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.
Additional Speakers
Aaron Crews
Littler Mendelson P.C., Chief Data Analytics Officer

Bennett B. Borden
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Chief Data Scientist

Chris Dale
eDisclosure Information Project, Founder

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

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

David Ostertag
Verizon, Global Investigation Manager and Chief Operationg Officer GSS

Debbie Reynolds
EimerStahl Discovery Solutions, LLC, Director and Data Privacy Officer

Dennis Garcia
Microsoft, Assistant General Counsel

Doug Austin
CloudNine, VP of Products

Ed McAndrew
Ballard Spahr LLP, Partner

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

Hunter McMahon
iDiscovery Solutions, Director of Data Analytics

Jacqueline Day
Control Risks, Senior Partner

James Sandman
Legal Services Corporation, President

Jay Carle
Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Partner

Jenny Hamilton
Deere & Company, eDiscovery Counsel

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

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

Joy Murao
Practice Aligned Resources, CEO

Karyn Harty
McCann Fitzgerald, Partner

Kelly Twigger
ESI Attorneys LLC, Principal

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

Peggy Gianuca
The Walt Disney Company, eDiscovery Technical Solutions Manager

Ryan O'Leary
IDC, Senior Research Analyst, Legal, Risk and Compliance

Sasha Bigda
Morningstar, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Corporate Communications

Stephen Patton
Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Of Counsel

Tessa Jacob
Husch Blackwell LLP, Senior Counsel

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

Zach Warren
Legaltech News, Editor-in-Chief
