2026 GC AI Summit Recap
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We loved having you for Summit this year! We laughed, we reflected, and we strengthened our collective conviction that in-house legal in an AI world is a place we want to be. So many stories of AI adoption, practical tips, and how AI helps make us the strategic partners that our companies need. Let's go!
In case you missed it, highlights by session below. Yes, Ashton knows AI, well. Yes, the CLOs for 2025's hottest IPOs were there and yes their insights were grand. And yes, GC AI is launching Playbooks.
On January 22, 2026 in San Francisco, the first-ever GC AI Summit brought together senior legal leaders, operators, and AI experts for a full day of strategic insight, practical frameworks, and discussion on what’s next for in-house legal.
2026 Summit Highlights
1. Keynote: GC AI Co-Founder & CEO Cecilia Ziniti explained (1) in-house is ahead on AI adoption with 94% using AI weekly versus less than 50% of outside lawyers, (2) AI increases legal's value like weightlifting changed Michael Jordan and basketball, and (3) we have new power to manifest our advice. Welcome to "vibe lawyering", where the programming language is English. Join in the tears of joy at the stories of getting deals done in time to put kiddos to bed and saving $100K+ on state-by-state regulatory analysis.
2. Investor Ashton Kutcher (yes!) told us AI gives us Iron Man suits. In other words, if you go into a fight with someone wearing an Iron Man suit and you refuse to wear it, you'll lose. Kutcher also warned about "Stupid Mountain" from Adam Grant's book - that folks who use generalist AI tools to do some basic legal tasks will know just enough to be dangerous, making domain-specific legal and in-house expertise like you have and specialized tools like GC AI more valuable than ever.
3. Legal Team of the Future: Spotlight on Zscaler CLO Robert Schlossman and Legal Ops Director Amanda Cincotta showed us great AI adoption up close. They failed fast with their first AI tool, then ran a 90-day GC AI pilot where demand for licenses far exceeded expectations. Amanda shared how she used GC AI to negotiate a 20% discount from a law firm (when another AI tool suggested only 12-15%). Robert said, “I didn’t come into AI expecting to see direct business outcomes. I thought it would be incremental at best. What surprised me was how quickly it started driving real results for the business once we put it into actual legal workflows.” His favorite use case was an M&A deal, and how excited his employment counsel are.
4. The Effective Executive in the Age of AI: Dennis Adsit, Ph.D., Adsum Insights Dennis Adsit presented his four pillars of executive leadership: set strategy, execute effectively, build great teams, and manage yourself. He explained AI is "the largest simultaneous cross-company behavior, process, culture, and technology change the world has ever seen." Adsit's key insights: the most important leadership skill is building high-performing teams, and leaders must develop a "generosity gene" to delight in others' success.
5. Brand, Risk & Speed: GCs Behind Culture-Defining Consumer Brands Brittara Blaine (Liquid Death), Sophia Contreras Schwartz (Nextdoor), and Cameron Clark (Arc'teryx) discussed how their legal teams move at the speed of culture. Brittara shared reviewing TV commercials featuring chainsaw-wielding murdering clowns in three hours, and Sophia explained how being deeply integrated with the product lets her team make fast decisions. All three cited GC AI as their biggest productivity improvement, though they flagged AI tool proliferation and meeting transcription overload (!) as new challenges.
6. Under NDA (Secret Product Session): Cecilia and GC AI Solutions Attorney Taylor Robertson demoed GC AI's evolution from chat tool to agentic platform - showing playbooks that automatically review contracts against negotiation positions, flag harmful clauses not even in your playbook, and apply redlines in minutes. The Slack integration demo showed how a lawyer's judgment can answer business questions even while on vacation - "your intern, your Anne Hathaway, can stand in for you."
7. M&A Greatness: Larry Chu, Partner & Co-Chair of Global M&A, Goodwin Larry explained that AI is reshaping M&A by accelerating acqui-hires and "halo transactions" where the real value is people and collective know-how, not just technology or IP. He predicted a "K-shaped" M&A market - smaller deals will become more standardized and efficient with AI, while complex strategic transactions will require even more creativity and human judgment.
