LEGAL REVOLUTION 2026
Programme 2026
Two days. Three stages. One European platform for legal innovation, AI, legal tech and compliance.
Preliminary programme
Explore keynotes, panels, partner sessions and practical workshops across two congress days.
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Day 1
Monday, September 21 2026
Admission and start of LEGAL REVOLUTION 2026
Official Opening
Prof. Dr. Volker Römermann, CSP; Moderation: Dr. Caroline Dostal
Tech Darwinism and the Legal Industry
Thomas Kohlmeier
AI LAB
How NOT TO Sell to Law Firms?
Hélder Santos, Kyle Gribben
Courage for the future! – How to achieve strong leadership in uncertain times
Dr. Caroline Dostal
Keine Struktur. Keine AI. Kein Fortschritt
René Weinhardt; Dataciders
AI Talk Is Cheap - What It Takes to Start Walking
Tom Pfennig
Meet the Expert
AIPLUX
The New World and What Your Colleagues May Look Like
Jan Lehniger from RA-MICRO Software AG
Panel Discussion
IAIS
Finding the Right Problem: Before the Legal Tech Solution
Marco Imperiale (Better Ipsum Founder, MD)
LUNCH BREAK
General Counsel Panel Discussion
Damien Atkins, Caroline Gílles, Volkhard Pfaff; Moderation: Prof. Dr. Volker Römermann
KI LABOR RECHT (3 Stunden)
Presentation
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Presentation
Relativity
Presentation
LexisNexis
What Nobody Tells You Before You Buy Legal AI
Sarah Wilson-Ward, Elgar Weijtmans
Presentation
Saga
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Clear and well-grounded view of what is currently happening in AI — and what it will mean for the way we work in the coming years
Prof. Dr. Christian Bauckhage
Presentation
Zeno
Dokumentation sollte Sie nicht ausbremsen: Wie KI Ihre Kanzleizeit zurückholt
Matthias Gasser Account Executive DACH & Int, Philips Dictation, SPS
Presentation
Lexroom
The Zero Instance
Dr. Ralph Guise-Rübe
Why Legal Transformation Doesn’t Start Or End with AI
Octramind AI
Connecting Knowledge to Value Building the Agentic Legal Operating Model
Carolin Kothe (Lead Innovation, Data Science KPMG Law), Philipp Glock (Solution Line Head of Legal Business Services, CTO of KPMG Law)
Natural Mystic. The paradox nobody in legal innovation wants to talk about
Laura Fauqueur, Albert Ferré
When AI Automates the Associate: Protecting Law Firm Profitability as Pricing Models Shift
Martin Blicher Sawhney CEO of junu
Workshop
RA-Micro
Keynote
Dirk Streifler
Day 2
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Admission and start of LEGAL REVOLUTION 2026
Law Between Calculation and Judgment - The Future of Law: Artificial Intelligence Meets Human Judgment
Christoph Holz
Meet the Expert
Vertec
AI and Trust, Act II: Beyond Accuracy
Sébastien Bardou (MD Northern & Southern Europe, Western & Central Africa,, VP Strategy, EMEA, LexisNexis)
Your Client Doesn't See Borders. Does Your AI?
TELFA network
Academic Perspectives
Prof. Dr. Paulina Starski; Moderation: Götz Kümmerle
Workshop
LexisNexis
Sponsored Lecture
Legora
Fireside Chat
Paola Andrea Aravena (CBG MD, Chile), Charles Emmanuel Levine (Independent Researcher, USA)
Sponsored Lecture
Lexroom
Presentation
Dr. Jacob Wende from Regpit
Keynote
Stefanie Otte
Presentation
IAIS
LUNCH BREAK
Sponsored Lecture
RA-Micro Software AG
Legal AI Founders Panel Discussion
Leif-Nissen Lundbaek, Martina Domenicali, Eric Otisi; Moderation: Prof. Dr. Volker Römermann
Coffee break
Keynote
Prof. Richard Susskind
Closing Keynote and Q&A
Richard Susskind; Moderation: Prof. Dr. Volker Römermann, Damien Atkins
Future Lawyer European pre-launch
Richard Susskind, Damien Atkins
Official Closing of LR2026
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