Futures Conference: Transformative Networks

Preliminary Agenda (subject to change)

Session abstracts and biographies are added as speaking engagements are finalized. Click here to see the conference overview and here to register. 

Day 1—Tuesday, March 12, 2024
8:00 am - 9:00 am   Registration Opens / Continental Breakfast / Opening Remarks
9:00 am - 9:45 am  

How to Accelerate Firmwide Growth Through Smarter Collaboration
•  Clinton Gary, Founder, CREDO Consulting

How Can Networks Drive Business Impact? Lessions I Think I've Learned
•  Firoz Dattu, Founder, AdvanceLaw

Nailing Collaboration in Disparate Organizations
•   
Terri Pepper, CEO, TerraLex

 9:45 am - 10:30 am   Breakout Groups (discussion and learning objectives)
10:30 am - 10:45 am   Transition Break
10:45 am - 12:00 pm   Group discussion takeaways, learning objectives, and group discussion

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm   Lunch
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm  

The Great Networks Scramble: Why Taco Tuesdays Will Never Get Lawyers Back to the Office, Why We Should Care (a lot), and What We Can Do About It
 
Jennifer Leonard, Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Director of the Future of the Profession Initiative ("FPI") at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
 Bridget McCormack, President and CEO, American Arbitration Association

Five Things About AI and AI Ethics Every Lawyer Should Know
 Cortnie Abercrombie, CEO, AI Truth

Who's Helping Mom & Pop Access Justice?
 Reid Trautz, Senior Director, AILA Practice & Professionalism Center, American Immigration Association

1:50 pm - 2:30 pm   General Session Presentations
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm   Breakout Groups (discussion and learning objectives)
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm   Transition Break
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm   Group discussion Takeaways, learning objectives, and group discussion

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm   Recap and Introduction/Preparation for Friday's Exercise

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm   New Fellows Induction Reception and Presentation of the InnovAction Award

Day 2—Wednesday, March 13, 2024
8:00 am - 9:00 am   Registration Opens / Continental Breakfast / Opening Remarks

9:00 am - 9:45 am  

Power Grids—Unleashing the Power of Small Networks
• Eric Dewey, President, eLegal Training LLC

What Science Tells Us About Networking: Business Development, Opportunity Expansion and Cultivating Your Brand
Deborah Brightman Farone, CEO, Marketing Strategist, Farone Advisors

9:45 am - 10:30 am   Breakout Groups (creating SWOT analyses for each network, according to varied interests and expertise)
10:30 am - 10:45 am   Transition Break
10:45 am - 12:00 pm   Group discussion takeaways, learning objectives, and group discussion

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm   Lunch

12:30 pm - 1:45 pm  

Moderated Wrap-up Panel Featuring Speakers & Breakout Group Representatives on key takeaways from the sessions, what attendees can bring to their organizations and incorporate immediately, and an audience Q&A
 Gina Passarella, Editor-in-Chief, Global Legal Brands, ALM

as of 8/23/2023