8. Legal AI: Best of the Best: Lindsay Smith, Solutions Attorney, GC AI Lindsay showcased five practical AI applications from actual GC AI users—including a trademark knockout search prompt that instantly flags risky product names, a defamation risk analyzer for publishers, and a terms of service change management workflow. Her personal favorite: a prompt that extracts all non-legal action items from a marked-up contract and drafts the email to business stakeholders, saving the tedious work of manually translating legal comments into plain English.
9. AI, Strategy, and the Boardroom Agenda Jeremy Siegel (Amerit Fleet Solutions) moderated VCs Rory O'Driscoll, Jeremy Kaufmann (Scale Venture Partners), and Brianne Kimmel (Worklife Ventures), who explained that AI adoption is no longer strategic - it's table stakes for operational parity. Brianne noted that GCs are "the new CTOs" because they must understand every technology, its legal risks, and what information flows into AI platforms - making early in-house counsel hires more critical than ever.
10. The Regulatory Road Ahead: What Policymakers Are Planning for AI Sharon Johnson (MODE Global), Stephen Sherrill (SF Board of Supervisors), Melody Drummond Hansen (former FMCSA Chief Counsel), and Michael A. Jacobs (ex-Morrison & Foerster) discussed how AI regulation will often show up through existing industry frameworks, with AI amplifying issues in already regulated areas. Michael highlighted California’s AB 360, a new state law now in effect that prevents companies deploying AI from arguing the AI acted independently as a defense, and he contrasted that approach with the Section 230 immunity framework from the early internet era. He also suggested the near-term trend may be more state laws like California’s than an immediate federal consensus.
11. Legal & the Journey to IPO: Excellence at Every Stage Amber Illig (The Council) moderated Ben Lee (CLO, Reddit), Brendan Mulligan (GC, Figma), and Hanna Steinbach (Harness), who shared that the hardest part of IPO prep is evolving how leadership communicates. For example, what works with VC investors may not work for public markets investors. Ben's key advice: do mock earnings calls early - Reddit did several during a quiet period that was supposed to last two months and lasted two years.” Brendan emphasized that legal's highest value comes from being the calm, steady presence during crises. Hanna made the point that the best IPO prep is having a great business!
12. Hot Takes & Hard Truths: GCs on AI and the Future of In-House Diane Honda (Former Redis), Ali Hartley (Simple Practice), Mike Bzozowski (HarperCollins Publishers), and Ryan Loh (Zip) discussed what's working with AI. Ryan's team created a vendor security review agent that cut a five-day process down dramatically, leading senior attorneys to say "this is different" now. The panel agreed that AI should be treated as a practice area, and that legal teams who don't adopt AI will be bypassed by product teams who will "just go without you and do what they want."
Summit Attendee Snapshot
150+ Legal VP, General Counsel, Chief Legal Officers, and Deputy Counsel made up a majority of those in the room leading AI for their respective organizations.
Attendees represented organizations across software, venture capital, private equity, research, financial services, and retail organizations.
Want to join a future GC AI Summit or legal AI event? Join the invite list and we’ll make sure you're included.
We loved having you for Summit this year! We laughed, we reflected, and we strengthened our collective conviction that in-house legal in an AI world is a place we want to be. So many stories of AI adoption, practical tips, and how AI helps make us the strategic partners that our companies need. Let's go!
In case you missed it, highlights by session below. Yes, Ashton knows AI, well. Yes, the CLOs for 2025's hottest IPOs were there and yes their insights were grand. And yes, GC AI is launching Playbooks.
On January 22, 2026 in San Francisco, the first-ever GC AI Summit brought together senior legal leaders, operators, and AI experts for a full day of strategic insight, practical frameworks, and discussion on what’s next for in-house legal.
