Legal Geek
Conference

Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 October 2023

The Old Truman Brewery, 15 Hanbury Street, Shoreditch, London E1 6QR


Europe's largest legal tech conference returns to London for a two-day celebration, bringing together 2500 attendees from over 40 countries

"The woodstock of legal"

Legal Geek Conference | Weds 4 and Thurs 5 October 2023 | London

The Legal Geek Conference is your chance to connect with Europe’s largest law tech community. Join us in London for a two-day celebration of legal innovation in Shoreditch, London. 

 

The event: Join 2500 attendees from across the world at a two-day conference in London focused on legal innovation. View agenda

Date: Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 October 2023 

Times (same both days): Doors open 8.00am and talks are on stage 10am – 4pm. Drinks and networking in the venue until 9pm

Address: The Old Truman Brewery, 15 Hanbury Street, London E1 6QR 

Travel: Check our travel hub for the latest travel information

Contact us: Live chat (bottom right) or [email protected] (yes, it’s .co)

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Updated Travel Information

The Legal Geek Conference is a two-day event and all tickets are valid both days (Weds 4 and Thurs 5 Oct). International travel is running as usual all week.

You may have seen the ASLEF and RMT Unions are planning rail and tube strikes on day one of the conference (Wed 4 Oct), day two (Thurs 4 Oct) is unaffected. We’re here to support you in getting to the event with lots of fun and practical options (including a private boat!). We have created a dedicated travel advice centre.

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LEGAL GEEK CONFERENCE 2023 HIGHLIGHTS

LEGAL GEEK CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Richard E Grant

Richard E. Grant will be discussing grief and its impact at Legal Geek. 

Richard is a Swazi-English actor and presenter who was born in Mbabane, Eswatini (previously Swaziland). He made his film debut in the comedy Withnail and I, and went on to receive critical acclaim in Can You Ever Forgive Me? Richard has starred in Dracula, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Downton Abbey and Game of Thrones. 

Richard married voice coach Joan Washington in 1986 and had one daughter with her, Olivia, along with stepson, Tom. Joan, after being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, died in 2021. Following his wife’s death, Richard released a memoir titled A Pocketful of Happiness, mostly written in the last year of his wife’s life. 

Steve Gong
Steve Gong

Head of Data Science, PMO and Operations

Google

 

Terra Potter

GC EMEA/APAC & Industrial

Hexcel Corporation

Marie Widmer

Senior Legal Operations Manager, Technology 

Hubspot

Joanne Theodoulou

General Counsel and Company Secretary 

Simply Business

Angélique Parisot-Potter

General Counsel 

Massy Group

Saran Kaur

Managing Counsel – Legal Operations

CHANEL

 

Emma Haywood
Emma Haywood

Director and Principal Consultant

 Bloomworks Legal

Bea Miyamoto

General Counsel 

Eku Energy

Carla Hoppe
Carla Hoppe

Founder and CEO   

Wealthbrite

Zach Posner

Managing Partner

The LegalTech Fund

 

Dr. Vera Roedel

Global Lead Antitrust / Risk Governance and Management

Merck KGaA

Sam McAlister

Speaker, negotiator, author & executive producer

Andy Cooke
Andy Cooke

General Counsel

TravelPerk

Emma Jones
Dr. Emma Jones

Senior Lecturer in Law

University of Sheffield

Nicola "Noo" Jones

Founder, Director of Learning & Innovation

Athena Professional

 

Alice Stephenson

Founder & CEP

Stephenson Law

Haley Altman
Haley Altman

Strategic Advisor 

Litera 

Brian Marvin
Brian Marvin

Vice President, Enterprise Sales EMEA

DocuSign

NanaAma Botchway
NanaAma Botchway

Managing Partner

N. Dowuona & Company

Claire Betty
Claire Betty

Head of Legal 

The John Lewis Partnership

Catherine Bamford
Catherine Bamford

Legal Engineer

BamLegal

Brian Liu
Brian Liu

Co-Founder

LegalZoom / Overture.law

Aleisha Murray
Aleisha Murray

Senior Manager 

Robert Walters

 

Anna Posthumus Meyjes
Anna Posthumus Meyjes

Legal Designer & Owner

Aclara Legal Design

April Brousseau
April Brousseau

Director, Research & Development 

Clifford Chance

Chris Grant
Chris Grant

Head of Legal Market Engagement

HSBC

Angelique de Lafontaine
Angelique de Lafontaine

Head of Legal

Bupa

David Griffin
David Griffin

Head of Legal Technology & Change

BT Group

 

