LIF Salons 2026: NYC, LDN, D.C.

NORTH AMERICA

ATLANTA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2026

NEW YORK
CITY

OCTOBER 15, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C.

NOVEMBER 18, 2026

EUROPE

LONDON

OCTOBER 7, 2026

OVERVIEW

Organizations are navigating an unprecedented era defined by a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape, a second draft of globalization, the accelerating impacts of the AI revolution, and major generational shifts. To survive, thrive, and innovate, risk-focused leaders need an entirely new toolkit and network—one that will help give their organizations a sustainable, competitive advantage in an era of disruption.

LIF salons provide a content- and network-driven platform for those leaders to learn, debate, and connect with peers facing similar challenges in their respective sectors. Each salon will focus on a critical subtopic related to strategic foresight—how leaders are navigating the new business of risk in a new world order. Themes address urgent issues such as the accelerating impact of AI and the new risk landscape, operating in a risk-on geopolitical environment, and driving innovation in the face of rapid change.

purpose

Held in leading global centers under Chatham House Rule, this invitation-only experience offers an intimate forum for innovation-focused leaders to explore new ideas at the intersection of business, risk, and law.

STRUCTURE

  • Networking, discussions and dinner at an exclusive venue: Salons will run from 5:30 – 9:30 pm at a highly prestigious location in each city: ambassadorial residences, leading cultural institutions, or private dining rooms at top-tier restaurants.
  • Exclusive audience: Limited to a maximum of 30 senior decision-makers from large, innovative corporations and institutions, and professional services firms.
  • Thought-provoking keynote speaker: A 30-minute keynote from a recognized thought leader (e.g., an academic, policy maker, leading journalist, or successful entrepreneur) delivering an impactful, theme-driven address.
  • Intimate roundtable discussion: A 60-minute, Chatham House Rule discussion over dinner, featuring highly structured and facilitated debate. Tables are strictly limited (5 tables maximum, 6 participants per table) with a thought leader moderating each conversation, guided by pre-set discussion points.
  • High-value networking: A focused reception hosted before and after the dinner to facilitate targeted peer connections among senior executives.

audience

Attendance at LIF salons is by invitation only and is limited to a maximum of 30 senior decision-makers from large, innovative corporations, institutions, and professional services firms.

Corporations/Institutions

  • General Counsel / Associate General Counsel
  • CFOs
  • Risk Leaders
  • Heads of Corporate Development/Strategy
  • Heads of Innovation
  • Heads of Legal Operations

Professional Services Firms

  • Partners leading AI, Digital or Transformation Practices
  • Heads of Innovation
  • MDs from financial services firms

SPONSORSHIP

Partner with The Legal Innovation Forum to engage senior legal leaders and innovators shaping the future of the industry.

For inquiries, contact christopher@adbinsights.com

or

The Convergence Series

OVERVIEW

The race to build the AI economy has transcended the digital sphere, evolving into a fundamental reconfiguration of the global industrial base. This is no longer merely a technology narrative; it is an imperative to realign the architectures of energy, critical minerals, and sovereign infrastructure.

Navigating this structural complexity requires a new level of convergence—uniting the architects of capital, policy, and industry to secure the foundations of the next industrial era.

The Convergence Series aims to shine a light on these themes through an innovative set of programs run globally on an ongoing basis.

THE SERIES AT A GLANCE

Through half-day forums and invitation-only salons, the Convergence Series provides a unique platform for innovation-focused leaders to explore new ideas at the intersection of capital, policy, and industry — and to build the relationships that will shape the next industrial era.

These three themes anchor every event in the series:

SOVEREIGN INFRASTRUCTURE + DIGITAL OWNERSHIP
There is a growing imperative to realign the architectures of energy, critical minerals, and sovereign infrastructure to support the AI transition.
INDUSTRIAL RECONFIGURATION
The race to build the AI economy has transcended the digital sphere, evolving into a fundamental reconfiguration of the global industrial base.
MULTI-SECTOR CONVERGENCE
Navigating structural complexity requires a new level of convergence — uniting the architects of capital, policy, and industry — to secure the foundations of the next industrial era.

STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

ENERGY & SUPPLY CHAIN
  • Expanding power capacity, streamlining permitting, and reconfiguring grids
  • Securing critical minerals and materials, hardware supply chains, and other strategic resources
CAPITAL & INVESTMENT
  • Financing hyperscaler infrastructure
  • Re-engineering data center & utility project finance
  • Structuring mega-deals for gigawatts
POLICY & RISK
  • Navigating regulatory complexity & political volatility
  • Addressing trade & supply-chain friction
  • Designing projects to mitigate social and environmental impacts
  • Answering the call for data sovereignty

audience

The Convergence Series is designed for senior decision-makers from innovative corporations, institutions, and leading professional services firms.

Corporations & Institutions

  • Head of AI Infrastructure / Chief Technology Officer
  • Chief Risk Officer (CRO) / Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)
  • General Counsel / Associate General Counsel
  • Head of Compliance / Head of Regulatory Affairs
  • Energy, Mining & Critical Minerals / Grid Operations Executives

Professional Services & Capital

  • Partners leading Technology, Investment, Regulatory & Tax Practices
  • Infrastructure Private Equity & Venture Capital Partners
  • Managing Directors from financial services firms
  • Global Legal Lead Architects

NORTH AMERICA

TORONTO

September 16, 2026
Digital Sovereignty

WASHINGTON, D.C.

November 18, 2026
Policy, Security & Trade

MONTRÉAL

November 25, 2026
Digital Sovereignty

HOUSTON

December 3, 2026
Energy, AI & Innovation

NEW YORK

January 20, 2027
Capital, M&A & Risk

EUROPE

LONDON

October 8, 2026
Critical Resources, Policy & Capital

LONDON

February 11, 2027
Global Trade & Sovereign Risk

SPONSORSHIP

Partner with ADB Insights to engage executives and innovators shaping the future of mining, materials, energy, and AI.

