Speakers

Geir Sviggum
Managing Partner, Wikborg Rein

Geir Sviggum er Wikborg Reins Managing Partner. Han har i en årrekke, senest i 2025, blitt kåret til Årets internasjonale advokat i Kapitals jusbilag. Han er også rangert Band 1 i Chambers og Tier 1 i Legal 500. Geir har gjennom årenes løp hatt en rekke lederverv i Wikborg Rein, herunder som styreleder, leder for firmaets tvistegruppe, leder for firmaets internasjonale virksomhet og leder for Shanghai-kontoret. Han har vært hyppig brukt som foredragsholder på universiteter og konferanser i inn- og utland. Som Managing Partner er Geir øverste ansvarlig for Wikborg Reins bruk av teknologi og vil på TechTorget dele sine tanker om hva advokatbransjen antas å ha i vente som følge av den rivende utviklingen som pågår.

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Douwe Groenevelt
Founder, Viridea

Douwe Groenevelt began his career at De Brauw, as an IP and competition lawyer, where he managed its Brussels office for 5 years. In 2015, he moved to Europe's largest technology company by market cap, ASML, where he was Head of Legal for 10 years. In April of this year, he founded his own company, through which he provides strategic advice on innovation and builds AI solutions to facilitate the work of professionals.

Douwe is known as a champion of innovation in the legal sector. Amongst other things, he founded the "Law & Ops" network to stimulate knowledge exchange about innovation, and he signed the world's first 100% GenAI-generated contract. His team won the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers award in both 2024 and 2025.

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Silje Emilienne Aanderud-Larsen
CTO, Deloitte Advokatfirma AS

Silje er teknologidirektør og nordisk leder for generativ AI i Deloitte Advokatfirma. Som jurist med spesialisering i data science har hun ti års erfaring som seksjonssjef for forretningsutvikling i NAV, og som gründer der hun tidligere drev sitt eget maskinlæringsfirma. 

Som ettertraktet foredragsholder innen AI og teknologiledelse kombinerer hun juridisk ekspertise med strategisk ledererfaring og praktisk erfaring fra AI-implementering i store organisasjoner.

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Atle Carlsen
Managing Partner, Brækhus

Atle H. Carlsen er managing partner/CEO i Brækhus Advokatfirma. Han har over 20 års ledererfaring fra Forsvaret, fra konsulentvirksomhet (The Boston Consulting Group) og fra advokatvirksomhet, blant annet som CEO i Selmer. Tidligere har han vært management consultant i The Boston Consulting Group og i Arthur D. Little, med fokus på strategi, organisasjonsutvikling og endringsledelse.

Carlsen har en MBA fra IESE Business School i Barcelona, og en Bachelor i International Business, og har befalsskole og krigsskole fra Forsvaret.

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Cathrine Wollenberg Zittan
Partner, Poul Schmith Kammeradvokaten

Cathrine is an attorney at Kammeradvokaten / Law firm Poul Schmith, specializing in insolvency and restructuring. With extensive experience in bankruptcy proceedings across the financial and real estate sectors, Cathrine advises public and private clients on complex insolvency matters. She represents the Danish state in business-related cases and has rights of audience before the Danish High Courts and the Maritime and Commercial Court in Copenhagen.

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Vebjørn Søndersrød
Advokat/Partner, Føyen

Advokat Vebjørn Søndersrød er fra Advokatfirmaet Føyen AS. Han er medlem av Advokatforeningens utvalg for advokatetikk, og er ellers ekspert innen GDPR og personvern, KI, markedsføring, informasjonssikkerhet og immaterielle rettigheter. Dette er alle felt hvor teknologi, juss og markedspraksis endrer seg hyppig. Vebjørn er en mye brukt foredragsholder innen disse temaene.