Elizabeth de Stadler
Elizabeth de Stadler

Head of Morale

Rehabilitated Lawyer

Nicole Bradick
Nicole Bradick

CEO 

Theory and Principle

Richard Robinson
Richard Robinson

CEO 

RobinAI

Jonathan Bisset
Jonathan Bisset

Senior Commercial Director

Capita

Adam Roney
Adam Roney

Founder & CEO

Calls9

Chris Fowler
Chris Fowler

Chief Operating Officer – Legal

Rio Tinto plc

Alexandra Lennox
Alexandra Lennox

Director of Growth and Strategic Partnerships

Orbital Witness

Anna De Stefano
Anna De Stefano

Founder & Chief Legal Design Officer

Creative Comma 

Chris Handford
Chris Handford

Director of Regulatory Policy

Solicitors Regulation Authority

Jenny Radcliffe
Jenny Radcliffe

People Hacker & Social Engineer

 

Manu Kanwar
Manu Kanwar

Founder Director

LexSolutions

Shruti Ajitsaria
Shruti Ajitsaria

Head of Fuse

Allen & Overy

Jeannette Gorzala
Jeannette Gorzala

Vice President

European AI Forum

Rashida Abdulai
Rashida Abdulai

Founder & CEO

Strand Sahara

SunHee Park
SunHee Park

General Counsel

Adsum

Amy Cronin
Amy Cronin

Head of Legal

Skyscanner

We will be announcing more speakers to ticket holders closer to date, on the official Legal Geek event app. 

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

2023 LEGAL GEEK CONFERENCE AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

The Legal Geek Conference agenda will be published in full to ticket holders on our Event App shortly. Here are some of the talks from this years event:

GRIEF AND ITS IMPACT

Richard E. Grant, Oscar-Nominated Actor, Presenter and Writer

Richard E Grant

Actor Richard E. Grant Richard married voice coach Joan Washington in 1986 and had one daughter with her, Olivia, along with stepson, Tom. Joan, after being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, died in 2021. When Joan died, her final challenge to him was to find ‘a pocketful of happiness in every day’. Following his wife’s death, Richard released a memoir titled A Pocketful of Happiness, mostly written in the last year of his wife’s life. He will be discussing grief and its impact.

The AI LeapFrog Moment: Reimagine, Redesign and Re-create the Future of Legal Work

Steve Gong, Head of Data Science, PMO and Operations – Google

Steve Gong

Call it the AI revolution, the AI inflection point or the approaching legal singularity, recent advancement in AI has certainly captured the minds and imagination of legal professionals across the ecosystem. Legal industry historically has been behind on the technology curve. Is the AI revolution our leapfrog moment to bypass our tech debt? To truly seize the moment, we have to see the opportunity is not about automation but transformation and all the aspiration has to be grounded on a strong foundation.

how to convince a prince?

Sam McAlister, Speaker, negotiator, author, executive producer

Sam McAlister

Sam McAlister is the expert negotiator who led the talks with Buckingham Palace that landed the scoop of the century – an interview with the Duke of York that led to his withdrawal from public life and still has reverberations across the world. “How on earth did you convince him to do it?” was the question on everyone’s lips. Now, she shares her inside tales and tips on how to convince a Prince and much more. (And is soon to be played by Biliie Piper in a Netflix movie based on her book, “Scoops.”)

Don’t think of a Pink Elephant

David Griffin, Head of Legal Technology and Change – BT PLC UK

David Griffin

How our use of Language impacts those around us and how we can use it to effect real change (a.k.a What I learned on my journey to become an NLP Practitioner).

THE BOLD, THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: MY 10 YEARS IN LEGAL TECH

Saran Kaur, Managing Counsel & Legal Operations –  CHANEL

From her first role as a Junior, stepping into unchartered waters, to the role of Engagement Manager, working with start-ups, major clients, and legal teams across the world; and currently, to implementing legal tech in-house as Lead Legal Ops Managing Counsel for one of the world’s most prestigious brands. Along the way, she has picked up many learnings and will openly share them all: the bold, the bad, and the beautiful.

Legal Hor[AI]zons - Charting the Course for the Use of AI in the Legal Field

Jeannette Gorzala, Vice President – European AI Forum

Jeannette Gorzala

The legal industry has embarked on a dynamic journey to take advantage of artificial intelligence, strategically merging legal expertise with technology. As we however tap into the vast potential of AI amplified research, streamlined processes, automated contracts, legal chat-bots and more, we must remind ourselves of our professional responsibilities, the building blocks of trustworthy system implementation and limitations. Join us in exploring, how legal horizons are reshaping with AI and which key elements to consider when charting the course for the use of AI in the legal field.

Document Automation – Where did it all go wrong?

