8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Registration & Networking Breakfast
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Opening Keynote - How to Build Up Your Resilience to Leadership Fatigue
Leading through this era of upheaval and strife hasn’t been easy. We’ve had to acknowledge hardship without signaling despair, model vulnerability without appearing ineffective, and inspire hope without veering into toxic positivity. It’s no wonder so many legal leaders are tired. After fifteen years guiding the U.S. Justice Department through its response to victims in cases ranging from terrorism to large-scale financial fraud to child exploitation, Katharine Manning is no stranger to dealing with highly sensitive and complex cases. As our opening keynote, join as Katharine will share her expertise on responding to one of the biggest challenges facing legal leaders today - leadership fatigue.
Katharine Manning
Author, The Empathetic Workplace
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM | Transition Break
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Registration & Networking Breakfast
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Day Two Keynote: Disrupting the GC Role
It is time for the GC role to evolve. In this segment, we will explore how with the advent of A.I., machine learning, blockchain, the metaverse, etc., will deeply impact the in-house legal function itself and how GCs need to prepare for this impending change. We will also explore how with the advent of globalization GC’s can be successful with navigating their organizations across a global economic ecosystem. Lastly, we will explore how the in-house role needs to completely change to adapt to today’s modern corporations through the power of human connection.
Aarash Darroodi
EVP & General Counsel
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM | Transition Break
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | Plenary Session: The Ethics of Legal AI
Data is at the core of every decision corporations make and has become a powerful resource that will only continue to drive innovation. Leaders are continuing to grapple with creating a standard of Ethics for their organizations to follow as they begin deploying more AI models. Data comes with ethical and privacy challenges, and many organizations are trying to find the balance between using data in an ethically sound manner while also not compromising on privacy. How do you draw a line in the sand as we all seek to formalize “just because we can, doesn’t mean we should”?
Mary Ann Wymore, Officer - Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.Joe Bogdan, General Counsel and EVP, Business Affairs - PlanetArt
Donna Medrek, Senior Director, Legal Solutions - BlueStar
Supported by: Greensfelder