For inquiries, contact rana@adbinsights.com or:

The Commodities Innovation Forum: Mining + Metals NYC 2026

host sponsor

GOLD SPONSOR

OVERVIEW

Turning geopolitical tides have highlighted the essential nature of the mining ecosystem, lying as it does at the intersection of national security and global energy demands. At this crucial juncture, collaboration among nations is essential to building the secure, value-added supply chains needed to drive their rapidly shifting economies. Great strides are being made, but much remains to be done to bolster the Western world’s mining, processing, and supply chain capabilities and secure its economic future.

The Commodities Innovation Forum: Metals + Mining takes a deep dive into the key forces—geopolitics and policy, industry trends, economic drivers, capital markets, and technological innovation—shaping the global mining ecosystem. Through focused panels and presentations, we’ll explore the forces driving global minerals demand, the strategies that governments and industry are deploying to build resilient supply chains, the cutting-edge innovations transforming mining and processing operations, and the creative financing mechanisms required to turn strategic vision into operational reality.

For stakeholders, the innovation imperative at this critical juncture is clear. The purpose of this event is to inform, connect and frame a narrative for the ecosystem’s future. 

STRUCTURE + audience

  • Format: Half-day (afternoon) event followed by a networking reception, hosted at Clifford Chance’s offices in New York.
  • Sessions: The agenda will feature a mix of panel discussions, fireside chats, and keynote presentations focused on the evolving mining and metals ecosystem and the innovation imperative driving change within it.
  • Attendees: Expect ~100+ senior attendees from across the ecosystem: policymakers and government officials, mining and mineral processing company executives, battery technology and manufacturing leaders, OEM leaders, capital markets leaders, and professional services. This diverse audience of stakeholders across the ecosystem ensures a rich exchange of insights and connections across the value chain.
  • Objective: The purpose of the forum is to take a deep dive into the key forces—geopolitics and policy, industry trends, economic drivers, capital markets, and technological innovation—shaping the global mining ecosystem.

THEMES + AGENDA

11:45 AM – 12:50 PM: REGISTRATION + NETWORKING LUNCH

12:50 – 1:00 PM: OPENING REMARKS

1:00 – 1:50 PM The advancement of minerals & materials security in the U.S.: demand trends, geopolitics, and the strategic imperative

  • Demand drivers: How the data center boom, the recalibration of green technology policy, the modernization of U.S. defense and aerospace infrastructure, and other trends are reshaping the outlook for minerals and materials demand across the Western world
  • Shifting tailwinds: The key opportunities and challenges emerging from the shift in emphasis from price to policy in the materials industry
  • M&A and portfolio strategy: How global mining companies are using acquisitions, divestitures, and portfolio diversification to compete with China and position for the new geopolitical reality
  • Sovereign partnerships and allied cooperation:  How the U.S. is leveraging bilateral agreements, development finance, and trade negotiations — as seen in deals from Ukraine to the Western hemisphere — to build supply chain resilience
  • Canada’s strategic value proposition: The resources, infrastructure, and the regulatory and ESG frameworks that make Canada a preferred partner for Western minerals development

1:55 – 2:45 PM | The forces REshaping Western supply chains: corporate strategy, supply chain realignment, and the allied industrial network

  • A new geopolitical architecture: How procurement mandates, bilateral offtake agreements, stockpiling, allied partnerships, and public-private partnerships are reshaping mineral flows — and where the gaps between political ambition and commercial reality remain

  • Bringing it home: How large corporates are approaching their investments in U.S. mining, processing, and recycling capacity

  • The business case for diversification: The current case for broadening exposure across refining and processing geographies, and the strategies for building more resilient, multi-source supply chains that are actually delivering results

  • Regulatory momentum and its limits: Where executive orders are moving the needle for mining, refining, and recycling projects in the U.S. and Europe — and how operators are navigating the remaining constraints

2:45 – 3:05 PM: break

3:05 – 3:55 PM | Capital, clean tech, MINING and metallurgy: financing and scaling Western Mining & processing capacity

  • Investing in the future: How strategic corporate funds, dedicated critical materials vehicles, and government players are approaching investments in mining, refining and recycling projects

  • Clean mining and processing as competitive advantage: The argument for investing in novel extraction, refining, and metallurgical technologies

  • The offtake imperative: Who is signing long-term supply agreements, on what terms, and how the demand side is evolving its approach to securing processed materials supply

  • Allied capital, allied supply: What role can coordinated Western investment play in building a mining, processing and supply web that is genuinely resilient — and what stands in the way?

4:00 – 4:50 PM | Innovation in financing: the structures, instruments, and INITIATIVES drawing capital back into mining & PROCESSING

  • A new era for mining finance: How the institutional capital drought has reshaped the sector’s financing landscape — and what it will take to bring large pools of capital back into mining and processing at scale
  • The visible hand: How companies are leveraging government support as a financing tool — and what it takes to access that capital

  • Bridging the funding gap: The hybrid and alternative capital structures being deployed to move projects from early-stage development to bankable, large-scale production

4:50 – 5:00 PM: Closing Remarks

5:00 – 6:00 PM: NETWORKING RECEPTION

host sponsor

GOLD SPONSOR

SPONSORSHIP

Partner with The Legal Innovation Forum to engage senior legal leaders and innovators shaping the future of the industry.