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Thomas Olsen
Advokat/Partner, Simonsen Vogt Wiig

Advokat Thomas Olsen er partner i Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig. Olsen har doktorgrad i personvernrett fra Universitet i Oslo og har tidligere vært leder for Advokatforeningens lovutvalg for IKT og personvern. Han har vært med å utarbeide Advokatforeningens GDPR-veileder og er en av forfatterne til Personvernhåndboken (Gyldendal).

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Cecilie Bergenstjerna
Administrerende direktør, Gyldendal Rettsdata (Medarrangør)

Cecilie Bergenstjerna er teknologileder med over 20 års erfaring med strategier for abonnementsbaserte digitale tjenester. Som CEO i Gyldendal Rettsdata utvikler hun en fleksibel plattform som kobler juridisk innhold og avansert teknologi. Hun sitter i styrene i Optimeering, Airmine og Fabel. Med MSc fra Aalborg har hun drevet digitale transformasjoner, SaaS-innføring og partnernettverk, og skapt innovasjon, kundelojalitet og vekst i krevende markeder.

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Dan Sørensen
Co-founder & CTO, Saga

Dan Sørensen er teknolog og jurist. I tillegg til å ha jobbet som teknologadvokat har han blant annet jobbet med digitalisering av advokatvirksomhet ved strategisk bruk av data, teknologi og kunstig intelligens. Han har også hovedfag i informatikk og har bred erfaring fra teknologibransjen. Dan er nå co-founder og CTO i Saga.

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Tine Wærsten
Daglig leder, Advokatfirmaet Bull

Tine Wærsten er daglig leder i Advokatfirmaet Bull. Hun har over 15 års erfaring med å lede og utvikle advokatmiljøer, med bakgrunn som COO i Bull, og som partner/advokat og senere leder for knowledge management og marked i Selmer. Tine har stått i spissen for modernisering og digitalisering av advokatvirksomhet, blant annet implementering av Bulls AI-bot, og er opptatt av hvordan teknologi påvirker kvalitet, arbeidsformer og verdiskaping i bransjen.

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Thomas Dahl Sørensen
Advokat/Director, Poul Schmith Kammeradvokaten

Thomas specializes in insolvency law, protecting creditor interests in complex bankruptcy and restructuring cases. With strong analytical skills and extensive litigation experience, he applies digital forensics and systematic evidence gathering to uncover hidden patterns, especially where documentation and accountability are critical. His approach is rooted in close stakeholder collaboration and rigorous analysis of data and legal issues, ensuring that value and responsibility are effectively placed where they belong.

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Merete Smith
Generalsekretær, Advokatforeningen (medarrangør)

Merete Smith er mangeårig generalsekretær i Advokatforeningen, med bred innsikt i den norske advokatbransjen. Smith har i lang tid vært talsperson for et teknologi-løft i hele justissektoren, og er opptatt av de muligheter ny teknologi kan skape for rettsstaten og det retthjelpssøkende publikum.

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Rune Opdahl
Partner, Wiersholm

Rune Opdahl is a partner in Wiersholm's Technology and Intellectual Property team. He specialises in privacy and data protection, intellectual property, marketing, technology and IT, consumer, and contract law, and handles both advisory work and dispute resolution. 

Rune is ranked among Norway's leading lawyers by Finansavisen and is recognised by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500. He also serves on the JUS Expert Committee on Patent, Trademark and Design Law, the Editorial Board of Advokatbladet, and the Norwegian Bar Association's Representative Council.

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Jorrit Willaert
CEO/co-founder, Jurimesh

Jorrit is a co-founder of Jurimesh, a legal tech company transforming due diligence. He has a background in Computer Science, with a focus on AI; however, he primarily focuses on the commercial side of the business. Beyond entrepreneurship and AI, he's passionate about physics: general relativity, quantum mechanics, and string theory.

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Maged Helmy
CEO, Newcode.ai

A solutions-focused software engineering leader passionate about developing innovative AI solutions for global clients. With over eight years in software development, data science, and deep learning, adept at managing full lifecycle software projects and leading remote teams across North America, Europe, and Australia. Known for tackling challenges directly and adapting swiftly to meet evolving customer needs.

