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Keynote Speakers Announced for the Legal Innovation & Tech Fest 2025
An unmissable event for Legal professionals, this is the only event in Australia that brings together hundreds of law firm business and technology leaders, senior corporate counsel and service providers to celebrate the talent, tech, innovations and ideas that are transforming the way law firms, and in-house legal teams operate.
Taking place 9-10 April 2025 at the Hilton, Sydney, the Legal Innovation & Tech Fest is a gateway to two amazing days of cutting-edge content, networking and knowledge-sharing, delving into key areas of the industry: Innovation & Tech, Generative AI, Skills for Driving Change and Developing the Next Generation of Lawyers. Take advantage of limited 2FOR1 tickets!
Celebrating its 10th Birthday, the Legal Innovation & Tech Fest returns building on last year's success with a celebration of the talent, technology, innovations, and ideas transforming the way law firms, and in-house teams operate.
There is an amazing line-up of speakers to be announced in the coming weeks, here are this year's epic Keynote speakers:
Simon Kuestenmacher - Director and Co-founder, The Demographics Group. Simon will present his session, ‘Global Demographics Impacting the Legal Industry’.
Simon presents on demographic and global trends that are shaping Australia today and into the future and his observations are enjoyed by corporate, government and industry audiences alike.
Simon is a columnist for The New Daily newspaper and a regular contributor to The Australian newspaper; and he is a media commentator on demographic and data matters. In his spare time Simon has authored three books on maps and runs what is by now the world’s largest Twitter account dedicated to maps and data. His social media posts reach over 35 million people every month. Simon ranks as one of the world’s top 10 influencers in data.
Steve Vamos - Author, Advisor & Former CEO at Xero, Microsoft Australia, Apple Asia Pacific. Steve will present his session ‘Leadership in Times Like No Other & Creating and Enabling Innovation at Work’.
Steve is an author, advisor and Director with over 40 years of experience in the global technology and digital media industries. He has lived and worked in Australia, New Zealand, the USA and Asia.
Steve was CEO of ASX-listed tech company Xero from April 2018 to February 2023, where he led the company’s growth and performance with a team of more than 4,500 employees. He has served as a non-executive director of Telstra, Fletcher Building, Medibank Private and David Jones and as a non-executive director and advisor to a range of Australian organisations, from start-ups to large established companies.
Steve was the founder and President of the Society for Knowledge Economics (SKE), a not-for-profit thinktank that operated from 2005 to 2014. SKE aimed to encourage and promote new and better leadership and management practices, enabling innovation, productivity and sustainability.Steve holds a degree in Civil Engineering (with Honours) from the University of New South Wales.
Dr Sandra Peter - Director, Sydney Executive Plus & Associate Professor, The University of Sydney. Dr Sanda will present alongside Dr Kai Riemer, Director, Sydney Executive Plus & Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney. They will present ‘AI Beyond the Hype: Transforming Business & Work’.
Dr Sandra Peter and Dr Kai Riemer are Co-Directors of Sydney Executive Plus and professors at the University of Sydney Business School. When they aren’t busy wading through data and dashing through airports, they’re speaking with heads of government and head chefs about leading through disruption, they’re upskilling over a thousand executives across 20+ industries in cutting-edge tech, and they’re sharing their insights on the future of work with adoring audiences in boardrooms, ballrooms, and opera houses around the world. Businesses. Governments. Education and defence departments.
With the vast array of high-quality speakers, invaluable networking opportunities and cutting-edge exhibitors on offer throughout the Legal Innovation & Tech Fest 2025, the event has become a must-visit for any legal professionals looking to take advantage of the ongoing march of technology within the space. To secure your 2FOR1 tickets and find out more, visit legalfestival.com