For inquiries, contact victor@adbinsights.com

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The Legal Innovation Forum Toronto 2026

The Law Society of Ontario: This program contains 5 hours and 25 minutes of Professionalism Content

PRESENTING SPONSOR

OVERVIEW

The Legal Innovation Forum returns to Toronto on June 2, 2026, bringing together leaders from law firms, legal departments, technology providers, and the broader business community for a full-day event packed with critical insights and networking opportunities.

This year’s edition of our flagship annual forum is anchored by a bold, overarching theme: The 2030 mandate: Leading transformation in the global legal and business ecosystem.

As the pace of change accelerates, the legal function stands at a critical inflection point. Advances in AI, mounting economic pressure, regulatory divergence, geopolitical volatility, and evolving client and stakeholder expectations are fundamentally reshaping how legal services are delivered—and how risk and value are managed across businesses.

This year’s forum will explore what it takes to build resilient, data-driven legal departments and firms capable of thriving through 2030 and beyond.

PURPOSE OF THE FORUM

  • Examine the critical forces reshaping the global legal and business ecosystem and how these dynamics will redefine law firms and legal departments on the road to 2030

  • Explore emerging business and operating models transforming legal services, and learn how firms and legal departments can adopt agile, future-ready strategies

  • Share best practices from law firms, legal departments, and third-party partners on building resilience through innovation, technology, and data-driven decision-making

  • Cultivate a connected community of legal and business leaders committed to exchanging insights, accelerating transformation, and driving meaningful change across the legal ecosystem

Who’s attending

300+ high-level decision-makers from legal departments, law firms and third party partners from across Canada, the US and overseas

  • Legal departments:
    General counsel, associate / assistant general counsel, in-house counsel, legal operations professionals
  • Law firms:
    Heads of innovation and knowledge management, senior partners, COOs, CIOs, chief client officers

Tables of eight are available for purchase. Located in a premium area of the conference venue, tables offer convenience, flexibility and a significant discount relative to individual tickets. For more information contact victor@adbinsights.com

STRUCTURE

Through a series of high-impact panels and discussions, we’ll examine how technology, data, operating models, and leadership must evolve to meet the demands of a rapidly advancing global landscape.

THEMES + AGENDA

MASTERS OF CEREMONY

8:00 - 8:40 AM | REGISTRATION + NETWORKING BREAKFAST

8:50-9:35 AM | THE LEADERSHIP IMPERATIVE: SKILLS, CULTURE, AND GOVERNANCE FOR TRANSFORMATION

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Technology alone does not drive transformation. Leadership is key. This panel examines the skills, mindsets, and governance structures required to lead legal organizations through a sustainable transformation journey amid ongoing global disruption.

  • Leadership capabilities: Skills required to lead in an AI- and data-driven environment
  • Cultural transformation: Building teams that embrace innovation, agility, and learning
  • Change management: Leading across generations, roles, and operating models,
  • Governance frameworks: Balancing speed, experimentation, risk, and accountability

9:35 - 9:40 AM | ELEVATOR PITCH 1: HARVEY

9:45-10:25 AM | INTEGRATING ECOSYSTEMS: HOW LAW FIRMS, LEGAL DEPARTMENTS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE COLLABORATING TO MANAGE THE BUSINESS OF RISK

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Today’s risk landscape is complex and ever-evolving, requiring integrated management. Discover how interconnected legal ecosystems are emerging, bringing together law firms, in-house legal teams, technology companies, and alternative service providers to share expertise, integrate capabilities, and deliver stronger, more resilient outcomes.

  • Collaboration models: How are law firms, legal departments and service providers working together to drive innovation?
  • Redefining value: Shared accountability for outcomes and risk—including through the lens of investor expectations on transparency, efficiency, and risk-adjusted performance
  • Data and interoperability: Enabling insight through connected systems and partners
  • Capital markets perspective: How investors evaluate scalability, resilience, and execution risk across integrated service ecosystems

10:25 - 10:30 AM | ELEVATOR PITCH 2: clearyx

10:45-11:00 AM | NETWORKING BREAK

11:00 - 11:05 AM | ELEVATOR PITCH 3: ALEXA TRANSLATIONS

11:05 - 11:50 AM | BUILDING A RESILIENT LEGAL TECH STACK: SYSTEMS, DATA, AND ARCHITECTURE FOR THE FUTURE

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Legacy systems and fragmented data limit legal’s ability to scale, innovate, and adapt. Discover how organizations can implement resilient, flexible legal tech platforms that support AI, analytics, and long-term transformation.

  • Platform strategy: Transitioning from disconnected solutions to integrated legal technology ecosystems
  • Data readiness: The data foundations required for AI, reporting, and decision intelligence
  • Risk + resilience: Balancing innovation with security and compliance
  • Change management: Building buy-in in the AI era

11:50 - 11:55 AM | ELEVATOR PITCH 4: LUMINANCE

12:00 - 12:45 PM | THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF 2030: STRATEGIC, DATA-DRIVEN, AND EMBEDDED ACROSS THE ENTERPRISE

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Legal departments are moving from reactive risk managers to proactive strategic partners. This discussion explores how legal teams are using data, technology, and new operating models to embed legal insight across the business.

  • Strategic positioning: Legal’s expanding role in enterprise decision-making
  • Data and metrics: Using dashboards and analytics to demonstrate value and manage risk
  • Enterprise integration: Aligning legal with finance, compliance, procurement, and operations
  • Talent and resourcing: New skill sets, roles, and flexible delivery models

Chair

Nicole Lee
Nicole Lee

Legal Counsel and Legal Operations Professional

12:45 - 12:50 PM | ELEVATOR PITCH 5: CO-FLO

12:50 - 1:40 PM | NETWORKING LUNCH

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1:40 - 2:30 PM | KEYNOTE SPEAKER

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2:35 - 3:15 pm | THE AGE OF AGENTIC AI: REDEFINING LEGAL WORK, DECISION-MAKING, AND CLIENT DELIVERY

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Autonomous, agent-based systems are moving AI beyond task support to actively shape legal workflows and decisions. This panel examines the current state of AI and explores the potential of agentic AI to transform legal work and add value across law firms and legal departments—while balancing ethical, regulatory, cybersecurity, and data privacy obligations.

