2018 SCHEDULE

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Monday, May 14
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Registration Open
	Pre-Conference Sessions (Additional Registration Required)
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	White Belt Certification Course: Legal Lean Sigma and Project Management PI/E Presenters: Catherine Alman MacDonagh, ESQ., Legal Lean Sigma Institute/ Legal Mocktail / LSSO and Timothy B. Corcoran, Corcoran Consulting Group Adriatic/Aegean
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Advancing Law Firm Budgeting With Expert Reasoning Automation T+T/A Presenters: Ryan McClead, Neota Logic; Kristina Lambright, ESQ., Perkins Coie LLP; and, Mike Wong, Neota Logic Baltic/Bering
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Intrapreneur Bootcamp PI/E Presenters: Joshua Kubicki, Bold Duck Studio and Kim R. Craig, PMP, LSSBB, Bold Duck Studio Baltic/Bering
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.	Welcome Reception Atlantic Ballroom Foyer
Tuesday, May 15
7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.	Breakfast Atlantic Ballroom Foyer
7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Registration Open Atlantic Ballroom Foyer
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.	Opening Session Transforming the Legal Industry: A Conversation With Hilarie Bass Presenter: Hilarie Bass, American Bar Association Atlantic Ballroom
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	Networking Break
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Concurrent Service Provider Education Sessions
	Client Value: The People & Process Changes Required to Make it Central Strategy CV/E Presenter: Keith Lipman, ESQ., Prosperoware Atlantic Ballroom E
	Leading the Way: The Most Impactful Market Trends and Opportunities in Legal Pricing PI/A Presenters: Mark Medice, Intapp; Toby Brown, Perkins Coie LLP; Stuart J T Dodds, Positive Pricing; and, Ashley Vinson Crawford, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Pacific Ballroom
10:45 a.m. –11:00 a.m.	Networking Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Concurrent Education Sessions
	How Clients Grade You CV/E Presenters: David Cambria, Archer Daniels Midland; Christopher Ende, UnitedLex; and, Casey Flaherty, Procertas Atlantic Ballroom E
	Developing Operational Metrics: Moving Away From Counting Hours and Rates CV/A Presenters: Sam Davenport, David Wright Tremaine LLP and Brian Fanning, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Baltic/Bering
	C-Suite Panel: Proven Profitability Practices That Work P+P/E Presenters: Ralph Allen, Allen Matkins; Nicole Beck (moderator), Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC; and, Mat Rosswood, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP Pacific Ballroom
	LPM and Staffing: A New Component of Matter Planning PM/A Presenters: Bree Johnson, Robins Kaplan and James Shoemaker, Miles & Stockbridge, P.C. Adriatic/Aegean
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.	Lunch Sponsored by: Atlantic Ballroom Foyer
1:15 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.	Service Provider Demos
	Data Driven Decision Making on Pricing and Profitability P+P/A Presenter: Pieter van der Hoeven, Clocktimizer B.V. Caribbean/Caspian
	Case and Matter Management as a Catalyst for Better Legal Service Delivery PI/E Presenter: Richard Rifkin, ELITE - Thomson Reuters Business Adriatic/Aegean
	The Future of Law: How Legal Analytics Are Transforming the Business and Practice of Law T+T/E Presenters: Neil B. Magenheim, Lex Machina and Tim Moore, Lex Machina Atlantic Ballroom E
	Intellistat Matter Planning, Pricing and Tracking T+T/A Presenter: Tracey Sherwood, DFTech Baltic/Bering
	Introducing Intapp Pricing T+T/E Presenter: Jill Nelson, Intapp and Kushan Patel, Intapp Pacific Ballroom
1:40 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.	Networking Break
1:50 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.	Service Provider Demos
	See Why over 30 Firms Have Selected Evaluate for Matter Pricing and Profitability Insights P+P/E Presenters: Rob Stote, BigHand and Dan Wales, BigHand Caribbean/Caspian
	Matter Budgeting and Management: Check out the Latest Release From Iridium! T+T/E Presenters: Tom Jones, Iridium Technology and Keith Dunn, Iridium Technology Adriatic/Aegean
	Good Data, Bad Data: A Demo of Umbria Arrangements, Experience and Answers T+T/E Presenters: Keith Lipman, ESQ., Prosperoware and Tina Harkins, Prosperoware Atlantic Ballroom E
	Create Your Lawyer Centric Digital Workspace T+T/E Presenter: Glenn LaForce, Aderant Baltic/Bering
	The Rise of Lean Legal Departments: Innovate with Technology to Optimize Legal Operations T+T/E Presenter: Luke Kopmeyer, HighQ Pacific Ballroom
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Networking Break
