Speaker bios & information
As Chief Client Officer, Raj focuses on global client growth and retention, especially in the European and Asia Pacific regions, and enhancing client experience. Leveraging a wealth of expertise in eDiscovery, IP, and Legal Managed Services, Raj leads UnitedLex’s enterprise sales and account management efforts.
Neil Martin is a pioneer in the application of data analytics to Formula 1, with a career spanning more than 30 years at the forefront of motorsport technology. He has held senior technical roles at McLaren, Red Bull Racing and Ferrari, driving innovation in race strategy, performance optimisation and the use of advanced data to gain a competitive advantage.
AI innovation without guardrails creates risk. But too many guardrails can stop innovation entirely—so where should Legal draw the line? This session covers key legal tech trends—from automation and analytics to integration and ROI.
David leads UnitedLex’s Global Corporate Services, innovating and modernizing delivery for corporate clients and operationalizing their data to drive business results quickly and reliably. Under his leadership, teams of experts engineer and implement bespoke solutions to complex business workflows for managing legal spend, guiding outside counsel management, streamlining and supporting contract delivery, and transforming data into actionable intelligence.
A former computer designer, Ashley has been a law firm partner for over 25 years, leading technology, data and financial regulatory practices at White & Case, Paul Hastings, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and McDermott Will & Emery. He advises on AI, data protection and privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, payments and financial regulation, with particular emphasis on quantum computing, digital identity and behavioural advertising, and on fintech, healthtech and other highly regulated platforms. He is a director of Winton & Winton Ltd., a specialist AI-native law firm.
Dr. Idir Laurent Khiar is Data Protection Officer and AI Officer for the Baltic Cluster of Geopost SA (La Poste Groupe), overseeing data protection and AI governance across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Previously, he served as Co-Head of Data Protection and DPO at Raiffeisen Group Switzerland, and held senior positions at SwissLegal and PwC Legal Switzerland. He has advised companies, investors, and public authorities on data protection, cybersecurity, and technology law. Dr. Khiar holds master’s degrees in political science and law & technology, an LL.M. in cybercrime and cybersecurity, and a PhD in EU regulatory politics.
Explore how AI is revolutionizing litigation strategy and eDiscovery practices through predictive tools and automation. We’ll examine use cases, agentic AI workflows, and managing risk, ethics, and defensibility.
Savitha is a creative solutions leader with over 18 years of experience in the legal industry, both as a litigation associate in New York and over a decade at UnitedLex. She leads enterprise strategy through a global team responsible for designing client solutions across all business lines, sales enablement, and go-to-market. She drives cross-functional collaboration among solutions experts, marketing, operations, product, finance and technology partners for new and innovative solutions. Drawing on her roots in delivery and operations, Savitha also consults with clients to optimize legal departments and law firm practices by leveraging the right experts, data, and technology for impactful results.
Amir works in eDiscovery at Swiss Re, with a background spanning digital forensics, consulting and financial services. He has a strong focus on exploring and adopting new technologies to make eDiscovery smarter, faster and more effective. His work increasingly centres on the practical application of AI, and how emerging technologies can transform traditional review workflows while maintaining the governance, consistency and defensibility required in a legal environment.
Kaan Gürer is a partner in Linklaters’ Antitrust & Foreign Investment Group in Düsseldorf. He advises across all areas of antitrust law, with a focus on cartel and abuse of dominance proceedings, dawn raids, internal investigations, compliance, damages actions, merger control, FDI and FSR. He has extensive experience in complex matters before the German Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission. His sector expertise includes automotive, digital economy/technology, chemicals and private equity. He particularly contributes to compliance, ESG and tech initiatives, publishes regularly and teaches antitrust law at the University of Münster.
Anthony Kenny is the Assistant General Counsel Corporate and CBS at GSK (GlaxoSmithKline), based in London, UK. His role focuses on M&A transactions and corporate legal support for central business functions, including activities like bond issues and new bank account setups. Kenny began his legal career as a litigator at Hogan Lovells and has served in roles at BT, Deloitte Consulting, and Boston Consulting Group.
Bring your laptops! Working in groups, we will test use cases and prompting techniques across various legal scenarios. We’ll compare instructing AI by voice vs. text and discuss the ways to bring clarity, context, and structure to every prompt.
Mo Zain Ajaz is a former General Counsel at National Grid and now the Founder of LEX360, where he leads the charge in transforming legal practices through cutting-edge technology and strategic counsel. A thought leader in legal operations including process re-engineering and legal tech space, Mo Zain is passionate about bridging the gap between law, lean enterprise, and technology to create efficient, modern legal solutions. For more information, please visit LEX360’s website at www.lex360.com
Gian-Reto Schulthess is a Swiss attorney and seasoned legal leader with more than twenty years of experience in governance, legal operations, and innovation. He has built and scaled legal and compliance functions in highly regulated financial services and high-growth fintech environments, including FINMA- and CBI-supervised institutions.