  • Current applications: Where AI adoption stands today, what’s working, and the limitations of today’s assistive tools
  • The rise of agentic AI: How autonomous systems differ from traditional AI and how they can impact legal workflow and decision-making
  • Client service implications: How autonomous systems are changing pricing and delivery models
  • Governance, cybersecurity & data privacy: Frameworks for deploying AI responsibly, including managing data risk, protecting sensitive information, and ensuring robust cybersecurity controls

3:15 - 3:20 PM | ELEVATOR PITCH 6: LITERA

3:25 - 3:30 PM | GOODLAWYER - YACHT PARTY DRAW

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With your in-house counsel Ticket to The Legal Innovation Forum: Toronto 2026 you enter the draw to win 1 of five pairs of tickets to the Goodlawyer Yacht Party on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Canada’s largest invite-only gathering for in-house legal leaders celebrates Canada hosting the summer’s biggest international soccer tournament with chef-led food stations and live entertainment aboard a multi-level yacht.

3:30 - 3:45 PM | NETWORKING BREAK

3:45 - 4:15 PM | FIRESIDE CHAT | INNOVATION IN ACTION: REAL WORLD CASE STUDIES

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A candid conversation with legal leaders, revealing how innovation is being applied in practice across law firms and legal departments. Our speakers will share real-world experiences, hard-earned lessons, and practical insights on turning innovation strategy into measurable results.

  • The challenges driving change: Key pressures, constraints, and barriers shaping legal innovation today
  • From strategy to results: Real-world examples of innovation delivering measurable impact
  • Across the legal ecosystem: Bridging law firm and in-house perspectives on change and collaboration
  • Turning innovation into action: Practical lessons and takeaways for integrating technology, data, and new operating models into everyday legal work

4:15 - 4:20 PM | ELEVATOR PITCH 7: LEGORA

4:25 - 5:10 PM | ESG REIMAGINED: A NEW PARADIGM EMERGES

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ESG is evolving rapidly as the nature of sustainability shifts and new risks emerge. Our expert speakers will examine how ESG is being redefined—and what legal leaders must do to navigate heightened scrutiny, uncertainty, and stakeholder expectations.

  • The new ESG landscape: How ESG priorities are changing amid volatility and fragmentation
  • Risk and governance: How are the risk-management tools developed for climate and societal issues now ingrained in business culture?
  • Regulatory divergence: Navigating inconsistent global ESG standards and reporting
  • Operational integration + data: Embedding ESG and climate data into strategy decision-making, and controls

5:15 - 5:20 PM | ELEVATOR PITCH 8: LEXISNEXIS

5:20 - 6:00 PM | THE LAW FIRM OF 2030: HOW SHIFTING MODELS, ECONOMICS, AND EXPECTATIONS ARE RESHAPING THE OPERATING MODEL

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Client demands, pricing pressure, talent dynamics, and technology are forcing law firms to rethink how they operate. This panel explores how the law firm business model is evolving—and what successful firms will look like by 2030.

  • Economic transformation: Alternative pricing, financial pressures, and new revenue models
  • Workforce evolution: The impact of AI and automation on hiring, talent retention and career paths
  • Governance and structure: Rethinking partnership models and firm leadership
  • Client value: Augmenting traditional legal expertise to deliver impact through outcomes and experience

6:00 - 7:00 PM | CLOSING REMARKS + NETWORKING RECEPTION

OUR PARTNERS

PRESENTING SPONSOR

KEYNOTE partner

GLOBAL STRATEGIC PARTNER

GOLD partners

LUNCH Partner

NETWORKING RECEPTION PARTNER

PRE-EVENT RECEPTION PARTNER

EXHIBITOR PARTNERs

COMMUNITY PARTNER

SPONSORSHIP

Partner with The Legal Innovation Forum to engage senior legal leaders and innovators shaping the future of the industry.

For inquiries, contact victor@adbinsights.com

or

The Business of Personal Injury Symposium: Toronto

The Law Society of Ontario: This program contains 3 hours and 20 minutes of Professionalism Content

Founding Partner
GOLD SPONSORS
Host Sponsor

OVERVIEW

Personal injury law in Canada is undergoing significant transformation. Competitive pressures, client expectations, and emerging technologies are reshaping how firms operate and grow. Lawyers who embrace innovation, sound business management, and forward-looking leadership will be best positioned to thrive in this new environment.


This symposium will bring together leaders from across the personal injury ecosystem to explore how lawyers and firms can adapt their business models, strengthen operational resilience, and capture opportunity in a fast-changing legal marketplace.

STRUCTURE

  • A half-day, in-person symposium featuring:
  • Opening remarks and scene-setting on the evolving business of personal injury law
  • A panel on financial and operational strategies for modern PI firms
  • A panel on technology, AI, and innovation in the PI ecosystem
  • A panel on navigating talent expectations and building leadership pipelines
  • A closing discussion on reimagining business models and client service
  • A networking reception to foster connection and collaboration among peers

WHO'S ATTENDING

  • Managing partners and senior lawyers from personal injury firms
  • Legal operations and finance leaders
  • Technology and innovation executives in the PI sector
  • Industry partners and service providers driving change in personal injury law

THEMES + AGENDA

12:00 - 12:30 PM | REGISTRATION

12:30 - 12:40 PM | WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

12:40 - 1:30 PM | Panel 1 - Talent for tomorrow: Building succession and leadership pipelines

As the PI sector evolves, firms must rethink how they attract, develop, and retain talent while planning for leadership succession. This panel will explore strategies to build resilient teams and ensure continuity for the next generation of leaders.

