Event details

Event: Deloitte European Law Firm Conference 2019
Date: 4 July 2019
Timings: 09:30 - 19:00
Location: Downing College, Cambridge, CB2 1DQ






Agenda

09:30 - 10:00 - Registration and continental breakfast, The Grace Howard Room

10:15 - 11:15 Driving efficiencies: operating models of the future

We will explore how new ways of working, including the use of shared services functions, automation, and the use of AI, could help the law firm of the future work more effectively.

Speakers

  • Peter Saunders

    Deloitte

  • Oli Hemming

    Deloitte

  • David Wright

    Deloitte

11:15 - 11:45 - Coffee break, The Grace Howard Room

11:45 - 12:30 The future of the European economy

Our in-house European economist will provide an outlook for the UK and major European economies, examining how the trade relationship between the two might be changing as well as discussing how the wider economic relationship with the US and China is likely to develop. We will also delve into some European perspectives on Brexit in this session.

Speakers

  • Alexander Boersch

    Deloitte

12:30 - 13:30 Governing the law firm of the future

How will your firm adapt to the changing risk and regulatory environment? We will look at the evolving roles and responsibilities of those charged with governance, hearing from our specialists on the role of Audit & Risk Committees and the latest tax governance hot topics.

Speakers

  • Mark Kennedy

    Deloitte

  • Tracy Gordon

    Deloitte

13:30 - 14:30 - Buffet lunch, The Grace Howard Room

14:30 - 15:30 The future of law firm partnerships and financing

Will your firm look the same in 2025? We will explore how the partnership structure has developed over time and the possibilities in which the law firms of tomorrow might be structured including where finance might be sourced and the direction of growth.

Speakers

  • Karen McNicholls

    Deloitte

  • Jodi Birkett

    Deloitte

  • Jeremy Black

    Deloitte

15:30 - 16:00 - Coffee break, The Grace Howard Room

16:00 - 17:00 Building the defences for the future

Is your firm protected against cyber-attacks? Our cyber crisis simulation will help you prepare for and respond to the growing threat of cyber-attacks in law firms. You will have the chance to experience what would happen during a real cyber-attack; allowing you to evaluate the best course of action to take during each stage of the attack.

Speakers

  • Mark Whitehead

    Deloitte

  • Nick O'Kelly

    Deloitte

17:00 - 18:00 - Free time

18:00 - 19:00 - Drinks reception, The Fellowes Garden

19:00 - 22:00 Dinner, Downing Hall

Pre-dinner speech

  • Matt Howard

    Deloitte