(Photo courtesy of Cheryl Wilson Griffin, VP of Vendor Advisory, Legal Technology Hub)

Reflecting a bit on the fantastic LegalTech Hub Innovation conference in NYC this week. One day, but what a day. I was thinking of the Why’s.

Why did I as attendee from litigation firm find it fulfilling? Why should solution providers make these events a priority?

I made more new contacts than at behemoth events – don’t get me wrong, the big events are fun, huge variety of topics and solution providers. But I’m now a big fan of these smaller events. I hope industry generally considers more like this.

This one in particular was stellar, because:
-Showcased selected, relevant to topic, providers that honed in on services that need more attention and to develop relationships.
-Real solutions, concrete “here’s how we did it” presentations from crazy smart and engaging experts.
-Topics flowed from general to very specific. Absorbable-size presentations. Avoided platitudes and generalizations.
-Audience: we self-curated, and therefore we all felt connected and it showed in our conversations at breaks – many to continue in coming weeks.
-Affordable!

These events are a ton of work to put on, but boy are they effective. My hat is off to everyone at LegalTech Hub and to all the fantastic speakers and special shoutout to the solution providers!