2026 Summit Highlights
1. Keynote: GC AI Co-Founder & CEO Cecilia Ziniti explained (1) in-house is ahead on AI adoption with 94% using AI weekly versus less than 50% of outside lawyers, (2) AI increases legal's value like weightlifting changed Michael Jordan and basketball, and (3) we have new power to manifest our advice. Welcome to "vibe lawyering", where the programming language is English. Join in the tears of joy at the stories of getting deals done in time to put kiddos to bed and saving $100K+ on state-by-state regulatory analysis.
2. Investor Ashton Kutcher (yes!) told us AI gives us Iron Man suits. In other words, if you go into a fight with someone wearing an Iron Man suit and you refuse to wear it, you'll lose. Kutcher also warned about "Stupid Mountain" from Adam Grant's book - that folks who use generalist AI tools to do some basic legal tasks will know just enough to be dangerous, making domain-specific legal and in-house expertise like you have and specialized tools like GC AI more valuable than ever.
3. Legal Team of the Future: Spotlight on Zscaler CLO Robert Schlossman and Legal Ops Director Amanda Cincotta showed us great AI adoption up close. They failed fast with their first AI tool, then ran a 90-day GC AI pilot where demand for licenses far exceeded expectations. Amanda shared how she used GC AI to negotiate a 20% discount from a law firm (when another AI tool suggested only 12-15%). Robert said, “I didn’t come into AI expecting to see direct business outcomes. I thought it would be incremental at best. What surprised me was how quickly it started driving real results for the business once we put it into actual legal workflows.” His favorite use case was an M&A deal, and how excited his employment counsel are.
4. The Effective Executive in the Age of AI: Dennis Adsit, Ph.D., Adsum Insights Dennis Adsit presented his four pillars of executive leadership: set strategy, execute effectively, build great teams, and manage yourself. He explained AI is "the largest simultaneous cross-company behavior, process, culture, and technology change the world has ever seen." Adsit's key insights: the most important leadership skill is building high-performing teams, and leaders must develop a "generosity gene" to delight in others' success.
5. Brand, Risk & Speed: GCs Behind Culture-Defining Consumer Brands Brittara Blaine (Liquid Death), Sophia Contreras Schwartz (Nextdoor), and Cameron Clark (Arc'teryx) discussed how their legal teams move at the speed of culture. Brittara shared reviewing TV commercials featuring chainsaw-wielding murdering clowns in three hours, and Sophia explained how being deeply integrated with the product lets her team make fast decisions. All three cited GC AI as their biggest productivity improvement, though they flagged AI tool proliferation and meeting transcription overload (!) as new challenges.
6. Under NDA (Secret Product Session): Cecilia and GC AI Solutions Attorney Taylor Robertson demoed GC AI's evolution from chat tool to agentic platform - showing playbooks that automatically review contracts against negotiation positions, flag harmful clauses not even in your playbook, and apply redlines in minutes. The Slack integration demo showed how a lawyer's judgment can answer business questions even while on vacation - "your intern, your Anne Hathaway, can stand in for you."
7. M&A Greatness: Larry Chu, Partner & Co-Chair of Global M&A, Goodwin Larry explained that AI is reshaping M&A by accelerating acqui-hires and "halo transactions" where the real value is people and collective know-how, not just technology or IP. He predicted a "K-shaped" M&A market - smaller deals will become more standardized and efficient with AI, while complex strategic transactions will require even more creativity and human judgment.
8. Legal AI: Best of the Best: Lindsay Smith, Solutions Attorney, GC AI Lindsay showcased five practical AI applications from actual GC AI users—including a trademark knockout search prompt that instantly flags risky product names, a defamation risk analyzer for publishers, and a terms of service change management workflow. Her personal favorite: a prompt that extracts all non-legal action items from a marked-up contract and drafts the email to business stakeholders, saving the tedious work of manually translating legal comments into plain English.
9. AI, Strategy, and the Boardroom Agenda Jeremy Siegel (Amerit Fleet Solutions) moderated VCs Rory O'Driscoll, Jeremy Kaufmann (Scale Venture Partners), and Brianne Kimmel (Worklife Ventures), who explained that AI adoption is no longer strategic - it's table stakes for operational parity. Brianne noted that GCs are "the new CTOs" because they must understand every technology, its legal risks, and what information flows into AI platforms - making early in-house counsel hires more critical than ever.
