Event Details

16:30 - 18:30

Dinner: Welcome Reception
Hanson Bridgett Offices
425 Market Street, 26th Floor
San Francisco, California 94105

19:00 - 22:00

Dinner: Dine Around San Francisco

09:00 - 9:15

Fireside Chat: Welcome

9:15 - 10:15

Panel Discussion: Managing a Law Firm Post-Pandemic: How to Successfully Navigate the Challenges and Uncertainty that Firms Face Panel Discussion
Subtopics included: the lasting impact of the COVID pandemic, hybrid workforce models, what does it mean to have actual physical offices, lawyer retention, diversity, equity and inclusion, and training the next generations of lawyers and addressing generational friction.

10:15 - 10:30

Breakfast: Coffee Break

10:30 - 11:30

Panel Discussion: Navigating the Uncharted Fields of CannaBusiness Industry
Legal cannabis is expected to be a USD $57-89 billion industry by 2027. Financing, banking, supply chain challenges, consumer demands, and the continuing black market, among other issues, make smart pro-active legalization critical for this growing market.
This panel discussed both opportunities and challenges posed by the current commercial, financial, and legal landscape of this rapidly growing international industry.

12:0 - 14:0

Cocktail: Lunch with Speaker Presentation
Topic: Building Infrastructure for a Planet That No Longer Exists: What this means for Investors and Capital Allocators

The climate crisis is changing the way we think about permanent infrastructure. Investors, insurers and litigators are struggling to keep up with this new landscape of risk (along with pockets of opportunity). How can we think about this new reality?
Bill Green has been working in climate finance for decades and will share his unique views on the emerging landscape.

14:0 - 15:15

Presentation: Carta: Connecting Investors, Companies, and Employees Through Software
Carta has changed the way how companies, investors, and employees manage equity. Meeting attendees learned more about the Carta story and how they are building an ownership network that changes how assets are acquired, valued, and transacted.

15:15 - 15:25

Breakfast: Coffee Break

15:25 - 16:45

Panel Discussion: DEI at the Top: Closing the Leadership Gap for Women and Diverse Attorneys
Law firms and in-house departments have taken notable steps in recent years toward diversifying their attorney teams. Attorneys of color now represent around 20% of law firm and legal department overall headcounts, and women represent around 38%. And the diversity of law school graduating classes is even more promising. However, the numbers for both of these groups fall off significantly in partner representation—particularly equity partner representation—and firm and legal department leadership, especially. In this session, law firm and in-house representatives on will shared their own perspectives from the top and insight into how legal employers can better address the ‘leadership gap’ for women and diverse attorneys.

16:45 - 17:15

Breakfast: WSG Annual Meeting

18:00 - 23:45

Dinner: Cocktail Reception and Dinner
Top of the Mark
InterContinental Mark Hopkins

9:15 - 10:15

Guest Speaker Presentation: Autonomous Vehicles: The Future of Driving? Opportunities and Challenges
This speaker presentation introduced next-generation mobility, autonomous vehicles and the use cases under which they will be deployed. Speakers discussed the importance of big data and AI in next-generation mobility, explore big data sources and discover how big data and AI create value. The implications of automotive OEMs, startups, and venture investors were also discussed.

10:15 - 11:30

Panel Discussion: Cybersecurity: Threats and Vectors Panel Discussion
The past year has brought significant change in the threat landscape. Attacks are becoming more sophisticated and highly targeted. Panelists discussed where and how the threats are coming and how to protect against them.

11:30 - 13:0

Round Table Presentation: Regional Meetings

14:00 - 17:30

Cocktail: Optional Activity
Sausalito Food and Wine Tour

14:00 - 16:00

Cocktail: Optional Activity
Anchor Steam Brewery Tour