  • Evolving talent expectations: Navigating talent shortages and the shifting priorities of younger lawyers
  • Leadership development: Building clear pathways for leadership growth and succession
  • Creating a robust succession plan: Protecting your clients and preventing business disruption
  • Culture + collaboration: Creating a firm culture that supports mentorship, talent retention, and sustainable growth

1:30 - 1:35 PM | ELEVATOR PITCH: TRACUMENT

1:40 - 2:30 PM | Panel 2 - Financial foundations: Strengthening management and unlocking growth opportunities

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Personal injury firms operate in a capital-intensive environment, making strong financial management essential to long-term success. This panel will explore how firms can strengthen financial discipline, manage risk, and structure their operations for sustainability and growth.

  • Case economics: Understanding the real costs of personal injury litigation
  • Managing disbursements: Best practices for controlling expert reports, expert witnesses, and other contingency-based expenses
  • Cashflow + operations: Navigating billing, payroll, and financial pressures to maximize firm performance
  • Structure + strategy: Rethinking firm structure and identifying new growth opportunities in an increasingly competitive landscape

2:30 - 2:35 PM | ELEVATOR PITCH: BRIDGEPOINT FINANCIAL

2:35 - 3:00 PM | NETWORKING BREAK

3:05 - 3:55 PM | Panel 3 - The tech-enabled firm: Leveraging AI, automation, and analytics

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New technologies are reshaping how personal injury firms manage cases, analyze evidence, and deliver services to clients. This discussion will highlight practical ways to deploy AI, automation, and analytics to enhance efficiency and drive business success.

  • AI in practice: Practical use cases for AI and automation across PI litigation workflows
  • Data-driven strategy: Leveraging analytics and data to support case strategy and decision-making
  • Operational efficiency: Streamlining intake, case management, and documentation through technology
  • Responsible innovation: Navigating ethical and professional considerations when adopting AI tools.

3:55 - 4:00 PM | ELEVATOR PITCH: SUPIO

4:05 - 4:55 PM | Panel 4 - The innovative PI firm: Reimagining business models and client service

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Supio

Competitive pressures and evolving client expectations are prompting personal injury firms to reconsider how they operate and deliver value. This panel will examine how firms can evolve their business models and client service strategies to remain competitive.

  • New operating models: Exploring emerging business models and operational structures in personal injury law
  • Client experience: Enhancing service delivery through technology, communication, and process innovation
  • Strategic expansion: Expanding into new practice areas to meet demand and grow in a competitive market
  • Risk management + future-proofing: Positioning your firm for long-term success in a rapidly evolving legal marketplace

5:00 - 5:05 | CLOSING REMARKs

5:05 - 6:00 PM | NETWORKING RECEPTION

FOUNDING PARTNER

GOLD SPONSORS

HOST SPONSOR

For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Andrew Bowyer at: andrew@adbinsights.com

LIF Salon NYC | Navigating what’s next: Delivering legal services in an AI-infused ecosystem

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NON-PROFIT PARTNER

OVERVIEW

The Legal Innovation Forum Salon Series looks at how organizations steer through geopolitical shifts, a rewired global economy, and technology that routinely outpaces policy.

For senior legal leadership and their outside counsel, the AI conversation has been more noise than signal. “Would be” or purported guidance is seemingly everywhere, a range of tools is spreading, and the business faces unfocused pressure to adopt these tools or be left behind.

LIF Salons aim to cut through the noise and elevate the conversation. They convene leading thinkers and practitioners to surface the right questions. Here, the point of inquiry is: where is legal technology going and, more importantly, for what purpose? And how should legal leaders respond?

The keynote fireside chat for our inaugural LIF Salon brings together a compelling trio: Ray Brescia, an Albany Law professor and author focused on law, access to justice, and economic change; Sateesh Nori (The Augmented Lawyer on Substack), a legal futurist who researches and writes on AI and legal practice—including measured outcomes in legal aid; and moderator David Rosen, a former banking and fund counsel and a co-founder in legal tech.

**Attendees of this salon will earn 1.5 hours of NYS CLE credit in Ethics.**

PURPOSE

Held under Chatham House Rule, LIF salons offer an intimate forum for innovation-focused leaders to explore new ideas at the intersection of business, risk, and law.

THEMES

Navigating what’s next: 
Delivering legal services in an AI-infused ecosystem

What’s different this time and why? The typewriter, email, and comparison tools have all sped things up, but the way many lawyers work is still much the same as it was 20–50 years ago. How is this moment different, and how can AI change the role and impact of lawyers in law, business, and society?

Scale, access, and transfer: Lawyers worry about the potential need for fewer lawyers, yet society and business need legal services more than ever. How can AI expand capacity while democratizing access? 

A different lens on AI and legal ethics: We are moving from “not using AI” as brag to red flag. Beyond the trivial of what not to do with AI, what are the bar’s obligations now?  While much of the conversation tends to focus on the risks of using AI, this conversation will cover the practical, legal, and ethical implications of not adopting AI in effective and efficient ways.

