Information
Governance: Opportunities to Build
Invaluable Client-Service Relationships
Michele Gossmeyer - Director, Information
Governance & Compliance, Dentons (USA)
Building High Performance Teams
Greg Layton – Founder and Director,
NeuroSport
Business Model Innovation – Running a
Legal Team Like a Tech Startup
Lachlan McKnight - CEO, LegalVision
The Future-Ready Law Firm – Agility,
Innovation and (Self) Disruption
Sam Nickless - Chief Operating Officer,
Gilbert & Tobin
Capitalising on the Innovation and
Technology Easy-Wins
Connie Brenton - Chief of Staff/Director
of Legal Operations, NetApp (USA)
Understand Your Customer to Transform
Your Business
Leadership Matters
Peter Baines OAM
Legal Innovation & Technology Knowledge Lab
The floor is yours to ask all the questions you’ve ever wanted about sourcing, testing, purchasing,
implementing and using legal technology.
This session is 100% interactive with no PowerPoint, no agenda, no vendors and no subject off limits.
Networking Drinks Reception
Conference Close
www.techfestconf.com/legal/aus
FOUNDATION Partners
COMMUNITY Partners
NuLegal is a legal technology company delivering litigation support to Australian
law firms and corporations. From discovery to the court room, NuLegal is focused on
providing cutting-edge technology solutions to assist lawyers increase efficiency
and productivity. All of NuLegal’s solutions are selected and delivered with the client
experience in front of mind. This means they are intuitive, easy to use and supported
by a team who are passionate about enabling lawyers to work smarter not harder.
www.nulegal.com.au
Mimecast makes business email and data safer for more than 15,000 customers and
millions of employees worldwide. Founded in 2003, the company’s next-generation
cloud-based security, archiving and continuity services protect email and deliver
comprehensive email risk management in a single, fully-integrated subscription
service. Mimecast reduces email risk and the complexity and cost of managing the
array of point solutions traditionally used to protect email and its data. For customers
that have migrated to cloud services like Microsoft Office 365, Mimecast mitigates
single vendor exposure by strengthening security coverage, combating downtime
and improving archiving.
www.mimecast.com
ACTIVITY Partner
event partners
A collaboration between
The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) provides the premier
environment for peer connections, education and collective intelligence to
leverage the strategic advantages of technology in the legal profession. ILTA has
a strong reputation for delivering relevant, peer-developed programming to its
constitutes around the globe. ILTA’s forty-year history is a success story built on
the strong volunteer leadership from member law firms and corporate/government
legal departments. The expertise and real-world experiences shared by the ILTA
community provides on-going learning and support for every professional who works
in the legal sector.
partners
www.iltanet.org
In association with
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Australia is part of a global network
of more than 40,000 in-house counsel employed by over 10,000 organisations in
more than 85 countries. ACC Australia is proud to represent the interests of lawyers
working for corporations and government in Australia. Membership with ACC Australia
provides access to local resources and events, along with a global network of
in-house colleagues and tools to help navigate legal environments around the world.
acla.acc.com
16 - 17 May 2016, Melbourne
www.techfestconf.com/legal/aus
Prices&Packages
Your registration includes entry to Legal Innovation & Tech Fest, the solutions
showcase, lunches, refreshments and the networking drinks. You also receive
electronic access to content and the full participant contact list. And of course,
access to a thriving, tuned-in community of like-minded people interested in
innovation, education and inspiration.
Super Saver
Early Bird
Standard
(Register by 18 March)
(Register by 15 April)
(Register after 15 April)
In-house
Counsel
$995 (+ GST)
$1250 (+ GST)
$1400 (+ GST)
Law Firms
$1095 (+ GST)
$1400 (+ GST)
$1600 (+ GST)
Service
provider,
consultant or
technology
vendor
$1295 (+ GST)
$1600 (+ GST)
$1900 (+ GST)
register online
register by phone
www.techfestconf.com/legal/aus/
+ 61 2 9955 7400
VENUE
Crown Promenade Melbourne,
8 Whiteman Street, Southbank, Melbourne
Victoria 3006 Tel: + 61 3 9292 6688
For special accommodation rates please see the Venue page on our website
Terms and Conditions
Tickets are non-transferable – 1 attendee per pass. Cancellations must be advised in writing at least 21 days prior to
the event. Where an alternative delegate is not possible, an administration fee of $550 (+ GST) per delegate will be
incurred. A refund will not be given if a delegate fails to attend or cancels within 21 days of the event. Please note that
transaction and credit card charges may apply. Speakers, program and topics are confirmed as of February 2016, but
due to unforeseen circumstances may be changed. Please see website for most up-to-date program.
*The Eventful Group Pty Ltd reserves the right of admission.