SKILLS 2025 Presentations

9:00 (ET) Virtual Networking Hour (on Remo)

10:00   Welcome & House Rules by Oz Benamram

10:10    The Human Aspects of Adopting AI 

Gretta Rusanow, Citi; Sarah Pullin, Baker McKenzie; Toby Brown, DV8

Moderated by Kathryn DeBord, DISCO

10:50  HUMANS & AI SHOWCASES moderated by Lucy Dillon

                1. Empowering Lawyers: Hands-On AI Training

                Iris Skornicki, Elizabeth Wilkinson, Mike Ross, Paul Weiss

                Jake Weiner, Harvey

               2. Drafting the Perfect Pitch: Search + Chat

                Lisa Mayo Haynes, Ian Lopez, Jason Rogers, Ballard Spahr 

               3. Listen to your Users | Weil Gotshal's AI Summary Service 

                Rita Jennings, Weil Gotshal; Horace Wu, Syntheia

11:30   Breakout Room Discussion (not available on livestream)

11:45   Break

12:00  The SKILLS 2025 Survey by Ab Saraswat, Lupl

12:15   KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SHOWCASES moderated by Nick Pryor

             4. From Documents to Deal Intelligence: DLA Piper and Centari  

                  Seagrumn Gilbert, DLA Piper; Kevin Walker, Centari

             5. How Gen AI Can Revolutionise the Exploitation of KM in Law Firms      

               Neil Cameron, Legal IT Insider

             6. GenAI Use Case: Salesforce GenAI Legal Research & Analysis Journey
              Damien Riehl, vLex; Leo Murgel, Salesforce

 12:55  Breakout Room Discussion (not available on livestream)

 1:10  Interactive Networking Lunch

2:00  Machines vs. Humans: Evaluating Legal AI Efficacy

          Nikki Shaver and Jeroen Plink, Legaltech Hub

          Rayan Krishnan and Langston Nashold, Vals AI 

2:15   AI EFFICIENCY SHOWCASES moderated by Kate Simpson

           7. Is Your Legal Tech Truly the Best? Benchmarking for Smarter Solutions

            Thor Alden, Dechert; Faisal Sultan, Atria

          8. Our "Open Kitchen" Innovation Pilot Tracker

            Ilona Logvinova and Megan McMillin, Cleary Gottlieb

          9. Unlocking Legal Insights: Harnessing Data for Strategic Growth

            David Cunningham, Reed Smith; Haley Altman, Litera

        10. Partnering Past the Prompt:  How Collaboration and Trust 

               Ignited Breakthrough Innovation 

               Rachelle Thompson, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin; Christian Lang, Lega

3:05   Breakout Room Discussion (End of livestream)

3:20   Closing Remarks & Virtual Networking (on Remo)

4:00   Goodbye