Catherine Bamford, Founder, BamLegal

Catherine Bamford

“Despite great technology, the rise of the legal engineer and support from leadership, document automation is still taking a long time to become the business-as-usual way lawyers prepare documents and return on investment for the software and resource still takes a long time to realise. Catherine will look at the reasons document automation projects fail and will suggest ways we can all use new tools and models to expedite success.”

Beyond Buzzwords: Redefining Culture in the Digital Age

Chrissie Wolfe, Founder, Law and Broader

Chrissie Wolfe

Remote working, Gen Z attitudes and the escalating role of tech present unique challenges to uniting a workforce but with holistic factors shifting up the employee priority list, businesses can’t afford to neglect their culture. This session will focus on what culture really means in the modern workplace and how to create one that fosters loyalty, productivity and innovation.

The power of collaboration

Chris Grant, Head of Legal Market Engagement – HSBC

Chris Grant

You’ve got a problem, you’re working on a solution or you’re trying to implement a change. None of this should be done on your own. Harness the power of others on the same journey – share cost, share risk, and reduce the time it takes to get something done! Chris Grant shares experiences and some top tips on how to make collaboration happen!

(WORKSHOP) Building personal resilience through our strengths

Ruth Cooper-Dickson, Founder – Champs Consulting

Ruth Cooper-Dickson

An interactive and engaging positive psychology focused session using the Menti.com tool to curate live discussion. We will be understanding the concept of personal resilience and how resilience can look and feel different for us, during different times in our life. Knowing how to tap into and use our strengths to build resilience, allowing us to flourish both in and out of work.

(Workshop) "Taboos, truths and tools - how to find your money mojo

Carla Hoppe, Founder – Wealthbrite

Carla Hoppe

The truth is that we are all talking about money right now, so why is it that the UK’s biggest social taboo is still talking about money? Join this interactive workshop for a refreshing take on how you can get more comfortable talking openly about and taking action with your finances. Led by Wealthbrite’s founder, Carla Hoppe, you will explore the myths and limiting beliefs that we tell ourselves about money and why they may be holding you back. Discover what your money personality type is and how this influences your behaviour with money. Learn how to transform your money mindset and leave with a renewed sense of confidence, direction and clarity about how to make your money work for you.

(workshop) Building a Generative AI Assistant - Lessons Learnt

Adam Roney, Founder & CEO – Calls9

Adam Roney

Join Adam Roney, Founder & CEO of Calls9, and Patrick Grant, Senior Lecturer & Project Director (North) for LegalTech & Innovation at ULaw, for a captivating open discussion on the application of Generative AI in addressing some of society’s most pressing challenges. Adam and Patrick will lead an interactive presentation, exploring the challenges and abundant opportunities this new breed of technology can offer within the legal sector and beyond.

Don’t miss this chance to engage with industry experts in a lively and thought-provoking conversation.

People, Ideas, Machines - In That Order

Andy Cooke, General Counsel – TravelPerk

Andy Cooke

How to build a culture of curiosity, growth-mindedness and velocity within an in-house team.

Time for change

Chris Fowler, Chief Operating Officer (Legal) – Rio Tinto

Chris Fowler

Many of us will spend a good chunk of our time in one organisation or industry before changing jobs or disciplines in this session Chris will offer some practical advice on things to consider and how to approach it.

Almost Legal - People hacking and security

Jenny Radcliffe, People Hacker and Social Engineer

Jenny Radcliffe

In this talk the “People Hacker” Jenny Radcliffe discusses her life and career as a social engineer and how working with people is the key to better security. She discusses some notable cases she has personally worked on as well as discussing the tactics, methods and motivations of malicious social engineers and fraudsters. A fast-paced and lively talk that gives an insight into the world of professional scammers and the psychology behind their attacks.

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The 4-day week: the future of law?

Emma Haywood, Director and Principal Consultant – Bloomworks Legal

Emma Haywood

The movement for a universal 4-day working week has gained traction in 2023 and is showing no signs of slowing down. A recent pilot among 61 UK companies was a resounding success, but not one legal services business took part. Why is this, and what do we need to change to put the legal profession at the forefront of the future of work?

Who'S IT FOR

IN-HOUSE

A third (775) of our attendees work in-house and we heavily weigh our content towards in-house teams, who can apply for a free ticket!

LAW FIRMS

A third (804) of our attendees work in law firms. 98% of the UK top 100 law firms (by revenue) attend the conference. Most bulk buy tickets. 

TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES

Our core has always been to support tech adoption, and a third of our attendees are made up of startups and tech companies. 

Previous attendees
Attendee breakdown

Why you should attend

incredible speakers

A stellar lineup of industry experts will take to the stage to offer practical guidance, advice and inspiration. Speakers first seen at Legal Geek.

