BigHand Update and Keynote Speaker

Ellis Watson

Breakout Sessions

Business Intelligence Product Showcase

Explore how BigHand Business Intelligence empowers your firm to drive strategic decisions with data. In this live product demo, we’ll showcase the latest cloud release—including powerful self-serve capabilities—and demonstrate how interactive dashboards reveal key trends in billing, collections, profitability, staff utilisation, and matter performance across clients, practice groups, and more. We’ll also walk you through the ROI calculator to highlight the financial benefits BigHand BI can deliver for your firm.

BigHand Hosts:

Rob Stote Chief Product Officer, BigHand

Lisa Maguire Head of Product Marketing, BigHand

Breakout Sessions

Client Panel
Redefining Matter Pricing: Profitability, Transparency, Flexible Models and Pricing Ownership

As client demands for transparency and flexible pricing grow - and annual price hikes become unsustainable - law firms are rethinking how to price-for-profit while still meeting client expectations, all while the billable hour remains firmly in place.
Join our client panel to explore how firms are adopting a strategic, profitability-first mindset, developing AFAs that work for both sides, and using technology to enable smarter, data-driven pricing. We’ll also discuss who should own pricing and the different approaches firms are taking to embed it across the business.

External Speakers:

Preston Gordon Global Lead, Legal Pricing & LPM Initiatives, Mayer Brown

Amanda Hewitt Pricing Manager, Arthur Cox

BigHand Hosts:

Brian Taaffe Senior Director, Platform & Data Strategy, BigHand

Breakout Sessions

Client Panel
Beyond the Numbers: Turning Business Intelligence into Profitability

Having access to financial and operational data is one thing - leveraging it for real business impact is another. Join our BigHand Business Intelligence client panel to hear how leading law firms are using advanced insights to drive profitability, improve decision-making, and create a culture of financial accountability.
Discover how they’re reducing debtor days, accelerating cash collections, and streamlining billing, with different approaches delivering value across all levels of the firm. Panellists will also share the most impactful elements of the solution and their top tips for firms looking to implement it effectively.

External Speakers:

Ed Aguero CFO, Cole, Scott & Kissane

Gavin Hogg Head of Finance, Bristows

BigHand Host:

Rod Wittenberg Senior Vice President – Financial Productivity, North America Sales, BigHand

Breakout Sessions

Expert Panel
Beyond the Billable Hour: New Strategies for Law Firm Profitability

Despite steady revenue growth, stable profitability, and yearly rate increases, law firms are paying closer attention to financial performance than ever before. With rising operational costs, growing client demands for transparency, and increasing pressure to meet partner PEP expectations, firms are being pushed to operate more like businesses. Join our expert panel to explore what’s driving this shift, how firms are responding, and why understanding the financial big picture as well as the detail is essential for future success.

External Speakers:

Elena Folkes Founder, Beacon Collective

Kate Stanfield Chief Knowledge and Innovation Officer, Collas Crill

Nick Patterson Head of Finance, Bedell Cristin

BigHand Host:

Eric Wangler President Global Legal Market, BigHand