The agenda themes that matter most

• Opening the day, “Preserving Institutional Intelligence: Using AI Agents to Transform Tacit Knowledge into Data Assets” confronts one of the most underpriced risks in law firms: the steady loss of unwritten expertise through attrition, retirement, and role change. Led by Sarah Pullin of Baker McKenzie, the session focuses on how firms can identify, capture, and structure tacit knowledge before it disappears and how AI and agents change what’s possible when institutional memory is treated as a strategic asset rather than folklore.
• In “Rebuilding Law Firm Data Strategy: From Foundation to Action,” Jonathan Elam (CMS) and Petra Smith (HFW) tackle the uncomfortable truth behind stalled analytics programs: most firms are trying to layer insight on top of fragmented, inconsistent, and poorly governed data.
• “From Compliance to Value Creation” reframes governance from necessary evil to strategic enabler. Kirit Solanki of Mishcon de Reya shares how Mishcon rethought data ownership, accountability, and controls to move beyond compliance and toward value creation.
• “From Dashboards to Decisions: Turn Data into Pricing, Margin & Client Value” marks the agenda’s pivot from infrastructure to outcomes. Paul McMonagle of Taylor Wessing focuses on how firms translate data into pricing discipline, margin protection, and client-facing insight — and why reporting alone rarely alters decision-making.
• “Governance 2.0: Integrating Data Governance, AI Governance, Privacy, and Cyber Risk” reflects a shift many firms are already feeling. Dani Alman (Pinsent Masons) and Petra Smith (HFW) explore why data governance can no longer live separately from AI risk, privacy obligations, and cyber resilience — and what integrated governance actually looks like in practice.
• In “Building the Business Case for Long-Term Data Strategy Investment,” Tom Delaney of Birketts tackles the hardest internal sell: sustained investment. The session focuses on ROI narratives, executive alignment, and how firms justify long-term data spend in environments still dominated by short-term financial pressures.

Key details at a glance

• Date: April 9, 2026
• Time: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM (GMT)
• Location: London
• Early bird: Confirm by February 20, 2026 to save £300 (code DATALON)

Bottom line: Inside Legal Data: London is built for leaders who have moved past “we need better reporting” and are now solving the real question: how to make data a durable, governed asset that drives decisions—commercially, operationally, and safely—in an AI-shaped market.