I'm pleased to report that I'll be attending Interwoven's annual "Legal IT Leadership Summit" this coming Monday through Thursday, May 22—25, at the Ritz Carlton/Bachelor Gulch, as Interwoven's guest, which is extremely gracious on their part.

The panel topics include:

• Redefining the Relationship between the Business and IT;
• Pragmatic Approaches to Knowledge Management;
• Architecting IT Governance and processes for the new business climate; and
• Information Management Strategies in Today’s Environment.

This particular annual IT conference surely ranks among the most valuable of the many offered by various firms and organizations throughout the year.  Here's a summary of what it's all about: 

"It is probably the one time in each year when I get the opportunity to have a real in depth debate with colleagues from either side of the Atlantic. The program, speakers and even timetable are set by the advisory board.” – Janet Day, CIO, Berwin Leighton Paisner

"The Legal IT Leadership Summit is an exclusive event that brings together 40-50 of the IT leaders (CIO's /Technology Partners) at the largest and most influential law-firms across the globe with the goal of discussing the most pressing challenges they face. The summit focuses on 3-4 issues that impact large global law firms in great depth. The format for each session includes keynotes by an expert on the subject followed by a moderated forum or panel discussion that drives questions and deeper discussions, sharing of success and failures and case studies.

"This year’s theme – Navigating New Frontiers, reflects that the business climate for law-firms is changing, and this shift is bringing new expectations of IT to provide simple solutions to increasingly complex challenges."

Unusually, the agenda is set entirely by the completely independent Advisory Board, and not by Interwoven.  The members of this year's Advisory Board are:

Name	Firm
Daniel Pollick	DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary
Eugene Stein	White & Case
Janet Day	Berwin Leighton Paisner
Jeff Schwarz	McDermott, Will & Emery
Jim Pfau	Faegre & Benson
Michael Fick	Jones Day
Nigel Blackwood	Wragge & Co
Robert Marburger	Alston & Bird
Santiago Gomez Sancha	Uria Menendez
Simon Kosminsky	SJ Berwin

I look forward to seeing old friends, and to making new ones.

Anticipate a complete report right here on "Adam Smith, Esq." in a week or so.