The Exigent Mashup: Where analytical thinking and creativity meet.
Like cronuts or your favorite Rolling Stones and Prince music video mashup, this mashup will demonstrate how, by bringing together two diverse perspectives – left brain and right brain; data & creativity and legal teams & the C-suite team – transformative things can happen.
Carl Adams – Global Director of Legal AI (Exigent)
I focus on delivering innovative business performance and risk management optimization solutions for our clients by combining creative thinking, legal expertise and commercial acumen with technology assisted and data driven contract management and auditing techniques. In addition, I serve as in-house counsel for Exigent by providing advice on a broad range of internal and external contract reviews, negotiations and drafting needs, as well as managing legal and commercial risk and regulatory compliance. Our solutions greatly enhance our clients’ ability to use data from contracts and other internal and external sources to optimize business performance, asset utilization and effectively manage the risk and unlock the full value of their contract portfolio by using AI and data analytics technologies. We also assist our clients to cost effectively manage their large litigation matters via advanced eDiscovery techniques and process improvement. I am a USA qualified and experienced corporate attorney and active member of the California Bar admitted in 1997.
John Albright – Chief Legal & Compliance Officer (HUB International)
John Albright is a commercially-centered legal and compliance executive with leadership experience in public, private and private equity-owned companies. In serving as general counsel for a number of multinational corporations in complex and vastly different industry segments, Mr. Albright has a proven record of building and leading efficient and effective legal departments in environments ranging from the highly regulated, to a global concern that often resembled the culture of a technology start-up.
With significant exposure to business process outsourcing, data analytics and related technology platforms, Mr. Albright has become a thought leader and frequent speaker on cyber risk and in promoting the use of analytics, artificial intelligence and process automation in the delivery of legal services. He has similarly worked with law schools to identify emerging skills gaps, as graduates are increasingly expected to be knowledgeable in not only the law, but also in legal operations and IT.
Through his support of the acquisition and sale of numerous companies valued in excess of $20 billion, Mr. Albright has significant experience in strategic transactions and even served as an Integration Manager responsible for running and integrating acquired entities. In his current role, he manages a team of attorneys that supports 60+ acquisitions a year. He has similarly overseen global expansion into Europe, Australia, China, South America and India, led two IPO teams, supported the issuance of secondary public offerings and completed multi-billion-dollar debt financings.
Mr. Albright has also effectively leveraged offensive and defensive litigation strategies, implemented Enterprise Risk Management programs, overseen complex, multinational antitrust matters, developed comprehensive intellectual property protection strategies (he started his career as a patent litigator), supported ISO certifications, and assisted in the scoping/development of SOC 2 related controls.
Tanisha Chea – Vice President of Global Innovation (Krispy Kreme)
Energetic Marketing and Innovation Executive with 12+ years International and Domestic expertise in insights based consumer marketing, product innovation, menu architecture, strategy development, product marketing, and conceiving/managing integrated multi-channel launch campaigns. Innovative, forward thinker with a passion for tapping the current cultural trends to identify white space opportunities and to create relevant experiences for the brand. Experience with leading large cross-functional teams through challenging timelines and complex deliverables. Consistently deliver results and drive organizational alignment across all levels of leadership.
Expertise:
• Brand Development • New Business Growth • Partner Management • Innovation • Pricing Strategy • Insights • New Product Development • Social Media
Cindy Chin – Datanaut (NASA
Cindy Chin is an entrepreneur, venture strategist, and solutions leader. As CEO of CLC Advisors, LLC, she is an advisor and board member to founding startup teams, a subject matter expert in frontier technologies, opportunity scout for VC and LP partners, investor, global strategic thought leader, and a sought-after speaker.
Cindy is also a NASA Datanaut, an open data innovation program to promote data science, coding, and gender diversity that operates within the Office of the CIO at NASA Headquarters. She is a Co-Founder of Women on the Block, an Ambassador for the d.Pulse Conference and a former artificial intelligence and machine learning program curator for the Digility Conference and Expo in Cologne, Germany.
