Digitalization and arbitration– opportunities for business

Helsinki, 10 March 2020

Technical innovations are developing fast in the legal industry. Digitalization of new areas and automatization solutions are becoming more and more common. Addressing the complex intersection of law and technology requires knowledge of law, technology and ethics. This is true of all areas of law, and arbitration is no exception. Take the chance to get updated and become more knowledgeable in an seminar and panel discussion between the SCC,

the legal tech provider VQ and Merilampi.

The event is co-hosted by the SCC and Merilampi.

Who should attend? • In-house counsel of international business • Law firms advising in international transactions• Dispute resolution specialists• Legal tech advisors or specialists

Date10 March 2020

Time17:00 Registration17:30–19:00 Seminar Followed by drinks and refreshments.

Venue Merilampi Attorneys, Keskuskatu 7, 00100 Helsinki. RegistrationFor registration please click here.RSVP at the latest by 5 March 2020.

For questions please contact Niina Virkkala: Niina.Virkkala@Merilampi.com

Rescheduled

to a later date, to be decided, due to the organisers taking

cautionary measures considering the risk of further spread

of the COVID-19 (the “coronavirus”).

Agenda17.00 Registration

17.30 Seminar: Digitalization in arbitration – opportunities and challenges

Welcome and introduction Heidi Merikalla-Teir, Managing Partner, Merilampi

What the automation and digitalization hype is about and what is really going on? Ann Björk, co-founder, VQ Helena Hallgarn, co-founder, VQ

Digitalization in arbitration and introduction of the SCC Platform. Lise Alm, head of business development, SCC

Discussion and Q&A

19.00 Drinks and refreshments

Speakers

Heidi is the Managing Partner of Merilampi and a partner at Merilampi’s Dispute Resolution Team. Prior to joining Merilampi, Heidi worked as a Director at the Finland Chamber of Commerce, heading its Dispute Resolution Services, and as the Secretary General of the Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce (FAI). The possibilities that digitalization, legal design and legal tech can offer have been among the business development activities both at Finland Chamber of Commerce/FAI and at Merilampi.

HeidiMerikalla-Teir

Ann and Helena are founders of Virtual Intelligence VQ, an innovative entrepreneurial company focusing on digitalisation of the legal sector. They are pioneers in legal tech, being able to combine the practice of law with innovation and IT skills, and have developed several innovative legal solutions such as VQ Legal, and the AI tool TrueAgreement. In 2017 VQ won the Swedish Legal Innovation Award for its pioneering impact on the legal market.

Ann Björk

&

Helena Hallgarn

Lise heads business develop ment at the SCC including innovation, digitalization and the SCC Platform. With an M&A background both as external counsel and in-house at Spotify, and a business background heading the business department at other tech start-ups, she brings new perspectives to the arbitration world.

Lise Alm