Legal Geek
CONFERENCE
Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 October 2024
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 3231 attendees from 64 countries
The Law Society Gazette said we’re…
"The go-to legal tech event"
The next Legal Geek Conference is on Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 October 2024 in London and tickets are now on sale. The one-of-a-kind conference is a celebration of legal innovation and the largest legal tech event in Europe.
2023
EVENT
NUMBERS
LEGAL GEEK CONFERENCE SPEAKERS 2024
We will be announcing our full lineup of 200 speakers over the coming months. View the agenda and talks.
Speakers from industry leaders including Ministry of Justice, InnovateUK, SRA, The Law Society as well as practitioners.
200 SPEAKERS
TED-STYLE TALKS
TWO HUGE STAGES
54 LAWTECH PITCHES
TWO WORKSHOP ROOMS
Mel B
We’re honoured to welcome Melanie Brown MBE, patron of Women’s Aid and Spice Girl, as a headline speaker at this year’s Legal Geek Conference. Mel B is an advocate for women’s rights and, through sharing her personal story, is committed to ending domestic abuse.
Domestic abuse affects 1 in 5 adults in their lifetime – a sobering statistic that highlights the need for change. At Legal Geek, we’re committed to driving a positive change within the legal profession and beyond.
Attendees will have the chance to hear Mel B’s story first-hand and connect with her one-on-one in a meet and greet. She is just one of the hundreds of incredible speakers we’ve lined up for this year’s event. Get your ticket now or view talks.
Karen Forbes
Head of Legal – Corporate, Supply Chain & Space
ASOS
Shruti Ajitsaria
Head of Fuse
A&O Shearman
Mia Morgan
Legal Director
Trainline
Nicole Bradick
Founder
Theory and Principle
Esther Woo
Head of Legal Ops
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Jonathan Williams
Head of Legal Ops
Calame
Kriti Sharma
Chief Product Officer, LegalTech
Thomson Reuters
Laura Safdie
Vice President, Artificial Intelligence GTM & Global Affairs Lead
Thomson Reuters
Rachael Ogden-Wilson
Managing Director
Within People
Serena Wallace-Turner
Managing Director
Radiant Law
Chris McCloy
SVP, Outside Counsel Management
Citi
Thuria Wenbar
CEO
EVARO
Sharon Thomas
Founder
Black Counsel Forum
Emma Vango-Brown
Senior Legal Counsel, Global Legal Strategic Operations
Sitecore
Helen Lowe
Head of Operations,
General Counsel’s Office
EasyJet
Mark Schwarz
VP & Group General Counsel and Legal Operations
Vontier
Wendy Jephson
CEO & Co-Founder
Let’s Think
Susan Hackett
CEO
Legal Executive Leadership
Richard Martin
Executive Officer
Mindful Business Charter
Carla Hoppe
Founder
Wealthbrite
Nikki Shaver
Co-Founder
Legaltech Hub
Richard Reade
General Counsel
Nurture Landscapes
Marta Krupinska
CEO & Co-Founder
CUR8
Anna Posthumus Meyjes
Founder
Aclara Legal Design
Oyinkansola Adebayo
CEO & Founder
Niyo Group
Monika Auguscik
Flora Rostami-Bryan
Head of Legal
Causaly
Natalie Connor
Founder
Elevate
Isabel Young
Head of Legal Operations
Robert Walters
Hanne Kristiansen
Founder & Owner
Creative Creatures
Henry Nelson-Case
@ThatCorporateLawyer
Harvey Kaye
Head of Legal
Farewill
Wendy Curtis
Chief Innovation Officer
Orrick
Vedika Mehera
Director of Orrick Labs
Orrick
Mo Zain Ajaz
Founder
LEX360
Elizabeth Rimmer
CEO
LawCare
Edouard Peers de Nieuwburgh
General Counsel
Jobandtalent
Jon Bartman
Co-Founder
The Law Tech Consultancy
Kerry Westland
Partner, Head of Innovation Group
Addleshaw Goddard
Anish Shonpal
General Counsel
giffgaff
Marie Widmer
Founder & CEO
Amplified Ops
Ashley John
Head of Legal Operations
Anglo American
Adam Roney
Founder & CEO
Calls9
Chrissie Wolfe
Founder
Law and Broader
Dr. Sue Black
Technology Evangelist, Digital Skills Experts and Entrepreneur
Darren Edwards
Record-breaking British Adventurer, Inspirational Speaker, and Author
Usman Mirza
Business Analyst
Slaughter and May
Andrew Fleming
General Counsel and
Company Secretary
British Airways
Serena Dederding
General Counsel
CLA
Prashant Dubey
Chief Strategy Officer
Agiloft
Jaime King
Marketing Director, EMEA
Clio
Dr. Peter Hornsby
Consulting Designer
Edgerton Riley
Dom Conte
Chief Product Officer &
Ex-Real Estate Lawyer
AVAIL AI
Sophie Jackson
Senior Manager, Innovation &
Legal Technology
Addleshaw Goddard
Michael Kennedy
Senior Manager, Innovation &
Legal Technology
Addleshaw Goddard
Elliot White
Director, Innovation &
Legal Technology
Addleshaw Goddard
Frances Singleton-Clift
Head of Research & Innovation
Amsterdam Law Hub
Dylan Suijker
Manager Sustainable Prosperity
University of Amsterdam
Anthony Seale
CEO
Legatics
Michael Grupp
Co-Founder & CEO
BRYTER
139 more speakers to be announced! View agenda and talks.