She is a mentor in the Google Launchpad Mentor Program, Stanford University’s Technology Entrepreneurship and undergrad programs, and a member of the faculty of the Startup Executive Academy of Silicon Castles in Salzburg, Austria. She was named as one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s “50 Most Daring Entrepreneurs in 2018” along with leaders including SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, General Motor’s CEO Mary Barra, celebrity chef and founder of World Central Kitchen José Andrés, “Crazy Rich Asians” author Kevin Kwan, Chance the Rapper, Academy Award winning actress and founder of Hello Sunshine’s Reese Witherspoon, and IBM’s CEO Ginni Rometty.
Chip Delany – AI Strategy and Business Development (NexLP)
Strategy and Business Development professional. Strong experience building and developing AI strategies and growing relationships with Fortune 100 & Global 500 Corporations, Management Consulting, and Law Firms.
Industry experience:
Artificial Intelligence • Renewable Energy • Emerging Technologies • Financial Services • Pharma
Experience with Artificial Intelligence in:
Strategy • Business Development • B2B Sales • Implementation • Project Management • Product Development • Legal Technology
Australian national and US permanent resident
Eric Eckhardt – Vice President, Legal Solutions (Exigent)
From inception to sustainable growth, I have built and led teams that achieve organizational goals and implemented analytically driven programs surrounding operational efficiency, market positioning, service line extensions and product development. I strive to create organizational and market alignment that breeds innovation throughout the firm while integrating the development mindset in disparate functional areas.
Analytics: I am adept at descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics using a variety of techniques including regression (linear, multivariate, logit/probit), K-means clustering, Value Stream mapping and process optimization, A/B testing, Customer Surveys and linear and non-linear programing models. I strive to make analytical insights actionable to drive growth and profit.
General: Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel – Power User, Access), R, XLStat, CRM (Salesforce, Pipedrive, Dynamics) ERP Software (Netsuite, SAP), Hubspot, Google Analytics
English/French – Native Level Fluency
German/Spanish – Basic
Certified ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Jon Evans – Director of Solutions Architecture (Impact Networking, LLC)
Jon has been solving problems and crafting solutions with technology since the 90s. In that time, he helped develop a content management system for fledging ecommerce businesses before sites like Amazon became a household name, and founded a video streaming startup where he oversaw a global team of over 30 people. He officially joined the Impact team in 2007, and worked his way up the ranks with a combination of technical, creative and leadership skills, becoming Impact’s first Solutions Architect. Now, as the Director of Solutions Architecture, he oversees a team to analyze, design and implement solutions that best suit customers’ digital transformation needs. As an expert in robotic process automation for a good part of 10 years, Jon has spent a lot of time working to create more optimized and efficient workflows, guiding clients through their technical problems in order to achieve their business goals with cutting edge solutions.
David Holme – Chief Executive Officer (Exigent), Chairman (BrightMinds Capital Partners)
I am the Founder of Exigent Group Limited and currently the CEO. Supported by an excellent management and business development team based across our nine offices (London, New York, Toronto, Bangalore, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Sydney & Perth).
We offer a range of services including litigation support, commercial services (contract management, due diligence), company secretarial, business analytics and various legal technology solutions and support services.
Our growth and diversity of offering was boosted by the acquisition of Manthan Legal in November 2013 which added a team of developers and unique contract management technology to the Exigent solutions portfolio.
Before Exigent:-
I was an ACA for 14 years in the City of London with global financial institutions such as KPMG and Bridgepoint. I headed the investment group responsible for investing in support services.
Murat Kristal – Director, Centre of Excellence – Big Data & Analytics Leadership (Schulich School of Business)
Dr. Murat Kristal completed his doctoral degree (PhD) in Operations, Technology and Innovation from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. With a research focus on supply chain and operations management, Dr. Kristal has completed projects in resource allocation in manufacturing, the impact of competition on supply chain, and the development of mass customization capabilities through organizational learning and knowledge management. Channeling his passion for analytics and artificial intelligence, he pioneered the first analytics programs of its kind in Canada. His expertise in innovation, ideation and research is evident through his distinct ability to connect business problems with analytical and AI solutions. He is the Program Director of both the Master of Business Analytics (MBAN) and the Master of Management in Artificial Intelligence (MMAI) programs at the Schulich School of Business. He is an Associate Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems and guides the learnings in both the Analytics Consulting Project and the Artificial Intelligence Consulting Project courses in the MBAN and MMAI programs, respectively.
