VQ Knowledge and Strategy Forum 2011
Welcome to VQ Knowledge and Strategy Forum at the Grand Hôtel in
Stockholm on 4 October 2011. This
one-day conference covers topics of interest for leadership,
strategy, innovation and technology for the legal and
professional services market. The programme has a strong focus
on the changing legal landscape, how the dynamics of
legal services will change in the future, how to leverage the
internal knowledge and what strategies or technologies
will improve service delivery.
This year we are proud to present Professor Richard
Susskind as our key note speaker on his first
public speaking engagement in Sweden. Richard Susskind is the guru
of legal technology and visionary predictions for the future of the
legal profession worldwide. He is an independent adviser to major
professional firms and to national governments and holds law
professorships at Gresham College in London and the University of
Strathclyde in Glasgow. Richard has written and edited
numerous books, including "The Future of Law" and "The End of
Lawyers?", and has written over 100 columns for The Times.
We are also most delighted to announce that Chris
Bull, partner at Edge International and former chief
executive of Osborne Clarke and former European chief operating
officer at Integreon, will provide his insights at VQ
Forum. Chris Bull is a highly regarded industry expert on
operational and financial management and the application of
technology to professional firms. He has been guest tutor at
Nottingham Law School's MBA programme and an active member of the
advisory boards for the Managing Partner's Forum, Legal Week's
Strategic Technology Forum and FDLegal magazine.
VQ Forum will focus on Richard Susskind's and Chris Bull's
predictions on the changing roles for the legal profession and the
need for increased professionality and efficiciency by combining
business development with technology. These views and insights will
be followed by a distinguished panel of speakers, sharing their
expericences and thoughts on the topic, such as Christer Danielsson
(chair of the conference), Partner with Stockholm niche firm
Danielsson & Englund, previously Partner of Gernandt &
Danielsson for eight years, four of which as Managing
Partner, Anne
Ramberg, Secretary General of the Swedish Bar
Association, Stefan
Erhag, Executive Partner at Delphi, Joakim
Edoff, Executive Partner at Setterwalls, who
previously held the position as Knowledge Manager for the
firm, Björn
Kristiansson, Partner at Hannes Snellman with special
responsibility for the firm's KM activities and vast knowledge
management experience from Linklaters and Vinge.
Furthermore, Rob
Ameerun, Founder of Legal IT Professionals, Björn Immerstrand, Key Account
Manager at Millnet BI, and Mikael
Arborelius, Engagement Manager at Acando and Founder
of Booli Search, will provide their insights on change and
innovation, social media for law firms and how understanding,
communicating and using business data operatively can
drive change.
Please see the VQ Knowledge and Strategy Forum 2011 Speaker
Presentation and Programme in the right column for further
details.
After the end
of the conference programme there will be
a complimentary cocktail reception
at Grand Hôtel, starting at 5:00
pm.
Information and registration
To make
reservations for the forum, please contact us at info@vqab.se.
The fee for the
forum is SEK 9,500 including the conference and the complimentary
cocktial reception (prices excl VAT). The fee will be
invoiced in SEK, or in EUR if preferred. Further
details.
Do you want to know
who else will be attending this event? Please find out here.
Exhibition and sponsorship opportunities
For details of all opportunities available to feature your services
and products at this event, please contact VQ at info@vqab.se. Further information
about VQ Forum's partners and sponsors is available here.