Last day! The International Legal Technology Association’s (ILTA) annual conference ILTACON 2024 is being conducted this week. Here are the ILTACON 2024 Thursday sessions and happenings.

Each day at ILTACON 2024, eDiscovery Today has been highlighting notable sessions for the day – in most cases, those sessions are relating to eDiscovery, Information Governance, cybersecurity, data privacy, or artificial intelligence (as well as a few other happenings during the week). All times CT.

ILTACON 2024 Thursday Sessions and Happenings:

9:00am-10:00am:

Thursday Keynote: G100 & G200 Recap Delta Ballroom A (w/Cor)

Do you wish you were a fly on the wall at the G100 and G200 sessions earlier in the week? Don’t miss this wrap-up to learn what technology and trends are on the minds of CIOs from G100 and G200 firms.

Speakers: Steve Assie, Thomson Reuters, Moderator; Jay Nogle, Chief Information Officer, Greenberg Traurig; Britton Choi, Chief Information Officer, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP; Andrew Powell, Chief Information Officer, Macfarlanes LLP.

11:00am-Noon:

6 Out of the Box Technologies for Information Governance (Delta Ballroom C)

From Bots to Data insight tools, hear how your peers are using non-traditional and low cost tools to advance their Information Governance programs.

Speakers: Trevor Bell, Chief Customer Officer, HerculesAI, A ZERO Systems Company; Michael Haley, Information Governance Systems Strategist, Vedder Price P.C.

Corporate Law Department Metrics: Measuring What Matters (Delta Ballroom B)

This session is a “must attend” for any corporate legal department wanting to create a compelling narrative to present to leadership that showcases its value and positions it as a trusted advisor, a strategic leader for the business and a source of competitive advantage.

Metrics are a powerful tool for measuring and improving the performance of corporate legal departments. Further aligning different metrics with strategic areas such as effectiveness, efficiency, risk management and business empowerment, is a powerful way for demonstrating a comprehensive picture of the value of corporate legal departments. Choosing the metrics that matter, however, can be challenging, as there are many factors to consider, such as the industry, the budget, the size, and the strategic objectives of the corporation. Many legal departments only measure and report their performance based on cost and time data, which does not capture the full extent of the value they create and preserve for the business. This perception needs to change, otherwise the legal department will remain seen as a cost center and not a strategic partner. Come join us and make the metrics matter!

Speakers: Rachel Hull-Murphy, Director, Legal Operations, Relativity ODA LLC; Mitch Katzer, Data Analyst, Laurel Inc.; Alex Pearson, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Filevine; Charles Volkert, Global Head of Legal Consulting, Protiviti.

M365 Compliance Components and Best Practices Presidential Ballroom North (A/E)

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the extensive compliance capabilities offered by Microsoft 365 (M365) and their potential advantages for your organization. Prioritize an initial focus on essential features and ascertain the necessary licensing requirements. Explore Microsoft Purview functionalities, including data loss prevention, information protection, audit capabilities, and privilege access management. Evaluate tailored recommendations for optimizing compliance within Teams and other M365 applications.

Speakers: Chris Clark, Netrix Global; Dan Elam, Information Governance, Epiq; Chris Hurlebaus, Principal Technical Specialist – Legal & Compliance, Microsoft Corporation; Quinton McKenna, Information Governance Manager, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.; Patrick Sklodowski, Principal, Square10 Solutions LLC.

The Human Factor: Becoming AI-Proof in eDiscovery Presidential Ballroom South (C/D)

With the growing promise of AI to automate and streamline various aspects of eDiscovery, the importance of human insight, creativity, and ethical judgment becomes increasingly paramount. This session will explore the unique value that litigation technology/ediscovery professionals bring to the table, emphasizing how essential human qualities like critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and ethical decision-making can complement and enhance AI technologies.

Speakers: Ramu Anne, Litigation & ESI Specialist, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP; Ian Balom, Legal Technology Advisory Services Manager, Eastern US & EMEA, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP; James Park, DISCO; Chris Haley, Relativity ODA LLC.

1:30pm-3:00pm:

All-Star M365 Feud (Governor’s Ballroom South)

Come join us for MS Feud – Family Feud style. We’ll pose questions based on many of the M365 tools; you and your “family” (table) give your best answers, win points and great prizes!

Speakers: Sue Keno, Vice President, Client Services, K2 Services; Rex Balboa, Solution Consulting Manager, Litera; Kathleen Scarrone, Modern Work Specialist, Microsoft Corporation; Kisha Minor, Senior Manager, IT Client Services, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.

Litigation Support & eDiscovery Roundtable: Global AI Impact Presidential Ballroom North (A/E)

It’s your annual opportunity to speak at ILTACON as we pass the mic at the ILTA tradition, The Litigation Support & eDiscovery Roundtable. With expert speakers from around the globe leading the discussion, we’ll examine both international issues and artificial intelligence topics for 2024 with our “Global AI Impact” theme. With perspectives from Canada, France, Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and the United States, this year’s Roundtable will discuss cross-border legal and technology issues, tales from the trenches in litigation support and e-discovery, case law, new legislation, including the EU AI Act, and additional attempts to regulate AI in various nations from Africa to the Americas. Most importantly, the Roundtable is your chance to be heard as we recruit audience volunteers to join the discussion and comment on the polling data we collect during the program. This session will not be recorded.

