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2026 SKILLS Showcase Agenda

January 15, 2026

10:00 Welcome - Oz Benamram


10:10 From Hype to Habits: Operationalizing AI in Legal Practice


The Next Chapter: How AI is Reshaping the General Counsel-Law Firm Dynamic - 

Moderated by Laura Safdie, with Emily Colbert + TBD


Showcases

  1. From Impossible to Operational: Custom AI Workflows Powered By Search - Kristina Bakardjiev Cozen O’Connor and Yannic Kilcher - DeepJudge
  2. Copilot is Not the Only Game in Town: Leveraging a Suite of Private ChatGPTs - Lisa Mayo Haynes, Ian Lopez, Jason Rogers - Ballard Spahr
  3. AI Agents in Practice - Hanna Canning - DLA Piper and Maged Helmy - Newcode.ai

11:25  Breakout Rooms (20 min, no broadcast)


11:45 Break (15 min)


12:00 From Workflows to Wisdom: How Collaboration Turns Data into Intelligence


2026 SKILLS Survey Report - Oz Benamram and Rebecca Pasternak


Showcases

  1. Collaborative Innovation: Fried Frank + Centari Redefine Executive Comp Review - Andrew Brinkman - Fried Frank, Kevin Walker and Naomi Swalve - Centari
  2. Real-Time Intelligence for Trusted Relationships | at Debevoise & Plimpton - Matt Kelly - Debevoise, Alon Dolev and Natan Levin - Maeven
  3. From 5 Million Documents to Measurable Results: How Cravath Redefined High-Stakes Document Review with AI - Scott Reents and Andrew Weiner - Cravath, and Pablo Arredondo and J.P. Mohler - Thomson Reuters


12:55 Breakout Rooms (20 min, no broadcast)


 1:15  Lunch Break (25 min)


 1:40 Interactive Break - SKILLS Online, Job Posting (20 min)


 2:00 From Insight to Impact: Building a Culture That Makes AI Stick


Agents Training the Next Generation of Lawyers | Simulated M&A - Megan Ma and Pierce Kelaita - Stanford Law School;  Thor Alden and  Yasmeen Bakht - Dechert


Showcases

  1. Client Co-Creation Lab: Building AI Solutions Alongside 50+ Clients in Real Time - Andrea Alliston - Fasken; and Christian Lang - Lega
  2. Orchestrating Firmwide Embrace of GenAI at Reed Smith - Rich Robbins, Jonathan Talbot, Brian Blaho - Reed Smith;  Russell Smith and Mahshad Hall - Harvey
  3. A White & Case Partner's Perspective | Demonstrating ROI with Legal Technology - Radek Kraus - White & Case and Daniel Porus -Legatics


 2:55 Breakout Rooms (20 min, no broadcast)


 3:15 Closing Remarks + Winner Announcement


 3:20 Virtual Networking Hour (different platform, no broadcast)

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