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Stefan Kim
Chief Sales Officer, PSA Solutions

Stefan Kim, Chief Sales Officer - Stefan Kim, Chief Sales Officer at PSA, is a Legal Tech evangelist, and act as a strategic advisor to leading law firms and in-house legal teams across Northern Europe.

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Knut-Magnar Aanestad
Partner, Saga

Knut-Magnar Aanestad er jurist og AI-entusiast som har jobbet praktisk med Ai-verktøy i en årrekke, gjennom tidlige pilotprosjekter i advokatfirmaer til medeier og forretningsutvikler i diverse (AI-)startupselskaper. Knut-Magnar jobber nå daglig med juridisk AI og annen legaltech i AI-teknologiselskapet Saga.

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Tom Macdonald
Director of Product Management, Thomson Reuters

As Director of Product at HighQ, with 12+ years in legal technology spanning research and collaboration products, Tom specialises in workflow design, automation, and delivering measurable impact. Over the past seven years, he has shaped HighQ's automation strategy - building functionality that now drives over 100 million automated actions each year. A passionate innovator, Tom focuses on how AI can transform legal operations, helping law firms overcome collaboration and workflow challenges at scale to combine automation with intelligence to deliver real business value.​

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Hedda Andenæs
COO og jurist, Lawai

Hedda Andenæs er COO og jurist i Lawai, og jobber med operativ drift, skalering og produktutvikling. Hun leder juristene som utvikler KI-løsningen og jobber i skjæringspunktet mellom teknologi, juss og ansvarlig bruk av KI. Hun brenner for å bruke teknologi til å gjøre juss mer tilgjengelig og effektivisere hverdagen.

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Sofie Øvrebø
Legal Associate

Sofie Øvrebø er en tydelig formidler og brobygger innen skjæringspunktet mellom juss og KI. Som jurist i Lawai henter hun innsikt fra ledere og fagpersoner, og oversetter komplekse spørsmål til anvendelig praksis, blant annet som skribent og foredragsholder.

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Annette Sommer
VP Head of Legal, Hydro

Head of Corporate legal & Administration for group legal Norway. Comprehensive experience as in-house legal counsel, covering a broad specter of legal support in areas such as contract drafting and negotiations, M&A, dispute resolution and litigation, corporate law, compliance, intellectual property law and environmental law.

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Dag Nyrud
Direktør for AI Business Solutions, Microsoft Norge

Dag Nyrud er en engasjert teknologileder med en sterk drivkraft for å bygge bro mellom mennesker og teknologi. Som direktør for AI Business Solutions i Microsoft Norge, har han et særlig fokus på hvordan kunstig intelligens kan skape reell verdi i arbeidslivet. Med solid teknologiforståelse og en tydelig formidlingsevne, er Dag kjent for å gjøre komplekse temaer tilgjengelige og relevante for et bredt publikum. Han har et helhetlig syn på digital transformasjon, og er opptatt av at teknologi først gir effekt når den tas i bruk på en måte som styrker menneskers hverdag og arbeidsprosesser.

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Claus L. K. S. Hansen
IT-sikkerhetsrådgiver, HortenDahl Advokatpartnerselskab

Devoted security advisor. Build enterprise security posture and measure resilience.Facilitate document and test business continuity.

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Bodil Kristine Høstmælingen
Partner, CLP

Bodil Kristine Høstmælingen har omfattende erfaring med forretningsjuridisk tvisteløsning og prosedyre, i tillegg til spesialisert rådgivning innenfor de fleste avtale-/kontraktsrettslige emner og forvaltningsrettslige fag (herunder særlig plan- og bygningsrett og offentlige anskaffelser). Bodil har også håndtert og prosedert flere saker om styreansvar, tvangsutløsning av minoritetsaksjonærer, i tillegg til andre selskapsrettslige tvister.

