6 August 2025
08:30 am – 1:00 pm AEST
Cost is complimentary
Telstra Insight Centre
400 George Street
Sydney
AI has dominated headlines, sparked bold predictions, and inspired both excitement and uncertainty. But in 2025, the focus shifts from speculation to tangible outcomes. Business Impact Beyond the Hype is the central theme of this year’s LexisNexis® AI Summit—where we move past the hype and explore how legal professionals are achieving real value through AI-powered transformation.
Join legal innovators, technology leaders, and subject matter experts to uncover what’s working, what’s next, and how to cut through the noise. From improving client delivery and operational efficiency to redefining legal talent and business models, this summit is your opportunity to engage with AI that delivers measurable business impact.
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Featured Speakers
Katy Fixter
Managing Director
LexisNexis Asia & Pacific
Greg Dickason
CTO, Innovation
LexisNexis
Lee Hickin
Executive Director
National AI Centre
Jen Bradley
Special Counsel - Technology & Digital
Gilbert + Tobin
Sarah Jacobson
Director – Knowledge Management
MinterEllison
Veronica Rios
Director, Global Associations & Strategic Partnerships APAC
LexisNexis
Seeta Bodke
Head of Core Product, ANZ
LexisNexis
Agenda
8.30 – 8.55am
Coffee cart, breakfast, and networking
9:00 – 9:15 am
Welcome and what to expect
SPEAKER
Katy Fixter, Managing Director, Asia & Pacific, LexisNexis
9:15 – 9:50 am
AI is Becoming the new UI
As AI advances, it's not just transforming how legal professionals work - it’s reshaping how they interact with technology itself. In this session, we explore how AI-driven interfaces are making legal research, document drafting, and case analysis more intuitive, efficient, and personalised. Discover how AI is shifting from a backend tool to a seamless, conversational intelligent UI that enhances decision-making and workflow automation. In this session we discuss the future of AI-powered interfaces and what this means for the next generation of legal technology.
The session to cover:
The session to cover:
- Generative V agentic AI,
- How it is unifying people, data and processes,
- AI and humans working together to accelerate client outcomes and business growth,
- Shift towards intelligent and personalized interactions.
SPEAKER
Greg Dickason, Global Chief Technology Officer, LexisNexis
9:50 – 10:30 am
Bridging the Divide
Part 1 – Balancing Risk and Innovation
In the race to harness AI’s potential, the challenge isn’t just about moving fast, it is about moving wisely. This session explores how legal, and business leaders are balancing the drive for innovation with the imperative to manage risk.
SPEAKER
Lee Hickin, Executive Director, National AI Centre
Part 2 – Compliance
As AI rapidly evolves, so do the legal, ethical, and regulatory challenges surrounding its use. This session will unpack how leading organisations are proactively addressing compliance and embedding governance frameworks to man age risk. Learn practical strategies for ensuring your AI roadmap remains not only cutting-edge, but also compliant.
SPEAKER
Jen Bradley, Special Counsel – Technology & Digital, Gilbert + Tobin
10:30 – 10:45 am
Power Break
10:45 – 11:40 am
From Buzz to Business: AI adoption
While 2024 delivered groundbreaking AI advancements, 2025 will be the year organisations move beyond experimentation to strategic execution. For legal firms and corporate teams, success will hinge on effective change management, robust data integration, to ensure g AI enhances productivity and efficiency deliver better client outcomes and business growth. The focus is now on making AI adoption seamless—aligning technology with internal workflows to drive real impact and long-term value.
This panel will explore key themes, including:
This panel will explore key themes, including:
- Overcoming AI adoption challenges
- Defining measurable outcomes and justifying ROI
- Emerging business models shaping the future of legal AI Fixed v time-based pricing
- Early adapters redefining client expectations
SPEAKERS
Sarah Jacobson, Director – Knowledge Management, MinterEllison
Host: Katy Fixter, Managing Director, Asia & Pacific, LexisNexis
Host: Katy Fixter, Managing Director, Asia & Pacific, LexisNexis
11:40 am – 12:10 pm
AI-powered personalisation
Discover how AI is ushering in the next era of business development by crafting personalised experience within a lawyer’s workflow.
This session will cover:
This session will cover:
- How a lawyer can make the best use of the wider ecosystem
- The power of a personalised legal AI assistant
- The Ultimate in Legal Drafting
SPEAKERS
Seeta Bodke, Head of Core Product, LexisNexis Pacific
Veronica Rios, Director – Global Associations & Strategic Partnerships APAC, LexisNexis
Veronica Rios, Director – Global Associations & Strategic Partnerships APAC, LexisNexis
12:10 – 12:15 pm
MC closing remarks
12:15 – 1:00 pm
Lunch & Networking
Law firms
- Strategic insights on how AI is reshaping client expectations and legal service delivery
- Real-world examples of AI adoption across firms—from pilot projects to scaled transformation
- Tools and frameworks for balancing innovation with compliance and risk
- Best practices for aligning AI with workflows, pricing models, and business outcomes
- Peer learning from early adopters accelerating growth through agentic AI
Corporate & government legal professionals
- Actionable frameworks for responsible and compliant AI implementation in high-stakes environments
- Perspectives on risk and governance from peers navigating similar regulatory challenges
- Clarity on ROI and data readiness to support AI investment decisions
- Emerging use cases of AI for contract review, policy automation, and public sector delivery
- Opportunities to benchmark innovation strategies with progressive in-house teams
Academics & legal educators
- Opportunities for collaboration with legal tech leaders and firms driving AI change
- Research trends and data to support academic thought leadership
- Discussion on ethical AI use in professional education
- Early access to tools shaping the next generation of legal practice
FAQ
No, the LexisNexis AI Summit is free for those who meet the industry criteria. (Legal executives, Managing Partners, Partners, Heads of Knowledge, Legal Academics, In-house Counsel, Legal technologists) We reserve the right to accept or reject any registrations that do not meet the attendance criteria.
This is an invite-only event, however, should you wish to enquire, please email us at RSVP@lexisnexis.com.au.
Absolutely. You will gain 3 CPD points for attending (1 CPD point for ethics and professional responsibility and 2 CPD points for professional skills).
Yes.
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