Co-Founder & Editor-in-chief, The verge

Nilay Patel is co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Verge, where he’s built one of the world’s leading tech publications. He hosts Decoder, interviewing top figures like Barack Obama. A former copyright lawyer, Patel blends deep tech insight with cultural awareness and frequently appears on CNBC to discuss technology’s impact on society.

Chief Operating Officer, Goodwin

Mary is Goodwin’s Chief Operating Officer, leading global operations and driving strategic, operational, and innovation initiatives across the firm. Previously Chief Community Officer at Ironclad and Director of Legal Operations at Google, she co-founded and led CLOC, growing it from 40 to 3,000 members. A recognized legal innovator, she hosts Pearls On, Gloves Off and features in two Harvard Law School case studies.

General Counsel, Anthropic

Jeff Bleich is General Counsel at Anthropic. He previously served as the U.S. Ambassador to Australia from 2009 to 2013, and as Special Counsel to President Obama in the White House. In addition to this, he served as the CEO of Dentons Diplomatic Solutions, a partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, and as the Chief Legal Officer at Cruise. Ambassador Bleich has over two decades of experience working on complex cyber-security and technology issues. He has been recognized as one of the most influential lawyers in the United States by LawDragon and other legal publications.

Chief Compliance Officer, OpenAI

Scott Schools is the Chief Compliance Officer at OpenAI. He joined OpenAI in October 2024 after over 6 years as Chief Ethics and Compliance Office at Uber. Prior to joining Uber, Scott spent twenty-one years at the Department of Justice as well as seven years in the private sector. At DOJ, he served as Associate Deputy Attorney General as well as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California, the United States Attorney for South Carolina, the General Counsel of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, and an Assistant United States Attorney.

Global Chief AI Officer, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

An accomplished innovation leader and AI expert, Ilona Logvinova is the global Chief AI Officer at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer and has a strong track record of implementing major AI and digital transformation initiatives in legal and corporate environments. Previously Head of Innovation for McKinsey Legal she was also Senior Counsel at Mastercard, and led legal innovation and transformation at Cleary Gottlieb.

CEO & Co-Founder, Legora

Max Junestrand is the CEO and co-founder of Legora – the AI workspace for legal professionals, serving over 400 customers across 40 markets. Backed by leading investors including ICONIQ, General Catalyst, Benchmark, Redpoint Ventures, and Y Combinator, and supported by a world-class team of engineers and lawyers, Max is driving a new era of collaborative AI in the legal industry.