The British Legal Technology Forum 2018, organized by Netlaw Media, was held on March 13, 2018, at the Old Billingsgate in London. As Europe's largest legal technology conference and exhibition, the event attracted over 1,300 professionals from more than 650 law firms across 31 countries, providing a platform to explore the latest systems, processes, and platforms in the legal sector.
Key topics covered during the forum included artificial intelligence and law firm automation, managing technological disruption, the future of cloud computing, blockchain applications in the legal sector, GDPR and information security, and AI in eDisclosure. These sessions aimed to address the evolving challenges and opportunities within the legal technology landscape.
The event featured over 50 leading professionals as speakers, including keynote presentations by Dave Coplin, former Chief Envisioning Officer at Microsoft, and Professor Ian Goldin from the University of Oxford. Attendees also had access to an extensive exhibition space with 95 leading exhibitors showcasing a wide range of new and upgraded systems, as well as the finest technology available to law firms and legal businesses.
The British Legal Technology Forum 2018 was designed for legal professionals, IT directors, managing partners, general counsels, technologists, academics, and security advisors seeking to stay abreast of technological advancements and innovations in the legal industry. The forum provided valuable insights and networking opportunities for those aiming to drive their firms and legal businesses into the next decade and beyond.
Speakers(18)
Abby Ewen
IT Director at Berrymans Lace Mawer
Chris White
Chief Information Officer at Clyde & Co
Dave Coplin
David Robinson
Head of Legal Operations at Herbert Smith Freehills
Dr. Ben Gardner
Chief Scientific Officer at wavelength.law
Responsible for the application of technology to legal processes, specializing in developing data strategies that enable clients to exploit structured and unstructured information sources.
Dr. Katie Atkinson
Head of Department of Computer Science at University of Liverpool
Freaky Clown
Co-Founder & Head of Ethical Hacking at Redacted Firm
Gary Gallen
CEO at rradar
One of the UK’s leading corporate defence lawyers with over 25 years’ experience; frequently engaged on highly sensitive cases defending professionals facing criminal prosecution and regulatory investigation.
Jeremy Barton
General Counsel at KPMG
Larry Bridgesmith J.D.
Adjunct Professor & Coordinator – Program on Law & Innovation at Vanderbilt Law School
An adjunct professor in legal project management and mediation at Vanderbilt University School of Law, coordinating its Program on Law and Innovation.
Maaike De Bie
Group General Counsel at Royal Mail
Maurice Cashman
Director, Information Security at Intel Security
Prof. Ian Goldin
Prof. Richard Susskind OBE
President at Society for Computers and Law
An author, speaker, and independent adviser to international professional firms, general counsel, judiciaries, and national governments.
Richard Hodkinson
Chief Technology Officer at DWF
A Chartered Engineer with over 20 years of board-level experience in acquisitive, energetic law firms; CTO of Top 20 legal business DWF.
Rosemary Martin
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary at Vodafone Group Services
Appointed Group General Counsel and Company Secretary in March 2010; previously served as CEO of the Practical Law Group and Group General Counsel and Company Secretary at Reuters Group Plc.
Shawnna Hoffman
Global Co-Leader, IBM Cognitive Legal at IBM
Steve Flavell
Co-CEO & Co-Founder at LoopUp
Responsible for LoopUp’s global commercial activities; previously EVP and main board director at GoIndustry; holds an MBA from Stanford and MEng from St. John’s College, Cambridge.
Event Details
- Date
- March 13, 2018
- Location
- 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
- Old Billingsgate
- Pricing
- £195.00 + VAT
- Audience
- Legal professionals, IT directors, managing partners, general counsels, technologists, academics, security advisors
- CLE Credits
- 6.5 hours CPD accreditation
- Attendees
- Over 1,300 professionals from more than 650 law firms across 31 countries