​​7:30 – 8:30 / Breakfast & Registration

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8:45 – 9:00 / Introductory Remarks

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9:00 – 9:30 / Keynote Address

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9:30 – 10:30 / Litigators Session: 

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• Experts using statistical models to explain behavior.  Where is the line?  Lessons from the U.S. v Leech.​

• Perspective on expert evidence, from the bench.

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10:30 – 11:15 / Litigators Panel #1

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• Navigating your first case, deposition or trial with a particular expert: Guidance for driving effective performance.

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11:30 – 12:15 / Special Section

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• The changing nature of complex commercial litigation and the usage of expert witnesses abroad.  Conclaves, hot-tubbing and war stories.

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​12:15 – 1:15 / Lunch & Learn ​

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• Mr Bates v. the Post Office: How lawyers (mis)instructed expert witnesses in the UK's largest miscarriage of justice.

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1:15 – 2:00 / Experts Panel #1​

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• Building a practice, profile and reputation as a credible expert; and how to separate yourself from the pack.

• Interacting with counsel: tips and tricks for the first call (pre-engagement) and positioning yourself to be most effective once engaged.

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2:15 – 3:00 / Litigators Panel #2 

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3:15 – 4:15 / Special Section: Mock-Cross Examination & Discussion

 

4:15 – 5:00 / Litigators Panel #3

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• Distinctions When Working with Experts on Different Sides of the V.  

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​5:00 - 6:00 / Cocktails & Networking Reception

 

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* Note that the agenda is provisional and subject to change​