10. The Regulatory Road Ahead: What Policymakers Are Planning for AI Sharon Johnson (MODE Global), Stephen Sherrill (SF Board of Supervisors), Melody Drummond Hansen (former FMCSA Chief Counsel), and Michael A. Jacobs (ex-Morrison & Foerster) discussed how AI regulation will often show up through existing industry frameworks, with AI amplifying issues in already regulated areas. Michael highlighted California’s AB 360, a new state law now in effect that prevents companies deploying AI from arguing the AI acted independently as a defense, and he contrasted that approach with the Section 230 immunity framework from the early internet era. He also suggested the near-term trend may be more state laws like California’s than an immediate federal consensus.
11. Legal & the Journey to IPO: Excellence at Every Stage Amber Illig (The Council) moderated Ben Lee (CLO, Reddit), Brendan Mulligan (GC, Figma), and Hanna Steinbach (Harness), who shared that the hardest part of IPO prep is evolving how leadership communicates. For example, what works with VC investors may not work for public markets investors. Ben's key advice: do mock earnings calls early - Reddit did several during a quiet period that was supposed to last two months and lasted two years.” Brendan emphasized that legal's highest value comes from being the calm, steady presence during crises. Hanna made the point that the best IPO prep is having a great business!
12. Hot Takes & Hard Truths: GCs on AI and the Future of In-House Diane Honda (Former Redis), Ali Hartley (Simple Practice), Mike Bzozowski (HarperCollins Publishers), and Ryan Loh (Zip) discussed what's working with AI. Ryan's team created a vendor security review agent that cut a five-day process down dramatically, leading senior attorneys to say "this is different" now. The panel agreed that AI should be treated as a practice area, and that legal teams who don't adopt AI will be bypassed by product teams who will "just go without you and do what they want."
Summit Attendee Snapshot
150+ Legal VP, General Counsel, Chief Legal Officers, and Deputy Counsel made up a majority of those in the room leading AI for their respective organizations.
Attendees represented organizations across software, venture capital, private equity, research, financial services, and retail organizations.
Want to join a future GC AI Summit or legal AI event? Join the invite list and we’ll make sure you're included.
On January 22, 2026 in San Francisco, the first-ever GC AI Summit brought together senior legal leaders, operators, and AI experts for a full day of strategic insight, practical frameworks, and high-level discussion on what’s next for in-house legal AI.
2026 Summit Highlights
Founder and CEO Cecilia Ziniti kicked off the day by addressing the shift everyone feels: AI is everywhere, legal information is no longer gated, and the role of the in-house lawyer is evolving. The focus was was how legal teams step into this moment as strategic partners whose judgment, context, and execution matter more than ever. Here’s the data:
AI is already embedded in legal work. It showed up in ~50% of public company earnings calls last year, is being referenced by courts, and is used by business stakeholders daily.
Nearly 80% of in-house legal professionals are already using AI for legal work, compared to less than 50% in law firms, and 94% of Summit attendees reported using AI at least weekly.
"I can tell you with zero equivocation that AI increases the value of lawyers. It does not decrease it." - Cecilia Ziniti, Founder and CEO, GC AI
11 in-house legal AI sessions including, "Hot Takes and Hard Truths", "Legal and the Journey to IPO", and "AI Strategy and the Boardroom Agenda." Plus, a session on leadership, "The Effective Executive in the Age of AI."
Dennis Adsit, President of Adsum Insights on what makes an effective leader: “Look for reasons to bring a keg in.” As a leader, you’re also the Chief Tone Officer. Celebrate your team often!
GC AI solutions attorney Lindsay Smith walked through what “best in class” looks like for legal AI in practice, separating real implementation from surface-level experimentation.
