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PwC Booth Theatre at LEAP 2025

February 9 - February 12

Welcome to the inaugural Middle East LegalTech Evolution Summit 2025

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February 9 - February 12

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Hall 2, Stand H20, Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center, Malham

Register here

Welcome to our PwC booth theatre! 

This year at LEAP, we’re excited to showcase how organisations are thriving through disruption and harnessing the power of AI to shape the future. Join us for a series of dynamic sessions that bring together business and technology leaders, innovators, and our own subject matter experts to explore topics that are redefining industries across the region.

Attendees will have the unique opportunity to connect with thought leaders, industry pioneers, and influencers. These sessions will provide valuable insights into emerging trends, challenges, and transformative solutions driving reinvention in the Middle East.

Our booth is more than just a space—it’s a hub for collaboration, innovation, and discovery. Engage with leading experts, explore groundbreaking solutions, and network with peers in an interactive environment.

As leaders in reinvention, we’re proud to collaborate with our alliances, including OpenAI, Microsoft, Salesforce, and SAP, as well as our clients, to deliver meaningful and lasting change.

We look forward to welcoming you to our sessions at LEAP 2025, where together, we’ll explore the innovations and trends shaping the future of business and technology in the region.

Learn more about our overall participation 

Who we are

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Lawyers and Technologists with global and regional experience.

Why we do it

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Our mission is to revolutionize legal service delivery by leveraging data, technology, and innovative delivery models.

How we deliver

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We partner with our clients, becoming an extension of their teams, and leverage our strategic alliances to bring best-in-class technology to their organisation. 

Agenda

 

MC & Event Host

Amal Larhlid, Partner, EMEA Government & Public Sector Sustainability Lead, PwC Middle East
1:00pm - 1:30pm

Registration & Networking Lunch

Join us for a casual networking lunch prior to the event to connect and network with peers.
1:30pm - 1:50pm

Welcome remarks

  • Lachlan Roos, Partner, Tax and Legal Transformation Leader, PwC Middle East
  • Ali Hosseini, Chief AI and Technology Officer, PwC Middle East
  • Stephen Anderson, Middle East Strategy Leader, PwC Middle East
1:50pm - 2:15pm

Keynote Speech

Planning for the GenAI Revolution: Explore how Generative AI is transforming legal practice worldwide and its potential in the Middle East across government, corporate legal teams, and law firms. Bringing together the day’s key themes, it offers practical insights on preparing and planning for the GenAI revolution while addressing its opportunities and risks.

  • Professor Dan Hunter, Executive Dean, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College
2:15pm - 2:45pm

Fireside Chat:

Navigating Change - A CEO's Approach to Growth and Innovation: An insightful discussion on leadership and innovation strategies in a rapidly evolving technology landscape.

  • Stephen Anderson, Middle East Strategy Leader, PwC Middle East

  • Guest speaker will be announced soon
2:45pm - 3:15pm Coffee Break
3:15pm - 3:45pm

Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel Panel

Driving Innovation - The Evolving Role of CLOs & GCs in Digital Transformation: Hear perspectives from top legal leaders on the digital transformation taking place within the legal industry.

Moderator

  • Dr. Frederic Mirza Khanian, Partner, Global Legal & Legal Business Solutions Leader

Panelists

  • Vera Kolesnik, General Counsel, Nestle, UAE

  • Lidia Kamleh, Chief Legal Officer, Dubai Future Foundation, UAE

  • Jacques John Visser, Chief Legal Officer, Dubai International Finance Centre Authority, UAE
3:45pm - 4:15pm

Technology Panel

LegalTech Leaders - Conversations with Innovators and Investors Shaping the Future: Hear from leaders at ContractPodAI, The LegalTech Fund, Inception, and Priori as they discuss emerging trends, investment insights, and real-world applications.

Moderator

  • Sandeep Agrawal, Global Legal Technology Lead, PwC UK

Panelists

  • Ashish Koshy, COO, Inception
  • Basha Rubin, CEO & Co-Founder, Priori
  • Sarvarth Misra, CEO & Co-Founder, ContractPodAi® - UK
  • Zach Posner, Co-Founder & Managing Director, The LegalTech Fund
4:15pm - 4:35pm

Case Study

CLM Implementation at DP World: Hear from DP World in an engaging fireside chat as they discuss their successful implementation of Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), sharing key insights, challenges overcome, and the transformative impact on their contracting operations.

  • Teresa Owusu-Adjei, Global Clients and Markets Leader, Tax & Legal Services at PwC

  • Puneet Bhakri, Chief Revenue Officer, Sirion

  • Nitin Sood, Senior Vice President, DP World 
4:35pm - 5:00pm Coffee Break
5:00pm - 5:30pm

Fireside Chat

Exploring the Future of AI: Hear from OpenAI in an exclusive fireside chat as they share their journey toward achieving AGI, discuss the latest advancements they are working on, and give a demonstration of use cases applicable to the legal industry.

