Programm
The Liquid Legal Summit 2026
Legal Foresight · Transformation Architecture · Digital Sovereignty
The legal profession is being rewritten. Artificial intelligence is reshaping how legal work gets done. Geopolitical shifts are forcing new questions about data, sovereignty, and trust. And the pace of organisational change has become permanent rather than episodic.
The Liquid Legal Summit 2026 is where legal leaders, in-house counsel, transformation specialists, and legal-tech innovators come together to make sense of this moment — and to design what comes next.
Two days. Three areas. One question: What does the legal profession need to look like to remain trusted, effective, and resilient in the years ahead?
Format
The Summit unfolds across two days in Düsseldorf:
6 July 2026, 14:00 – 18:30
Workshop Day.
A focused day of hands-on working sessions, designed for direct dialogue and applied learning. The Workshop Day will open with a keynote address by Georg Eisenreich, Bayerischer Staatsminister der Justiz. The detailed Workshop programme will be announced shortly.
6 July 2026, 18:30 – 22:30
Liquid Legal Night powered by Libra
7 July 2026, 09:00 – 19:00
Conference Day
Keynotes, track sessions, and plenary conversations across three thematic tracks. During the Conference Day we’re looking forward to a keynote address by Dr. Benjamin Limbach, Minister der Justiz des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Liquid Legal Summit 2026 · Agenda
Main Stage
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Welcome Coffee & Registration
Welcome & Opening
Liquid Legal Institute e.V., Georg Eisenreich, MdL
Keynote: Transformation Architecture
Dr. Julia Borggräfe
Changing rooms
WG Laws & Policies
Julia Fitzner, Rainer Markfort
Legal Foresight
Felix von Held
WG: Processes & Methods
Carolin Kothe
Future of Work: Drunk Drafting, Sober review
Sybren Raaijmakers
Changing rooms
WG Laws & Policies
Julia Fitzner, Rainer Markfort
Legal Foresight
Felix von Held
WG: Processes & Methods
Carolin Kothe
The Shadow AI Survival Guide
Sybren Raaijmakers
Start: Liquid Legal Night powered by Libra
Impuls
Megan Ma, Viktor von Essen
Networking @ Liquid Legal Night powered by Libra
Main Stage
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Welcome Coffee
Conference Opening
Liquid Legal Institute e.V.
Turning the Tables: When AI Becomes Part of the Solution
to be announced
Reading the Weak Signals: How Legal Foresight Prepares Us for What's Next
Lina Keßler, Felix von Held, Johannes Kleske
Opening the Black Box: A Digital Atlas of How Laws Are Made
Philipp Cartier
Deciding in the Dark: Making Sound Choices Under Future Uncertainty
Jens Wagner
Coffee Break
Short Impuls
Benjamin Limbach, MdL
Securing Independence: Cybersecurity as the Foundation of Digital Sovereignty
Alexandra Paulus
Lunch break
The Sovereignty Conversation
to be announced
Tech Deep Dive: How Vendors Can Strengthen Our Sovereign Position
to be announced
Digital Sovereignty and Beyond: The Legal Perspective
to be announced
The Law Firm Emergency Kit: Crisis Readiness in an Age of Digital Dependence
Georg Anders, Hubert Jäger, Olivia Engels
Coffee Break
Designing the Future of Legal
to be announced
Young Talents: Building the Organization for Those Who Will Run It
Martina Seidl, Max Wörner-Schönecker, Eva Pottkämper
Transforming the Law Firm
to be announced
Trusted vs. Open: Knowledge Access in an Autonomous Legal Research World
to be announced
The Innovator's Dilemma: The Role of Start-Ups in Transforming the Legal Market
to be announced
Closing Remarks
Jens Wagner
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Full Summit Pass
Regular
For everyone shaping the future of legal.
Full access to both days — Workshop Day on July 6 and Conference Day on July 7. Join in-house counsel, transformation leads, and legal-tech innovators across all three tracks: Legal Foresight, Transformation Architecture, and Digital Sovereignty.
Two days. Three areas. One question — what does legal need to look like next?
549,- EUR (plus VAT)
Full Summit Pass
LLI Member
For our community.
The member rate for everyone actively shaping the work of the Liquid Legal Institute e.V. — Ambassadors, Working Group Leads, and members of the LLI ecosystem.
Full access to both days, plus the chance to reconnect with the people you build with the rest of the year. Together we design the future of legal.
249,- EUR (plus VAT)
Full Summit Pass
Student
For the next generation of legal.
A dedicated rate for students and early-career professionals who want to engage with the conversation early — and bring fresh perspectives into it.
Full access to both days, all three tracks, and direct exchange with practitioners already designing what comes next.
Valid student ID required at check-in.
85,- EUR (plus VAT)
- Two days of substance, not surface — curated content with no filler.
- Direct exchange in small-format Impulses and Workshops, not just stage time.
- A peer community that takes the future of the profession seriously.
- Catering, coffee, and a venue chosen for both atmosphere and focus.
- Access to follow-up materials from selected sessions.
Legal Foresight
Anticipating what comes next.
This track explores how legal professionals can identify early signals, work with uncertainty, and turn foresight into a strategic capability — moving from reactive to anticipatory.
Featured sessions include:
- From Signals to Strategy — How early indicators become better decisions.
- Reading the Future Before It Arrives — Tools, trends, and methods for legal foresight.
- Foresight in Practice — How legal teams build a sharper radar for change.
Impulses & deep dives:
- Impulse: Turning trend signals into action.
- Deep Dive: Scenario thinking for legal leaders.
- Impulse: What today’s weak signals tell us about tomorrow.
Digital Sovereignty
Trust, control, and resilience in a connected legal world.
This track focuses on AI, data, and digital infrastructures — and on how legal organisations can remain independent, trustworthy, and future-ready in an environment where dependency is the default.
Featured sessions include:
- Who Controls the Legal Stack? — Strategic choices in a digital legal ecosystem.
- Sovereignty by Design — How legal organisations protect trust, data, and decision-making.
- Building Trust in Digital Infrastructure — What independence means in an AI-enabled legal world.
Impulses & deep dives:
- Impulse: Governing AI, data, and dependency.
- Deep Dive: Digital sovereignty in practice.
- Impulse: What resilience looks like in a connected system.
Transformation Architecture
Designing change that lasts.
This track looks at how legal organisations build structures, capabilities, and cultures that remain resilient in permanent change. It is for legal leaders who are tired of transformation theatre and want to focus on what actually moves the needle.
Featured sessions include:
- The Architecture of Legal Change — What it takes to make transformation stick.
- Beyond Transformation Theatre — From strategy decks to real organisational impact.
- Building the Next Legal Operating Model — Structures, skills, and governance for a changing world.
Impulses & deep dives:
- Impulse: Designing transformation with measurable outcomes.
- Masterclass: Operating models for the next phase of legal.
- Practice Talk: Lessons from organisations already in motion.
The Liquid Legal Summit is curated by the Liquid Legal Institute e.V., a non-profit organisation dedicated to advancing the transformation of the legal profession. The Institute brings together practitioners, academics, and innovators to develop ideas, frameworks, and practical tools for a legal profession fit for the future.
Learn more at https://liquid-legal-institute.com.
Questions?
For questions about tickets, invoicing, or group bookings, please contact us at
event@liquid-legal-institute.org.