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Mika Ellis
CCO, Juridex

Mika Ellis is Juridex' CCO, a Norwegian legal-tech company specifically trained on Nordic and European legal sources. Juridex is used by law firms and in-house legal teams to analyze complex legal questions with verifiable references to primary sources. Mika works at the intersection of law, technology, and commercial strategy, with a track record in building and scaling B2B partnerships in highly regulated environments. His work focuses on sustainable growth, enterprise adoption, and long-term customer relationships. Mika brings a practical, execution-driven perspective on how AI solutions can be responsibly deployed in high-trust, professional settings.

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Elizabete Ludborsa
GTM Lead Corporate & Funds, Draftwise

Elizabete Ludborza is the GTM Lead – Corporates & Funds at Draftwise, working closely with in-house legal teams, private equity, hedge funds, and VC firms to drive smarter workflows and real impact through AI-powered contract drafting and review. A former lawyer and legal tech founder, she brings in-house experience from eBay, an angel investment group, and an entertainment company, with a passion for making AI practical and valuable for legal teams.

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Peter van Dam
CDO Simonsen Vogt Wiig, co-founder TechTorget

Originally from the Netherlands and now residing in Norway, Peter offers a unique blend of continental and Nordic perspectives. For the past 12 years, he has been serving as CDO at Simonsen Vogt Wiig, and before that 5 years as a country manager for IRIS (iManage implementation).  He is actively involved in the legal tech community,  and has started initiatives such as TechTorget, which helps law professionals discover specialized IT solutions. Recently he also joined Gyldendal Rettsdata (legal data provider/publisher) as an external advisor.

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Martin Blicher Sawhney
CEO, Junu.io

Martin Sawhney is the CEO & Co-Founder of Junu.io, a cutting-edge platform revolutionizing the way businesses leverage artificial intelligence and data-driven insights. With a deep passion for innovation and a strong technical background, Martin leads Junu.io's mission to help companies unlock the true potential of their data through intuitive AI-powered tools.

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Ida Sofia Vaa
Communications Advisor, Advokatforeningen

Experienced communicator and project manager with experience from international organizations, higher education, NGOs, and media. Experience with journalism in traditional and digital media, managing projects, mentoring and training new employees, worked with large international clients.

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Aki Johannes Viitala
Partner, Ekko Advokatfirma

Aki Johannes Viitala is a specialist in construction law and ground lease matters. He advises contractors on construction disputes and supports some of Norway's largest leaseholders in ground lease issues. Known for clear, practical communication, he also runs the information platforms Reklamasjonsportalen and Entreprisekontoret across social media. He has 10 years of insolvency experience and currently serves as Managing Director of the Travel Guarantee Fund, contributing to government work on the Package Travel Act and pandemic-related challenges. 

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Mads Vig Lorentzen
Head of AI, Kirk Larsen & Ascanius

Mads develops technical solutions based on artificial intelligence, software, etc., for the sale of legal services as well as optimization of internal and external processes.

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Ola Mørk
Produktleder, Gyldendal Rettsdata

Ola er utdannet økonom fra Norges Landbrukshøgskole (UMB). Han har over 15 års erfaring med å lage digitale brukeropplevelser. Først som konseptutvikler og webansvarlig på forskjellige produktområder i Storebrand. Deretter som teamleder og ansvarlig for kundeopplevelse i Color Line, og sist som teamleder i Sparebank1 Utvikling. De siste årenes har han jobbet med nye plattform til Rettsdata.

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Ole Magnus Holter
Ph.d. Computational Linguistics, Principal Data Scientist i Chronos AS.

Ole har 12 års arbeidserfaring med 5 års erfaring fra akademia og næringsliv innen AI med særlig styrke innen generativ AI, AI-agenter og kunnskapsmodellering. Har i det siste blant annet bidratt i utvikling av LawAi, norges første generativ AI baserte jussassistent for HR-området og bygget et autonomt bookingsystem som utelukkende kommuniserer via naturlig språk på epost.

