Agenda

St Regis, Mumbai • November 18, 2026

THE DAY, AT A GLANCE
‍Morning‍
10:00 – 10:10
Opening remarks
10:10 – 10:50
Reform: Turning Legal India into a Powerhouse
10:50 – 11:40
RISE Workshops, Vibe Coding & AI Training
11:40 – 12:10
Coffee & Tech Demos
12:10 – 12:50
GC Shifts: Strategy & Pricing
12:50 – 14:00
Networking Lunch
‍Afternoon‍
14:00 – 14:40
Transforming the Legal Business
14:40 – 15:40
RISE Workshops, Vibe Coding  & AI Training
15:40 – 16:10
Coffee & Tech Demos
16:10 – 17:00
RISE Workshops, Vibe Coding  & AI Training
17:00 – 17:40
The Augmented Human
17:40 – 17:45
Closing remarks
Evening
17:45 – 18:30
Gala Cocktails & Canapes
18:30 – 18:45
Vibe-Coding Competition Results
18:45 – 19:30
Resight 2026 Reveal: RISE India Awards
19:15 – 21:00
Gala Reception
10:00 – 10:10
Welcome

Opening comments from RSGI

The Future of Law

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Reena SenGupta
Executive Director
RSGI
10:10 – 10:50
Plenary

Reform: Turning Legal India into a Powerhouse

With the Indian economy set to be the largest in the world by 2050, is India’s legal profession keeping pace? What are the reforms needed to ensure that Indian lawyers can enable business and society to flourish? How can young people access legal careers and develop into world-class legal advisers? This session explores the challenges, the potential solutions and outlines a roadmap for Indian lawyers who want to be part of the change.

Moderated by Reena SenGupta
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Akhil Prasad
Group General Counsel
Boeing, GCAI
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Cyril Shroff
Managing Partner
Cyril Amarchand
Mangaldas
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Deepak Acharya
Chief Legal Officer
Aditya Birla Group
More to be announced soon
10:50 – 11:40
Interactive RISE workshops — choose one

The Disputes Lawyer of 2030

Interactive workshop of lawyers, clients, technologists and international experts. Key trend analysis, impact of AI and the changing client relationship.

The Judgement Quotient: How to Build It, How to Spot It

Interactive workshop of lawyers, clients, technologists and international experts. Key trend analysis, impact of AI and the changing client relationship.

AI Training & Digital Maturity Assessment from Factor

Bite sized training, or maturity assessments to help lawyers see the limits of their AI use, and where to go next.

Vibe Coding

Opportunity for lawyers to experience coding, agent building and to explore other technologies that can help them stay abreast of market changes.

11:40 – 12:10
Break

Coffee & Tech Demos

Mingle with your peers and experience demonstrations from curated technology and professional services exhibitions.

12:10 – 12:50
Plenary

GC Shifts: Strategy & Pricing

Panel session with leading general counsel discussing how their priorities and pain points, how they are changing their legal departments and their expectations of external counsel.

Moderated by Yasmin Lambert
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Nilanjan Sinha
Group General Counsel
ICICI Bank
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Sapan Gupta
Group General Counsel
Arcelor Mittal
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Pooja Bedi
General Counsel & Company Secretary
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages
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Madhav Uppuluri
General Counsel
Tata Consultancy Services
More to be announced soon
12:50 – 14:00
Break

Networking Lunch

Mingle with your peers and experience demonstrations from curated technology and professional services exhibitions.

14:00 – 14:40
Plenary

Transforming the Legal Business

Panel Session into how AI is changing the way lawyers think about knowledge, what ‘augmentation’ really means, the power of the model context protocol to be a gamechanger and the best ways to leverage your existing institutional intelligence.

Moderated by Mina Jenkins
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Neil Araujo
Chief Executive Officer
iManage
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Pratik Joshi
Legal Engineer
Harvey
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Haigreve Khaitan
Managing Partner
Khaitan & Co
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More to be announced soon
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Moderator: Mina Jenkins
Associate
RSGI

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14:40 – 15:40
Interactive RISE workshops — choose one

Evolutions in transactions

Interactive workshop of lawyers, clients, technologists and international experts. Key trend analysis, impact of AI and the changing client relationship.

