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20th Lawtech Summit + Awards
Celebrating 20 Years of Legal Innovation
17–18 September 2026 | JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa
Celebrating 20 years of connecting Australia's legal technology leaders
For two decades, the Lawtech Summit has brought together the people shaping legal technology across Australia. In 2026, we celebrate our 20th year with a summit focused on what matters most to legal leaders now: intelligent transformation, trusted innovation, operational resilience, cyber readiness, and the future role of legal technology in business strategy.
20th Lawtech Summit + Awards
17–18 September 2026 | JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa
Leading the Change
The technology leaders who shape tomorrow are preparing today
For 20 years, the Lawtech Summit has brought together the leaders, ideas and innovations shaping the future of legal technology in Australia. In 2026, join the legal technology community for a landmark edition focused on transformation, trust, resilience and the next era of legal service delivery.
WHY ATTEND IN 2026:
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Agentic AI: from pilot projects to safe, practical adoption
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Measuring AI value, impact and ROI
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AI governance, risk, data sovereignty and cybersecurity
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Building AI-ready data, knowledge and precedent systems
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Changing legal business models, pricing and operations
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Talent, junior lawyer training and new legal-tech roles
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Client trust, transparency and AI-enabled legal services
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Leadership, wellbeing and managing organisational change
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
This event has been exclusively produced to address the function and capacity of the following position from the legal profession - law firms, legal counsel and the corporate sector:
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CIOs, CTOs and IT Directors
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Legal innovation and digital transformation leaders
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Legal technologists, solutions architects and legal engineers
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Knowledge management and legal operations leaders
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Innovation counsel and AI strategy teams
OUR 2026 PANEL:
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Creating a brilliant conference programme requires brilliant speakers. Each speaker featured has been carefully selected for their deep expertise and forward-thinking perspectives on the issues shaping the legal industry today.
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Dr Kellie Nuttall Executive Director Future Secure AI
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Katina Michael Professor- Strategy, Innovation and Technology University of Sydney
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Sean Gallagher Founder Humanova
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Lisa Fitzgerald Partner | Technology, Privacy and Data Protection Norton Rose Fulbright
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Alex Comyn Associate Director, Legal Technology (Australia) Digital Legal Delivery HSF Kramer
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Caryn Sandler Partner & Chief Knowledge & Innovation Officer Gilbert + Tobin
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Jenae Webb Associate Director, Disputes (Australia), Digital Legal Delivery Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
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Gavin WIngfield Director - Applied Legal Technology Mallesons
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Kris Mason Chief Information Officer Arnold Bloch Leibler
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Nikki Rollason Director, Legal Operations & Innovation Norton Rose Fulbright
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Peter Campbell Head of Legal Product Allens
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Luke Hewitt Learning & Development Manager HWL Ebsworth
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Ron Dutta Director Information Technology McCullough Roberston
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Beth Patterson Director ESP Connect
LAWTECH AWARDS 2026
17th September 2026
JW Marriott
Gold Coast - Awards Dinner
AWARD SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
31st August 2026
The Lawtech Awards are a unique, peer driven opportunity to acknowledge the movers and shakers of the Legal IT industry. The Lawtech Awards have always been part of the Lawtech Summit and here at Chilli IQ we thought it was finally time to reunite them.
They have consistently grown in prominence amongst the legal IT community as they recognise innovation and performance for new and existing IT projects, teams and individuals
The awards provide a valuable platform for recognising and promoting individual and team achievements in the legal IT industry.
Here is a list of the LAWTECH AWARDS categories to be awarded in 2026:
CATEGORY 1. INNOVATION IN LEGAL IT
CATEGORY 2: LEGAL IT TEAM OF THE YEAR – SMALL TO MEDIUM FIRM
CATEGORY 3: LEGAL IT TEAM OF THE YEAR – LARGE FIRM
CATEGORY 4: LEGAL IT RISING STAR
CATEGORY 5: LEGAL IT LEADER OF THE YEAR – SMALL TO MEDIUM FIRM
CATEGORY 6: LEGAL IT LEADER OF THE YEAR - LARGE FIRM
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OUR 2026 EVENT PARTNERS
Platinum Partner
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Gold Partners
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Sapphire Partners
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Silver Partners
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Bronze Partners
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Supporting Organisation
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Start-Up Partners
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ACCOMMODATION - WE ARE ALMOST FULL (PLEASE BOOK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE)
JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa
158 Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217 - (07) 5592 9800 - accommodation is available at the JW Marriott at a rate of $365.00 including breakfast. We have now SOLD OUT of our special rate including accommodation: Please source the JW Marriott link as there are some limited rooms available CLICK LINK
call Reservation Team directly on 07 5592 9800 or via email reservations.goldcoast@jwmarriott.com should you require any assistance at all with the booking link.
LAWTECH PAST EVENTS
19th LAWTECH SUMMIT | OVERVIEW 2025
Event Theme: Future-Proofing Legal Technology:
Innovation ~ Intelligence ~ Integrity
18th LAWTECH SUMMIT | OVERVIEW 2024
Event Theme: Evolving legal service delivery:
making an impact through digital transformation
Contact us
Attendees:
If you have any questions about the event or your registration, please contact us at Kathy Katrivesis at kathy.katrivesis@thomsonreuters.com
Sponsors
If you are interested in partnering with us please contact George Katrivesis at george.katrivesis@thomsonreuters.com