Legal Tech Camp 2012 - Sky Analytics Presentation
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Sky Analytics founder and Chairman, Ronald Gruner, recently participated in the Law Tech Camp in London on June 29th. As a featured speaker, Ron gave a "Pecha Kucha" style presentation, which is a six minute, fast-moving speech. Ron's presentation titled "The Legal Client: Trials, Tribulations and Future Expectation" focused on how data and analytics will be a key driving force in the legal industry in years to come.
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