Smarter contracts are already changing the way we live and work and their rapid growth is predicted. As businesses across sectors see what is possible, the use of smarter contracts will increasingly become the norm.

This is an in-person event at The View, The Royal College of Surgeons, 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE, with the option of joining online.

Joining virtually: Please register at https://hopin.com/events/contracts-just-smarter in order to access the live stream.

At the event, you will:

See some of the smarter contract solutions developed by companies, law firms and technology providers.

Hear from Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls and Chair of the UKJT, and Professor Sarah Green from the Law Commission about the journey so far and what the UK is doing to support the use and development of smarter contracts.

Learn from experts and thought leaders about the practicalities and benefits of smarter contracts and their predictions for how smarter contracts will develop in 2022 and beyond.

This event is essential for all those who are interested in the future of contracting and seeing real-world examples of how smarter contracts are transforming business and consumer activity across sectors.

Agenda

14:00 Guest arrive for registration

14:30 - 14:50 Welcome and Introduction from Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls and Chair of the UKJT

14:50 - 15:30 Smart Contracts, Electronic Trade Documents, Digital Assets and Conflicts issues, with Q&A (Law Commission)

15:30 - 15:40 Digital ownership of physical assets, Mattereum Asset Passports and the Digital Dispute Resolution Rules(Mattereum)

15:40 - 15:50 Break

15:50 - 16:05 Contract platforms: demonstrating the future of contracts today (Juro, CreateiQ/ISDA, H4)

16:05 - 16: 15 Smart Trade: electronic bills of lading to enable digital trade (Mishcon de Reya and Peter Hunn)

16:15 - 16:25 Digital Company: a new digital Universe for UK companies (Norton Rose Fulbright and Digital Asset)

16:30 - 16:40 How blockchain and smart legal contracts can make the law more accessible to SMEs (Professor Lisa Short and Dean Armstrong QC)

16:40 - 16:50 The future of contracts: evolving from the iron horse (World Commerce & Contracting)

16:50 - 17:00 Closing comments (LawtechUK)

17:00 - 18:00 Networking reception and exhibitions

There will be a Q&A session with the Law Commission at the event. To pre-submit any questions, please note them in the registration form.

If you have any questions about this event, please get in touch with the events team at events@technation.io.

Guest speakers include:

Contracts, just smarter