Lexpo'26 News
Two new voices: two perspectives worth hearing
April 29, 2026 - We are delighted to welcome two new additions to the speaker faculty, bringing fresh expertise from the worlds of legal transformation and AI governance.
Andrew Giverin (left) is a Partner at KPMG UK and leads the firm's Global Legal Business Services team. Recognised as a pioneer in managed legal services by Chambers, Legal 500, and the Financial Times, he brings over 25 years of experience in legal, consulting, and operations to Lexpo'26. His session, "Beyond the Hype: Building a Practical AI Operating Model for Legal", will explore how leading organisations are moving beyond isolated AI use cases towards integrated, agentic operating models that deliver measurable value.
Merve Taner (right) is an in-house lawyer at Erste Bank, where she leads the legal assessment of AI products and establishes AI governance across the Erste Group. She holds a PhD candidacy at the University of Vienna on legal issues relating to generative AI in the banking sector, is co-author of the commentary on the European AI Regulation, and is founder and editor in chief of Ailex, Austria's first interdisciplinary journal on AI law. She joins the panel for "Deconstructing Legal Work in the Age of AI", a session that takes a practical, case-study approach to redesigning legal workflows for an era of agentic, multi-threaded execution.
The conversations you will not find anywhere else
April 24, 2026 - "Lexpo is big enough to meet new people and small enough to have meaningful conversations." It is one of the things past attendees say most often, and it captures something real about what makes Lexpo different from the large industry conferences where you spend two days passing people in corridors without ever really connecting.
The programme is designed with connection in mind. The morning and afternoon breaks bring everyone together on the exhibition floor, where sponsors are on hand to demonstrate their latest products and services. Lunch is an extended gourmet buffet, also on the exhibition floor, giving you the time and space to continue the conversations sparked by the morning sessions. And in between, the sessions themselves attract the kind of delegates who come to engage, not just to listen.
Monday evening keeps everyone together on the exhibition floor for drinks and a walking dinner, a relaxed buffet-style setting that makes it easy to move between conversations and make the most of the full room. The evening ends in a private bar sponsored by Saga, the perfect close to a full first day.
For those flying in on Sunday, 7 June, the hotel bar is where it all starts informally, the first conversations of what tends to become two very full days.
The Human Advantage is the theme of Lexpo'26. The people you meet in Amsterdam on 8 and 9 June are part of it.
First look: the Lexpo'26 agenda is taking shape
April 21, 2026 - The Lexpo'26 programme is taking shape, and what is already there is worth your time.
Monday opens with Cat Casey's keynote on why legal professionals are better placed than they think to lead in an AI-driven world, followed by sessions on AI operating models, a ten-year reflection on legal innovation from Daniel Pollick, and a panel on the cultural foundations that make transformation stick. Tuesday picks up where Monday leaves off, with José Rodríguez Coching on firm-wide innovation capability, a candid fireside chat on why legal teams stall on AI and how to fix it, Niki Avraam on the structural gap opening up in how lawyers develop, and Damien Charlotin on the failure modes of legal AI that nobody talks about enough.
And there is more to come. The programme is still growing, with further sessions to be announced in the weeks ahead.
Early bird pricing for Lexpo'26 ends 24 April
April 17, 2026 - Early bird tickets for Lexpo'26 are available until Friday 24 April. After that date, the regular rate applies.
This June marks ten years of Lexpo. Since its first edition in 2016, Lexpo has grown into continental Europe's leading legal innovation event, consistently recognised for the quality of its curated content programme. Lexpo'26 — held on 8 and 9 June at Hotel Schiphol A4 in Amsterdam — brings that tradition to its anniversary edition under the theme "The Human Advantage."
Technology has transformed the way legal work gets done. But the firms that lead are not defined by the tools they use — they are defined by the people who use them. That is the theme we will explore this June.
Your Lexpo’26 ticket includes Cat Casey’s new book!
April 13, 2026 - Celebrating a tenth anniversary calls for something more than a cake!
This year, every Lexpo'26 attendee will receive a copy of AI in Legal Tech by Cat Casey, one of the most talked-about books in the legal technology space right now. It's our anniversary, and you get the present.
