Agenda: Crafty Fest

Tuesday, June 3, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM	IP - Gin, cider and caterpillars: The power, perils and pitfalls of lookalike products Commercial & Compliance This workshop will be facilitated by Morrison Foerster.		Employment - Workplace Investigations: in-house lawyer perspectives and practical considerations Contentious This workshop will be facilitated by Travers Smith.			Governance - How to work effectively with your Board from the Governance seat Corporate & CoSec The facilitator for this workshop is to be announced.		Legal as a strategic business partner - aligning your work with the organisation’s priorities Legal Ops This workshop will be facilitated by Norton Rose Fulbright.			Agentic AI - The legal dimension: what it is, and how to empower and protect your business Tech & Data The facilitator for this workshop is to be announced.
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM	Break
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM	Employment law for non-employment lawyers - HR, tribunals & more Commercial & Compliance This workshop will be facilitated by CM Murray.		Managing risk: financial stress, turnarounds, mass claims, and how the in-house lawyer can be a level-headed hero Contentious This workshop will be facilitated by Dentons.			Share options and other management incentives - common pitfalls and market practice Corporate & CoSec This workshop will be facilitated by Orrick.		Problem statements - before “people, processes & technology”, what challenge are you trying to solve? Legal Ops This workshop will be facilitated by Konexo.			SRA Guidance for in-house solicitors - what it means for you Tech & Data This workshop will be facilitated by Fox Williams.
1:00 PM - 1:55 PM	Lunch
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM	Competition law - What you need to know: Market trends, practical problems, and their solutions Commercial & Compliance The facilitator for this workshop is to be announced.		Shareholder disputes - What to anticipate & do before, during, & after Contentious This workshop will be facilitated by Howard Kennedy.			Corporate - How big things get done: Getting ready for your next corporate transformation Corporate & CoSec This workshop will be facilitated by Shoosmiths.		Agentic AI - The practical dimension: How to empower and accelerate your legal team Legal Ops This workshop will be facilitated by Wordsmith AI.			Privacy for non-privacy lawyers - Market trends, practical problems, and their solutions Tech & Data This workshop will be facilitated by Alvarez & Marsal.
3:15 PM - 3:40 PM	Break
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM	Wrap up session It's time to all come together after a day full of learning for a wrap-up session.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Drinks reception Time to enjoy some time to connect after a day of learning and development with a drinks reception.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Registration & breakfast Kick start the day by connecting with others over some hot coffee and delicious breakfast.
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM	A Crafty welcome Hat Stage
9:35 AM - 10:15 AM	Zelda Perkins - Keynote Hat Stage Zelda Perkins is an advocate for NDA reform and a powerful voice in the global conversation about workplace ethics and accountability. As co-founder of the "Can't Buy My Silence" campaign, Zelda has been instrumental in driving legislative changes regarding NDAs in several countries, including the UK, Ireland, and Canada. Join us on the Hat Stage for a very special morning keynote in which Zelda will share her story, and changes in policies at both corporate and governmental levels that are helping to stop the use of NDAs to cover up criminal activity. Zelda Perkins, Can't Buy My Silence
10:25 AM - 10:55 AM	Tip your hat to your neighbor: Let’s play a game Hat Stage It’s time to play a game! Our Head of Community, Toby Hornett, will lead attendees in a structured networking activity.
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM	There and back again: A GC reflects on the rise and fall of his former company Compass Stage Daniel Chin was GC on the biggest IPO of a UK tech company in 2021. He was also GC when it went bust, in 2024. Daniel joins us on-stage at Crafty Fest to tell his story. Daniel Chin, Notting Dale Heat Network Susan Moore, Dentons
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM	Digits & Dollars - Roundtable Lantern Tent From banking to investments to fintech, we’re calling all attendees who work in ‘Digits and Dollars’ to come and connect over a roundtable discussion.				Lean Legal - Roundtable Lantern Tent Calling all smaller legal teams and solo attendees! We’re dedicating three roundtables across the morning in the Lantern tent to Lean legal – join the discussion and swap insights with fellow sole counsels and team members from smaller legal functions.				Governance - Roundtable Lantern Tent Whether you're a double-hatter, a company secretary, or any other type of governance professional, come and join our Governance-focused round tables!
