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As public trust in institutions falters, in-house teams are being asked to play a more active role in protecting and restoring integrity. In this session, our panellists will explore how in-house teams are becoming cultural stewards and influencing corporate behaviour from within. We'll explore how legal leaders can help rebuild trust in the wake of conduct failures and reputational fallout, as well as the proactive steps in-house teams can take to shape transparent, values-aligned businesses.
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Once a voluntary narrative, today's ESG disclosures carry a heightened level of legal and reputational risk. From greenwashing class actions to ASIC's active enforcement posture, ESG is fast-evolving into a litigation minefield. In this session, our panellists will unpack how ESG risk is escalating, the disclosure dilemmas facing in-house counsel, and the growing legal liability around sustainability data, reporting, and stakeholder trust.
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Cyber breaches are one of the most prevalent, damaging, and legally complex crises facing businesses. Today's in-house counsel must lead with speed, clarity, and authority across legal, tech, and communications teams when data is compromised. In this session, our panellists will unpack what modern crisis response looks like, exploring how to lead from the centre without compromising privilege, pace, or cross-functional alignment.
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AI adoption is accelerating within legal teams, but the gap between experimentation and scaled implementation remains wide. Whether your team is exploring early use cases or expanding deployments, the real question is how to use AI responsibly, effectively, and in a way that stands up to evolving business demands.
This session brings together leaders who are moving beyond theory to build lasting AI capability. We’ll examine what practical, sustainable growth looks like in the real world, from the foundational steps that support early adoption to the governance, risk, and partnership frameworks required for enterprise-level scale.
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Identify clear pathways for expanding AI across legal workflows, whether you’re piloting or scaling
Examine governance and risk-considerations, from AI outputs to procurement and vendor management
Share strategies for building organisational alignment, operational confidence, and long-term impact as AI becomes a core part of legal-service delivery.
Following initial adoption, legal teams face a new set of challenges as AI becomes embedded across the organisation. Scaling AI requires stronger governance, clear accountability, and operating models that can withstand regulatory, client, and internal scrutiny.
This session explores how leading legal teams are designing enterprise-grade AI systems and moving from experimentation to business-as-usual capability.
For years, efficiency has been the default answer to rising demand. In contrast, the most progressive legal teams today have moved beyond the mantra of "doing more with less" — realising that efficiency alone isn't enough. The new challenge — and opportunity — lies in reimagining how work gets done, by rethinking what legal capability really means.
In this session, we'll uncover how forward-thinking teams are moving beyond traditional resourcing and shifting from expensive support functions to business aligned partners. We'll explore how reframing constraints as opportunities can unlock smarter collaboration, stronger prioritisation, and long-term capability growth.Together, we will:
Legal teams are under pressure to approve more tech, more quickly. In this session, our panellists will examine the unseen risks embedded in fast-moving digital decisions, from AI deployments to cross-border platforms. We'll explore how legal is stepping in to shape procurement governance, manage algorithmic risk, and ensure technology remains a tool, not a liability.
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Legal leadership insights from OpenAI
As Head of Legal, APAC for OpenAI, Deborah Im is charged with one of the most challenging remits in tech law today: translating a global AI mandate into compliant, ethical, and actionable legal frameworks across one of the world's most complex and diverse regions. In this keynote, Deborah explores how to lead a legal function that can scale with speed, absorb uncertainty, and enable innovation, without compromising on trust or accountability.
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