STRUCTURE

  • Networking, discussions and dinner at an exclusive venue: Salons will run from 5:30 – 9:30 pm at a highly prestigious location in each city: ambassadorial residences, leading cultural institutions, or private dining rooms at top-tier restaurants.
  • Exclusive audience: Limited to a maximum of 30 senior decision-makers from large, innovative corporations and institutions, and professional services firms.
  • Thought-provoking keynote speaker: A 30-minute keynote from a recognized thought leader (e.g., an academic, policy maker, leading journalist, or successful entrepreneur) delivering an impactful, theme-driven address.
  • Intimate roundtable discussion: A 60-minute, Chatham House Rule discussion over dinner, featuring highly structured and facilitated debate. Tables are strictly limited (5 tables maximum, 6 participants per table) with a thought leader moderating each conversation, guided by pre-set discussion points.
  • High-value networking: A focused reception hosted before and after the dinner to facilitate targeted peer connections among senior executives.

audience

Attendance at LIF salons is by invitation only and is limited to a maximum of 30 senior decision-makers from large, innovative corporations, institutions, and professional services firms.

Corporations/Institutions

  • General Counsel / Associate General Counsel
  • CFOs
  • Risk Leaders
  • Heads of Corporate Development/Strategy
  • Heads of Innovation
  • Heads of Legal Operations

Professional Services Firms

  • Partners leading AI, Digital or Transformation Practices
  • Heads of Innovation
  • MDs from financial services firms

partners

SPONSORSHIP

Partner with The Legal Innovation Forum to engage senior legal leaders and innovators shaping the future of the industry.

For inquiries, contact victor@adbinsights.com

or

The Houston Energy Forum 2025

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Approved by The State Bar of Texas for 3:00 CLE hours

OVERVIEW

An Energy Roundtable + Legal Innovation Forum program focused on challenges and opportunities facing the North American energy sector in today’s volatile, risk-on ecosystem

The global energy industry is facing unprecedented risk in an era of geopolitical instability, regulatory uncertainty, supply chain challenges and tariffs impacting cross-border trade. Forward-thinking energy companies – both north and south of the border – are bolstering risk mitigation strategies as they strive for business resilience.

Houston is recognized as the energy capital of the world – not only in the established oil and gas sectors, but also for renewable sources such as wind and solar power – making it the ideal location for this half-day live event.

Through a series of panel discussions, fireside chats, and presentations, we will bring together leading energy companies, law firms and service providers to examine the key drivers and trends in this dynamic sector and shed light on successful strategies for mitigating risk and driving business growth in these uncertain times.

Structure + Audience

  • Half-day event held in Houston on December 3, 2025
  • Hosted @ Clifford Chance’s Houston Office
  • 125 attendees: C-Suite + risk leaders from US and Canadian energy companies, and leaders from financial services firms (banks, institutional investors), law firms, engineering firms and other industry specialists
  • The forum will run from noon to 5pm, with panels, presentations, networking breaks + lunch

PROGRAM

11:45 AM – 1:00 PM: Registration + Networking Lunch

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1:001:10 PM: Opening remarks

Alexandra Wilde
Alexandra Wilde
Andrew Bowyer Founder of Legal Innovation Forum
Andrew Bowyer

1:102:00 PM: Panel | KEY DRIVERS + TRENDS INFLUENCING THE GLOBAL ENERGY SECTOR

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  •  Trade: How are cross-border trade policies, tariffs, and geopolitical sanctions impacting energy flows? For example, what do initiatives like Trump’s deal with the Europeans to buy $750 billion in energy over the next three years mean for US producers?
  • Market volatility and financial risks: Navigating fluctuations in oil, gas, and electricity prices due to global supply-demand imbalances, and overcoming capital allocation uncertainty
  • Growth in renewable energy: Adapting to the rapid growth of solar, wind, and hydro and the accelerated adoption of electric vehicles as consumer demands evolve

2:00-2:05 PM - ELEVATOR PITCH | ARRAY

2:052:55 PM: PANEL | CROSS-BORDER RISK + OPPORTUNITIES: WORKING WITH CANADIAN SUPPLIERS TO DRIVE US BUSINESS GROWTH

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  • The Canadian impact: What role do Canadian players play in driving business growth for energy companies in the US? How has Trump’s trade affected bilateral energy trades?
  • Canada – an overlooked opportunity: Despite its world class resources and favorable shipping times to buyers in the Americans and Asia, Canada is seen as a contrarian play due to the regulatory hurdles in developing new projects. However, this is changing with initiatives to fast-track projects of national interest. This compliments Canadian producers that have steady cash flow, high yields and significant mid + downstream opportunities.
  • Expanding renewable supply chains: Best practices for capitalizing on US demand for renewable technology, materials, and expertise.
  • Market dynamics: Identifying key energy sectors where Canadian suppliers can meet US demand.
  • Strategic partnerships: Building cross-border alliances to access larger markets, joint infrastructure projects and clean energy programs.

2:55–3:15 PM: NETWORKING BREAK

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3:15-3:20 PM - ELEVATOR PITCH | CO-FLO

3:20–3:50 PM: FIRESIDE CHAT | NAVIGATING FLUCTUATING GEOPOLITICAL ALLIANCES AND TRADE RISK

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  • Regulatory policy: Managing uncertainty amid frequent changes in climate policies, environmental regulations, emissions targets, and permitting processes.

  • Geopolitical instability: How are successful energy companies overcoming rising commodity prices driven by global conflicts and trade tensions?

  • Scenario planning: Conducting geopolitical risk assessments and stress-testing business models against political disruptions.

  • Advising on trade strategy + business risk: Guiding businesses and developing strategies to deal with tariff uncertainty, shifting regulations, and potential legal challenges.

  • Handling trade disputes and litigation matters to protect the business from risk.

3:50-3:55 PM - ELEVATOR PITCH | ELEVATE


4:00–4:50 PM: PANEL 4 | AI AND THE DEMAND FOR ENERGY

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  • AI-powered innovation: How leading technology companies are not only contributing to the demand surge but are also innovating to deploy AI across sectors  to increase efficiency, accelerate the energy transition, and proactively manage emerging technological, environmental and legal risks.
  • Managing demand: A look at how energy producers are planning to meet growing electricity demand, which could more than double by 2030 due to the rise of AI.

