Agenda
9.00 Registration and refreshments
9.45 Welcome and Chair's opening remarks
- To be confirmed, Solicitors Regulation Authority
10.00 Keynote
- Lisa McClory, Of Counsel, CMS Cameron McKeena Nabarro Olswang LLP
10.30 Practical use of AI in legal practice
Practical use and deployment of AI in firms, procurement of tools, small firm innovation, insurance and risk, cyber
- Ben Darby, Managing Partner (and Tech Founder), Darby & Darby Solicitors
- Rupert Poole, Chief Technology Officer, Hugh James
- Olivier Roth, Policy Manager, Solicitors Regulation Authority
- Sue Turner OBE, Founder, AI Governance Ltd, and Professor, University of Bristol Business School
- Peter Wright, Solicitor and Managing Director, Digital Law UK
11.30 Refreshments
12.00 What's on the horizon
Emerging AI capabilities, agentic AI, consumer-facing tools, what regulation needs to keep pace with, workforce and skills
- Amy Conroy, Senior Engagement Manager, Legora and University of Bristol Lawtech Industry Board
- Aisling O'Connell, Head of Innovation Policy, Solicitors Regulation Authority
- Alexandra Lennox, Head of New Propositions, Orbital and University of Bristol Lawtech Industry Board
- Thomas Maddern, Partner, KPMG UK
- Philip Young, Co-Founder and CEO, Garfield AI