  • Alex Rosenrauch, Legal AI and NewLaw Leader, PwC Middle East

  • Rod Solaimani, Middle East Policy & Partnership Leader, OpenAI
5:30pm - 6:00pm

Expert Q&A

Speakers to be announced
6:00pm - 6:05pm Closing remarks
6:05pm - 8:00pm Networking Reception

Speakers and Panelists

Farouk El Hamzawi
Account Director, OpenAI

 

Abdullah AlNasser
Head of Esports Professional Event, Saudi Esports Federation

Aslan Sultanov
Founding Partner, White Hill Capital and Tumar Venture Fund

 

Mukesh Kumar
 RVP Alliances, Salesforce Middle East

Stephanie Tran
Account Director, OpenAI

Omar Sherin
Partner, PwC Middle East

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Sion Rhys
Partner, PwC Middle East

Filippo Buzzi
Managing Director, Hex Trust

Mo Ali Yusuf
Founder and CEO, Fuze Finance

Le Tilahun
 Partner, PwC Middle East 

Martin Green
RVP Sales, Salesforce Middle East

 

 

Heiko Seitz
 Global eMobility Leader, PwC

Amal Larhlid
Partner, PwC Middle East

Guy Parsonage
Partner, PwC Middle East

 

Clinton Firth
Partner, PwC Middle East

Rajat Chowdhary
Partner, PwC Middle East

Varun Paul
Partner, PwC Middle East

Shean Malik
Partner, PwC Middle East

Mohamad Omar Abdou
Director of Technology, PwC Middle East

 

Mohammed Saty
 Director, PwC Middle East

Mayank Singla
 Director, PwC Middle East


Sami Al-Shatri
Senior Manager, PwC Middle East

 

Sandro Andric
Manager, PwC Middle East

Munira Alqahtani
Manager, PwC Middle East

 

Moussa Beidas
Partner, PwC Middle East

Raddad Ayoub
Partner, PwC Middle East

Samer Omar
Partner, PwC Middle East

Hemant Arora
Partner, PwC Middle East

Bala Chandran
Partner, PwC Middle East

Dr. AJ Ahmed
Senior Director, Managed Services, PwC Middle East

 

Serena Sebastiani
 Director, PwC Middle East

Hani Abbasi
Director, PwC Middle East

 

Bijay Mathew
Director, PwC Middle East

Kevin Jackson
Senior Advisor for Technology, PwC Belgium

 

Abdullazize AlHammad
Senior Manager, PwC Middle East

 

Ravi Sinha
Partner, PwC Middle East

 

Dr. Nicolas Sonder
Partner, PwC Germany

Dr. Mohamad Hammouri
CyberSecurity Partner, PwC Middle East

 

Chandra Saraogi
Partner, PwC Middle East

Yassar Haneef
MS Director of Technology, PwC Middle East

 

Amit Shiwani
 Partner, PwC Middle East 

Lars Bohm
Director, PwC Middle East

 

Ahmad Barghouth
Director, PwC Middle East

 

Alex Rosenrauch
 Director, PwC Middle East

Junaid Akbar
Director, PwC Middle East

Farah AlZaghloul
Senior Manager, PwC Middle East

Additional sessions and speakers to be announced in the coming weeks.

Sponsors and Supporters

Platinum Sponsor

Step into the future of legal with Leah, your full-stack GenAI solution from ContractPodAi, a leader in redefining legal processes and operations. Recognized as a Visionary by Gartner from 2021-2024, ContractPodAi is lawyer-led and AI-powered, transforming how legal teams, organizations, and individuals author, analyze, and manage documents with unmatched precision and scale. 

Leah delivers secure, enterprise-ready innovation to accelerate growth and ensure measurable ROI for any legal scenario. Going beyond mere task automation, Leah redefines legal processes, empowering strategic thinking and offering real-time, precedence-based analysis. This is more than legal tech; it's Legal Reimagined™. 

Gold Sponsor

Sirion is the world’s leading AI-native CLM platform, pioneering the application of generative AI to help enterprises transform the way they store, create, and manage contracts. The platform’s extraction, conversational search, and AI-enhanced negotiation capabilities have revolutionized contracting across enterprise teams – from legal and procurement to sales and finance. The world’s most valuable brands trust Sirion to manage 7M+ contracts worth nearly $800B and relationships with 1M+ suppliers and customers in 100+ languages.

Leading analysts such as Gartner, IDC, and Spend Matters have consistently recognized Sirion as a leader in CLM for its focus on category-leading innovation.

Silver Sponsor

Graceview is a legal generative AI company founded by a trio of lawyer-computer scientists with 30+ years of experience at the forefront of AI and law. Graceview is the AI-driven platform for effortless regulatory compliance, empowering legal, risk and compliance teams worldwide. Graceview’s mission is to create a world where compliance is easy and continuous.

Proud Supporter

By leveraging its extensive networks in the U.S. and in the region, the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council provides unparalleled access to senior decision makers in business and government with the aim of deepening bilateral trade and investment.

Museum of the Future

The Auditorium,
Museum of the Future,
Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Location map

The Museum of the Future of is directly adjacent to Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Getting there

Public Transport

MRed Emirates Towers

We recommend you use Dubai Metro for the best access (Emirates Towers Station, Red Line). The link bridge connects the metro station directly to the museum. 

You can also use the Dubai Bus Service network. The best service line numbers are as follows:

27 / 29 / X22 Emirates Towers

Arriving by car

You may use your personal vehicle and use chargeable self-parking or valet services. Please note that our parking spaces are very limited and subject to availability.

Other transport options

You can also arrive by foot, bicycle or electric scooter and use the bicycle racks provided in the self-park area. We also have drop off areas around the museum. Get help with transport

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Contact us

Amir Kordvani

Amir Kordvani

Leader, Legal Business Solutions, PwC Legal Middle East

Tel: +971 50 732 5154

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Director, AI Leader, PwC Legal Middle East

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Senior Manager, PwC Legal Middle East

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