Innovation Symposium 2025 Eye on AI: from Hype to How Agenda
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concept—it’s here, testing limits and transforming industries. During this event, you’ll take in candid perspectives, explore real use cases, and connect with peers who are driving change in law and business.
Panelists
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9:40 - 10:00 am
Registration for breakout sessions
10:00 - 11:30 am
Riverfront Room Experiential GenAI session Rita Feikema Partner, Honigman LLP Erik Kapocius Senior AI Solutions Manager, Honigman LLP
Trainers
Cindy Lu Partner, Honigman LLP Sarah McCormick Director of Legal Service Delivery, Honigman LLP Ian Nelson CSO, Hotshot Jordan Schwartz Partner, Honigman LLP
10:30 - 11:30 am
Rogers Park Room Leveraging AI in Life Sciences: A Practical Dialog on Tools & Strategy for Protecting AI Innovations Grant Griffith Partner, Honigman LLP
Panelists
Jeff Lehrberg Partner, Honigman LLP Andrew Schmid Senior Counsel, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Astor Court General registration
12:00 - 12:30 pm
Astor Court Lunch and networking
12:30 - 12:35 pm
Astor Ballroom Opening remarks David Foltyn CEO, Honigman LLP
12:35 -1:00 pm
Astor Ballroom Keynote: Leading Legal Through Change Jenn McCarron President of the Board of Directors, CLOC
1:00 - 1:10 pm
Break
1:10 - 2:00 pm
Astor Ballroom Turning AI Strategy into Action
Moderator
Joe Borstein Baretz + Brunelle Partner & LexFusion Co-Founder Travis Rogers Director & Assistant General Counsel, Allstate Emily Dillingham Corporate Counsel, Litigation & Regulatory, Kellanova
Panelists
John Knowles Associate General Counsel, Old World Industries Arjun Mehra Strategy Lead, Google Kevin Smith Founder and CEO, IQI Balanced Intelligence
2:00 - 2:10 pm
Break
2:10 - 2:40 pm
Astor Ballroom Fireside Chat with the FTC Steve Wernikoff Partner, Honigman LLP Elizabeth (Libby) Scott FTC, Midwest region
2:40 - 3:30 pm
Astor Ballroom From Demos to Deployment: Inside the Legal Tech AI Journey
Joe Borstein Baretz + Brunelle Partner & LexFusion Co-Founder Moderators
Esther Bowers Chief Practice Innovation Officer, Honigman LLP
Prashant Dubey CSO, Agiloft Patrick Forquer Vice-President, Go to Market, Legora Panelists
Heath Harris Director, Applied AI, NetDocs James Lee CEO/Co-Founder, Legalmation Ian Nelson CEO, Hotshot
3:30 - 3:40 pm
Break
3:40 - 4:30 pm
Astor Ballroom From Pilot to Practice: Navigating the Evaluation, Acquisition, and Use of AI Tom Appledorn
Partner, Honigman LLP Danielle Bass Panelists
Partner, Honigman LLP Karl Hochkammer
Partner, Honigman LLP Steve Wernikoff
Partner, Honigman LLP
4:30 - 5:00 pm
Astor Ballroom Ground Truth: What Is Actually Happening in the Market Casey Flaherty Baretz + Brunelle Partner & LexFusion Co-Founder
5:00 pm
Astor Court Cocktail hour