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM	Foraging for insights: A data-led approach to measuring success Compass Stage We kick off the morning in the Compass stage with a session focusing on how legal teams can measure (and communicate) their wins. We’ll explore questions like: What kinds of qualitative and quantitative data can someone in a legal function use to demonstrate their impact on their wider business’s success? How could technology help teams track different metrics? What insights might our team be missing out on?
10:55 AM - 11:50 AM	The hat trick of cross-functional working - Breakout Hat Stage In this breakout, we’ll look outside of the legal function, and we’ll consider the ways in which cross-functional working can benefit not only in-house counsel, but their wider businesses as a whole.				TBA - Breakout Hat Stage Keep your eyes peeled for more details on what we're planning for this breakout session.				TBA - Breakout Hat Stage Keep your eyes peeled for more details on what we're planning for this breakout session.
11:20 AM - 11:50 AM	Networking & coffee break
11:55 AM - 12:20 PM	Unstable terrain ahead: Navigating your way through tricky in-house dilemmas Compass Stage In-house counsel are often placed in tricky situations. But what if you could have a panel of experienced legal minds help you work your way through incoming dilemmas? In this session, you’ll be asked to help choose the right path forward, and to help your fellow attendees feel a little less lost when they find themselves at a crossroads.
11:55 AM - 12:45 PM	Thinking under the brim: neurodiversity across the in-house legal ecosystem - Breakout Hat Stage t’s time to hear from neurodiverse Crafty community members! In this breakout, we’ll explore obstacles, opportunities, and the unique perspectives of neurodiverse in-house lawyers.	Pulling a rabbit out of a hat: The AI behind legal’s magic - Breakout Hat Stage Behind every magic trick, there’s something very real going on. In this breakout, we’ll explore the mechanics of how AI can help in-house counsel ‘pull the rabbit out of the hat’, and how to win over colleagues that may hesitate to use a power that they don’t fully understand.			Please, please don’t look under my hat: in-house imposter syndrome - Breakout Hat Stage In this interactive breakout, the team from Barbri will lead attendees through the process of conquering their imposter syndrome. Get ready to say goodbye to your self-doubt!		Lean Legal - Roundtable Lantern Tent Calling all smaller legal teams and solo attendees! We’re dedicating three roundtables across the morning in the Lantern tent to Lean legal – join the discussion and swap insights with fellow sole counsels and team members from smaller legal functions.		Governance - Roundtable Lantern Tent Whether you're a double-hatter, a company secretary, or any other type of governance professional, come and join our Governance-focused round tables!			Digits & Dollars - Roundtable Lantern Tent From banking to investments to fintech, we’re calling all attendees who work in ‘Digits and Dollars’ to come and connect over a roundtable discussion.
12:20 PM - 12:45 PM	Don’t overfill your pack: Taking on more responsibility, responsibly Compass Stage As businesses navigate an increasingly complex legal and regulatory landscape, in-house legal teams may find themselves called upon to take on more responsibilities or to expand their scope of work. This can be a great opportunity! But it can also put legal teams at risk of overextending, compromising on quality of their work, and burning out their team. In this session, we'll explore how to sustainably take on more work, and tricks and tools that can help along the way -- from technology, to process improvements, to leveraging external providers. Dipali Sahni, Supply Chain Finance, FIS
12:45 PM - 1:10 PM	TBA Compass Stage Keep your eyes peeled for more details on what we're planning for this session
12:45 PM - 2:05 PM	Lunch
2:10 PM - 2:35 PM	Walking a different path: why in-house counsel don't become CEOs Compass Stage What does the peak of a legal career look like? Why don’t more in-house counsel ascend to CEO roles, or other C-suite positions? In this session, we’re going to be taking a look at in-house legal ambitions, and explore the obstacles and opportunities that might be present for in-house lawyers that are keen to advance to the executive team.
