Video of 2017 Legal Hackers Int’l Summit
Details
When: 7 PM on August 4, 2017, to 2 PM on August 6, 2017
Where: Made in NY Media Center by IFP, 30 John Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Nearest Subways: F (York Street), 2/3 (Clark Street), A/C (High Street)
Speakers
The weekend will include a fascinating array of keynotes, panels, workshops, demos, and cultural activities from leaders of the legal hacking, legal technology and civic innovation communities. Here are just a few of our amazing speakers (more to come!):
Keynotes from:
Presentations, panels, and workshops from:
Want to be a presenter or have an idea for a compelling session? We would love to hear your pitch! Submit your proposal here and we will let you know about scheduling.
Schedule
Friday August 4, 2017
7-9pm – Welcome Reception (61 Local, Brooklyn, NY)
Saturday August 5, 2017
9:30am – Breakfast & Coffee
9:45am – Welcoming Remarks
- Phil Weiss, Director, Legal Hackers
- Jameson Dempsey, Director, Legal Hackers
10:00am – Morning Keynote
- Jim Sandman, President, Legal Services Corporation
10:40am – Morning Presentations
- Measuring Legal Innovation, Dan Linna, Chicago Legal Hackers
- Legal Hackers Chapter Case Studies:
- Legal Hacking in Nigeria, Olumba Chukwemeka Benjamin, Imo Legal Hackers
- Legal Hacking in the Middle East, Suzanna Kalendzhian, Dubai Legal Hackers
- Legal Hacking in Singapore, SG Legal Hackers*
- Legal Hacking in Ukraine, Dmitry Foremnyi, Helen Locaychuk, Kyiv Legal Hackers
- Hacking Human Trafficking, Rob Spectre, Brooklyn Hacker
- Legal Hacking for Grenfell, Arlene McDaid, Legal Hackers Scotland
*by video
12pm – Lunch
12:30pm – Lunchtime Keynote & Sunday Previews
- Keynote: Cori Zarek, Senior Tech Policy Fellow, Mozilla, former Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer
- Sunday workshop previews
1pm – Early-Afternoon Presentations
- Panel, The Gray Area: Where Government Transparency Meets Individual Privacy
- Rebecca Williams, DC Legal Hackers
- Chris Wong, NYU GovLab
- Rashida Richardson, NYCLU
- Dominic Mauro, Civic Hacker (DoITT by day)
- Teaching Hacking for Access to Justice, Jose Torres, Colombia Legal Hackers
- Lexorium: Improving Innovation Skills for Law Students, Denis Ivanov, Kyiv Legal Hackers
- Five Things I Learned Launching a Legal Tech Startup, Amy Wan, LA Legal Hackers
- Common Form: Disco-Era Technology for Better Contracts Today, Kyle Mitchell, Common Form
- IBM Watson Workshop, Remko de Knikker, IBM
3:30pm – Break
3:40pm – Late-Afternoon Presentations
- Cannonball, Sarah Feingold, Vroom
- Hacking Law Firm Culture, Scott Allan, Toronto Legal Hackers
- Holacracy for Law Firms, Dima Gadomsky, Kyiv Legal Hackers
- Panel, Tech Policy: The General Counsel’s Perspective
- Adam Greenberg, Warby Parker
- Charles Kwalwasser, Bark & Co
- Ho Shin, Yext
- Sarah Feingold, Vroom
- Panel, Blockchain Year in Review
- Noah Thorp, SF Legal Hackers
- Dazza Greenwood, MIT Media Lab
- Nina Kilbride, Monax
- Houman Shadab, Clause.io
- Pat Berarducci, Consensys
- Reuben Bramanathan, Coinbase
6pm – End of Presentations
7pm – Organizers & Speakers Dinner (Location TBA)
Sunday August 6, 2017
9:30am – Coffee and Welcome
10am – Morning Workshops
- Using Network Theory to Improve Legal Systems, Aileen Schultz, Toronto Legal Hackers
- Design Thinking Workshop, Cat Moon and Franklin Graves, Music City Legal Hackers
- Demystifying Data Science Workshop, James Miller, Federal Communications Commission
- Technology for Social Justice: Field Scan Workshop, Georgia Bullen, Open Technology Institute
12:30pm – Legal Hackers Forward-Looking Presentations
- Legal Hackers, the Global Legal Technology Laboratory, and Law School Collaborations, Jonathan Askin, Brooklyn Law School
- Accelerating Legal Hackers, Phil Weiss, New York Legal Hackers
- Taking Legal Hackers to the Next Level, Dan Lear, Seattle Legal Hackers
1:30pm – Lunch & Closing Remarks
2pm – Cultural Activities in NYC
Important Notes:
- Weather: New York in the summer is hot and humid. Check the weather here.
- Getting Around: Taxis, Ubers, and Lyfts are plentiful, but the subway is always cheaper. Note that subways schedules are variable on the weekend due to construction.
- Attire: Summit attire is smart casual/jeans/etc.
- Power Converters: Here are a few options.
- Wi-Fi/SIMs: The summit will have wi-fi. Let us know if you need options for SIMs.
Many thanks to our Summit organizing committee: Tom Brooke, Caroline Calomme, Jameson Dempsey, Dan Lear, Phil Weiss, James Miller, Jonathan Askin, Bryan Wilson, Aileen Schultz, Mark Potkewitz
Thank you to our sponsors!
Startup Community Sponsors
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