Learn About the Future of Law From Disruptive Innovation in the Market for Legal Services Webcast – Live Now

There is a great live webcast from Harvard today (March 6) on disruption and the future of law. It is a must listen if you are interested in these topics.

Live stream is here: http://video.isites.harvard.edu/liveVideo/liveView.do?name=plp

Conference Hashtag: #PLP_Disrupt

Featured Speakers are:
Chris Kenny, Chief Executive, Legal Services Board, Harvard Business School
Clay Christensen, Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
William Hubbard, Incoming President of the American Bar Association
Mike Rhodin, Senior Vice President, IBM Watson

Conference Schedule

10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. The Nature of Disruptive Innovation in Professional Services

Keynote: Clayton M. Christensen, Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Response: Mike Rhodin, Senior Vice President, IBM Watson

Discussants:
John Suh, CEO, Legal Zoom
Sarah Reed, General Counsel, Charles River Ventures

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Conference/networking break

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. The Role of Regulation

Keynote: Chris Kenny, Chief Executive, UK Legal Services Board

Response:
William Hubbard, Senior Partner, Nelson Mullins, LLP, incoming President of the American Bar Association

Discussants:
Ian Tod, Chairman, Deloitte Legal
Christina Blacklaws, Director of Policy, Cooperative Legal Services
Andrew Finkelstein, Managing Partner, Jacoby and Meyers

1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Working Group Sessions with boxed lunches

Working Group 1 – Innovation in Access to Legal Services and Knowledge
Working Group 2 – Innovation in Legal Analytics and Big Data
Working Group 3 – Innovation in Lawyers and Technology
Working Group 4 – Innovation in Corporate Matching and Pricing

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Conference/networking break

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Responses from Working Groups

4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. The Effects on Clients, Technology, Education, and the Profession

Speakers:
Thomas Sager, General Counsel, DuPont Company
Richard Susskind OBE, Professor, Oxford University (via video link)
Martha Minow, Dean, Harvard Law School; Member, Legal Services Corporation

5:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Where do we go from here?

Speaker: David B. Wilkins, Lester Kissel Professor and Director of Program on the Legal Profession, Harvard Law School

6:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Reception