2:10 PM - 3:05 PM	Does the hat fit: Visibility, incentives, humanity, and your external counsel - Breakout Hat Stage We’re going to explore how clients and law firms can align for impact - and, along the way, pricing models, technology, and perhaps a dose of AI future-gazing…	TBA - Breakout Hat Stage Keep your eyes peeled for more details on what we're planning for this breakout session.			A hat for all seasons: robustness, adaptability, and company governance - Breakout Hat Stage Calling all company secretaries, double-hatters, and wider governance professionals! Watch this space: we’re in the process of putting together a session focused on robustness, adaptability and company governance. More information on this breakout will be released soon…		TBA - Roundtable Lantern Tent Keep your eyes peeled for more details on what we're planning for this roundtable discussion.		Remedies & Reinvention - Roundtable Lantern Tent We’ve set up three roundtable discussions geared towards innovation: from pharmaceuticals and biotech, to tech innovations and disruptive technologies, to SaaS – join us in the afternoon in the Lantern tent to meet other in-house counsel that specialise in ‘Remedies and Reinvention’.			Bricks & Bulbs - Roundtable Lantern Tent It’s time to bring together our construction, real estate and energy sector in-house counsel! Join us in the Lantern tent after lunch to meet fellow lawyers in these exciting sectors, share insights, and discuss industry-specific challenges and opportunities.
2:40 PM - 3:05 PM	Fire watching for your business: staying agile in the face of an uncertain world Compass Stage Keep your eyes peeled for more details on what we're planning for this session Stephen Heitkamp, Hence Technologies
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM	Networking & coffee break
3:25 PM - 3:50 PM	My true north: A showcase of in-house creativity Compass Stage We’re going to be opening the floor to our talented community members – it’s time to show off what you can do! We’ll be exploring how creativity enriches the professional (and personal) lives of in-house counsel, and our attendees will have the chance to showcase their talents and reflect on how they’ve benefited from artistic expression.
3:25 PM - 4:20 PM	The feather in your cap: In-house counsel and the power of empathy Hat Stage We’re running an interactive workshop all on the power of empathy, and how in-house counsel can use it to revolutionize things like contract design, relationships with internal and external stakeholders, dispute resolution, and so much more. Anna Posthumus Meyjes, Aclara Legal Design Sarah Sheehan, Virtually In-House			Bricks & Bulbs - Roundtable Lantern Tent It’s time to bring together our construction, real estate and energy sector in-house counsel! Join us in the Lantern tent after lunch to meet fellow lawyers in these exciting sectors, share insights, and discuss industry-specific challenges and opportunities.			TBA - Roundtable Lantern Tent Keep your eyes peeled for more details on what we're planning for this roundtable discussion.			Remedies & Reinvention - Roundtable Lantern Tent We’ve set up three roundtable discussions geared towards innovation: from pharmaceuticals and biotech, to tech innovations and disruptive technologies, to SaaS – join us in the afternoon in the Lantern tent to meet other in-house counsel that specialise in ‘Remedies and Reinvention’.
3:55 PM - 4:20 PM	The Big Little In-House Pub Quiz Compass Stage The grand finale of the Compass stage: it’s time for a quiz! The questions asked will all be tailored to the world of in-house legal. We’ve lined up some very special question writers to help us make the quiz suitably challenging…
4:35 PM - 4:55 PM	A Crafty wrap-up Hat Stage Join Ben & Toby on-stage for some special community shout outs and reflections on Crafty Fest 2025!
4:55 PM - 5:35 PM	Jordan Breslow - Keynote Hat Stage Jordan Breslow is a veteran of technology law and former General Counsel, and his guidance kept a CEO—and one of today’s most influential venture capitalists—out of prison. We close Crafty Fest with his story. Jordan will share how he helped navigate uncharted territory at the intersection of law, leadership, and risk – and his keynote will focus on ethical clarity in high-stakes decisions—the kind where the right answer isn’t always obvious, but the consequences are. Jordan Breslow, Opsware
5:40 PM - 9:40 PM	After-party Time to enjoy some food, refreshments, and music from a band with an in-house legal connection!