For the webinar series, we invited legal industry thought leaders to reflect on the outcomes of the 2026 Future Ready Lawyer Report.
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.
2026 Future Ready Lawyer Series: Building Confidence In An AI Era - Scaling AI Across Organizations
Recording from Tuesday, March 10, 2026
For the webinar series, we invited legal industry thought leaders to reflect on the outcomes of the 2026 Future Ready Lawyer Report. 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, President & Co-Founder of “Our Legal Community”
Tomasz Zalewski, Founder of LegalTech Poland Foundation
Tom Braegelmann, Lawyer / Attorney and Counsellor at Law at Annerton
For the webinar series, we invited legal industry thought leaders to reflect on the outcomes of the 2026 Future Ready Lawyer Report. 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, President & Co-Founder of “Our Legal Community”
Tomasz Zalewski, Founder of LegalTech Poland Foundation
Tom Braegelmann, Lawyer / Attorney and Counsellor at Law at Annerton
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2026 Future Ready Lawyer Series: Building Confidence In An AI Era - Competing for Trust in an AI-Driven World
Recording from Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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
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
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2026 Future Ready Lawyer Series: Building Confidence In An AI Era - The New Architecture of Legal Work: People, Process &
AI
Recording from Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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
Cathy Wolfe, EVP & GM, Wolters Kluwer Corporate & Legal Compliance
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 QuaHTMLrch, Co-Director of the German Legal Tech Hub
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
Cathy Wolfe, EVP & GM, Wolters Kluwer Corporate & Legal Compliance
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 QuaHTMLrch, 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
Recording from Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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
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
Recording from Friday, April 17, 2026
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:
Christie Wang, VP & Managing Director, China, Wolters Kluwer Global Growth Markets
Simon Ye, Associate Director of Product Software Engineering, Wolters Kluwer China
Brian Tang, Principal Professional Practitioner, Executive Director, LITE Lab, Hong Kong University
Steven Zhou, International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) - Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator, Partner of Huiye Law Firm
Huandong Gao, Global General Counsel, Midea Group
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:
Christie Wang, VP & Managing Director, China, Wolters Kluwer Global Growth Markets
Simon Ye, Associate Director of Product Software Engineering, Wolters Kluwer China
Brian Tang, Principal Professional Practitioner, Executive Director, LITE Lab, Hong Kong University
Steven Zhou, International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) - Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator, Partner of Huiye Law Firm
Huandong Gao, Global General Counsel, Midea Group