2027 SKILLS Showcase

10:00 Welcome - Oz Benamram

10:10 Opening Panel - Stephen Edison, Senior Partner, BCG (Boston Consulting Group), Michael Gerstenzang, Senior Partner - Cleary Gottlieb, and TBD. Moderated by: Megan McMillin, Partner Legal Innovation, Harvey

SHOWCASE: Connecting Knowledge, Data & Technology

          1. Too Many AI Tools? | Connecting Knowledge and Data 

         Liz Salsedo, Director of Knowledge Management and Information Resources and Jim Merrifield, Chief Data Officer of

         Robinson + Cole, and Maged Helmy, Founder and CEO - Newcode

        2. Bring AI to the Knowledge | Unlocking Work Already in the DMS

          Jo Van Der Spiegel, Organisation and Knowledge Manager - Claeys & Engels

       3. A New Path to KM at Scale | What Becomes Possible When You Can Put Your Firm Knowledge to Work

          Yannic Kilcher, CTO - DeepJudge + TBD

11:25  Breakout Rooms (no broadcast)

11:45 Break 

12:00 2027 SKILLS Survey Report - Oz Benamram

SHOWCASE: AI in Action: Transforming How Legal Work Gets Done

         4. BakerHostetler’s Matter Research+ | AI Research Without Surrendering Matter Intelligence

           Katherine Lowry, Chief Information Officer - BakerHostetler and Milli Beard, Lead Forward Deployed 

           Product Manager - Clio

         5. Beyond Point Solutions | Building End-to-End Legal Workflows

            Larry Chan, Director of Innovation and Emerging Technology - Loeb & Loeb

          6. From Timesheets to Price | Building AI Matter Pricing 

            Kathleen Saysoff, Director of Client Value - Proskauer Rose and John Tertan, Founder and CEO-  Narrative

12:55 Breakout Rooms

 1:15  Lunch Break

 1:40 Interactive Break - SKILLS Online and Job Posting Forum

 2:00 The State of Legal-  Melia Robinson, Senior Tech Correspondent - Business Insider 

SHOWCASE: The Human Side of AI: Judgment, Adoption & Impact

          7. Proving AI’s Value at White & Case | Measuring ROI Through Work Mapping

            Alistair Wye, Director of Innovation and AI - White & Case

          8. Protecting Human Judgment in the Age of AI | Let’s Think 

             Sam Dimond, Head of Knowledge - Kingsley Napley and Wendy Jephson, CEO and Co-Founder - Let’s Think

          9. Training Lawyers in 90 Seconds | The FoxTok Experiment

            Jessica Thomas, Customer Success Manager - ArentFox Schiff and Kate Boyd, Chief Operating 

            Officer - Sente Advisors

 2:55 Breakout Rooms (no broadcast)

 3:15 Closing Remarks + Winner Announcement