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Buying Legal Council

& Lawcadia present

Legal Procurementconference

APAC

24 July 2018 in Sydney

Photo credit: Liam Pozz unsplash.com

The Buying Legal Council® is the international trade organization for legal procurement. Our members are tasked with sourcing legal, alternative and ancillary legal services and managing supplier relationships.

With a laser-sharp focus on the buying of legal, alternative and ancillary legal services, our conferences are the place for education on legal procurement. We combine sharing best practices and learning new skills with cutting-edge industry insights and academic knowledge contribution.

Lawcadia is a rapidly growing Australian-based legaltech business, focused on purpose built, end-to-end legal procurement solutions that deliver transparency, accountability, and an ability to analyse data and derive insights for objective decision making and continuous improvement.

Programme

8:15 Registration, Tea & Coffee

Networking

8:40 Welcome

Stuart Fuller-KPMG

8:45 Welcome & Legal Procurement Trends

Dr. Silvia Hodges Silverstein-Buying Legal Council

9:00 Keynote: Legal Procurement Service Delivery - Moving the Needle on Managing Internal and External Lawyers

Claire Bibby

9:30 Talk: Will Law Firms become Software Businesses

Peter Connor-KPMG

9:45 Presentation: How to Run a Convergence Strategy

Lindy Muto-Pact Group

10:15 Talk: Legal Panel War Stories - Tips and Traps From the Front Line

Dion Gooderham-Uniting Church in Australia

10:30 Morning Break

Networking

11:00 Panel Discussion: Legal Procurement: Initiatives, Insights and Challenges

Molley Qi-Australian Taxation Office, James Georgis–National Australia Bank, Rebecca Halkett-Kain Lawyers & Justin Atkinson-Integreon

Moderator: Dr. Silvia Hodges Silverstein

11:30 Talk: Do's and Don’ts: Practical Advice on Billing Guides and Invoice Review

Mike Dudman-City Costs Management

11:45 Interactive Exercise: Legal Lean Sigma in Action-It Takes A Village!

Tim Corcoran-Corcoran Consulting Group

12:30 Lunch Break

Networking

13:30 Presentation: Under the Hood of CLS@20 Strategy and Transformation

Petra Stirling & Nicola Murphy-Westpac Group

14:15 Workshop: Innovation, Collaboration, and Relationships revisited with Design Thinking

Monica Bradley-Purposeful Capital, Brisbane Marketing, B-Labs Aust/NZ & City Smart &

Warwick Walsh-Lawcadia

15:15 Afternoon Break

Networking

15:45 Talk: Artificial Intelligence: Uber Yourself or Be Kodaked

Neil Sahota-IBM

16:00 Presentation: Alternative Fee Arrangements: Challenges and Opportunities for the Future

Andrew Price-Barry.Nilsson, Thomas Daemen-Microsoft Australia/New Zealand

16:45 Panel Discussion: Delivering on Innovation Strategy

Petra Sterling-Westpac Group, Kirsten Daggar-Nickson-Alinta Energy, Jamie Levy-KPMG, Miriam Rihani, Lexvoco

Moderator: Michael Pelly-The Australian Financial Review

17:15 Closing Thoughts

Dr. Silvia Hodges Silverstein-Buying Legal Council & Sacha Kirk-Lawcadia

17:30 Drinks

Networking

Programme

Speakers

Tickets

Buyers of Legal, Alternative & Ancillary Legal Services

Buying Legal Council Members AU$350

Non-Members AU$425

Conference plus 1 year Individual Membership (Value US$250) AU$475

Conference plus 1 year Corporate Membership (Value US$750) AU$925

Providers of Legal, Alternative & Ancillary Legal Service

Buying Legal Council "Friends"AU$575

General Admission AU$600

Conference plus 1 year "Friendship" (Value US$400) AU$700

REGISTRATION CLOSED

Cancellation & Refund Policy: Written requests for registration refunds must be received via e-mail by 24 June 2018. All conference cancellations received on or before that date will receive a full refund less an administrative fee of AU$150. No refunds for memberships or friendships. No refunds will be made after that date (name substitutions only). Refunds are not given for no-shows.

partner & Sponsors

Speakers

Tickets

Sponsors

Address

Address

KPMG

Level 38, Tower Three

International Towers Sydney

300 Barangaroo Avenue

Sydney, NSW, Australia

D +61 2 9335 7000

Hotels

Hotels

Recommended hotels:

The Grace Hotel 77 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000 +612 9272 6888

The Westin Sydney 1 Martin Pl, Sydney NSW 2000 +61-2-8223-1111

Park Regis City Centre 27 Park St, Sydney NSW 2000 +61 2 9267 6511

Contact

Contact

For questions, please contact

Dr. Lena Campagna, Conference Director (lena@buyinglegal.com)

Sacha Kirk, Chief Marketing Officer (skirk@lawcadia.com)

Dr. Silvia Hodges Silverstein, Executive Director (silvia@buyinglegal.com)

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