2018 Speakers

From friendly debates with other legal practitioners to sharing your tried-and-true (and creative) techniques for pushing productions out the door, discussion topics at Relativity Fest are as diverse as the community itself. In 2018, more than 300 speakers joined us in Chicago to bring unique perspectives to the conference—from litigation support professionals and attorneys to developers and IT professionals.

2018 Highlighted Speakers

Additional Speakers

Aaron Crews

Littler Mendelson P.C., Chief Data Analytics Officer

Aaron Crews

Bennett B. Borden

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Chief Data Scientist

Bennett B. Borden

Chris Dale

eDisclosure Information Project, Founder

Chris Dale

Cory Nugent

New York State Office of the Attorney General, Information Technology Specialist

Cory Nugent

Craig Ball

Craig D. Ball P.C., ESI Special Master, Attorney and Computer Forensic Examiner

Craig Ball

David Ostertag

Verizon, Global Investigation Manager and Chief Operationg Officer GSS

David Ostertag

Debbie Reynolds

EimerStahl Discovery Solutions, LLC, Director and Data Privacy Officer

Debbie Reynolds

Dennis Garcia

Microsoft, Assistant General Counsel

Dennis Garcia

Doug Austin

CloudNine, VP of Products

Doug Austin

Ed McAndrew

Ballard Spahr LLP, Partner

Ed McAndrew

Gail Gottehrer

Akerman, Co-Chair, Privacy, Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies Practice Group

Gail Gottehrer

Hunter McMahon

iDiscovery Solutions, Director of Data Analytics

Hunter McMahon

Jacqueline Day

Control Risks, Senior Partner

Jacqueline Day

James Sandman

Legal Services Corporation, President

James Sandman

Jay Carle

Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Partner

Jay Carle

Jenny Hamilton

Deere & Company, eDiscovery Counsel

Jenny Hamilton

John Pletz

Crain's Chicago Business, Senior Technology and Venture Capital Reporter

John Pletz

Johnny Lee

Grant Thornton US LLP, Principal & National Practice Leader, Forensic Technology Services

Johnny Lee

Joy Murao

Practice Aligned Resources, CEO

Joy Murao

Karyn Harty

McCann Fitzgerald, Partner

Karyn Harty

Kelly Twigger

ESI Attorneys LLC, Principal

Kelly Twigger

Kenya Dixon

U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Assistance Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Division of Technology and Analysis

Kenya Dixon

Peggy Gianuca

The Walt Disney Company, eDiscovery Technical Solutions Manager

Peggy Gianuca

Ryan O'Leary

IDC, Senior Research Analyst, Legal, Risk and Compliance

Ryan O'Leary

Sasha Bigda

Morningstar, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Corporate Communications

Sasha Bigda

Stephen Patton

Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Of Counsel

Stephen Patton

Tessa Jacob

Husch Blackwell LLP, Senior Counsel

Tessa Jacob

Zabrina Jenkins

Starbucks Coffee Company, Managing Director, Litigation, Law & Corporate Affairs

Zabrina Jenkins

Zach Warren

Legaltech News, Editor-in-Chief

Zach Warren