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SKILLS 2023 will be held virtually on Zoom and live-streamed here at www.skills.law. 

To join the interactive Zoom portion, use the link above to register. 

9:00  Networking Hour - by invitation only, on Shindig

10:00  Introduction

Welcome remarks by Oz Benamram

10:10  Keynote | Market Gaps- Missing Features & Solutions

Moderated by: LexFusion Casey Flaherty, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Office 

Panelists: TBD

Leveraging data from the SKILLS 2023 survey, this panel will lead a discussion about gaps in the market - missing solutions and missing features

10:50  Shark-TED-Talk-Tank – Part 1 

Moderated by Lucy Dillon

1. State of the Market | Innovation Benchmarking

Nikki Shaver, LegalTech Hub, CEO & Co-Founder

Jeroen Plink, LegalTech Hub, COO, GC & Co-founder

Andrea Alliston, Fasken Partner, Knowledge and Practice Innovation 

2. Zero to Sixty | Starting a Law Firm Data Team

Cindy Bare, Frost Brown Todd, Chief Data and Innovation Officer

Paul Casey, Frost Brown Todd, Data Analytics and Operations Manager

3. Modern Data Architecture | Surfacing Data for Operations and Analytics

Andrew Baker, Simpson Thacher, Director of Data Analytics

4. Turning Data into Insights | Solving Goodwin’s Growing Data Needs

Patty Johansen, Goodwin Procter, Director of KM & Counsel

Anne Stemlar, Goodwin Procter, Managing Director of KM and Research

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

11:50    Break - 10 minutes

12:00 PM The Dark Arts of Change Management | Lessons Learned from BCLP

Nick Pryor, Freeths, Director of Knowledge Management & Innovation

All of us can relate to KM/Innovation projects or technology launches that stall or fail to live up to their potential. How can you calculate the cost of failure? How can you use the framework and tools of change management to increase the prospects of success for your initiative? This session will outline how BCLP has begun to explicitly price change management efforts into our project commitments from the outset, and use that discipline to reduce the potential for acquiring shelfware.

12:15  Shark-TED-Talk-Tank – Part 2

Moderated by Nick Pryor

5. Matter Metrics and GO! Team Data Literacy

David Hobbie, Goodwin Procter, Director of KM (Litigation)

Sara Elevons, Goodwin Procter, Manager- KM Systems & Applications

6. Custom KM Platforms | Inside McKinsey's "Legal Playbook"

Michael Korn, McKinsey Legal, Manager of Legal Knowledge

7. Training for Different Preferences | DLA Piper Customizes User Experience

Elisabeth Cappuyns, DLA Piper, Director of Knowledge Management

Dharma Frederick, DLA Piper, KM Counsel

Sea Gilbert, DLA Piper, KM Counsel

Alex Kreonidis, DLA Piper, KM Counsel

8. Improve Your Performance | Give Your AI Tools a Makeover

Catherine Goodman, Paul Hastings, Practice Innovation & KM Counsel

Horace Wu, Syntheia, Founder & CEO

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

1:15  Lunch Break - 30 minutes

1:45  A New Paradigm in Strategic Planning | Practice Strategy as Firm Strategy

Matt Sunderman, HBR Consulting, CEO

Bobbi Basile, HBR Consulting, Managing Director, Advisory

Traditional law firm strategies often involve broad, aspirational goals or tactical implementation plans for individual practice groups. This critical activity is primed for a new approach where truly strategic practice group plans drive the firm’s overall strategy. Focusing on market demand, competitor analysis, alternative service delivery, talent capacity, and a strategic mindset, Knowledge and Innovation professionals can drive this effort and establish a new paradigm for strategic planning.

2:00 Shark-TED-Talk-Tank – Part 3

Moderated by Tanisha Little

9. AI in Practice Management | Machine Learning at Ballard Spahr

Melissa Prince, Ballard Spahr, Chief Client Value and Innovation Officer

Lisa Mayo, Ballard Spahr, Director of Data Analytics- Ballard Spahr

Joe Harris, Ballard Spahr, Senior Strategic Pricing Manager- Ballard Spahr

Sean Monahan, HBR Consulting, Director of Legal Transformation & Innovation

10. Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast | Lessons Learned at CMS

Christy Farrer, CMS, Director of Practice Management

William Dougherty, Capacity, Co-Founder 

Joshua Fireman, Fireman & Company, President

11. Getting to Grips | Data Integrations and APIs

Judy Mackenzie Stuart, BCLP, Global Chief Knowledge Officer

Hayley Harris, BCLP, Global Director, Central Knowledge Management

12. Amplifying Your Brand | The Key to Adoption and Promotion

Kimberly Rennick, Covington, incoming Director of Client Relations

Sameena Safdar Kluck, Amplify Your Voice, CEO and Founder

2:40  Breakout Room Discussion (not available on livestream)

3:00   Closing Remarks, Awards Ceremony & Reception - by invitation only, on Shindig

4:00  Thank you for coming to SKILLS 2023!