Corporate legal departments and law firms are weaving AI more intricately into their daily operations, all while contending with ethical considerations, data privacy concerns, and the demand for evolving skillsets. Many are also navigating a global environment marked by persistent regulatory complexity and geopolitical uncertainty.By hearing from industry-leading experts, you will discover the 2026 Future Ready Lawyer Report's key insights. Furthermore, you will receive actionable guidance to help your law firm and legal department thrive.
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2026 Future Ready Lawyer Series: Building Confidence In An AI Era - Scaling AI Across Organizations
Tuesday, March 10, 10 AM ET | 3 PM CET
Based on findings from the 2026 Future Ready Lawyer Survey Report, this session explores how legal leaders are scaling AI adoption across global legal organizations while maintaining consistency, governance, and trust.
Moderator:
- Grégoire Miot, President of European Legal Tech Association (ELTA)
Speakers:
- Elgar Weijtmans, Head of Technology, HVG Law LLP
- Ken Crutchfield, CEO, Spring Forward
- Anne Graue, General Counsel, Founder of Our Legal Community & quarry
- Tomasz Zalewski, Founder of LegalTech Poland Foundation
- Tom Braegelmann, Lawyer / Attorney and Counsellor at Law at Annerton
2026 Future Ready Lawyer Series: Building Confidence In An AI Era - Competing for Trust in an AI-Driven World
Tuesday, March 17 - 10 AM ET | 3 PM CET
Drawing on insights from the 2026 Future Ready Lawyer Survey Report, this panel examines how global leaders are responding to AI-driven disruption and rising client expectations across borders.
Moderator:
- Nicole Stone, Director, AI & Agentic Solutions, Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory US
Speakers:
- Martin O'Malley, CEO, Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory
- Viktor von Essen, CEO, Libra by Wolters Kluwer
- Mark W. Brennan, Partner at Hogan Lovells
- Amy Dietrich, Director of Research & Competitive Intelligence at Paul, Weiss
- Licia Garotti, Partner at PedersoliGattai
2026 Future Ready Lawyer Series: Building Confidence In An AI Era - The New Architecture of Legal Work: People, Process & AI
Tuesday, March 31 - 10 AM ET | 4 PM CET
Discover how people, process, and AI are reshaping the way legal work gets done. In this session, we uncover the emerging operating models that help legal teams boost value, strengthen trust, and stay future-ready.
Moderator:
- Anna Richards, Head of Community, Brightflag
Speakers:
- Philipp Mueller, Head of Strategy & Corporate Development, Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory
- Maria Dymitruk, Chair of the New Technologies Commission of the Federation of European Bars (FBE)
- Justin Wales, Head of Legal For The Americas @ Crypto.com
- Rajiv Arora, VP, Technology Product Management, Wolters Kluwer, Legal & Regulatory US
- Benedikt Quarch, Co-Director of the German Legal Tech Hub
2026 Future Ready Lawyer Series: Building Confidence In An AI Era - Leading Global Enterprises Through Accelerated AI Adoption
Tuesday, April 7, 12 PM ET | 6 PM CET
Informed by the 2026 Future Ready Lawyer Survey Report, this session focuses on how leaders are leading global enterprises through accelerating AI adoption, regulatory complexity, and geopolitical uncertainty.
Moderator:
- Joy Heath Rush, CEO, International Legal Technology Association
Speakers:
- Kevin Cohn, VP & GM, Brightflag
- Philipp Eder, CEO at Allianz Legal Protection
- Marlene Gebauer, Practice Support Attorney at K&L Gates
- Sergio Liscia, VP & GM, Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory Legal Software
- Cathy Wolfe, EVP & GM, Wolters Kluwer Corporate & Legal Compliance
2026 Future Ready Lawyer Series: The Responsible AI Imperative: Strategic Governance and Risk Mitigation for Professionals
Friday, April 17, 4 PM China Standard Time | 4 AM Eastern Time | 10 AM CET
Based on insights from the 2026 Future Ready Lawyer Survey Report, this panel discusses how leaders in legal service industry are navigating through compliance, ethics and trust risks in the AI era.
Moderator:
- Robert Lewis, Chairman of Sino-International Professional Advisory Council
Speakers:
- Steven Zhou, International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) - Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator, Partner of Huiye Law Firm
- Brian Tang, Executive Director, LITE Lab, Hong Kong University
- Gao Huandong, Vice President of Lenovo Group, General Counsel for Lenovo China, and Deputy General Counsel for Global operations
- Christie WANG, VP & Managing Director, Wolters Kluwer Global Growth Markets China
- Simon Ye, Associate Director, Product Software Engineering, Wolters Kluwer Global Growth Markets China
2026 Future Ready Lawyer Series: Building Confidence In An AI Era: How do we train lawyers of the future?
Tuesday, April 21, 10 AM ET | 4 PM CET
Informed by the 2026 Future Ready Lawyer Survey Report, this session explores how legal and business leaders build confidence in an AI era—training lawyers for practical, ethical, and secure AI use while steering through accelerating AI adoption, regulatory complexity, and geopolitical uncertainty.
Moderator:
- Jennifer McIver, Host of Legal Leaders Exchange
Speakers:
- Dean Sonderegger, SVP & GM, ELM Solutions
- John Burke, Global Head of Outside Counsel Management
- Giulietta Lemmi, CEO, Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory Italy
- Daniel Winkler, Director - Claims Legal Support at Westfield Group
- Eve Vlemincx, Lecturer, Author “The Legal SHIFT”
2026 Future Ready Lawyer Series: Building Confidence in an AI Era - Future of International Law
Tuesday, May 19, 10 AM ET | 4 PM CET
A fireside chat with Gary Born, widely regarded as the world's preeminent authority on international commercial arbitration and international litigation, on the future of the profession.
Moderator:
- Suzanne Konstance, GM, Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory US
Speakers:
- Stephanie Walter, VP & GM, Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory Germany
- Gary Born, Partner and Chair, International Arbitration Practice Group, WilmerHale