Zscaler received our Outstanding Adoption of AI award. Congratulations to Robert Schlossman, CLO, Amanda Cincotta, Director, Legal Operations, and the rest of the Zscaler legal team for showing what thoughtful, team-wide adoption looks like in practice. "I expected [GC AI] to help with friction tasks that take up a ton of time. It has. But leading to better business outcomes was probably not what I expected.” - Robert Schlossman
Many sessions highlighted examples of the ROI teams are seeing after investing in legal AI. In one example, an AI-supported preparation helped secure a 20% outside counsel fee reduction, including retroactive savings, well above the typical 12–15% target. In another example, AI reduced a complex business document to contract-ready language, saving 20+ hours.
Stories from GC AI customers:
“Once AI was embedded in how we work, the question stopped being ‘can legal keep up?’ and became ‘how did we ever operate without this?’” - Amy Guzzy, General Counsel, Love’s Travel Stops.
“AI didn’t just make our legal work faster - it changed how the business sees legal. We went from being a blocker late in the process to a partner who could shape the deal in real time.” - Liz Nie, General Counsel, Acorns
Brittara Blaine, Senior Counsel at Liquid Death shared how her team handles time-sensitive, creative commercial requests, including an ad on murdering clowns. “AI, it's been everything for our team. It's truly been super vital. I am a big champion.”
Summit Attendee Snapshot
146+ Legal VP, General Counsel, Chief Legal Officers, and Deputy Counsel made up a majority of those in the room leading AI for their respective organizations.
Attendees represented organizations across software, venture capital, private equity, research, financial services, and retail organizations.
Want to join a future GC AI Summit or legal AI event? Join the invite list and we’ll make sure you're included.
On January 22, 2026 in San Francisco, the first-ever GC AI Summit brought together senior legal leaders, operators, and AI experts for a full day of strategic insight, practical frameworks, and high-level discussion on what’s next for in-house legal AI.
2026 Summit Highlights
Founder and CEO Cecilia Ziniti kicked off the day by addressing the shift everyone feels: AI is everywhere, legal information is no longer gated, and the role of the in-house lawyer is evolving. The focus was was how legal teams step into this moment as strategic partners whose judgment, context, and execution matter more than ever. Here’s the data:
AI is already embedded in legal work. It showed up in ~50% of public company earnings calls last year, is being referenced by courts, and is used by business stakeholders daily.
Nearly 80% of in-house legal professionals are already using AI for legal work, compared to less than 50% in law firms, and 94% of Summit attendees reported using AI at least weekly.
"I can tell you with zero equivocation that AI increases the value of lawyers. It does not decrease it." - Cecilia Ziniti, Founder and CEO, GC AI
11 in-house legal AI sessions including, "Hot Takes and Hard Truths", "Legal and the Journey to IPO", and "AI Strategy and the Boardroom Agenda." Plus, a session on leadership, "The Effective Executive in the Age of AI."
Dennis Adsit, President of Adsum Insights on what makes an effective leader: “Look for reasons to bring a keg in.” As a leader, you’re also the Chief Tone Officer. Celebrate your team often!
GC AI solutions attorney Lindsay Smith walked through what “best in class” looks like for legal AI in practice, separating real implementation from surface-level experimentation.
Zscaler received our Outstanding Adoption of AI award. Congratulations to Robert Schlossman, CLO, Amanda Cincotta, Director, Legal Operations, and the rest of the Zscaler legal team for showing what thoughtful, team-wide adoption looks like in practice. "I expected [GC AI] to help with friction tasks that take up a ton of time. It has. But leading to better business outcomes was probably not what I expected.” - Robert Schlossman
Many sessions highlighted examples of the ROI teams are seeing after investing in legal AI. In one example, an AI-supported preparation helped secure a 20% outside counsel fee reduction, including retroactive savings, well above the typical 12–15% target. In another example, AI reduced a complex business document to contract-ready language, saving 20+ hours.
Stories from GC AI customers:
“Once AI was embedded in how we work, the question stopped being ‘can legal keep up?’ and became ‘how did we ever operate without this?’” - Amy Guzzy, General Counsel, Love’s Travel Stops.