Digital Maturity

As AI transforms practices, how can lawyers remain on top of all the latest tech solutions, demands from clients and big picture world trends that are changing their careers?

AI Training & Maturity Assessment from Factor

Bite sized training, or maturity assessments to help lawyers see the limits of their AI use, and where to go next.

Vibe Coding

Opportunity for lawyers to experience coding, agent building and to explore other technologies that can help them stay abreast of market changes.

15:40 – 16:10
Break

Coffee & Tech Demos

Mingle with your peers and experience demonstrations from curated technology and professional services exhibitions.

16:10 – 17:00
Interactive RISE workshops — choose one

Evolutions in advisory

Interactive workshop of lawyers, clients, technologists and international experts. Key trend analysis, impact of AI and the changing client relationship.

In-House Matters

Indian general counsel are rapidly growing in role, power and influence. They too are subject to technological disruption. How can they build their tech stacks and work with the business to ensure they are delivering a top-class service?

AI Training & Maturity Assessment from Factor

Bite sized training, or maturity assessments to help lawyers see the limits of their AI use, and where to go next.

Vibe Coding

Opportunity for lawyers to experience coding, agent building and to explore other technologies that can help them stay abreast of market changes.

17:00 – 17:40
Plenary

The Augmented Human

As more lawyers use AI, the questions on how to teach judgement intensify. But an even more pressing concern is how to deal with lawyers not wanting to make the mental effort – in effect – cognitively surrendering work to AI. What are the best strategies to ensure lawyers use the technologies at their disposal to enhance their judgement?

Moderated by Yasmin Lambert
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Espen Skorstad
Founder
Fairsight
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Zia Mody
Managing Partner
AZB & Partners
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Rahul Matthan
Partner
Trilegal
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Sudhir Krishnaswamy
Vice-Chancellor
National Law School Bangalore
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Moderator: Yasmin Lambert
Managing Director
RSGI
17:40 – 17:45
Close

Closing remarks

Join us for the closing remarks.

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Reena SenGupta
Executive Director
RSGI
17:45 – 18:30
Evening

Gala Cocktails & Canapes

Opportunity to reflect on the day's sessions.

18:30 – 18:45
Plenary

Vibe Coding Winner Reveal

Winners announced live at the event.

18:45 – 19:15
Plenary

Resight 2026 Reveal: RISE India Awards

RSGI reveals the results of its investigation into the top Indian law firms across the RISE criteria and its rating of the most involved foreign law firms in India.

The awards list includes:
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1. RISE Award for AI-Enabled Innovation
Recognising the firm using AI most intelligently to improve delivery, insight, productivity and client value.
2. RISE Award for Business Professionalisation
Recognising the firm that has most clearly strengthened its governance, systems, and modernised its management and institutional platform.
3. RISE Award for Future-Ready Talent
Recognising the firm investing most convincingly in the skills, culture and career experience needed for the next generation of legal work.
4. RISE Award for Responsible Business
Recognising the firm showing leadership on ethics, inclusion, sustainability, pro bono, governance and having a positive impact on its broader communities.
5. RISE Award for Client Experience
Recognising the firm whose clients scored its lawyers highest against eight indicators, including service, commerciality, EQ, networks and leadership.
6. RISE Award for International Strategy
Recognising the firm with the strongest strategy for cross-border work, global relationships and India-linked international growth.
7. RISE Award for Brand Momentum
Recognising the firm whose market profile, positioning and reputation have advanced most strongly over the past year.
8. RISE Award for Foreign Firm Momentum in India
Recognising the international firm making the most credible and strategically significant progress in the Indian market.
9. Resight India 2026: Small law firm of the year
Recognising the firm with 100 lawyers or less that had the strongest overall performance across Reputation, Instructions, Sophistication and Experience.
10. Resight India 2026: Highest-Scoring RISE Firm
Recognising the firm with the strongest overall performance across Reputation, Instructions, Sophistication and Experience.

19:15 - 21:00
Evening

Gala Cocktail Reception

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