Miami LATAM

Miami
Thursday 23 July
Legal Tech On Tour Miami
Florida International University
Bay Campus
9:00 am – 6:00 pm

ILTA is headed to Miami.

Your chance to connect with legal tech professionals, partners, and ideas shaping the future of the industry across borders.

Legal Tech On Tour: Miami will deliver a high-impact educational experience for legal professionals across Latin America, focusing on AI integration, cybersecurity resilience, and innovation strategies. The agenda will include thought leadership sessions, business partner showcases, and networking opportunities tailored to the unique challenges and opportunities in the LATAM legal market, including diverse regional realities and varying levels of technology adoption.

Whether you're leading innovation or just beginning to explore these topics, this event is designed to support a wide range of roles and experience levels across the legal ecosystem. Expect deep dives into AI ethics, bias mitigation, and hybrid workflows, alongside practical guidance on securing sensitive data and managing regulatory compliance.

If you’ve ever felt like the pace of change has left you behind, you’re not alone. Join peers from across the region to share challenges, exchange insights, and walk away with practical strategies to help you move forward with confidence.

Key Themes

  • AI adoption strategies for LATAM firms
  • Cybersecurity and data breach response
  • Ethical AI and bias mitigation in legal tech
  • Future-proofing talent and technology infrastructure

Event CO-ChairS

Melissa Ballesteros

Manager of AI and Legal Technology Adoption

Holland & Knight LLP

Barbara Gondim Da Rocha

Director of Operations

RMS Advogados

THURSDAY, 23 JULY 2026
 
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Networking Continental Breakfast & Registration

Guests arrive on flow and enjoy breakfast and networking.

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks

Opening remarks from ILTA and event chairs, setting the stage for a day focused on legal innovation, collaboration, and the evolving legal tech landscape across Latin America.

speaker

Co-Chairs and ILTA

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Keynote Presentation - Legal Tech Conversations: What We Are Hearing

ILTA CEO Joy Heath Rush and ILTA VP of Content Jannise Vinson will share insights gained from dozens and dozens of conversations with leaders across the legal ecosystem. The session will focus on trends in legal technology and the challenges, and - most importantly - opportunities presented by those trends.

speaker

Joy Heath Rush and Jannise Vinson

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Break

Morning networking break.

11:45 AM - 12:35 PM
Workshop

This interactive, hands-on workshop gives attendees a clear-eyed view of the AI landscape leaders are navigating today, and what the future demands. Then participants get to work through facilitated table discussions and practical exercises.

Participants will leave with:
• An honest assessment of where they and their organizations currently stand with AI;
• A framework for identifying the skills and mindsets that will matter most going forward;
• A concrete first action they can implement immediately.

speaker

Trudy-Ann Armand

12:35 PM - 1:35 PM
Lunch & Peer Networking

Lunch served with networking opportunities among attendees, speakers, and business partners.

1:35 PM - 2:25 PM
BP Panel Discussion

A conversation with business partners focused on the realities of implementing and scaling legal technology across Latin America, including lessons learned, adoption challenges, and practical strategies for success.

speaker

TBA

2:25 PM - 3:15 PM
Workshop

An engaging workshop focused on leadership, communication, change management, and professional growth in an evolving legal and technology landscape.

speaker

Jeffrey Roach + Rami Ramon

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Networking Break

Afternoon networking break.

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Panel Discussion | Legal Tech Across Languages, Jurisdictions and Cultures: Scaling Innovation in Latin America

A conversation bringing together legal, technology, innovation, and transformation leaders to explore what it really takes to scale legal innovation across Latin America. Panelists will discuss how language, culture, jurisdictional differences, governance, AI adoption, and organizational change shape successful legal transformation across the region, sharing practical lessons learned from implementing innovation in diverse legal environments.

speaker

Melissa Ballesteros, Diego Domingos da Silva + One Additional Panelist (TBA) + Moderator (TBA)

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Wrap Up / Closing

Closing reflections and key takeaways from the day.

speaker

Co-Chairs and ILTA

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Networking Social

Informal networking reception.