“AI didn’t just make our legal work faster - it changed how the business sees legal. We went from being a blocker late in the process to a partner who could shape the deal in real time.” - Liz Nie, General Counsel, Acorns
Brittara Blaine, Senior Counsel at Liquid Death shared how her team handles time-sensitive, creative commercial requests, including an ad on murdering clowns. “AI, it's been everything for our team. It's truly been super vital. I am a big champion.”
Summit Attendee Snapshot
146+ Legal VP, General Counsel, Chief Legal Officers, and Deputy Counsel made up a majority of those in the room leading AI for their respective organizations.
Attendees represented organizations across software, venture capital, private equity, research, financial services, and retail organizations.
Want to join a future GC AI Summit or legal AI event? Join the invite list and we’ll make sure you're included.
9:00am Opening Keynote
Legal AI here and now with Cecilia Ziniti, CEO & Co-Founder of GC AI.
GC AI
9:50am Legal Team of the Future: Spotlight on Zscaler
Learn from one of the best in-house legal teams in the business as Zscaler’s leaders show what a truly high-performing, AI-powered department looks like in practice.
Zscaler
Zscaler
11:00am The Effective Executive in the Age of AI
In this session, leadership expert Dennis Adsit, Ph.D., shares a practical model for executive effectiveness built around four critical dimensions: setting strategic context, executing effectively, building great teams, and managing oneself.
Adsum Insights
12:10pm Under NDA 😉 (Secret Product Session!)
Discover the latest GC AI tools and capabilities built specifically for in-house legal teams. You’ll gain practical insights you can apply immediately, plus a firsthand look at the AI features shaping the future of legal work. Walk away with a clear sense of how to use these advancements to make your team faster, smarter, and more effective.
GC AI
GC AI
11:20am Brand, Risk & Speed: GCs Behind Culture-Defining Consumer Brands
Iconic consumer brands move at the speed of culture, and their legal teams have to keep up. General counsels from some of today’s most beloved companies share how they balance agility with accountability, protect brand integrity while driving growth, and use technology to move fast without compromising on risk or values.
1:30pm M&A Greatness
Learn how buyers are evaluating AI capabilities, the new risks emerging in transactions, and how to position your company whether you're buying or selling.
Goodwin
1:50pm Legal AI: Best of the Best
Discover why the future belongs to systems-thinking legal teams. This CLE-accredited session showcases five practical AI applications across core legal functions. No theory, no hype.
GC AI
3:30pm AI, Strategy, and the Boardroom Agenda
Explore what boards really want to know, where they see the biggest opportunities and threats, and how they expect legal teams to help navigate both.
Amerit Fleet Solutions
Scale Venture Partners
Worklife Ventures
Scale Venture Partners
5:00pm Hot Takes & Hard Truths: GCs on AI and the Future of In-House
Chatham House Rules! As AI reshapes how legal teams operate, forward-thinking general counsels are redefining what it means to be “in-house.” This dynamic conversation digs into what’s real, what’s working, and what’s not.
4:20pm The Regulatory Road Ahead: What Policymakers Are Planning for AI
Regulation is coming. The question is what form it will take and how quickly. Hear directly from the policymakers and regulators shaping AI governance about their priorities, concerns, and timeline.
MODE Global
District 2 Board of Supervisors SF
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration USDOT
ex-Morrison & Foerster
2:30pm Legal & the Journey to IPO: Excellence at Every Stage
Explore how seasoned attorneys lead IPO readiness by building public-company governance, shaping disclosure and risk controls, and partnering with the business under intense regulatory and investor scrutiny.
9:00am Opening Keynote
Legal AI here and now with Cecilia Ziniti, CEO & Co-Founder of GC AI.
GC AI
9:50am Legal Team of the Future: Spotlight on Zscaler
Learn from one of the best in-house legal teams in the business as Zscaler’s leaders show what a truly high-performing, AI-powered department looks like in practice.
Zscaler
Zscaler
11:00am The Effective Executive in the Age of AI
In this session, leadership expert Dennis Adsit, Ph.D., shares a practical model for executive effectiveness built around four critical dimensions: setting strategic context, executing effectively, building great teams, and managing oneself.
Adsum Insights
12:10pm Under NDA 😉 (Secret Product Session!)
Discover the latest GC AI tools and capabilities built specifically for in-house legal teams. You’ll gain practical insights you can apply immediately, plus a firsthand look at the AI features shaping the future of legal work. Walk away with a clear sense of how to use these advancements to make your team faster, smarter, and more effective.
GC AI
GC AI
11:20am Brand, Risk & Speed: GCs Behind Culture-Defining Consumer Brands
Iconic consumer brands move at the speed of culture, and their legal teams have to keep up. General counsels from some of today’s most beloved companies share how they balance agility with accountability, protect brand integrity while driving growth, and use technology to move fast without compromising on risk or values.
1:30pm M&A Greatness
Learn how buyers are evaluating AI capabilities, the new risks emerging in transactions, and how to position your company whether you're buying or selling.
Goodwin
1:50pm Legal AI: Best of the Best
Discover why the future belongs to systems-thinking legal teams. This CLE-accredited session showcases five practical AI applications across core legal functions. No theory, no hype.
GC AI
3:30pm AI, Strategy, and the Boardroom Agenda
Explore what boards really want to know, where they see the biggest opportunities and threats, and how they expect legal teams to help navigate both.
Amerit Fleet Solutions
Scale Venture Partners
Worklife Ventures
Scale Venture Partners
5:00pm Hot Takes & Hard Truths: GCs on AI and the Future of In-House
Chatham House Rules! As AI reshapes how legal teams operate, forward-thinking general counsels are redefining what it means to be “in-house.” This dynamic conversation digs into what’s real, what’s working, and what’s not.
4:20pm The Regulatory Road Ahead: What Policymakers Are Planning for AI
Regulation is coming. The question is what form it will take and how quickly. Hear directly from the policymakers and regulators shaping AI governance about their priorities, concerns, and timeline.
MODE Global
District 2 Board of Supervisors SF
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration USDOT
ex-Morrison & Foerster
2:30pm Legal & the Journey to IPO: Excellence at Every Stage
Explore how seasoned attorneys lead IPO readiness by building public-company governance, shaping disclosure and risk controls, and partnering with the business under intense regulatory and investor scrutiny.
9:00am Opening Keynote
Legal AI here and now with Cecilia Ziniti, CEO & Co-Founder of GC AI.
GC AI
9:00am Opening Keynote
Legal AI here and now with Cecilia Ziniti, CEO & Co-Founder of GC AI.
GC AI
9:50am Legal Team of the Future: Spotlight on Zscaler
Learn from one of the best in-house legal teams in the business as Zscaler’s leaders show what a truly high-performing, AI-powered department looks like in practice.
Zscaler
Zscaler
9:50am Legal Team of the Future: Spotlight on Zscaler
Learn from one of the best in-house legal teams in the business as Zscaler’s leaders show what a truly high-performing, AI-powered department looks like in practice.
Zscaler
Zscaler
11:00am The Effective Executive in the Age of AI
In this session, leadership expert Dennis Adsit, Ph.D., shares a practical model for executive effectiveness built around four critical dimensions: setting strategic context, executing effectively, building great teams, and managing oneself.
Adsum Insights
11:00am The Effective Executive in the Age of AI
In this session, leadership expert Dennis Adsit, Ph.D., shares a practical model for executive effectiveness built around four critical dimensions: setting strategic context, executing effectively, building great teams, and managing oneself.
Adsum Insights
12:10pm Under NDA 😉 (Secret Product Session!)
Discover the latest GC AI tools and capabilities built specifically for in-house legal teams. You’ll gain practical insights you can apply immediately, plus a firsthand look at the AI features shaping the future of legal work. Walk away with a clear sense of how to use these advancements to make your team faster, smarter, and more effective.
GC AI
GC AI
12:10pm Under NDA 😉 (Secret Product Session!)
Discover the latest GC AI tools and capabilities built specifically for in-house legal teams. You’ll gain practical insights you can apply immediately, plus a firsthand look at the AI features shaping the future of legal work. Walk away with a clear sense of how to use these advancements to make your team faster, smarter, and more effective.
GC AI
GC AI
11:20am Brand, Risk & Speed: GCs Behind Culture-Defining Consumer Brands
Iconic consumer brands move at the speed of culture, and their legal teams have to keep up. General counsels from some of today’s most beloved companies share how they balance agility with accountability, protect brand integrity while driving growth, and use technology to move fast without compromising on risk or values.
11:20am Brand, Risk & Speed: GCs Behind Culture-Defining Consumer Brands
Iconic consumer brands move at the speed of culture, and their legal teams have to keep up. General counsels from some of today’s most beloved companies share how they balance agility with accountability, protect brand integrity while driving growth, and use technology to move fast without compromising on risk or values.
1:30pm M&A Greatness
Learn how buyers are evaluating AI capabilities, the new risks emerging in transactions, and how to position your company whether you're buying or selling.
Goodwin
1:30pm M&A Greatness
Learn how buyers are evaluating AI capabilities, the new risks emerging in transactions, and how to position your company whether you're buying or selling.
Goodwin
1:50pm Legal AI: Best of the Best
Discover why the future belongs to systems-thinking legal teams. This CLE-accredited session showcases five practical AI applications across core legal functions. No theory, no hype.
GC AI
1:50pm Legal AI: Best of the Best
Discover why the future belongs to systems-thinking legal teams. This CLE-accredited session showcases five practical AI applications across core legal functions. No theory, no hype.
GC AI
3:30pm AI, Strategy, and the Boardroom Agenda
Explore what boards really want to know, where they see the biggest opportunities and threats, and how they expect legal teams to help navigate both.
Amerit Fleet Solutions
Scale Venture Partners
Worklife Ventures
Scale Venture Partners
3:30pm AI, Strategy, and the Boardroom Agenda
Explore what boards really want to know, where they see the biggest opportunities and threats, and how they expect legal teams to help navigate both.
Amerit Fleet Solutions
Scale Venture Partners
Worklife Ventures
Scale Venture Partners
5:00pm Hot Takes & Hard Truths: GCs on AI and the Future of In-House
Chatham House Rules! As AI reshapes how legal teams operate, forward-thinking general counsels are redefining what it means to be “in-house.” This dynamic conversation digs into what’s real, what’s working, and what’s not.
5:00pm Hot Takes & Hard Truths: GCs on AI and the Future of In-House
Chatham House Rules! As AI reshapes how legal teams operate, forward-thinking general counsels are redefining what it means to be “in-house.” This dynamic conversation digs into what’s real, what’s working, and what’s not.
4:20pm The Regulatory Road Ahead: What Policymakers Are Planning for AI
Regulation is coming. The question is what form it will take and how quickly. Hear directly from the policymakers and regulators shaping AI governance about their priorities, concerns, and timeline.
MODE Global
District 2 Board of Supervisors SF
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration USDOT
Morrison Foerster
4:20pm The Regulatory Road Ahead: What Policymakers Are Planning for AI
Regulation is coming. The question is what form it will take and how quickly. Hear directly from the policymakers and regulators shaping AI governance about their priorities, concerns, and timeline.
MODE Global
District 2 Board of Supervisors SF
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration USDOT
Morrison Foerster
2:30pm Legal & the Journey to IPO: Excellence at Every Stage
Explore how seasoned attorneys lead IPO readiness by building public-company governance, shaping disclosure and risk controls, and partnering with the business under intense regulatory and investor scrutiny.
2:30pm Legal & the Journey to IPO: Excellence at Every Stage
Explore how seasoned attorneys lead IPO readiness by building public-company governance, shaping disclosure and risk controls, and partnering with the business under intense regulatory and investor scrutiny.