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Concurrent Education Sessions
	Telling Your Value Story (From the Client Perspective) CV/E Presenter: Rebecca H. Benavides, Microsoft Atlantic Ballroom E
	Predictably Irrational: A Practical Look at Pricing Psychology (Why We Leave Money on the Table) P+P/A Presenter: Richard Burcher, Validatum (UK) Limited Baltic/Bering
	The Social Media Masterclass PD/E Presenter: Stefanie M. Marrone, Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP Adriatic/Aegean
	Driving Adoption and Demonstrating ROI for Legal Project Management Initiatives PM/E Presenters: Stuart J T Dodds, Positive Pricing; Susan Raridon Lambreth, LawVision Group; Frank Patry, Littler Mendelson P.C.; and, David Rueff, Baker Donelson Pacific Ballroom
3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	Networking Break
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.	Concurrent Education Workshops
	The Science and Design of Effective Business Presentations PD/E Presenters: Toby Brown, Perkins Coie LLP and Adam L. Stock, Allen Matkins Pacific Ballroom
	Scoping Work and Handling Changes: The Key to Reduced Write-offs/Downs PM/A Presenter: Susan Raridon Lambreth, LawVision Group Baltic/Bering
	Leveling the Playing Field: Take the Guesswork out of Law Firm Data Requests T+T/E Presenters: Natasha Edlow, Covington & Burling; Nathan Owings, SeyfarthLean Consulting, LLC; and, Eugenia Frenzel, Goodwin Procter LLP Atlantic Ballroom E
5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	P3 Women’s Initiative Network: The Power of YOU Presenters: Lisa Konie, Adobe Systems Incorporated; Amanda K. Brady, Major, Lindsey & Africa; Ashley Vinson Crawford, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; Kristina Lambright, ESQ., Perkins Coie LLP; Kim R. Craig, PMP, LSSBB, Bold Duck Studio; and, Purvi Sanghvi, Paul Hastings LLP Sponsored by: Atlantic Ballroom
6:00 p.m.	Cocktail Reception Sponsored by: Atlantic Ballroom Foyer
Wednesday, May 16
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast Atlantic Ballroom Foyer
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.	Concurrent Education Sessions
	Pricing Transactional Matters and Task Codes P+P/A Presenters: Peter Lane Secor, Pepper Hamilton LLP; Hushmand Jonathan Cott, Covington & Burling; and, Dennis J. White, ESQ, Verrill Dana LLP Atlantic Ballroom E
	How LPM Directors Can Increase Their Impact With Just-in-Time Tools and Templates PM/E Presenters: Timothy Batdorf, LegalBizDev; Scott Wagner, Bilzin Sumberg; and, David V. Clark, Lathrop Gage LLP Pacific Ballroom
	Kira, Contract Search, Research and Analysis PI/A Presenter: Rick Kathuria, Gowling WLG Baltic/Bering
	How Fear Drives Poor Pricing and What Can You do About It PP/E Presenters: Pier D'Angelo, Allens and Mike Duffy, King & Spalding Adriatic/Aegean
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	Networking Break
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Concurrent Service Provider Education Sessions
	If You’re Not Thinking Segments, You’re Not Thinking CV/E Presenter: Daniel J Ronesi, Aderant Pacific Ballroom
	Managing Law Firm Growth: A Look into the Science Behind Personnel Analytics PD/E Presenter: Russ Haskin, Wilson Legal Solutions Baltic/Bering
	If You're Not Creating Value, What Are You Doing? CV/A Presenters: Lisa Konie, Adobe Systems Incorporated; Colin Jasper, Positive Pricing; and, Jill Nelson, Intapp Atlantic Ballroom E
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Networking Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Concurrent Education Sessions
	Measuring Economic Value Delivered Through Legal Services P+P/A Presenters: Keith Maziarek, Katten Muchin Rosenmann LLP; Aileen Leventon, JD, MBA, Edge International; Jenny Fennerty, Legal Operations Executive; and, Purvi Sanghvi, Paul Hastings LLP Atlantic Ballroom E
	Building the Foundation: A Q&A Panel on PM and PI Programs PI/A Presenters: Micah Ascano, Polsinelli PC; Karen Dunn Skinner, Gimbal Canada Inc.; and, Sheri L. Palomaki, Seyfarth Shaw LLP Baltic/Bering
	How Your EQ Could Outweigh Your IQ PD/E Presenter: Richard Bracken, Stinson Leonard Street LLP Adriatic/Aegean
	Value This: The Client Perspective CV/A Presenter: Christopher Sweet, Elevate Services Pacific Ballroom
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Lunch Atlantic Ballroom Foyer
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	General Session
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Whose Fault Is It? CV/E Presenters: Casey Flaherty (moderator), Procertas; David Cambria, Archer Daniels Midland; Justin R. Ergler, GlaxoSmithKline; Keith Maziarek, Katten Muchin Rosenmann LLP; and, Purvi Sanghvi, Paul Hastings LLP Atlantic Ballroom
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Cheers to Six Years Atlantic Ballroom