Event Details

The second TiPS Technology Adoption Festival focusses on practical steps professional service firms can take to accelerate digital and technological adoption in their everyday operations.

Festival agenda:

Monday 12.30 – 14:00: Take a step back: the business purpose of technology and innovation

With:

Dr Alistair Brisbourne, Head of Technology, ACCA; Professor Katy Mason, PVC & Dean of Salford Business School; Peter Masters, Director, Tolvern Tax Advisors and Accountants; Professor Martin Spring, Professor of Operations Management, Lancaster University; Dr Catriona Wolfenden, Product and Innovation Director, Weightmans

Tuesday 12:30 – 13:30: The solution is already on your desk!

With:

Damien Behan, Innovation and Technology Director, Brodies LLP; James Grice, Head of Innovation and AI, Lawfront; Maya Grozin, Partner Manager at Synapx; Daniel (Dan) Jenkins, Founder, Emmi AI; Dr Tzameret Rubin, Senior Lecturer in Innovation and Management, Oxford Brooks University; Derek Southall, Founder and CEO, Hyperscale Group Limited; Anthony Stables, Chief Information Officer, Forsters LLP

Wednesday 12:00 – 13:30: Creating the conditions for adoption

With:

Dr Cara Molyneux, TiPS, Lancaster University; Professor James Faulconbridge, TiPS, Lancaster University; David Hymers, IT Director, Wedlake Bell; Matthew Stringer, CEO, Stridon; Martin Hasler, Innovation Manager, Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP; Claire Hui Bon Hoa, Trainee Solicitor at Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP; Robyn Savage, Director of Customer Experience, Orbital Witness

Thursday 13:30 – 15:00: Technology is important, but organisational change is essential

With:

Jane McCane, Transformation Coordinator, Thorntons Law LLP; Aisling O'Connell, Head of Innovation Policy, Solicitors Regulation Authority; Hannah Tornow, Postdoc Researcher, TiPS, Oxford Brookes University; Dr Francisco Trincado-Munoz, Senior Lecturer in Business Analytics, Oxford Brookes University; Professor Tim Vorley, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Brookes University

Friday 11:00 – 12:30: “Imagine there’s no lawyers” - Futures of professional services

With:

Simone Boekelaar, Head of Horizon Scanning, Innovate UK; Dr Tara Chittenden, Foresight manager, Law Society of England and Wales; Paul Madden, Chief Marketing and Client Experience Officer, The MAPD Group; Professor Katy Mason, PVC & Dean of Salford Business School; Professor Martin Spring, Professor of Operations Management, Lancaster University; Dr Ilona Suojanen, Project manager at TiPS, Lancaster University

This week-long festival will feature a dynamic mix of online events, including engaging sessions with esteemed experts from both industry and academia. And the best part? All events are free!