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Stig Karlsen
Utviklingsansvarlig Legal 365, Avoki

Som løsningsarkitekt i Avoki er Stigs rolle å sette seg inn i kundens forretningsmodell og hvordan IT systemer og teknologi best mulig kan støtte opp under bedriftens forretningsprosesser. Dette beskriver han på en forståelig måte til kunden og oversetter dette til en teknisk løsning og spesifikasjon som konsulenter og utviklere skal jobbe etter under en implementering.

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Marion Eriksen Wold
Partner og CEO, Lexaro

Partner og CEO i Lexaro AS. 25 års erfaring innenfor advokatbransjen og fagsystemer. Erfaring fra regnskap og advokatregnskap, integrasjoner mellom systemer og tilpassing av spesialfunksjonalitet for bransjen.

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Magnus Mysen Holm
Partner og rådgiver, Frend Digital

Magnus is a co-founder of Frend Digital, advising law firms and professional services on cloud strategy, architecture, adoption, and security to help them utilize their data with AI and modern technology. He specializes in implementing holistic, cloud-based technology platforms from client acquisition to invoicing, with a passion for efficient tools and workflows. Magnus has expert experience in Microsoft, Intapp and Netdocuments and supports AI adoption from strategy to implementation.

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Trine Melsether
CDO, Thommessen

Trine is the Chief Digital Officer at Thommessen. She is charge of innovation and strategic initiatives related to digitalization and leveraging new technology. She heads up a team of professionals which combines legal knowledge, people and technology to deliver new services to our clients.Trine is part of Thommessen's Management team.

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Millie Lehmann
Strategic Business Development Lead EMEA, Harvey

Millie Lehmann is the Strategic Business Development Lead for EMEA at Harvey, based in London. Half Swedish and half Danish, Millie is an English-qualified lawyer who began her legal career at White & Case in London, where she worked in the disputes team advising primarily technology-sector clients. She also completed a secondment at Meta within the Regulatory Litigation team, gaining in-house experience at the intersection of technology, regulation and litigation risk. Millie holds an MBA from INSEAD and moved into legal technology after leaving private practice, initially doing consultant work for Wexler, a litigation-focused legal tech platform. She later became one of the first hires in Harvey's EMEA office. In her current role, Millie works closely with law firms and in-house teams across EMEA, with a particular focus on the UK and Nordic markets, advising on strategic adoption of AI in legal workflows and practice-specific use cases.

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Steve Minall
Sales Director EMEA and MENA, Draftable

Steve is the Sales Director serving the EMEA and MENA regions at Draftable, the document comparison solution built for lawyers. At Draftable, Steve leverages his expertise in legal document comparison solutions and over 20 years of tech sales experience to help global law firms and legal teams implement document comparison solutions. Prior to joining Draftable, Steve built a distinguished career working with leading legal tech organisations, establishing a reputation for exceptional customer support and account management.

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Hege Grønli
CFO, Lexaro

Parter Lexaro AS - Spesialist og 17 års erfaring med advokatregnskap. Bistått med utvikling av spesialtilpassede funksjoner for bransjen.

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Sunniva Elisabeth Folland
AI Manager / Customer Success, Newcode.ai

Sunniva is an AI Manager with a strong focus on Customer Success, helping organizations translate AI into practical, measurable value. She has extensive experience implementing AI across both large and small law firms, as well as other professional services organizations, enabling teams to adopt AI confidently and responsibly. Her work spans the full adoption journey, from identifying high-impact use cases and shaping workflows to delivering hands-on training that drives real usage across roles.

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Frida Torkelsen
Founding Engineer, Newcode.ai

Frida Torkelsen is a Founding Engineer at Newcode.ai. She has a PhD and 8 years of experience in the development and implementation of technology and AI. Through close collaboration with top law firms in the US and EU, her focus is on the practical application of AI to achieve clear outcomes, aligning agentic AI solutions with legal workflows and supporting legal professionals in maximizing the impact of AI.

