Virtual Thought Leader Sessions 2012
Virtual Thought Leader Session Schedule (Note: Because we cross 19 time zones, sessions for some are on Wednesdays and for others on Thursdays. Additionally, session times rotate. See schedules and times below)
18/19 January: Exaptation in the Law Market: Utilizing Old Ideas in New Places
Thought Leaders: Michele DeStefano and Laurel Terry
Students on Panel: Sebastian De Osma (IE), Nicolas Jacquemart (St. Gallen), Matt Walsh (Harvard), Katie Wang (Fordham)
Purpose: Introduce the idea of exaptation and demonstrate that ideas from other disciplines can be utilized in the field of law to create innovation
25/26 January: Technological Innovations and Law's Response
Thought Leaders: Andrea Johnson, Stephanie Kimbro, and Jack Newton
Students on Panel: Steve Mehr (Indiana), Stephanie Panchkowry (UCL), Wang Qiongyue (STL),Geoffrey Weg (NYLS)
Purpose: Discuss how technology has changed and enhanced lawyers’ professional lives and how legal education and practice has or has not embraced technology and reaped its benefits
1/2 February: Use of Psychology and Neuroscience in the Law
Thought Leaders: Amanda Pustilnik, Rita Shackel, and Anthony Brown
Students on Panel: Sophie Howard (UCL), Li Longfei (STL), Ashley Matthews (Miami), Naomi Waibel (NYLS)
Purpose: Describe and debate how and when psychology and neuroscience are (and should be) used in the court system to determine culpability, punishment, and rehabilitation measures
8/9 February: How to Identify and Assess the Financials Necessary to Determine the Potential of a New Business Idea
Thought Leader: Steve Zuckerman
Students on Panel: Margaret Hagan (Stanford), Katie Leah (UCL), Sun Lan (STL) Kushal Malhotra (IE)
Purpose: The purpose of this session is to articulate the steps each team needs to accomplish (and include in their business or action plan) in order to create a viable Project of Worth. Utilizing a real world example, this session will highlight how to identify and assess the types of calculations and financial data that are necessary to determine the potential of a business.
15/16 February: Great Idea . . . Now What?: Channelling Your Entrepreneurial Spirit
Thought Leaders: Jon Callaghan, Susan Cartier Liebel
Students on Panel: Neil Devani (Stanford), Iqra Musaddaq (UCL), Diana Peñaloza (Los Andes),Brian Spiro (Miami)
Purpose: Learn how to move a great idea to a viable concept, discuss what it means to be an entrepreneur, and hear some success stories from LawWithoutWalls’ entrepreneurs
22/23 February: Student Project of Worth Updates (closed session; students, Michael, and Michele only)
Purpose: To elicit feedback from Michael Bossone, Michele DeStefano, and other LawWithoutWalls students in order to improve Projects of Worth
29 February/1 March: The Future of Law Professors: Training, Development, and Tenure
Thought Leaders: Bill Henderson, Deborah Rhode, Adrian Sannier, and Robin Runge
Students on Panel: Sean Koehler (Fordham), Erika Pagano (Miami), Eugenia Schraa (Fordham), Tao Xu (STL)
Purpose: Discuss and debate the current tenure track faculty model at U.S. law schools.
7/8 March: What is your Brand? Branding Yourself, Your Career, and the Legal Profession
Thought Leaders: Phyllis Dealy and Kevin Doolan
Students on Panel: Anjali Deshmukh (Stanford), Jason Machowsky (NYLS), Lauren Quattromani (Miami), Mike Williams (Sydney)
Purpose: Emphasize the importance of (and strategies for) creating and maintaining a brand identity for individuals, companies, law firms, law schools, and the legal profession
14/15 March: Law Firm Structure: Then, Now, and the Future
Thought Leaders: Jordan Furlong, Chris Kenny, and Steve Mark
Students on Panel: Andrés Díaz (Los Andes), Lisa Fahey (Indiana), Rico Williams (Miami)
Purpose: Compare and contrast law firm structure of the past to law firm structure today and explore the potential forms it may take in the future given the recent changes in the legal regulatory landscape across the globe
21/22 March: Future Capital of the Legal World: New York, London, Beijing, or Bangalore?
Thought Leaders: John Flood, Jay Krishnan, and Sida Liu
Students on Panel: Lynnett Brooks (NYLS), Victoria Broomfield (Sydney), Preetha Chakrabarti (Fordham), Joel McNabney (Miami)
Purpose: Discuss and debate the future of the legal world in light of the current and future explosion of the Chinese and Indian legal markets
Times and Dates
Schedule A: 18 January to 8 March
Stanford: Wednesday from 14:00 to 15:50
Los Andes: Wednesday from 17:00 to 18:50
Fordham: Wednesday from 17:00 to 18:50
Harvard: Wednesday from 17:00 to 18:50
Indiana: Wednesday from 17:00 to 18:50
Miami: Wednesday from 17:00 to 18:50
NYLS: Wednesday from 17:00 to 18:50
UCL: Wednesday from 22:00 to 23:50
IE: From Wednesday 23:00 to Thursday 00:50
St. Gallen: From Wednesday 23:00 to Thursday 00:50
STL: Thursday from 6:00 to 7:50
Sydney: Thursday from 9:00 to 10:50
Schedule B: 14 March to 22 March
Stanford: Wednesday from 6:00 to 7:50
Los Andes: Wednesday from 8:00 to 9:50
Fordham: Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:50
Harvard: Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:50
Indiana: Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:50
Miami: Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:50
NYLS: Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:50
UCL: Wednesday from 13:00 to 14:50
IE: Wednesday from 14:00 to 15:50
St. Gallen: Wednesday from 14:00 to 15:50
STL: Wednesday from 21:00 to 22:50
Sydney: Thursday from 0:00 to 1:50
Schedule C: 28/29 March
Stanford: Wednesday from 6:00 to 7:50
Los Andes: Wednesday from 8:00 to 9:50
Fordham: Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:50
Harvard: Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:50
Indiana: Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:50
Miami: Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:50
NYLS: Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:50
UCL: Wednesday from 14:00 to 15:50
IE: Wednesday from 15:00 to 16:50
St. Gallen: Wednesday from 15:00 to 16:50
STL: Wednesday from 21:00 to 22:50
Sydney: Wednesday from 0:00 to 1:50
Schedule D: 4 April to 11 April
Stanford: Wednesday from 6:00 to 7:50
Los Andes: Wednesday from 8:00 to 9:50
Fordham: Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:50
Harvard: Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:50
Indiana: Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:50
Miami: Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:50
NYLS: Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:50
UCL: Wednesday from 14:00 to 15:50
IE: Wednesday from 15:00 to 16:50
St. Gallen: Wednesday from 15:00 to 16:50
STL: Wednesday from 21:00 to 22:50
Sydney: From Wednesday 23:00 to Thursday 0:50
