Liquid Legal Summit - Liquid Legal Institute: Summit 2026

July 5 - July 6, 2027

The Liquid Legal Summit 2027

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Legal Foresight · Transformation Architecture · Digital Sovereignty

In times of accelerating change, foresight is a responsible act. The legal system, once a symbol of stability, is now in the midst of profound flux. Technological advancements, geopolitical shifts, ecological crises, and societal divisions demand a fresh perspective on law, democracy, and governance.

The Liquid Legal Summit is where that perspective takes shape. Once a year, the Liquid Legal Community comes together to imagine, design, and empower the architecture of legal evolution: an ecosystem capable of change, resilience, and integrity.

Looking back: Summit 2026

On July 6 and 7, 2026, the third Liquid Legal Summit gathered 200 participants at Deloitte Legal in Düsseldorf. Across 35 sessions and more than 50 speakers, the community explored Legal Foresight, Transformation Architecture, and Digital Sovereignty. The Workshop Day opened space for hands-on collaboration, the Conference Day for bold perspectives, and the Liquid Legal Night for the conversations that only happen off the agenda.

Impressions, speakers, and the full programme of 2026 are documented below.

Save the date: Summit 2027

The fourth Liquid Legal Summit will take place on July 5 and 6, 2027. The format stays true to what works: one Workshop Day, one Conference Day, one community. The venue and the programme will be announced in the coming months.

Mark your calendar and be part of it.

What the Summit is About

1. Legal Foresight

The future cannot be predicted, only imagined. How can legal professionals identify early signals, map emerging trends, and transform uncertainty into a strategic asset? This track explores new foresight practices, scenario thinking, and collaborative intelligence in the legal field.

2. Transformation Architecture

Transformation is not an event; it is a permanent state. Legal organizations must make adaptability part of their DNA. In this session, thought leaders and practitioners will discuss designing resilient structures, developing transformation competencies, and cultivating a culture that thrives amid continuous change.

3. Digital Sovereignty

As artificial intelligence (AI), data ecosystems, and algorithmic infrastructures become foundational to law, the concept of sovereignty takes on new meaning. Who decides how digital systems that influence our laws and legal decisions are developed and utilized? How can we ensure that these systems remain independent, trustworthy, and guided by ethical principles? This track brings together diverse perspectives on technological self-determination and regulatory innovation.

Speaker 2026

Lina Keßler

Co-CEO Liquid Legal Institute | Founder, Legal Design Ventures

Matthias Schmid

Bundesministerium für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung

Astrid Kohlmeier

Founder, AK | Legal Design

Hubert A. Jäger

Founder and CEO, real-cis GmbH

Megan Ma

Executive Director, Stanford Law School

Viktor von Essen

Founder and CEO Libra

Zoë Andreae

CEO, Lecare

Dr. Bernhard Waltl

Co-CEO Liquid Legal Institute | Legal Operations and Innovation at BMW Group | Co-Founder & CTO LDA GmbH

Dr. Alexandra Paulus

Researcher Cyber & Critical Technologies at Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

Carolin Kothe

Managerin Legal Data Science and Innovation at KPMG Law

Martin Clemm

Managing Director & General Counsel at Software GmbH

David Alain Bloch

CEO and Co-Founder at Legartis

Eva Pottkämper

Growth & Community Manager at Bryter

Dr. Rainer Markfort

Dentons

Hannah Kleen

Legal Compliance Expert at Eticor

Klaus Gresbrand

Rechtsanwalt, Partner at Deloitte Legal

Paula Reichenberg

VP Legal Innovation at Noxtua

Jürgen Erbeldinger

CEO at ESCRIBA

Philipp Cartier

Initiator & Leitung at Gestaltungszentrale Politik

Franziska Röhr

Director of Future Regulatory Demands at Gateway Factory

Jana Sáez García

Gründerin & Geschäftsführerin at Legal Truffles GmbH

Rupprecht Graf v. Pfeil

Advisor to Law Firm Leadership at Graf Pfeil Advisory

Clara Grunwald

Dr. Jens Wagner

Rechtsanwalt, Counsel at A&O Shearman

Dr. Dierk Schindler

Head of Legal Innovation at Bosch

Elisabeth Hueck

Manager Legal Tech & Operations at Hubert Burda Media

Georg Eisenreich

Bayerischer Staatsminister der Justiz bei Freistaat Bayern

Thomas Barothy

‘Business of law’ innovator | Non-Executive Director | Advisor to CEOs | LegalTech Angel Investor