Rohit Mathur leads UnitedLex’s AI Advisory and transformation efforts, helping organizations harness AI to improve operational performance and achieve measurable results. He develops AI-enabled operating models that combine advanced technology with human oversight, embedding scalable human-in-the-loop and human-over-the-loop capabilities across legal and business functions. His work supports both client transformations and innovation within UnitedLex.
Surya Kottakota is an experienced Legal Transformation and Operations professional with a strong track record of leading global initiatives across AI adoption, legal technology, and process transformation. Throughout his career, he has partnered with legal, business, and technology stakeholders to drive meaningful change and deliver sustainable operational improvements. His work focuses on enabling legal teams to harness AI responsibly and effectively, turning innovation into tangible business impact.
How can organizations leverage AI to create more value from their IP investments? This discussion explores the way companies evaluate inventions, identify opportunities, develop stronger patent assets, inform strategic IP decisions, and why human expertise matters more than ever.
As Chief Revenue Officer, Steve is responsible for driving revenue growth, optimizing sales and marketing strategies, and expanding client relationships. His strategic focus is aimed at client acquisition and retention, ensuring long-term partnerships with corporate legal departments and law firms. Steve has a proven record of growing businesses in the areas of IP, legal operations, and eDiscovery in both North America and Europe. He brings the “best of both worlds” with experience leading and transforming sales, marketing, and service delivery teams at companies including CPA Global, Kroll Ontrack, Clarivate, and ContractPodAi.
Christine Siler is responsible for the development and leadership of D Young & Co’s formalities practices, focusing on strategic assessment and transformation in the areas of process efficiency, team development, and technology integration.
Alan Boyd is a UK and European patent attorney with particular expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning and software-related inventions. Having started out as a computer science research consultant (having completed a PhD in software engineering), he moved into the field of intellectual property and now advises clients on patent strategy, drafting, and prosecution, translating technically complex innovations into clear, commercially useful protection.
Ori Das has practised law since 1996 and is an industry-recognized expert in digital technology. He has been at the coal face of technology & law since the early dot-com era and over the last 30 years has been intricately involved with each iteration of digital tech telecoms, e-commerce, cloud, IOT and now AI.
Thanasi Marinides is an electrical engineer with over 20 years experience in the intellectual property space. As VP of IP Services and Solutions at UnitedLex, Marinides focuses on supporting our global IP clients with solutions that help them better capture and protect their innovations.
AI readiness is being driven by new ways of working with data, expanded analytics, and automation. Our expert panelists will cover how to drive transformation, measure real ROI, and balance technology adoption with sound judgment and governance.
Wendy Everett is a senior legal operations and transformation executive with over 30 years of experience driving operational excellence, legal modernization, and enterprise-wide business transformation. She partners with global organizations to optimize complex operating models, enhance performance, and deliver measurable business value through technology-enabled solutions and data-driven decision-making.
Nicholas Robinson Cronjager brings a blend of legal, consulting and technology expertise in his role at UnitedLex. He’s spent his career helping legal teams work smarter—using data, process design and digital innovation to solve complex challenges. Before joining UnitedLex, Nick led software consulting engagements at major law firms and corporate legal departments. He’s passionate about making technology practical, complex problem solving and helping people find better ways to deliver legal services and solutions.
Marcus Jones is Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for Supply Chain, Contracting, and Technology at Perrigo, where he partners with teams around the world on commercial, technology, and operational legal matters. Before joining Perrigo, Marcus spent more than a decade at Amway, serving in a series of roles with increasing global responsibility across commercial transactions, privacy, technology, and legal operations. Throughout his career, he has been passionate about helping legal teams move beyond simply identifying risk to building practical frameworks, processes, and partnerships that enable better business decisions.
As Chief Legal Officer of Unilever Foods, Saswata leads the global legal strategy for a €13B business group. With ~24 years experience in various roles across UK, Netherlands, Singapore and India , he has supported governance, risk management, and compliance across diverse geographies and markets. His expertise spans legal strategy, organisation & talent, legal risk mapping & mitigation, M&A, project management, commercial and business oriented solutions, and business ethics.
Get moving! In our final session of the day, you’ll engage in group discussions and debates to evaluate where AI delivers real value, where risks outweigh rewards, and how to balance innovation with governance.
Chris de Waas leads digital transformation and AI enablement across several corporate functions at Rio Tinto. He has more than 20 years’ experience across technology, consulting, corporate strategy, and legal practice, including roles at Westpac, a major Australian bank, and Gilbert + Tobin, an Australian corporate law firm. A former lawyer in private practice and in-house, Chris specialises in translating emerging technologies into practical, well-governed improvements to how organisations work. His focus is on measurable outcomes, lasting adoption, and delivering change in complex, risk-sensitive environments.
Stephen Allen FRSA is Director of Legal AI & Technology at Clyde & Co, a global law firm specialising in insurance and large-scale litigation. He is an internationally recognised legal innovator, driving transformation through AI, data, and operational excellence. Stephen has over 25 years’ experience leading change across the legal sector and is a Fellow of the RSA and the College of Legal Practice Management.
