The Day
Agenda
One high-density day in Dallas on October 7, 2026.
Provisional Times and sessions are subject to change — the final agenda and speakers are announced soon.
8:00–9:00 AM
Welcome
Registration & Breakfast
Arrive, check in, and start connecting — this is where the room comes together.
9:00–9:30 AM
Session
AI 101
Kick off Masters AI with a no-fluff, plain-English reset on what AI actually is, what it isn't, and why every lawyer and legal pro in this room needs to understand it now.
9:30–11:00 AM
Signal Sessions
Signal Sessions: Morning Round
Signal Sessions move beyond theory into active dialogue, pairing fast, story-driven talks from legal professionals with table discussions and live readouts so the room can unpack how AI is entering practice, surfacing early risks, opportunities, and mindset shifts together.
11:00–11:10 AM
Break
Break
Take a beat. Grab a coffee. Make a connection.
11:10AM – 12:10 PM
Live Challenge
So You Think You Can Prompt?
One room. A dozen teams. A live hunt for the sharpest prompting sleuth in the profession. We are on the lookout for the real prompt prodigies: the lawyers who know exactly how to talk to the machine and pull out something brilliant. Teams take the floor, working with leading AI tools through live challenges, while a panel of judges watch for the spark that separates a good prompt from a great one. No scripts. No slides. Just quick thinking, clever inputs, and the thrill of watching real skill surface in real time. Prompt by prompt, the standouts rise and the judges crown those who have truly got it. Think you have the touch? Come show us.
12:10–1:00 PM
Lunch
Lunch
Eat something. Swap ideas. Sit with someone new.
1:00–1:30 PM
Workshop
Skills Workshop
Hands-on and participatory — no theory, real legal workflows.
1:30–3:00 PM
Signal Sessions
Signal Sessions: Afternoon Round
This session goes deeper, featuring sharper, experience-driven stories from legal professionals navigating real deployment, governance, and cultural friction, followed by candid table discussions and readouts that challenge the room to confront harder tradeoffs and next-stage transformation.
3:00–3:15 PM
Break
Break
Take a beat. Grab a coffee. Make a connection.
3:15–3:30 PM
Fireside
Fireside Chat: What Resonated—and What It Means in Practice
After a day of ideas, demonstrations, and candid discussion, an in-house legal leader reflects on the themes that resonated most. The conversation will explore where the day’s insights align with current organizational priorities, where important questions remain, and how these ideas could influence the way legal work gets done.
3:30–3:45 PM
Fireside
Fireside Chat: Where the Ideas Meet the Organization
What happens when the ideas discussed today meet the realities of an in-house legal department? This conversation examines the opportunities, tensions, and decisions legal teams face—and how emerging approaches could reshape their people, processes, and relationship with the business.
3:45–4:45 PM
Live Debate
The Great AI Debate
Two teams. Four sharp legal minds. One epic moderator. One consequential question the profession is not ready to answer yet. The Masters AI Debate puts real practitioners on opposite sides of the AI questions most panels politely avoid. No script. No consensus. Real tensions around risk, opportunity, governance, and transformation surfaced live in the room. The audience does not watch. They weigh in. Assumptions get tested. Best argument wins.
4:45–5:00 PM
Interactive
Ask Us Anything: What Today Means for Tomorrow
This fast-moving, audience-driven conversation brings back voices from throughout the day to tackle the questions still on the room’s mind. Nothing is off the table as the group connects the day’s biggest themes, shares candid perspectives, and explores what it all means for attendees, their organizations, and the legal industry moving forward.
5:00PM
Reception
The Encore
The sessions may be over, but the ideas keep moving — grab a drink and connect.
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