Sybren Raaijmakers

Founder & CEO @ Contractuo I Co-Lead Working Group Technology & Data @ LLI

Sven von Alemann

Head of Legal Tech and General Counsel at Join GmbH

Dr. Stephan Morsch

Partner at SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte

Stefan Weber

Digital Craftsman | OutSystems MVP | Author of without.systems

Marc Schneider

Director Germany at Morae | Digital Transformation

Dr. Till Contzen

Partner @Deloitte Legal | Co-Lead der Service Area Digital Law

Prof. Dr. Max Senges

Direktor Law as Code @ Rulemapping Group

Birgit Hess

VP Strategic Compliance & Trust Office @ SAP I Experienced Speaker with a Passion for Data Security

Alexander Vielhaber

Facilitation & Coaching @ Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Celia Geering

VP Sales @ Legartis | Enterprise SaaS Revenue Leader | RevOps & International Expansion

Dr. Roger Strathausen

Independent Consultant | AuthorI Speaker | Co-Founder & Vice Chair of the LLI Supervisory Board

Aaron Leakey

Director - Legal Design Lab (ACE) | PhD Student (UVic) | Research Fellow (ACE) | Manager of Training (MBC) | Sessional Professor (UVic)

Dr. Julia Borggräfe

Co-CEO Borggräfe & Keil I Speaker I Author of Bürokratopia

Dr. Julia Fitzner

Senior Manager at PD | Public Sector Consulting & Digital Transformation | Expert in Regulatory Design, Law & Innovation

Alexander Laprell

Managing Director Legal Tech Colab / TUM Venture Labs

Johannes Kleske

Critical Futurist, Keynote Speaker, Podcaster

Joaquín Santuber

Research Group Lead, Metaverse Lab, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

Olivia Engels

DACH Account Manager @ Morae

Janina Winz

Rechtsanwältin | LL.M. at UC Berkeley | CIPP/E | Data Privacy, AI & Corporate Law bei Kapellmann und Partner

Dr. Yannek Wloch

Director Legal Engineering @ Libra

Sofie-Amalie Torp Dideriksen

Design researcher I PhD candidate @TU Delft @ the AI Futures lab.

Marie Potel-Saville

Co-Founder & CEO of FairPatterns

Lucas Prandi

Rechtsanwalt & Gesellschafter at beyond Rechtsanwälte| Fachanwalt für IT-Recht | Datenschutzbeauftragter (TÜV) |

Dr. Kamilla Tekautschitz

Global Head Enterprise Contracting @ CSL

Dr. Maximilian Woerner-Schoenecker

Legal Counsel | Head of Legal Innovation Board @ Bosch

Quentin Peltier

Legal Ops Consultant (Dr. Ops)

Maximilian Serfling

GTM at Legora

Lars Moll

CEO at NENNA.AI

Dr. Dr. Oliver Hofamnn

Head of Legal Tech @ Verlag C.H. Beck oHG | Innovation & Product Development | Data Science | Attorney-at-law

Johannes Schaadt-Wambach

Fachanwalt für Vergaberecht | Salary Partner bei Taylor Wessing

Daniella Domokos

Strategy & Transformation Managing Consultant @ Capgemini Invent | Legal Engineer | Innovating the Business of Law

Nathalia Schomerus

Head of Data and Digital Services at RSM Ebner Stolz

Dr. Georg Anders

Law Firm Operations I Compliance I Rechtsanwalt für Corporate & Commercial at HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Mathias Espeloer

Director of IT at HEUKING I Leiter der Taskforce Cyber Security at BWD I

Til Martin Bußmann-Welsch

CXO & Co-Founder @ Anita (anita.legal) | Ph.D. candidate in Judge Analytics | ex-co-founder iur.reform

Jolanda Rose

Lead Legal Engineer @ Luther Lawfirm | Lecturer AI & Legal Tech