Dan Logan – Legal Data and Innovation Specialist (BrightMinds Capital Partners)
Advisor to the Board of Directors, BrightMinds Capital Partners. Daniel has over 20 years of domestic and international transaction experience in complex IT and outsourcing transactions, with particular expertise in the financial services sector involving FINTECH work. He regularly advises the firm’s clients on their sophisticated outsourcing agreements, technology licensing and IT procurement matters, and their more complex e-commerce transactions such as those involving cloud computing and big data. Daniel also has significant exposure to transactions in the M&A sector (particularly those in which technology or data was a key component), where he has acted in the role of either lead counsel or supporting counsel. Beyond his transactional work, Daniel has been active in pursuing innovative solutions in the areas of legal processes, compliance and contract management work. In this field, he has designed, implemented and managed innovative legal processing solutions for clients, including in the financial services sector, where he developed an offshore resource model for the review and management of a significant portfolio of medium-risk technology contracts by two of Canada’s foremost chartered banks. This work, which included the integration of a data analytics solution, resulted in his being described by the Financial Times of London, in its 2015 Special Report on North American Innovative Lawyers, as at the forefront of innovation in the Canadian legal market. Daniel has also been recognized as being a leading practitioner in various reputable legal publications, including Lexpert/Thomson Canada’s Canadian Legal Expert Directory; Chambers & Partners’ Chambers Global: World’s Leading Lawyers for Business and Chambers Canada, The Client’s Guide; Intellectual Asset Management’s IAM Licensing 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners; and Law Business Research’s Who’s Who Legal: Canada.
Laura Maechtlen – Partner (Seyfarth Shaw LLP)
Laura J. Maechtlen is the National Chair of the Labor and Employment Department at Seyfarth Shaw LLP and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Action Team. Her practice is focused on employment litigation and includes the defense of class, collective and multi-plaintiff actions. Laura also has experience litigating against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) in systemic actions, both at the early charge stage and in large-scale EEOC pattern-and-practice litigation. In addition to her litigation practice, Laura also provides day-to-day counseling and advice to clients about the various laws affecting the employment relationship.
Laura is a national leader on issues related to diversity and inclusion in the legal industry, and has held a variety of leadership positions through which she has advocated for systemic improvement in the legal industry in the areas of diversity and inclusion. She currently serves as the Chair Emeritus of the Board of Directors for the California Minority Counsel Program, as well as the Executive Committee for Lambda Legal. She is a previous Latina Commissioner for the Hispanic National Bar Association, President of the National LGBT Bar Association, and Fellow for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD).
Laura speaks and publishes regularly on a variety of employment law and litigation topics, and issues regarding diversity and inclusion in the legal profession, and has been quoted on those topics by the San Francisco Chronicle, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Reuters, The Recorder, Vogue, The Daily Journal, the Insurance Journal, CIO.com, Employment Law 360, and others. She has also served as a contributing editor to multiple editions of The Fair Labor Standards Act (ABA) and The Developing Labor Law (BNA).
Mona Mann – Assistant Director, Strategic Partnerships & Program Development (Schulich School of Business)
Conferred with a Master degree in Business Analytics (MBAN) coupled with an Master degree in Business Administration (MBA) specializing in Organization Studies and Strategy, Mona finds herself optimally poised at the intersection of data bias, change management and artificial intelligence. She has over 15+ years of experience in compliance and privacy initiatives in the financial services sector. She participates in and encourages forward thinking design and analytical solutions to strategic business goals. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
Charles McCarragher – Vice President (TD Bank)
His current practice includes managing teams of lawyers in Canada and the United States advising on retail banking, payments, marketing, direct and digital channels, real estate, technology and complex procurement activities. He is also actively engaged in transformational activities for the bank, including Agile adoption, innovative resource engagement models and evaluation and implementing new capabilities and opportunities (block chain, AI, IA, Public Cloud, payments modernization and fintech engagements). Prior to his time at TD Charles was in private practice with a large national Canadian law firm with a practice focused on full service legal advice to technology companies with a speciality in private equity and venture capital financing.
Scott Milner – Partner (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP)
My practice focuses on developing tailored strategies and discovery management plans for clients and firm attorneys, with an emphasis on electronic discovery. These responsibilities have included conducting and advising on all phases of discovery, including the preservation, collection, review, and production of large volumes of eDiscovery.