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"With a mix of speakers, topics, activities - there is something for everyone."
Saran Kaur, Managing Counsel, Legal Operations, CHANEL
WHO'S IT FOR
LAW FIRMS
Law firms make up a third of our attendees with 95% of the UK top 50 law firms (by revenue) attending the conference.
IN-HOUSE
Over a third of our attendees work as part of an in-house legal team (psss – it’s free if you work in-house to attend!)
TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES
Our focus has always been to support tech adoption. That’s why a third of our attendees are made up of startups and tech companies.
* real data from the Legal Geek Conference 2023
"There’s nowhere else you’ll find the great and good of the community under one roof! "
Chris Grant, Head of Legal Market Engagement, HSBC
Why you should attend
INCREDIBLE SPEAKERS
A stellar lineup of industry experts will take to the stage to offer practical guidance, advice and inspiration, with many doing their debut talks 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, meet new people and boost your skills at one of our interactive workshops and fireside chats covering a wide range of relevant topics.
LEGAL GEEK CONFERENCE 2023 HIGHLIGHTS
AGENDA
DAY 1
DAY 2
08:00 – 10:00 DOORS OPENS
Kickstart your day with a freshly brewed cup of barista coffee while connecting with fellow attendees.
10:00 – 16:00 TALKS – WORKSHOPS – PITCHES – NETWORKING
Content is different on each day. Dive into thought-provoking talks, participate in interactive Q&A sessions, hear new product pitches engage in practical hands-on workshops that will enhance your skills and knowledge.
16:00 – 20:00 LEGAL GEEK AFTERPARTY
Enjoy complimentary drinks and networking activities including beer tasting, a sommelier masterclass and karaoke.
SESSION HIGHLIGHTS
Full agenda will be published to the ticket holders via the official Legal Geek app.
Monika Auguscik
Lead Legal Counsel
Smallpdf
Building the in-house legal function from scratch—Where to start?
Monika will share her thoughts on where to start and how to navigate the adventures of a first legal hire. By sharing her challenges and lessons learned she will help you to understand how to optimize legal operations and suggest actions that will reduce your mental load.
Vedika Mehera
Orrick Labs
Wendy Curtis
Orrick
Has GenAI fundamentally changed the legal market?
Goldman Sachs predicts GenAI could raise the global GDP by $7 trillion in the next ten years while the The Economist recently reported AI has had almost no economic impact. What is hype and what is reality?
Kriti Sharma
Chief Product Officer
Thomson Reuters
Using professional grade GenAI to transform legal drafting
It’s time to end the blank-page staring contest and leverage professional-grade GenAI to cut drafting time by up to 50%. Hear how you can work directly within Microsoft Word with a secure, end-to-end drafting solution that leverages your own trusted content to help you save time without sacrificing data privacy – all while improving accuracy.
Flora Rostami-Bryan
Head of Legal
Causaly
Empathetic negotiations: The heart of legal success
Delve into the transformative power of empathy in legal negotiations. This talk will provide practical strategies for incorporating empathy into your negotiation toolbox, demonstrating how it can turn adversaries into allies, diffuse tension, and ultimately lead to win-win solutions. Join us as we redefine the landscape of legal negotiations, placing empathy at its heart.
Darren Edwards
Record-breaking British Disabled Adventurer
Strength through adversity
From the heights of mountaintops to the depths of life-altering adversity, Darren’s captivating narrative embodies the indomitable human spirit. This keynote chronicles his extraordinary journey from avid mountaineer and soldier to an inspiring beacon of hope and determination, navigating through the harrowing aftermath of a near-fatal climbing accident that forever changed the trajectory of his life.
Oyin Adebayo
CEO & Founder
Niyo Group
How to build ethical AI in unusual Industries
Delve into practical strategies for ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability in AI applications that operate outside the traditional tech landscape. Oyin will share how to navigate and champion ethical AI practices in the most unexpected fields, ensuring technology serves humanity responsibly and inclusively.