  • Diversification as a solution: How meeting increased demand with a mix of energy sources, including renewables and natural gas, could help manage costs and emissions and drive efficiency.

  • Policy and investment: How policymakers and businesses can work together to implement policies that incentivize energy efficiency, encourage diverse energy supply, and help minimize costs.

  • Energy market pressure: How companies should be thinking about—and planning for—potential price pressures in national electricity markets.

4:50-4:55 PM - ELEVATOR PITCH | legora

5:00-6:00 PM - CLOSING REMARKS + NETWORKING RECEPTION

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PROPULSER LA RÉUSSITE DES ENTREPRISES : LE RÔLE CLÉ DES SERVICES JURIDIQUES AU QUÉBEC

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APERÇU

Le Québec est depuis longtemps un moteur des affaires et de l’innovation au Canada, et ce, pour de bonnes raisons. Ses ports et ses infrastructures, ses universités et centres de recherche, son énergie verte et ses incitatifs gouvernementaux ont contribué à bâtir une économie robuste et diversifiée. Cette innovation commerciale a donné naissance à son tour à un secteur juridique solide et dynamique qui joue un rôle essentiel dans notre économie moderne, aidant les sociétés à naviguer les risques et les opportunités économiques à l’intérieur et à l’extérieur de nos frontières.

Destiné aux avocats en entreprise, ce symposium de fin d’après-midi à fort impact mettra en vedette des leaders juridiques qui soutiennent l’innovation économique au Québec pour explorer leurs rôles au sein de  deux équipes névralgiques : l’équipe de direction et l’équipe juridique. Ensemble, les panélistes discuteront de leurs stratégies pour faire face aux grands enjeux de notre époque.

**Veuillez noter que cet événement est destiné aux avocats en entreprise.**

Principaux thèmes

  • Le rôle des équipes juridiques dans l’évolution des entreprises dans un monde où le risque est omniprésent
  • Le soutien stratégique qu’apportent les avocats et les services juridiques en matière d’innovation commerciale au Québec
  • Les stratégies des services juridiques et cabinets d’avocats pour mieux exploiter l’IA et la technologie
  • La résilience comme élément-clé dans la réussite des équipes juridiques

FORMAT

Un symposium à fort impact, tenu en fin d’après-midi et conçu pour les hauts-dirigeants et conseillers juridiques principaux, comprenant :

  • Un panel sur le rôle des services juridiques dans la création de valeur et d’innovation pour leurs organisations
  • Un panel sur les principaux défis auxquels font face les services juridiques en 2025
  • Une plénière pour approfondir les enjeux abordés par les panélistes
  • Un cocktail-réseautage pour faciliter les rencontres et les échanges informels entre pairs

Cet événement en présentiel vise à susciter un dialogue constructif et un apprentissage entre pairs autour de l’innovation commerciale et juridique au Québec.

Public cible

  • Chefs et conseillers juridiques (AGC, GC) et responsables de la conformité
  • Dirigeants d’entreprise
  • Leaders en innovation et en technologie

THÈMES + ORDRE DU JOUR

15 h 30 à 15 h 35 | MOT DE BIENVENUE ET OUVERTURE

Survol de la situation: innovation en affaires et réalités juridiques en 2025.

15 h 35 à 16 h 20 | LES SERVICES JURIDIQUES AU SERVICE DE L’INNOVATION ET DE LA CROISSANCE AU QUÉBEC

Animé par Anik Trudel, cheffe de la direction de Lavery, et réunissant des leaders juridiques d’entreprises Québecoises hautement dynamiques, ce panel explorera le rôle des services juridiques et des avocats qui y travaillent dans la création de valeur et d’innovation pour leurs organisations.

16 h 20 à 16 h 25 | Argumentaire éclair : Alexa Translations

16 h 25 à 16 h 40 | PAUSE-RÉSEAUTAGE

16 h 40 à 17 h 25 | BÂTIR LE SERVICE JURIDIQUE DE 2030

Animé par Loïc Berdnikoff, chef des opérations juridiques et de la conformité et responsable de la protection des renseignements personnels chez Lavery, ce panel réunira des leaders du milieu juridique du Québec pour mieux comprendre leurs stratégies liées aux grands enjeux de l’ère actuelle, dont :

  • L’IA et les technologies
  • La résilience des équipes juridiques face à l’évolution constante de leur profession et de leurs secteurs respectifs 
  • L’évolution des entreprises dans un contexte à risque élevé

17 h 25 à 17 h 28 | Argumentaire éclair : ClauseBase

17 h 28 à 17 h 31 | Argumentaire éclair : Legal Suite

17 h 31 à 18 h 01 | PLÉNIÈRE

Une occasion pour les participants d’échanger avec nos panélistes juridiques sur les trois grands enjeux abordés lors des panels, soit: 

  • Le rôle des services juridiques dans la création de valeur et d’innovation pour leurs organisations

  • L’IA et la technologie au service des entreprises et des équipes juridiques

  • La résilience des équipes juridiques

18 h 01 à 18 h 04 | Argumentaire éclair : PwC

18 h 04 à 18 h 07 | Argumentaire éclair : Multiverse

18 h 07 à 19 h 00 | MOT DE CLÔTURE + COCKTAIL-RÉSEAUTAGE

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Symposium | DRIVING BUSINESS SUCCESS: THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF LEGAL COUNSEL IN QUEBEC

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OVERVIEW

Quebec has long been a powerhouse of Canadian business and innovation, and with good reason. Its ports and infrastructure, universities and research centres, green energy, and government incentives have all helped build a robust, diversified economy. That business innovation story has in turn given rise to a strong, dynamic legal sector that plays an essential role in helping businesses navigate the risks and opportunities they face both domestically and within the global economic system.