One-of-a-kind networking

It’s time for a new style of networking. Our fun side events give you the chance to connect with like-minded legal pros in unexpected ways.

Hands-on sessions

Get stuck in and boost your skills at one of our 45-minute interactive workshops and interactive fireside chats covering a wide range of relevant topics.

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ADD-ON ACTIVITIES

 To help you make new friends and connections while having fun, we have added a range of official side events which are available to ticket holders only:

Beer or Wine Tasting
wine tasting
Curry Networking Meal
curry night
Walking Graffiti Tour
graffiti tour

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If you need support, try our live chat on the bottom right, or email [email protected] (yes it’s .co). 

SUPER EARLY
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£130 + VAT

SOLD OUT

Startup Alley
Expert-led workshops
Inspiring talks and Q&As
Legal Geek afterparty
Barista coffee
Street food market
Meet 2500+ attendees

You can buy multiple discounted tickets now and assign them to your team later – just enter ‘TBC’ in the name fields. Prefer to pay for a group booking by invoice? Email [email protected] and the team can help.

Early
Bird

£195 + VAT

SOLD OUT

Startup Alley
Expert-led workshops
Inspiring talks and Q&As
Legal Geek afterparty
Barista coffee
Street food market
Meet 2500+ attendees

You can buy multiple discounted tickets now and assign them to your team later – just enter ‘TBC’ in the name fields. Prefer to pay for a group booking by invoice? Email [email protected] and the team can help.

REGULAR
TICKET

£250 + VAT

SOLD OUT

Startup Alley
Expert-led workshops
Inspiring talks and Q&As
Legal Geek afterparty
Barista coffee
Street food market
Meet 2500+ attendees

You can buy multiple discounted tickets now and assign them to your team later – just enter ‘TBC’ in the name fields. Prefer to pay for a group booking by invoice? Email [email protected] and the team can help.

LATE
TICKET

£350 + VAT

On sale from 1st September

Startup Alley
Expert-led workshops
Inspiring talks and Q&As
Legal Geek afterparty
Barista coffee
Street food market
Meet 2500+ attendees

You can buy multiple discounted tickets now and assign them to your team later – just enter ‘TBC’ in the name fields. Prefer to pay for a group booking by invoice? Email [email protected] and the team can help.

Application-Only Tickets

In-House TicketS

Last 50 free tickets

We offer free tickets to anyone working for an in-house legal team. There are only 50 tickets left in September. 

Startup Alley
Expert-led workshops
Inspiring talks and Q&As
Legal Geek afterparty
Barista coffee
Street food market
Meet 2500+ attendees

Register your team tickets now to secure them before tickets sell out.  

Startup Ticket and Alley

Sold out

Discounted (early-stage) startup ticket, see our eligibility criteria. Startup tickets can apply for startup alley.

Startup Alley
Expert-led workshops
Inspiring talks and Q&As
Legal Geek afterparty
Barista coffee
Street food market
Meet 2500+ attendees

You can buy multiple discounted tickets now and assign them to your team later – just enter ‘TBC’ in the name fields. Prefer to pay for a group booking by invoice? Email [email protected] and the team can help.

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Sponsorship

We partner with a small number of companies at our events to provide maximum value to both sponsors and attendees. 93% of our sponsors rebook each year – but there’s always an opportunity for innovative companies to work with us.

2023 sponsors

London 2023 - Legal Innovation Conference Sponsors

Location

The Old Truman Brewery, 15 Hanbury Street, Shoreditch, London E1 6QR

Scroll down for map. The exact location of the entrance on What3Words: String.Orchestra.Shares

TRAVEL INFORMATION

You may have seen the ASLEF and RMT Unions are planning rail and tube strikes on day one of the conference (Wednesday 4 October). Day two (Thursday 5 October) remains largely unaffected. We’re here to support you in getting to the event with lots of fun and practical options, and we have created a dedicated travel advice centre.

All tickets are valid both days (Weds 4 and Thurs 5 October) and we will provide further guidance soon, and appreciate your support during this fast-moving situation.

TICKET HOLDER FAQS

Location:  Scroll down for map

Tickets: Limited tickets are on sale. All tickets give you access for both days

Date: Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 October 2023 

Times (same both days): Doors open 8.00am and talks are on stage 10am – 4pm. Drinks and networking in the venue until 10pm

Entrance: Ticket holders arrive at Old Truman Brewery, 15 Hanbury Street, London E1 6QR

Dress code: Our events are very relaxed and there is no dress code. Please come as you feel comfortable – our preference is no ties 

Access the full agenda: Ticket holders will be able to access the agenda soon

Cloakroom: There is a small cloakroom available, please avoid bringing large bags 

Where should I stay: Find a list of hotels nearby here