Jaime King
MD, EMEA
Clio
Clio’s annual legal trends report
The highly anticipated 2024 Clio Legal Trends Report, a comprehensive and insightful analysis of the future of the legal profession. This year’s report delves deep into the evolving landscape of legal services, offering a data-driven perspective on the trends and transformations defining our industry.
Helen Lowe
Easyjet
Ashley John
Anglo American
Is legal tech dead?
We’ll discuss whether legal tech is dead, and whether the world of in-house legal really does need different technology to the wider business.
Serena Dederding
General Counsel
CLA
Copyright in the modern workplace: Debunking myths and embracing the future
In this session, Serena will demystify common copyright issues. From addressing permissions gaps to expanding access to resources, she’ll give you the tools to stay compliant and enhance your ESG framework. She’ll also provide insights into how advancements in GenAI are reshaping copyright compliance.
Paul Russell
Founder
Standing Ovation Choir
Celebrity vocal coach – intro to singing in the workplace
As a vocal coach and choir director, Paul Russell has worked with EGOT John Legend, Pixie Lott, Liv Tyler, EastEnders cast and many Broadway and West End singers. This fun and dynamic introduction to singing in the workplace gives you a taster of the holistic benefits of singing with your peers. Have fun, sing out, laugh and bask in the feeling of being energised and focused.
Kerry Westland
Addleshaw Goddard
Elliot White
Addleshaw Goddard
Level up your prompting game: Unlock the power of LLMs
A workshop intended to dive into the mechanics of a good prompt, the key concepts behind ‘prompt engineering’ and some practical tips to help get the most out of LLMs. We will be sharing insights learned across two years of hands-on testing and evaluation across a number of tools and LLMs about how a better understanding of the inputs can support in leveraging GenAI for better outputs.
WHAT'S ON ?
WORKSHOPS
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What’s included in my ticket? Get access to 100+ expert talks, interactive workshops, networking app, street food and drinks, see full list below!
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£450 + VAT
On sale from 1st Sept 2024
- 2-day conference pass
- Meet 3000+ attendees
- 200 expert talks and sessions
- Hands-on practical workshops
- Panel discussions and Q&As
- Networking event app
- Tech demos and product launches
- Sponsor area
- Startup Alley
- Street food lunch
- Barista coffee
- Access to exclusive Legal Geek afterparty
Need help? email: [email protected] (yes it’s .co) or try our live chat (bottom right)
Application-Only Tickets
FREE (BY APPLICATION)
We offer free tickets to anyone working for an in-house legal team. Subject to approval. See our eligibility criteria.
- 2-day conference pass
- Meet 3000+ attendees
- 200 expert talks and sessions
- Hands-on practical workshops
- Panel discussions and Q&As
- Networking event app
- Tech demos and product launches
- Sponsor area
- Startup Alley
- Street food lunch
- Barista coffee
- Access to exclusive Legal Geek afterparty
Register your team tickets now to secure them before tickets sell out.
DISCOUNTED (BY APPLICATION)
Discounted (early-stage) startup ticket, see our eligibility criteria. Startup tickets can apply for startup alley.
- 2-day conference pass
- Meet 3000+ attendees
- 200 expert talks and sessions
- Hands-on practical workshops
- Panel discussions and Q&As
- Networking event app
- Tech demos and product launches
- Sponsor area
- Startup Alley
- Street food lunch
- Barista coffee
- Access to exclusive Legal Geek afterparty
Register your team tickets now to secure them before tickets sell out.
Need help? email: [email protected] (yes it’s .co) or try our live chat (bottom right)
LEGAL GEEK
STARTUP PROGRAMME
Legal Geek’s startup programme supports early stage legal startups from around the world. We offer introductions to key networks, discounted tickets and Startup Alley stands at our sell-out legal tech events. Apply now to be considered for 2024.
Limited sponsor opportunities left!
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. Contact us: [email protected]
2024 SPONSORS
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The Legal Geek Conference got shortlisted as a finalist in the Conference and Events Awards for the category of Best UK Conference/Event (over 1000 attendees). This is an exciting achievement for the conference, which has become a vibrant event thanks to the continued support of our community.
The Old Truman Brewery
In the heart of Shoreditch, London, The Old Truman Brewery has been home to Legal Geek for eight years. It was formerly London’s largest brewery, it has transformed into a dynamic space hosting events such as the London Coffee Festival, Brick Lane Jazz Festival, and of course, the Legal Geek Conference!
Address: 15 Hanbury Street, Shoreditch, London E1 6QR
Location: Old Truman brewery
Address: 15 Hanbury Street, Shoreditch, London E1 6QR
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Mindful Business Charter