Speakers: Scott Milner, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, L.L.P.; Jon Chan, Senior Managing Director, Technology, FTI Consulting; Kolapo Femi-Oyekola, Founder, Banwo & Ighodalo; Deeanna Fleener, VP, Solution Management/Senior Manager, Deloitte; David Horrigan, Discovery Counsel and Legal Education Director, Relativity ODA LLC; Tiana Van Dyk, Managing Director, Epiq.

Prompt Engineering is the Key to Unlocking the Potential of AI Presidential Ballroom South (C/D)

There is an art and science to the crafting of effective prompts to guide AI responses, tailoring the output of generative AI to meet specific needs. Attendees will learn how to harness the power of generative AI and prompt engineering to automate tasks such as automating workflow, personal productivity, legal research, and document review. The session will also cover the importance of legal expertise in the context of matter strategy and complexity, which is needed to sanity check the outputs of a GenAI tool.

Speakers: Jeff Gilles, Senior Product Manager, Relativity ODA LLC; David Hobbie, Director, Knowledge & Innovation, Goodwin; Ken Lam, AI & Prompting Solutions Specialist, Thomson Reuters; Jackie Lemmer, Reference & Information Resource Librarian, Ice Miller LLP.

3:30pm-5:00pm:

Building The Case: A “Shark Tank” Approach to Project Management Governor’s Ballroom South (E)

In a typical Project Management scenario, a user comes to Technology Leadership (or your PMO) with a product or service they’d like to implement, and the PMO responds with the steps to make it happen. What if those same users went through a process where they were required to show the benefits of their request, and moving forward was based on firm impact rather than “I want this now?” Hear from your peers who have established Enterprise Project Management Offices where they keep an eye on a project’s impact to the entire firm. This session will include audience participation in building business cases for their projects.

Speakers: Cindy Fragliossi, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP; Jason Maust, McGuireWoods LLP.

Customizing LLMs: Leveraging Technology to Tailor GenAI Presidential Ballroom North (A/E)

Use the latest advances in LLMs to create GenAI systems that leverage your organization’s data. Dive into techniques like fine-tuning, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and Small Language Models (SLMs).

Learn which approaches to apply to your use cases to reduce hallucinations, optimize performance, and lower costs.

Speakers: Jeremy Pickens, Head of Applied Science, Redgrave Data; Jaime Basilico, Principal Data & AI Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation; Danielle Benecke, Co-Founder, BakerML, Baker McKenzie; Jim Howard, Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Laurel Inc.; Lauren Rothrock, Chief Product Officer, Litify, Inc.; Zonghui Wei, Senior Data Scientist, Baker McKenzie.

Driving Law Department Change with Technology Governor’s Ballroom North (A/B)

GenAI technology provides groundbreaking opportunities for corporate law departments to innovate the legal service delivery model, take the wheel on legal costs, and strategically implement use cases which can drive these opportunities for their companies.

Join us to learn how in-house teams are using these tools to steer their organizations towards meaningful change in legal service delivery. Our panel will also discuss the environment in which we are making decisions, how to strategically insert GenAI in technology roadmaps, expectations on what tools can do, and how new technologies are changing the law firm/law department relationship. Additionally, we will explore how legal industry regulators are starting to govern AI use. This session will not be recorded. 

Speakers: Brad Blickstein, Principal, Blickstein Group, Inc.; Thomas Daemen, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation; Ed Sohn, Global Head of Insights and Innovation, Factor; Kimberly Bell, American Express Company.

Virtual Evidence, Real Headaches: eDiscovery in a World of AI Illusions (Delta Ballroom C)

Explore the challenging realm of AI-generated evidence in legal contexts. Dive into the complexities of authenticating virtual evidence amidst the rise of deepfakes and AI hallucinations. Experts will discuss the dual role of AI in legal scenarios, focusing on the reliability, challenge, and authentication of electronic evidence. Learn about the Daubert standard’s evolving significance in AI-generated evidence cases and gain insights into differentiating AI fact from fiction. This session addresses the anticipated surge in AI-generated internet content and its implications for eDiscovery, preparing legal professionals to adeptly handle future discovery challenges in an AI-dominated landscape.

Speakers: Kassi Burns, Attorney, King & Spalding LLP; Cat Casey, Chief Growth Officer, Reveal; Jerry Bui, Managing Director, FTI Consulting.

Here’s a link to the detailed agenda for the week. There’s also a few happy hours, receptions and other gatherings as this is probably the biggest day for those.

So, what do you think? Are you attending any of the ILTACON 2024 Thursday sessions? And what did you think of ILTACON 2024? And please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.

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