India Law, AI & Tech Summit - 2025
- 09:00 Sat, 29 Nov 2025
- New Delhi
Event Agenda
Schedule
09:00 AM
09:30 AM
09:30 AM
Inaugural Session
Opening
Lamp Lighting and Welcome Note
09:30 AM
09:40 AM
09:40 AM
Transforming Justice Delivery with AI & Technology: Balancing the Scales to Preserve Justice and Humanity in the Digital Era
Address by the Chief Guest
Hon’ble Mr Justice Manmohan, Judge, Supreme Court of India
09:40 AM
09:50 AM
09:50 AM
AI & Technology as Catalysts of Legal Transformation: Advancing a Culture of Excellence & Innovation
Address by Guest of Honour
Dr Shardul S Shroff, Executive Chairman, SAM & Co
09:50 AM
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Governing the Algorithm: Shaping India’s Framework for Responsible AI in Law, Enabling Indian Companies and Start-ups to Scale Big and Compete Globally
Address by Guest of Honour
Mr Sujeet Kumar, Member of Parliament
10:00 AM
10:10 AM
10:10 AM
Architecting India’s AI-Tech Driven Future of Law: The Role of Government, Judiciary and Legal Sector in Driving Efficiency, Innovation and Ease of Justice
Address by Guest of Honour
Dr Manoj Kumar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Law & Justice
10:10 AM
10:20 AM
10:20 AM
Envisioning an Empowered India: Role of Effective Compliance and Corporate Governance for Viksit and Vishwast Bharat
Address by Guest of Honour
Dr Shailesh V Haribhakti, Board Chairperson & Director for Leading Indian Companies
10:20 AM
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Defining India’s leadership in the Digital Era: Role of Indian Law Firms in Attracting Investments, and Accelerating Economic Growth with Efficient Cross-border Collaboration
Address by Guest of Honour
Dr Lalit Bhasin, President, SILF
10:40 AM
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Legal Work – Without Limits
AI in Action
Mr Jacob Johnsson, Founding Engagement Manager, Legora
11:00 AM
11:10 AM
11:10 AM
Transforming Legal Work
Keynote
Mr Manishan Shandil, Director Global Technology Organization, LexisNexis
11:10 AM
11:20 AM
11:20 AM
Breaking the Barriers and Building Bridges: Unlocking Scalable, Sustainable Growth and Partnerships
Keynote
Ms Karen Taylor, Founder, Aviina Growth Consulting
11:20 AM
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
From IP to Intangibles: Protecting Innovation in an AI-Driven, Software-Led Economy
Keynote
L Badri Narayanan, Executive Partner, Lakshmikumaran Sridharan attorneys
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
Refreshment Break
Tea/Coffee and Snacks
11:45 AM
12:35 PM
12:35 PM
Adoption of LegalAI: International Perspectives
Panel Discussion
– Mr Brian Tang, Co-Chair, ALITA & Executive Director, LITE Lab HKU
– Mr Andrew Beasley, Director of Operations, Clifford Chance
– Mr Indranil Choudhury, Founder & CEO, Lexplosion
– Ms Sara Narassimedevera, Assistant GC, Asia-Pacific, McKinsey & Company
– Mr Manishan Shandil, Director Global Technology Organization, LexisNexis
– Mr Andrew Beasley, Director of Operations, Clifford Chance
– Mr Indranil Choudhury, Founder & CEO, Lexplosion
– Ms Sara Narassimedevera, Assistant GC, Asia-Pacific, McKinsey & Company
– Mr Manishan Shandil, Director Global Technology Organization, LexisNexis
12:35 PM
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Architecting Technology Led Innovation in Legal Systems and Processes: Empowering Legal Teams and Clients for Efficiency and Success
Keynote
Ms Komal Gupta, Chief Innovation Officer, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
12:45 PM
01:35 PM
01:35 PM
Re-engineering the Law Firm: Transforming Law Firms with AI & Legal-Tech for Innovation, Client Success and Talent Management
Panel Discussion
– Prof (Dr) Avinash Dadhich, Founding Director, Dhirubhai Ambani University - School of Law
– Ms Bithika Anand, Founder, Chairman & MD at Legal League Consulting and Founder & CEO at Human Elevation
– Mr Gautam Varma, Partner, AZB & Partners
– Mr Irshad Saifi, CDIO, SAM & Co
– Mr Shujath Bin Ali, Chief Legal Officer, Fourth Partner Energy
– Ms Bithika Anand, Founder, Chairman & MD at Legal League Consulting and Founder & CEO at Human Elevation
– Mr Gautam Varma, Partner, AZB & Partners
– Mr Irshad Saifi, CDIO, SAM & Co
– Mr Shujath Bin Ali, Chief Legal Officer, Fourth Partner Energy
01:35 PM
02:30 PM
02:30 PM
Lunch
Networking Lunch Break
To be served in the Dy. Speaker Hall, Annexe Building
02:30 PM
02:40 PM
02:40 PM
Reserved
Reserved
02:40 PM
03:30 PM
03:30 PM
Transforming Role of GCs, Legal Departments, and Board Members: From Ensuring Compliance to Accelerating Innovation, Sustainable Growth and Good Governance
Panel Discussion
– Mr Nilanjan Sinha, General Counsel, ICICI Bank
– Dr Sanjeev Gemawat, MD & Group GC, Essar Group
– Mr Manish Lamba, General Counsel, DLF Cyber City Developers Ltd
– Ms Arpita Pal Agrawal, Independent Director, Airtel Payments Bank
– Mr Basil Almeida, Co-founder, Counselect
– Ms Akshetha Ashok, Co-founder, SAMA
– Dr Sanjeev Gemawat, MD & Group GC, Essar Group
– Mr Manish Lamba, General Counsel, DLF Cyber City Developers Ltd
– Ms Arpita Pal Agrawal, Independent Director, Airtel Payments Bank
– Mr Basil Almeida, Co-founder, Counselect
– Ms Akshetha Ashok, Co-founder, SAMA
03:30 PM
03:35 PM
03:35 PM
Legal Transcription
Legal-tech in Action
Mr. Vikas Mahendra, Co-founder, TERES & Joint Secretary, Arbitration Bar of India
03:35 PM
03:45 PM
03:45 PM
Reserved
Reserved
03:45 PM
04:40 PM
04:40 PM
Fostering Collaborative Governance: AI-Legal-Tech for Strong Collaboration between Law Firms, GCs & Boards, Government and Regulators for Ease of Business
Panel Discussion
– Dr Akhil Prasad, Board Member Group GC, Boeing India
– Mr Santanu Sengupta, Ex MD, APAC, Wells Fargo & Board Director
– Mr Amar Sundaram, Sr. VP (Legal), NEC Corp India
– Ms Sampadaa Narrang, VP & Head Legal, Varun Beverages
– Mr Rajiv Chauhan, Former GC & Executive VP Legal, Pernod Ricard
– Ms Shuchi Dutta, Senior Associate, Obhan & Associates
– Mr Santanu Sengupta, Ex MD, APAC, Wells Fargo & Board Director
– Mr Amar Sundaram, Sr. VP (Legal), NEC Corp India
– Ms Sampadaa Narrang, VP & Head Legal, Varun Beverages
– Mr Rajiv Chauhan, Former GC & Executive VP Legal, Pernod Ricard
– Ms Shuchi Dutta, Senior Associate, Obhan & Associates
04:40 PM
05:30 PM
05:30 PM
DIGITAL Legal Leadership Honour Roll
Driving Innovation, Governance, AI-Tech and Advanced Leadership (DIGITAL)