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Niklas Ødegaard
Konsulentsjef, Avoki

Niklas har vært med helt siden Legal 365 kun var en idé, og har vært en sentral del av reisen frem til hvor løsningen er i dag. Selv om han har tittelen konsulentsjef, jobber han svært hands-on med videreutvikling, support og opplæring av Legal 365. I tillegg har Niklas ansvar for Avokis interne Microsoft CRM-løsninger.

Niklas har en unik evne til å forstå kundens utfordringer – og omsette dem til smarte, tekniske løsninger som gjør arbeidshverdagen enklere.

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Daniel Andre Kristensen
Chief Commercial Officer, Juristic

Daniel, CCO at Juristic, with his legal background at a tier-1 law firm, has a unique access to understanding bottlenecks in legal workflows and addressing technological solutions that bring law firms one step ahead of its competitors.

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Marie Fjeld Egilsdottir
AI ansvarlig, Haavind

Som ansvarlig for AI og digital adopsjon bidrar Marie med å sikre effektiv implementering og bruk av digitale verktøy og AI-løsninger i firmaet. Hun arbeider tett med hele organisasjonen og firmaets AI-gruppe for å fremme teknologisk innovasjon og forbedre arbeidsprosesser.

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Oskar Bech Nebsager
Sales Manager, Juristic

Oskar, Sales Manager at Juristic, is helping law firms leverage technology and AI to turn complex data into actionable insights and client-ready deliverables.

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Chloe Portman
Enterprise Account Executive, Harvey

Chloe Portman is an Enterprise Account Executive at Harvey and has spent the past 12 years working at the intersection of law and technology. She began her career in legal tech at Thomson Reuters and LexisNexis, before moving to BigHand, where she worked as an Account Director supporting law firms in their adoption of technology.

At Harvey, Chloe focuses on the Nordics market, working closely with both existing and prospective customers to understand their needs and support thoughtful adoption of AI in legal practice.

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Joachim Edin
Head of Digital Innovation, Advokatfirmaet BAHR AS

Joachim Edin serves as the Digital Program Manager at BAHR, overseeing the firm's digitalisation initiatives. He has led numerous projects that integrate new technologies within the firm. With a blend of legal and technical expertise, Joachim emphasises change management to drive user adoption and utilisation of new technology, ensuring BAHR remains at the forefront of legal technology.

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Linda Bjørkenheim
GTM Nordics, Legora

Linda Björkenheim leads go-to-market efforts for Legora across the Nordics, partnering with law firms, in-house legal teams, and public sector organisations to accelerate AI adoption. She is a former lawyer, holding a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Law from the University of Helsinki. Before joining Legora, Linda worked in corporate law at several law firms and management consulting at Boston Consulting Group.

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Kristian Skeie
Business development, Gyldendal Rettsdata

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Cato Haukeland
Chief Digital Officer, SANDS

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Christian Mellado Hjortshøj
Co-founder, Juristic

Christian Mellado Hjortshøj is the founder of Juristic, where he focuses on building clear, client-centered legal solutions. He combines an entrepreneurial mindset with a strong commitment to quality, helping individuals and businesses navigate complex questions with practical guidance. Christian is known for thoughtful communication, integrity, and a results-driven approach in every client engagement each day.

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Hardeep Singh
Jurist og legal engineer, Saga

Hardeep Singh is a legal professional at Saga Legal, supporting clients with clear, practical guidance. He assists across matters by researching issues, preparing documents, and coordinating case progress with attention to detail. Known for responsiveness and discretion, Hardeep helps teams deliver efficient service and strong outcomes while prioritizing client communication from first contact through resolution.

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Frederik Drageset
Business Development Manager - CLP

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Jørgen Wattum
Rådgiver innen digital transformasjon

Jørgen har vært initiativtaker til Markedsinnsikten Devoteam legger frem i forbindelse med konferansen, og har tidligere jobbet med digitale transformasjoner i store selskaper.

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Hans Henrik Furøy
Seniorrådgiver på forretningsystemer

Hans Henrik har lang fartstid som rådgiver på forretningssystemer og har i mange år jobbet tett på advokatbransjen.

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