It was way back in 2006 when Chilli IQ first developed the Lawtech Summit as we saw the need for a platform for the evolving legal technology market in Australia. It was new, fresh and created a buzz amongst the growing legal technology crowd but furthermore it created a community. It brought together legal IT Managers and everyone involved with the technology of a law firm in one place – for the first time in Australia.
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Through the last 20 years the Lawtech Summit has seen the evolution of legal technology managers go from just the IT guys to becoming an important and essential part of the business strategy of law firms today.
Fast forward to now and the legal technology community has grown and thrived. The success of Lawtech has meant that it has now been expanded to other markets, including Asia and New Zealand.
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We are proud to be an integral part of this ever evolving community and continue to offer a stage for thought leaders and ground breakers of the legal technology field.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN​
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​Trusted Transformation: Security, Compliance, and the Future of Legal Services
Artficial Intelligence - especially generative AI—has moved beyond the "big reveal" phase and into a more demanding era of proof: measurable outcomes, defensible governance, and real operational change inside law firms. The conversation now has to shift from excitement and speculation to clear-eyed evaluation: which use cases consistently deliver quality, speed, and client value; which introduce unacceptable risk; and what it takes to deploy AI responsibly at scale. For law firms, the central question is no longer whether AI will be adopted, but how to separate short-lived hype from lasting advantage—through rigorous testing, security-by-design, and workflows that keep humans accountable for judgment, ethics, and client trust.
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This creates a practical set of 2026-focused challenges for every lawyer and business professional in a firm: where do we each sit in the new delivery model, what skills become essential (prompting is table stakes; evaluation, data literacy, and risk management are differentiators), and how do we redesign services without hollowing out expertise or undermining quality? Some work will be automated; much will be augmented; and the strategic opportunity is to use AI to raise consistency, shorten cycle times, and expand access—while being honest about what cannot be delegated to a model. The firms that win in 2026 will be those that can explain, to clients and regulators, how their AI-assisted work is verified, auditable, secure, and aligned with professional duties.
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Against this backdrop, the LawTech Asia Summit—entering its seventh year—positions itself as a working forum for the legal industry to tackle the "next chapter" issues: AI in production (not pilots), model governance and accountability, procurement and vendor risk, client expectations for transparency, and the new economics of legal services.
The 2026 program will also go beyond AI to address the foundational enablers and constraints shaping adoption: cybersecurity and resilience, data compliance and cross-border data handling, and end-to-end digital transformation of law firms—from knowledge management and matter lifecycle processes to pricing, delivery, and talent development.
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The 2026 Lawtech Asia programme will be focusing on the following topics:
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Legal AI in 2026 — moving from experimentation to scalable operating models
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Knowledge Management for GenAI — taxonomy, metadata, and reusable legal assets
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Governance, Risk, and Compliance — policy, privilege, auditability, and accountability
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Cross-Border Privacy and Data Strategy — regional processing, retention, and confidential data handling
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Defensible Legal AI Workflows — human review, approval gates, and documentation
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Disputes and Investigations Tech — digital evidence, authenticity, and deepfake integrity checks
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Cybersecurity for Legal Teams — secure-by-design tools, vendor risk, and incident response
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IP, Content, and AI-Era Rights — ownership, licensing, and trade secret risks
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Talent and Change Management — preparing for the rise of the new legal technologist
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:
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The following speakers have been invited to present due to their expertise and forward thinking approach to the current topics.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This event has been exclusively produced to address the function and capacity of the following positions from across all industries legal and technology function:
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Chief Information Officer (CIO)
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Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
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Chief Operating Officer (COO)
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Chief Digital Officer (CDO) / Digital Transformation Director
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Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) / Head of Cybersecurity
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Head of Innovation / Legal Innovation Director
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Legal Technology Director / Legal Systems Manager
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Knowledge Director / Knowledge Manager
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Head of Litigation Support / eDiscovery Manager
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General Counsel (GC) / Deputy General Counsel
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Head of Legal Operations / Legal Ops Director
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Legal Counsel (Corporate / Commercial / Employment)
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Head of Contracts / Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) Lead
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Head of Compliance / Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)
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Data Protection Officer (DPO) / Head of Privacy
• All those who have a role in the technology side of a law firm or legal department
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Attendees:
If you have any questions about the event or your registration, please contact us at Kathy Katrivesis at kathy.katrivesis@thomsonreuters.com
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Programme:
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