Written specifically for legal professionals rather than technologists, AI in Legal Tech is a practical and clear-eyed guide to what generative AI is actually doing to the practice of law: its impact on legal careers, legal ethics, and the daily work of lawyers navigating a rapidly changing landscape. Cat Casey, who keynotes at Lexpo'26, brings the same sharp, no-nonsense perspective to the book that she will bring to the Amsterdam stage in June.
Your copy will be waiting for you when you arrive. All the more reason to make sure you're there and to register before early-bird pricing closes at the end of this week.
Evening Drinks at Lexpo'26: Brought to You by Saga
April 8, 2026 - If you were at last year's evening drinks, you will know exactly what we are talking about: a packed bar, great food, and the kind of relaxed, energetic atmosphere where the best conversations of the day somehow always happen. It was one of the social highlights of Lexpo'25, and we're bringing it back.
On the evening of 8 June, the bar is exclusively ours: good drinks, small bites, and plenty of room to continue the discussions that started on stage. No rushing off, just the Lexpo community, unwinding together after a packed day of inspiration.
And we have Saga to thank for it. As the lawyer-centric AI platform trusted by over 350 legal teams across 15+ countries, Saga is on a mission to free lawyers from repetitive tasks so they can focus on what truly matters: delivering meaningful impact for their clients. We're proud to have them on board for Lexpo'26, and grateful that they make this special evening possible.
The Lineup Keeps Getting Better: CLOC Takes the Stage
April 3, 2026 - We are excited to announce two sessions at Lexpo'26 presented by our partner CLOC. If AI is on your agenda (and let's be honest, when isn't it?), these are not to be missed.
Deconstructing Legal Work in the Age of AI
AI isn't just changing the tools legal teams use; it's forcing a rethink of how work gets done entirely. In this fast-paced, interactive case study, a diverse panel will walk you through a real-world example: from traditional workflow to AI-enabled model to a fully redesigned system that blends human judgment with agentic, multi-threaded execution.
Expect a practical framework, real rollout stories, and honest lessons from teams that have already made the leap.
The Trust Gap: Why Legal Teams Stall on AI (and How to Fix It)
Most legal teams aren't stuck because of technology. They are stuck because of trust. In a candid fireside chat, speakers will unpack where trust breaks down and how leading teams have rebuilt it through smart governance, practical guardrails, and continuous feedback loops.
If your organisation is hesitating to adopt AI, this session will give you the tools to move forward with confidence.
Two more voices joining Lexpo'26
March 30, 2026 - We are thrilled to announce two exceptional voices joining us at Lexpo'26, practitioners who don't just talk about the future of law but are actively shaping it.
Margarida Saragoça (left) is Business & Knowledge Director at VdA, one of Portugal's pioneering law firms. When VdA launched VdA Inovação back in 2012, most European law firms hadn't yet begun thinking seriously about innovation as an organisational capability. More than a decade later, Margarida is ready to share what that journey actually looked like: the wins, the missteps, and the hard-won lessons.
Her session, Innovation as a Capability: What 10+ Years of Experimenting Taught Vieira de Almeida, goes beyond tools and platforms. Expect an honest, inside look at the governance structures, cultural shifts, and leadership decisions that transformed innovation from a one-off initiative into a permanent part of VdA's DNA.
If your firm is asking how to get started with innovation, Margarida's session is not to be missed!
Niki Avraam (right) is Founder, Employment Lawyer & Workforce Strategist.
Law firms are investing heavily in technology. Workflows are being redesigned. But what about the roles sitting inside them?
Niki has spent two decades building and leading legal practices in London, and she's identified a structural gap that few are talking about: lawyers are being asked to operate in a new delivery model while still sitting in roles designed for the previous one.
Her session tackles the layer underneath all the innovation conversation: how roles, career pathways, and the allocation of work must fundamentally change. Drawing on her Ownership Culture framework, Niki will offer practical tools for legal leaders ready to rebuild development pathways before the old ones disappear entirely.
The firms that succeed won't just adopt new tools. They'll redesign how their lawyers work.