Lisbon, October 4-5, 2024
Our autumn meeting 2024 took place in Lisbon from October 4th to 5th. Carlos Gomes did a wonderful job at organising an unforgettable weekend in his home country. Thank you, Carlos!
On Friday we had a very interesting lecture series by many professionals on the topic of “AI Challenges and Opportunities in the legal sector.” First, we listened to Filipa Caldeira, Advisory Data & AI Sales Specialist at IBM Portugal. In her insightful presentation, “Watsonx in Action: Unlocking AI for the Legal Sector,” she introduced Watsonx – IBM’s cutting-edge AI and data platform designed for businesses – and discussed its potential application in law firms. Then we heard from Hugo Farinha, COO of ROOX, a legaltech company from Portugal, specialized in delivering high-quality products and services tailored for the legal sector, aiming to streamline processes and eliminate repetitive tasks. This was followed by a presentation by José Eduardo Fonesca, Director at Kyndryl who dived into Challenges and Opportunities of AI in the legal sector. Lastly, we had the pleasure of hearing from Ella de Silva from Legau on their mission of transforming legal drafting with AI. Thank you to all guest speakers for the insightful presentations!
We ended our Friday with a walk through the old city of Lisbon, enjoying some sights at night and having dinner at O Jardim Lisboa, a wonderful Portuguese restaurant.
On Saturday we held our general meeting, where we decided on many great innovations for our network. Afterwards, Carlos organised a sight seeing tour by bus to many beautiful locations such as Sintra, Guincho Beach and Cascais. We ended the day at the MAAT Restaurant with some great food and good conversations.
Thank you Carlos for this unforgettable meeting!
