ABOUT

We launched the World Legal Summit in 2019 with the #WLS2019 summit that took place in 30+ cities across 20+ countries its first year. Building on the success of its inaugural year, there will be a world wide WLS summit happening every two years, and you are invited to get involved. 

Organizations: Your organization can get involved by partnering or hosting the World Legal Summit in your region. Learn more about these opportunities here:

Individuals: Are you an individual that wants to get involved? Learn more about the WLS and contribute to a global community of technology and legal professionals:

Purpose

How might we ensure new technologies create a better future for us all?

The WLS biennial summit is intended to bring disparate jurisdictions together in discussing some of the most challenging topics of our time, dealing with emerging technologies and the future they’re making possible. In doing this, we are building a much needed global dialogue about the impact of new technologies on our global systems, and the necessary regulatory frameworks needed to govern these technologies as they operate beyond and within national borders. 

Who

Each year the WLS event will bring together all necessary stakeholders across academia, technology, legal, government, and the corporate world. Together along with a global community of passionate citizens, these stakeholders shape the conversation and contribute to the greater understanding of how these technologies are shaping our global future. In addition, this community debates what is needed to ensure these technologies are adopted in a way that best serves each and every person on this planet (and beyond), regardless of their “race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.” (UN Declaration of Human Rights, Article 2). 

What

Each location is hosted by an organization that facilitates a ‘micro summit’ during the day(s) of the event in their respective time zones. These are physical events held in host locations world wide, with virtual and digital networking opportunities with the global WLS community. These events follow a discussion and agenda template provided by the WLS that is designed to guide the discussion locally while connecting in with the global discussion. Each Host has the opportunity to work with those templates and bring their own style to the formatting of their summit. 

While there is a consistently growing body of new technologies affecting our global systems, we believe there are three core techno-legal categories that are facilitating the possibility and growth of these systems. These are categories where law and technology intersect. These are the technology groupings for which we explore the legislative environment for, and for which our research and initiatives are driven toward progressing. We have established these categories as our “WLS Technology Pillars”. 

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” ~ Margaret Mead

We recognize the need for a tailored discussion guided by jurisdictional and cultural nuances. We also recognize that these local characteristics can contribute to the much needed global dialogue. The WLS aims to break down these currently siloed discussions and to build global collaboration, while ensuring a localized understanding is maintained. For these reasons the WLS is organized at the local level by hosts and ambassadors. 

Ambassadors

WLS Ambassadors are individuals nominated to represent the WLS in their respective geographies. They are professionals that work at the intersection of technology and law, and are dedicated to promoting discussion around these tough topics in their country. They work collaboratively with hosts to ensure their jurisdiction has the most qualified experts at the table and the most passionate organizations supporting the conversation. They help to discover hosts, panelists, and participants at the local level.

Want to support the WLS in your region as an Ambassador? Great! We welcome applications from legal and technology professionals working in these domains. Please submit your interest to info@worldlegalsummit.org with the subject title: “Ambassador Interest”

Hosts

WLS Hosts are individuals and their organizations that host the WLS initiative at the local level. They organize the space, panelists, research, participants and other factors necessary for encouraging a constructive local discussion. Typically, host organizations are companies, law firms, universities, governments, and think tank styled organizations that are involved in building thought leadership and progress in the core domains driving the World Legal Summit. 

WLS Ambassadors and Hosts care about the emerging future that is coming with new technologies, and they care about you getting involved. Join them in bringing the spirit of legal transformation to your country.

The World Legal Summit is a community-driven platform. It is at the citizen level where monumental change can happen. A group of citizens is powerful beyond belief when mobilized around supporting a common goal. The WLS aims to provide communities of citizens that care about the impact of emerging technologies, with a platform for expressing their concerns and a means for contributing to the discussion. 

The WLS community is predominantly made up of academics, legal and governance professionals, and technologists that are passionate about driving progress at the intersection of technology and needed governance frameworks.  

Become an Ambassador

The WLS has a goal of creating this dialogue in all nations in the next five years. If you are a leader of these conversations in your local community, and wish to become a representative of the WLS in your nation, we invite you to submit an application.

Send to: info@worldlegalsummit.org

Subject title: Ambassador Application

Hosting and Partnerships

The WLS is made possible by individuals and organizations who host and partner with WLS initiatives worldwide. If you work with an organization that wants to support thought leadership in these domains, whether through hosting a location of the next WLS summit in your country or other partnership opportunities, then we invite you to submit your interest below. 

Join the Community

In order to gain adequate knowledge and global insights, the WLS involves experts from all stakeholder groups across all major world regions. These are professionals in the legal and technology domains, who can contribute to and benefit from the ongoing discussion in a meaningful way. They are individuals who are passionate about progressing change in technology governance. Learn more and join the growing conversation.