In this late-afternoon, high-impact symposium for in-house counsel, we’ll meet some of the legal leaders supporting business innovation in Quebec and learn how legal teams and law firms in the province are leading through change to help organizations tackle some of today’s most pressing challenges.

**Please note that this event is for in-house counsel only.**

Discussion Themes

  • How legal is supporting business innovation in Quebec and helping companies evolve in a risk-on world
  • How legal departments and law firms are navigating AI and technology
  • Strategies for building resilient legal teams

STRUCTURE

A late-afternoon, high-impact symposium designed for legal and corporate leaders, featuring:

  • A panel on the role of legal departments in creating value and driving innovation for their organizations
  • A panel on some of the most pressing challenges facing legal teams in 2025
  • A discussion on the opportunities and challenges raised in the first two panels
  • A networking reception with curated introductions and informal peer exchange

This in-person event is designed to spark meaningful dialogue and peer learning around business and legal innovation in Québec.

Who’s attending

  • AGCs, GCs and compliance officers
  • Corporate leaders
  • Innovation and technology leaders

THEMES + AGENDA

3:30 - 3:35 PM | WELCOME + OPENING REMARKS

Setting the stage: Business innovation and legal realities in 2025.

3:35 - 4:20 pm | QUEBEC’S ECONOMIC INNOVATION STORY: the legal side of things

Featuring Lavery CEO Anik Trudel in conversation with legal leaders from some of Quebec’s most dynamic businesses, this panel will explore the role legal teams are playing to support business growth and innovation.

4:20 - 4:25 PM | ELEVATOR PITCH: Alexa Translations

4:25 - 4:40 PM | Networking Break

4:40 - 5:25 PM | BUILDING THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF 2030

Featuring Loïc Berdnikoff, Lavery’s Chief Privacy Officer and Chief of Legal Operations and Conformity, in conversation with leaders from Quebec’s business and legal sectors, this panel will explore some of the challenges legal teams face in: 

  • Navigating AI and technology

  • Building up resilient teams

  • Helping their business partners evolve in a risk-on world

5:25 - 5:28 PM | ELEVATOR PITCH: ClauseBase

5:28 - 5:31 PM | ELEVATOR PITCH: Legal Suite

5:31 - 6:01 PM | GROUP DISCUSSION

A robust conversation between all attendees on the challenges and opportunities discussed during the panels:

  • The role of legal teams in supporting business growth and innovation and helping their organizations thrive in a risk-on world

  • Leveraging AI and technology for legal and business success

  • How to build resilient legal teams

6:01 - 6:04 PM | ELEVATOR PITCH: PwC

6:04 - 6:07 PM | ELEVATOR PITCH: Multiverse

6:07 - 7:00 PM | CLOSING REMARKS + NETWORKING RECEPTION

our sponsors

Founding Partner

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Global Innovators Critical Minerals Symposium

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OVERVIEW

In association with the UK Government’s Toronto IBA programme, The Legal Innovation Forum presents an exclusive symposium:

Mining, energy, and capital markets:
Navigating legal risk + resilience in an evolving operating landscape

As part of the UK Government’s GREAT Legal Services Programme at the International Bar Association Annual Conference, this exclusive Toronto symposium will bring together senior legal, regulatory, and business leaders to explore legal risk and opportunity across the mining, energy, and capital markets sectors, with a particular focus on Canada.

The symposium brings together the UK delegation with international and national peers for a high-level, off-the-record discussion that blends legal insight with strategic foresight.

Timed to coincide with the IBA’s global gathering of 5,000+ legal professionals, this exclusive event offers a unique opportunity to engage in focused dialogue with decision-makers across borders and industries.

Structure + Audience

  • The symposium will follow the Chatham House Rule, encouraging open and candid exchange.
  • Participants will engage in a two-hour discussion, with Q&A and informal networking.
  • A light lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Who’s attending

  • Canadian, UK, US and international law firms (mining, energy, litigation, ESG)
  • In-house counsel from the energy, mining, banking, and infrastructure sectors
  • Regulatory experts and business leaders in global mining and capital markets

Key Themes

  • Drivers + trends in the mining, energy and infrastructure sectors in North America
  • Fast-tracking projects while respecting the rights of First Nations and other stakeholders
  • Effectively navigating the disputes landscape in the global mining sector
  • Funding projects via domestic and international capital markets

Themes + Agenda

11:30 - 11:45 AM | Registration + Networking

11:45 - 11:50 AM | Welcome + Opening Remarks

11:50 AM - 12:20 PM | Panel: The Race for Critical Minerals Security in North America

This 30-minute panel will explore the key drivers and emerging trends shaping the mining and mineral processing sectors across North America, examining how these industries are evolving in response to market demands, regulatory changes, and the push to build a secure Western supply chain. The discussion will address the critical balance between fast-tracking project development and respecting Indigenous and other stakeholder rights, highlighting best practices for meaningful consultation and partnership in the wake of Bill C-5. Panelists will also provide insights into effectively navigating the disputes landscape in the global mining sector. Finally, the session will cover strategies for funding projects in Canada and abroad, including how Canadian governments are innovating to support the industry.

12:20 to 12:55 PM | Facilitated Group Discussion

This 25-minute group discussion will allow attendees a chance to ask the speakers their questions and dive deeper into the key themes broached during the panel.

12:55 to 1:00 PM | Closing Remarks

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Leading at the intersection of business + law + the business of law.

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