The second instalment of TechLaw.Fest will happen on September 5-6 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore

TechLaw.Fest, a two-day conference highlighting the law industry and its trends, will come back this year for its second edition from September 5-6 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore.

This year, TechLaw.Fest will mainly focus on the state of Asia legal innovation, in particular, on issues surrounding data such as responsible data use, its access and control, security and 5G, and the role of data in commerce.

In its official statement, it is said that the event will be opened by Minister for Law and Home Affairs K Shanmugam. The opening keynote will be from Sir Tim Berners-Lee, founder of the World Wide Web (WWW).

TechLaw.Fest is organised by the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL), Singapore’s Ministry of Law and MP Singapore. It is expected to attract a crowd of 1,500 international delegates and visitors, including industry leaders, entrepreneurs, technologists, lawyers, and policymakers from about 18 countries.

There will be 60 speakers in a series of panel discussions and seminars covering Law of Technology such as Blockchain & Smart Contracts, and AI & Robotics. Participating law firms and legal departments will also share practical steps to transform old ways of doing, encourage new ways of thinking, and implement new ways of the legal industry.

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Moreover, the event will also present Tech Talks on data visualisation, legal design, venture capital for legal tech, and innovation in legal education featuring 40 partners, exhibitors, and startups. Names such as DXC Technology (USA), Thomson Reuters (USA), Luminance (UK), Pravoved (Russia), Sorbonne-Assas International Law School (France), and Clifford Chance (Singapore), are all confirmed participants.

“Digital innovation is helping law firms and in-house law departments become more efficient, relevant and client-centric, especially for the lawtech scene in Asia,” said William Deckelman, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, DXC Technology.

Some highlights for the event is the experiential space at TechLaw.Fest called The SAL Lounge. It will host networking sessions alongside tech demos and interactive tech consultations.

One of these demos will debut LawNetPLUS, a portal that will integrate the legal industry’s services, including those offered by SAL.

“We expect LawNetPLUS to become the platform … to bring together technology and services for the entire profession, so it will increase accessibility to the ever-expanding pool of services targeting the legal community,” said Serene Wee, Chief Executive of SAL.

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Thomson Reuters, the official partner of the event, will host TR Ignite, a pitching competition that seeks to give a platform to early-stage startups in Asia Pacific’s legal and regulatory space.

This competition will give 10 startups a chance to secure up to US$250,000 in funding and offer a place on GLIDE, SAL’s legaltech accelerator.

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