The Summit on Legal Innovation and Disruption
Virtual Experience • Audacious Mission
Agenda – Details Coming
SOLID Fall, Agenda – October 7-8, 2021
11:00 am – 3:00 pm Daily EST
*Content Subject to Change
Day 1 – October 7, 11:00 am EST
Welcome and Opening Remarks
David Cowen – Founder of SOLID and The Cowen Group
Meet our confirmed Speakers:
Christina Wojcik
Citi
Director Legal Innovation and Tech
Sanjay Batra
Microsoft
Chief of Staff
Aaron Van Nice
ADM Company
Vice President, Legal Operations – Legal, Compliance and Government Relations
Jessica Escalera
Barclays
Director, Head of eDiscovery, Legal CDO
Candi Smith
Jabil
Sr. Technology & eDiscovery Specialist
Adam Rouse
US Foods
Manager, eDiscovery at US Foods Attorney at Law
Steve Aaronson
Takeda
Head of Legal IT
Sharika De Freitas
Viacom
Director, Discovery Technology and Solutions at ViacomCBS
Rajan Gupta
Head of Technology, Legal and Compliance – Facebook Inc.
Courtney Ozer
LiveKindly
Chief Legal Officer
Christina Wojcik
Citi
Director Legal Innovation and Tech
Jessica Escalera
Barclays
Director, Head of eDiscovery, Legal CDO
Steve Aaronson
Takeda
Head of Legal IT
Courtney Ozer
LiveKindly
Chief Legal Officer
Sanjay Batra
Microsoft
Chief of Staff
Candi Smith
Jabil
Sr. Technology & eDiscovery Specialist
Sharika De Freitas
Viacom
Director, Discovery Technology and Solutions
Aaron Van Nice
ADM Company
Vice President, Legal Operations – Legal, Compliance and Government Relations
Adam Rouse
US Foods
Manager, eDiscovery at US Foods Attorney at Law
Rajan Gupta
Head of Technology, Legal and Compliance
What is SOLID?
SOLID is a TED-STYLE Talk summit focused on innovation and the business of law. Did you ever listen to a great SOLID Talk or panel and wish you had time to engage and brainstorm in real time on how to apply those ideas to your business? 14 speakers will give TED-STYLE talks around the intersection of innovation, advanced technology and the business of law. They share what they are doing, how they are doing it, and the business impact it has.
Our talks are followed by facilitated table talks, sprint panels, and town hall discussions, whereby participants discuss what they know now that they did not know before the session started and how to apply these lessons to their own organizations. SOLID provides participants with maximum interaction with peers and colleagues in a round table, workshop environment to assess current challenges and design concrete solutions.
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2021-2022 SOLID Virtual Summits
SOLID Fall
October 7-8, 2021
SOLID San Francisco
February 24th, 2022
SOLID London – Live
April 28th, 2022
SOLID Brazil
June 1st, 2022
70%
Corporate Legal Executives & General Counsels
20%
Law Firm Executives & Counsels
10%
Technology Companies & Allied Professionals
Past Events Snaps
Reasons to Attend SOLID
Our day will be broken into four themed segments focused on innovation and disruption. We will focus on challenges and barriers, identify opportunities for meaningful change, and develop solutions for all market segments.
100 legal professionals and subject matter experts from law departments, law firms, alternative legal service providers, and academics.
Purposefully moderated tables with curated participants from all market segments.
Participants will switch their tables 2 times throughout the day.
“Solid is unique in size, format and quality of participants and presenters. I met so many talented professionals, given the intimate setting I was able to collaborate with others who shared similar challenges, was inspired by the innovative ways others approach them and gained strategic insight into emerging capabilities that I could bring back and apply. It’s a great forum to expand your insights into innovative approaches that are driving real improvements for how corporations deliver legal services. It’s not your ordinary conference if you want to engage in a thought provoking learning experience while expanding your network. I would highly recommend it.”
Deb Tatar
VP Corporate Systems at MetLife
“If you can attend this, I highly recommend it! Compliance Discovery Solutions was at SOLID East last month in NYC. The format allows for an exchange of ideas with a variety of legal professionals. In one day, I felt like I learned as much or more as I’ve learned from multi-day conferences!”
Maria Maccarone
Vice President, Client Solutions at Compliance Discovery Solutions
“Before SOLID I would say I was a bit of an accidental innovator. I was naturally interested in looking for new and better ways to structure and manage my legal department and spend, but I was not aware of the incredible depth of knowledge out there about how to do that most effectively. SOLID brought all of the pieces together for me and allowed me to make lasting connections with others who are innovating within their teams and across the legal industry. I now have a much deeper understanding of how to draw upon a wide array of resources and technology to reshape what we are doing in a way that drives more value for less total spend. It’s also just a really fun and interesting group of people and the whole experience has expanded my circle of go-to colleagues.”
Jennifer Warner
VP Legal at Columbia Sportswear Company
“I think the most valuable thing for me has been the chance to collaborate with, but also to listen to clients. Getting to hear first hand from GC’s and the C-Suite about their pain points and expectations is truly valuable. It really helps us to “sense check” and to ensure we are not only listening, but hearing and acting on what our clients expect and need from their outside counsel.”
Bryant Isbell