Office Address

Sydney, AU

Phone Number

0467 023 502

Email Address

info@lclisummit.com

Legal Counsel Leadership & Innovation Summit 2026

📅 29 July 2026

📍 A full-day executive summit for General Counsels, CLOs and Heads of Legal.

The LCLI Summit explores how AI, privacy enforcement, cyber risk, and regulatory escalation are reshaping legal decision-making in complex organisations.

Previous summit
sold out in 6 weeks

A one-day executive summit for senior in-house legal leaders.
AI is outpacing regulation. Privacy enforcement is escalating.
Boards are shifting accountability to legal functions.
Legal leadership is operating without stable guardrails.

Meet the leaders joining us on stage

Colin Maher

General Counsel Prospection LCLI Conference Chair

Craig Emery

Group Company Secretary and General Counsel Telstra

Rachel Launders

General Counsel and Company Secretary Nine Entertainment Co.

Ed Gomes

Deputy Chief Legal Officer Western Sydney International Airport

Wendy Barker

General Counsel Jonas Software AUS

Michael Guilday

General Counsel & Head of Property Sydney Fish Market

David Field

Chief Legal Counsel and Chief People Officer Canon Oceania

Vern Phang

General Counsel estateXchange
WHY LCLI EXISTS

  • The operating environment has changed
      • AI decisions move faster than governance frameworks
      • Privacy enforcement is now litigation-driven
      • Boards shifting accountability to legal teams
      • Legal sign-off becoming liability trigger
    Built for legal leaders operating in this reality.
    WHAT MAKES LCLI DIFFERENT

    Real decision-making under pressure

    Not a conference. Built for action, not observation.

      Every session is built around a real scenario  a dispute, a board confrontation, a regulatory investigation with legal leaders working through it in real time.  You leave with a framework, not a follow-up email.  

      Sessions include: 

      • GC Pressure Test 
      • Vendor Reality Check
      • GC vs Litigator Duel 
      • De-identified Disputes 
      • Risk Transfer Matrix 
      • Privacy, AI & Cyber Risk Exposure
    Built around: decision | defence | consequence
    Limited Capacity Summit

    SECURE YOUR PLACE

    This summit is deliberately kept small. Built for senior legal leaders GCs, CLOs, and their direct reports. The previous summit sold out in six weeks.

    Super Early Bird pricing closes 22 May 2026. After that, the price goes up seats may not be available.

    "What I found most valuable was the depth of discussion on emerging legal risks far more practical than any other event I've attended." General Counsel, Financial Services Organisation

    GC Pressure Test

    round

    Vendor Reality Check

    round

    GC vs Litigator Duel

    round

    De-identified Disputes

    round

    Risk Transfer Matrix

    round

    Privacy, AI & Cyber Risk Exposure

    round

    Who Should Attend

    • Chief Legal Officers
    • General Counsel
    • Group Counsel
    • Heads of Legal
    • Heads of Legal Operations
    • Heads of Privacy

    Sectors

    Financial Services

    30%

    Public Sector

    20%

    Energy & Utilities

    15%

    Technology

    20%

    Other

    15%
    Why Sponsor
    • Access decision-makers shaping:
    • Enterprise risk governance
    • AI procurement and oversight
    • Regulatory response strategy
    • Legal operations investment Featured activation: Vendor Reality Check — live scrutiny from GCs and litigators.
    • Not a pitch. A stress test.
    • For sponsorship enquiries: sponsor@lclisummit.com