Panel | The Best Performing Innovation Leaders Understand It’s Humans + Machines

29 Apr 2026
Track 1

The best innovation teams at firms aren't the ones with the most tools. They're the ones who know how to use them. This session brings together law firm innovation leaders for a frank conversation on what it actually takes to keep humans at the centre of an AI-native practice: how firms are protecting deep work, rethinking the junior pipeline, making the call on which tools are worth the investment, and deciding who captures the value when AI is doing the time.
 

Chairperson
Elena Tsalanidis
Elena Tsalanidis, Founder & CRO, Deeligence
Speakers
David Fischl
David Fischl, Partner, Hicksons
Marcel Salvador
Marcel Salvador, Head of Legal Technology and Transformation, Clayton Utz
Susannah Wilkinson
Susannah Wilkinson, Director, AI Acceleration, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer