LEXTALK WORLD CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
Leading the Legal Way Forward
LexTalk World New York 2026 brings together global legal leaders for two days of keynote sessions, panel discussions, and high-impact networking.
Explore the agenda to plan your experience at one of the most anticipated legal conferences of 2026.
Day 1 - 23rd July
The Business of Law:
Leadership, Governance & Strategic Risk
Registration
Welcome Tea & One-on-One Introduction
From Folders to Follow-Through: The Agentic Shift in Legal Work
Deepti Purwar
Sales Engineer at Filevine
Metrics that Matter: Transforming NY Legal Ops into a High-Performance Business Unit via Data-Driven Dashboards and Automation.
Miri Miller
General Counsel, CRM & Decision Sciences | Legal at Omnicom
Matthew Solé
Founder & CEO | Zeal
Jonathan Stark
Head of Legal Operations | Dynatrace
Christina Shean
Head of Legal Operations | MIO Partners Inc.
Networking Hi-Tea & Cookie Platter
After AI Adoption: What Improved, What Broke, and What No One Expected
Om Jahagirdar
Deputy General Counsel | Amtrak
Shauna-Kay Gooden
Associate General Counsel | PVH Corp
Ashley Jones
Commercial Counsel | LinkSquares
Svetlana Lebedev
Lead Commercial Counsel N.A. | Ultragenyx
Entering Brazil in 2026: Legal Readiness for Cross-Border Growth Corporate Structure, Tax Reform, Labor Exposure and Contract Governance
Raphael Zaroni
Managing Partner, Zaroni Advogados
Litigating and Enforcing Against Foreign Sovereigns: The Latest Developments
Michael J. Baratz
Attorney at Steptoe LLP
Steven K. Davidson
Partner at Steptoe LLP
Who Is Liable When AI Fails? – Governance, Ethics & Regulatory Exposure for Automated Decision-Making
Michael DeSimone
Vice President, Corporate Counsel at Prudential Financial
Antony Hilton
Sr. Corporate M&A Counsel and Associate General Counsel at HCL America, Inc.
Christopher Bowen
Corporate Counsel | Google LLC
Federico Pereyra Zorraquin
Legal Manager | Life Academy
Alex Zilberman
CEO and Co-Founder | Chamelio
Networking Over Lunch
Before the Knock on the Door – Building Enterprise Readiness for Investigations, Raids & Regulatory Audits
Rosa A. Lee
Counsel | Swift Pan-Americas, Inc.
Magdalena Cuprys
CEO | Serving Immigrants
Karina Figueiredo Costa Garcia
Head of Compliance | Zamp S.A.
John Fullerton
Senior Counsel, Global Employment Law team | Peloton Interactive, Inc.
The AI-Powered In-House Legal Team: Drafting, Review, Playbooks, and Business Support at Scale.
Stacey Weltman
Solutions Attorney | GC AI
Case Study Presentation
Dr. Monica Romelina Sijabat
Founder & Managing Partner | MRS Business Professional
Networking Hi-Tea & Cookie Platter
The Legal Function in 2030 – How AI, Technology, Structure & Talent Will Redefine In-House Legal Teams
Anik A. Shah
Director & Senior Counsel, Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption | Sandisk
Kristin Meister
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer | Last Energy
Madeline Kessler
Legal Counsel, Intellectual Property and Data | Bloomberg LP
Elaine Drager
Technology & AI and Strategic Partners | Nokia
Jennifer Sanapareddy
Director, Corporate Counsel, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Artificial Intelligence Law | Prudential Financial
Fernanda Dornellas Gondin da Fonseca
Head of Legal at Teles Pires Transmission Line - SGBH
Alon Waks
CMO at SpotDraft
Day 2 - 24th July
The Business of Law:
Leadership, Governance & Strategic Risk
Registration
Welcome Tea & One-on-One Introduction
Compliance by Design – Embedding AI-Driven Legal Controls into Business Operations and Financial Workflows
Jonathan Daniels
Global Head of Privacy Law and Compliance | Bristol Myers Squibb
Valerie Greenberg
VP, Senior Associate General Counsel | Kaseya, Inc.
Neal Burstyn
Senior Managing AI Counsel | Rubrik, Inc.
Smrithi Mohan
General Counsel | Awesome (SmugMug + Flickr)
Eric Pulsipher
Founder | Pulse solutions
Networking Hi-Tea & Cookie Platter
Cross-Border Risk & Global Enforcement – Managing Multi-Jurisdictional Regulatory Exposure
Robert Rose
Director of Legal Affairs | Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc.
Sean Malley
Senior Counsel, Litigation & Employment | PubMatic
Sharanya Mitchell
Senior Vice President and Head of Regulatory and International Legal | Cohen & Steers
Nuria Flores
Senior Counsel | GE Appliances, a Haier company
Mark Bini
Partner | Reed Smith LLP
The New Mining Lawyer: From Sector Counsel to Architect of Regulatory Viability
David Almeida Madrid
Associate at ALN – Mining Law Firm
Brazil as an Investment Destination Transforming Tax Complexity into Business Confidence
Camila Monteiro Zaroni
Managing Partner and Head of Tax at Zaroni Advogados
The Deal Table GC – How Legal Leaders Drive M&A, Capital Markets & Enterprise Growth
Sonal Trivedi
Principal Legal Counsel | LOTTE BIOLOGICS USA, LLC,
Paolo Boado
Deputy General Counsel | Ports America Group
Ruth Gao
Associate General Counsel, Impact Investing | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Matan Balas
U.S. Deputy General Counsel for Havas Group /General Counsel for Havas Media Group North America
Networking Over Lunch
The Multi-Jurisdictional Data Challenge: Managing Corporate Risk and Governance in Complex Cross-Border Matters
Daniel Free
Legal Engineer | Legora
Ian McDougall
President - LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation
Katie Thomas
Vice President, Associate General Counsel | Sotheby's
Olga Krupnytska
Sr Corporate Counsel & Director | The AES Corporation
Award Ceremony & Cocktail Reception
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