The third edition of ETLegalWorld’s Global Legal Convention & Awards 2026 brings together India’s top legal minds for a deep look at how digital tech is changing the profession. Set for March 13-14, 2026, at Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai, it mixes keynotes, discussions, awards, and networking to tackle real-world shifts in law and business.
Day 1 will include an inaugural address by Hon’ble Justice DY Chandrachud, ex-Chief Justice of India. On Day 2 Hon’ble Shree Chandrashekhar, Bombay High Court Chief Justice will deliver a keynote address.
This flagship two-day event draws elite attendees amid India’s ascent as a global tech powerhouse. It features high-profile awards recognising legal excellence, keynote addresses from judicial luminaries, and interactive sessions blending corporate strategy with regulatory foresight.
As ET LegalWorld’s signature platform, it equips professionals to lead amid geopolitical flux, tech disruptions, and policy pivots, amplifying India’s role in international dispute resolution and digital commerce.
Theme of the event
This year’s theme of GLC 2026 is “Law Goes Digital: The Rise of the Digital Lawyer”. The theme captures the urgency of legal evolution in an AI-accelerated world. It probes how digital tools, from AI advocacy and smart contracts to blockchain compliance, are redefining enterprise leadership, judicial trust, and regulatory agility. The theme emphasises lawyers as digital stewards, tackling AI ethics, data sovereignty, ESG disclosures, antitrust in Big Tech, and cybersecurity risks head-on. Amid India’s Digital India push and DPDP Act phased rollout, the convention frames digital fluency as imperative for ethical practice, global expansion, and investor confidence in volatile markets.
About the event
Hemanth Kumar, LT’s Group Legal Advisor and Global General Counsel will give the opening addresses on both days. Maulik Vyas, Senior Assistant Editor at The Economic Times will deliver the welcome address, while Dr. Lalit Bhasin, Society of Indian Law Firms President will give opening remarks on day 1. Day 1 panels explore CEO-GC partnerships in legal markets, regulatory compliance burdens, AI ethics in law, AI for disclosures, legal-business alignment, global board expectations, AI governance, women leaders, cross-border deals, policy influence, and M&A challenges.
Day 2 panels cover enterprise tech leadership in uncertain times, high-stakes disputes and arbitration frameworks, antitrust challenges for Big Tech, infrastructure growth versus compliance, cybersecurity data laws and AI risks, fintech banking under RBI evolution, capital markets trends including IPO regs, and cross-border trade tax IP issues.
Sessions span enterprise tech, disputes, AI accountability, regulatory redesign, infrastructure compliance, fintech evolution, cybersecurity, governance, and M&A dynamics, led by in-house legal leaders from Adani, JSW, HCL, Tata, and more.