When consulting with clients and firm attorneys, I employ eData’s time-tested and proven “best practices” for preserving, harvesting, processing, reviewing, and producing large quantities of hard copy and electronic data in an efficient and cost-effective manner. I work closely with clients, firm attorneys, and the Practice Technology team to identify innovative solutions to issues such as technology and service provider selection, onsite hard copy and electronic data collection protocols, preparation of review manuals, and methods of production to the requesting party.
I am a frequent speaker at CLEs, seminars, and webcasts addressing eDiscovery issues, including case law updates, practice pointers for key phases of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model, and trends in eDiscovery.
Specialties: eDiscovery (pre-litigation counseling, litigation counseling, eDiscovery Readiness, eDiscovery Assessments, Full cycle eDiscovery, Information governance and records retention)
Crystal Morrison – Founder & CEO (EverRise)
Dr. Crystal G. Morrison is a highly regarded scientist, leader and speaker. She’s totally convinced that scientists, engineers and tech gurus need to develop essential skills and leadership behaviors. She loses sleep at night because tons of brilliant ideas and promising technology don’t move forward because leadership isn’t a priority. She has zero patience for companies that waste inspired & innovative talent because of toxic culture. She wants to blow up innovation theater. She’s tired of disengaged employees, lack of vision and short-term focus being cast as “that’s just the way things are around here.” Dr. Morrison shared her journey in her TEDx talk “Becoming a Leader in Tech Requires Learning to Lead.” (link below)
So instead of being frustrated, tired and out-of-patience, she launched EverRise.
At EverRise, our mission is to deliver leadership and organizational development solutions to transform technical organizations and professionals.
We’re not just another generic consulting firm. With extensive experience in science, engineering, innovation, strategy, and leadership, we have lived, worked and led in your shoes. At EverRise, we’re technical leaders developing and supporting other technical organizations and leaders.
Dr. Morrison is also a Director at The ChemQuest Group Inc. ChemQuest is a leading international business strategy firm in specialty chemicals and is widely recognized among raw material suppliers, formulators and financial investors for its experience and expertise. She leverages her leadership and technical background to support business strategy and mergers, acquisitions & divestitures.
Herman Schroeder – Senior Counsel (Rabobank)
Legal expertise spans the broad spectrum of in-house counsel duties applicable to all business enterprises and includes commercial transactions, regulatory compliance / investigations / complaint and audit responses, employment law, litigation management, consumer lending, digital / TV / print marketing reviews, vendor contract negotiation and drafting, fraud prevention / prosecution, and business consolidations.
Proven relationship skills and acumen foster superior simultaneous service to multiple department leaders in commercial & consumer lending businesses.
Nicola Stott – MD (Exigent), CEO (BrightMinds Capital Partners)
Proudly the Global Managing Director of Exigent Group, a highly successful and fast growing global Outsourced Legal Services & Contract Technology organisation.
Working closely with law firms and corporates in major markets, we provide a range of legal services from our Centres of Excellence in Cape Town, Bangalore and Perth. Our service portfolio is diverse and includes Litigation Support, Commercial Services (contract management, due diligence), Company Secretarial, Business Analytics, Virtual Support Services and Creative & Design Services.
Our success and ability to deliver these services efficiently and to the highest standard is driven by our strategy to combine expertise and technology and we continue to raise the bar for both.
We have been lucky enough to sit at the forefront of the ever changing legal landscape (in some cases helping to shape it) and enjoy taking a thought leadership and advisory role with our clients.
My career has provided me a depth of experience in business efficiency, change management and organisational transformation and a clear view of the critical success factors and potential challenges of executing an outsourcing strategy.
Prior to Exigent, I enjoyed fifteen years working in professional services spanning business strategy, strategic marketing planning and execution, business development, client service and delivery, leadership and people management and large scale project management.
Peter Whorlow – Former Telstra GM of Contracts and Commercial Management & Independent Consultant (Telstra)
With strong experience in each major area of commercial practice Peter Whorlow has a broad strength in multiple aspects of finance, commercial and contracting. This covers significant roles in direct customer commercial management, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, insolvency, professional accounting, strategy and business system deployment. Roles as adviser to board members and a position on the board of an ASX listed entity round out his broad and deep commercial experience.
Further Peter has held various leadership roles that cover team implementation, building development and leadership. This includes leading multiple teams across multiple geographies; leveraging skills, capabilities and personal interests to obtain great business and people outcomes.
