LLM x Law Hackathon Opening Ceremony and Keynotes
Opening Keynote by H.E. Mbelwa Brighton Kairuki, High Commissioner of Tanzania, on What Kind of Leadership Does the Age of Artificial Intelligence Demand?
H.E. Mbelwa Brighton Kairuki is the current High Commissioner of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Kingdom since 2023.
His diplomatic career includes being Director of the Asia & Australasia Department in Tanzania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. He served as Assistant to the President of Tanzania, working in the State House under President Jakaya Kikwete. Before that Kairuki also served as Tanzania’s Ambassador to China, with additional accreditation to Vietnam, Mongolia, and North Korea.
On a personal and community level, he contributes to philanthropic causes: he is a patron of Malaika Kids UK, a charity supporting vulnerable children in Tanzania, which reflects his commitment to social development and humanitarian engagement.
Technical Keynote by Daniel Martin Katz, scientist, technologist and professor who applies an innovative polytechnic approach to teaching law - to help create lawyers for today's biggest societal challenges.
Dan's forward-thinking ideas helped to earn him acknowledgement among the Fastcase 50, an award which “recognizes 50 of the smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders in the law.” He was also named to the American Bar Association Journal's “Legal Rebels” a prestigious group of change leaders in the legal profession. In 2025, the Financial Times named him as one of the “Top 20 Legal Market Shapers of Past 20 Years” for both his academic and commercial work advancing the state of AI in the law.
Dan’s primary appointment is at Illinois Tech - Chicago Kent College of Law. He is also the Academic Director of the Center for Legal Technology and Data Science at Bucerius Law School, a Visiting Professor at the Singapore Management University Yong Pung How School of Law, and an affiliate at CodeX—The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics.
WHEN: Friday, 26th June 2026
07.30 - 07.45 PM: Opening remarks by Zarja Hude (E-Lab Senior Associate).
07.45 - 08.15 PM: Opening keynote by H.E. Mbelwa Kairuki, the High Commissioner of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
08.15 - 08.45 PM: Technical keynote by Daniel Martin Katz, Professor of Law at Illinois Tech.
08.45 - 09.15 PM: H.E. Mbelwa Kairuki and Daniel Katz in a moderated discussion and Q&A with Kamiar Mohaddes, Co-Founder of King's E-Lab and Director of Global EMBA at Cambridge Judge Business School.
09.15 - 09.30 PM: Logistical announcements for the next few days.
09.30 - 10.00 PM: Networking and drinks.
WHERE: Judge Business School
TICKETS: Registrations are now closed.
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