Globinar What's Up in Global Law: The AI & Law Series
Globinar What's Up in Global Law
The AI & Law Series: AI Impact by Sector
Artificial intelligence isn't a future question for the legal industry anymore — it's a present-day operational reality reshaping how lawyers work, how businesses protect what they build, and how risk gets managed across borders.
Speakers:
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Antonia (Toni) Dumas, Esq. – Privacy, Cyber & AI GovernanceToni Dumas is a DC Bar privacy, cyber and AI governance attorney, consultant, and founder with more than 20 years of experience in and alongside professional services businesses, from boutique and mid-sized law firms to Deloitte Global. Having lived, studied, and worked in the US and Europe, and within global organizations, she brings a cross-cultural perspective. She works with the people responsible for how technology is used in their organizations, from executives to solo founders. She helps them understand how their technology and data support their operations and goals, and take practical steps to protect what they've built, including the trust of their clients. As founder of Data Risk Group LLC, Toni provides AI governance and data governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) consulting, both directly with clients and through strategic partners.
She is also Director of Responsible AI & Governance at Data Strategy Lab, where she collaborates with the AI strategy and engineering teams on client AI builds, with a focus on law firms and associations. In addition, she contributes subject matter expertise to AI research projects. Toni is passionate about sharing knowledge, resources, and solutions that help business leaders take charge of their own data practices. She teaches workshops, CLE programs, and law school courses on privacy and cybersecurity, including through community organizations such as IAPP, ISACA, and The Upskilling Labs. That same focus led her to co-found Data Pilots, Inc., which helps leaders become their own "data pilots" with the understanding and everyday practices they need to protect their data, their business, and ultimately the trust in their brand.
Connect with her on LinkedIn: Toni Dumas
Daphne Ekpe - Founding Editor of the Journal of IP Professionals (JIPPS)
Daphne Ekpe is the Founding Editor of the Journal of IP Professionals (JIPPS), a pioneering publication that bridges academic and practical perspectives on intellectual property rights in the digital age. An acclaimed IP Specialist, Daphne supports startups and creative ventures in navigating trademark and copyright protection, particularly within emerging technologies. Her research, including the paper "Copyright Trolling in the Use of Creative Commons Licenses," published in the American University IP Brief, contributes to ongoing debates in copyright law and open licensing.
Recognized as a Top IP Leader at the IP GORILLA Virtual Conference and featured in the Women’s IP World Annual 2025 Magazine, Daphne continues to shape the global IP landscape through mentorship, thought leadership, and policy-driven initiatives.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daphne-ekpe/
Sam Zellner – Founder and CEO of InspireIP
Sam Zellner is the founder and CEO of InspireIP. InspireIP enables organizations to create successful and sustainable innovation ecosystems through a highly efficient innovation process that empowers inventors. He also is leading an open-source project PQAI with the mission to develop AI tools to improve patent quality and accelerate the pace of innovation. His experience includes leading the development and monetization of AT&T’s wireless patent portfolio, creating one of the world’s largest internal crowdsourcing innovation programs, and being an inventor on over 200 patents.
In addition, Sam is a board member of the US IP Alliance (USIPA) and IAM Top 300 IP Strategist. His formal education includes an engineering degree from Northwestern University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-zellner-ip/
Twitter: @samzellner
Michael Hannigan - Veteran and Owner-Operator of Ohana Legacy LLC
Agustin Velazquez G.L. - CEO & Founder of TMKonnect
Agustin defines the company's vision and long-term strategy, driving innovation, strategic partnerships, and global growth while building the world's leading digital infrastructure connecting users with trusted intellectual property professionals.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/agustinvelazquez/
Joaquín Alcocer Ávila - CTO & Partner of TMKonnect
Joaquin leads the architecture, development, security, and continuous evolution of the technology platform. He drives innovation through artificial intelligence, automation, cybersecurity, and scalable infrastructure, ensuring a secure and future-ready experience for users worldwide.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joaquin-alcocer/
HOST:
Christopher Bennett at T-I-L
Chris Bennett is a social entrepreneur working at the intersection of technology, innovation, and law. A lifelong learner, he specializes in creating data-driven and sustainable business models on budget, on schedule, and within scope to achieve a positive transformational vision. This vision includes making intellectual property (IP) rights accessible to all creatives and entrepreneurs, particularly those from under-served communities. Connect with him directly on LinkedIn: Chris Bennett.
Through the T-I-L® brand, its social impact law firm, and its fully separate legal tech startup, Chris has disrupted structural barriers to innovation by enhancing awareness, accessibility, affordability, and availability of intellectual property rights (IPR). This work helps grow both U.S. and global GDP for all. As of the latest update, T-I-L® law represents and supports 109 creatives and emerging entrepreneurs, helping them create an estimated $43 million in financial value. The insights gained from this work are now being applied to a more scalable purpose— a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) IP legal tech solution branded IPRights4All™.
IPRights4All™ launched in 2024 with pre-seed funding from 1863 Ventures and the District of Columbia. It has since developed a proprietary design and recently launched a minimum viable product with artificial intelligence and blockchain capabilities. After graduating from the Smart City Works Actuator Program (https://smartcityworks.io/) on January 16, 2025, IPRights4All™ is actively seeking funding, community support, and partnerships to make the world a better place through intellectual property rights.
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