Summit: Celebrating 10 Years
We're less than 24 hours away from the Opening Reception for Summit X: a good time to remember how we got to serving vanilla ice cream dipped in melted chocolate on the spot, and to having deep dive sessions with 6 counsels on stage and 20+ more contributing as off-stage experts.
Over the last few days, I sat down with Simas Bernotas, the Summit's photographer throughout all these years, to select a few photos from each of the conferences that we ran between 2015 and 2025. All in all, we looked at the footage from 9 Summits (2015-2024) and 3 On Tour conferences (2023-2025).
The highlights are assembled for your very own trip down the memory lane:
Sean with a beard? Burak without one? Alexandre with a bottle of wine and an accordion on stage? Jas and Roman in a fancy suits? Ted with a microphone and a glass of champagne, having just arrived on a taxi direct from Warsaw? We have it all!
As you move from the photos of the early days to the shots from the last event before the pandemic, you'll see that we've been improving here and there, gradually, but the really big change came in 2021 – with the move to the outdoor format. Better light! Much more mobility, and many more opportunities to have discussions in every corner of the event, with broader engagement. This is our "before" and "after", really.
Our entire team thanks everyone who helped to grow this community over the years. Your guidance, suggestions and participation made the Summit into what it is today: a legal event where you can discuss cross-border litigation and upcoming regulation while sipping sparkling tea from China, or rum from Cuba.
And now, a few more small updates as we move into the conference proper:
Relay Race 6x6
The Relay Race is fully assembled, with 6 teams of 6 running in the morning of Wednesday. The winning team gets 7x5 roulette chips, the second place 5x5 and the third place 3x5. We will announce the winners during the award ceremony after lunch of the first day.
The following teams will compete:
- IDKFA (cpt. Ben Richards)
- GOTTA GO FAST (cpt. Rachel Hayes)
- CTRL+SPRINTERS (cpt. Evelina Georgiades)
- FAST AF(K) (cpt. Dave Chang)
- CREEPER'S COUSELS (cpt. Andy Ramos)
- PACE INVADERS (cpt. Meryl Koh)
During the Opening Reception, you can recognize those who compete in the Relay Race by the glowing circles on their badges (and if you want to join the next legal relay race, please sign up to run at Summit XI in Berlin!).
Table Football at the Summit
This table (proper, commercial quality) is waiting for you at the courtyard of Hotel PACAI, available throughout all 3 days of the conference (to throw in the ball, push it from the side into the field; you don't need to take it outside, it's a self-contained system; no coins required).
If someone wanted to play a game, and wager their chips from the Red Wolf Roulette on the result – who are we to prohibit them?
And if someone were to bet more chips on the outcome of a game that their friends would play – how would we even find out about this...
Super Pass Hoodies
The Super Pass hoodies have arrived, and they are exactly as we envisioned them! Made here in Vilnius, from the cloth that we've ordered months in advance. Always one of the biggest risks (way too expensive and too long to re-do, if anything goes wrong). This year, it's perfect! If you're one of the Super Pass holders – we thank you for the opportunity to plant a carob tree in your name, and we'll include your hoodie in your attendee bag.
T-Shirts
The t-shirts are here, too, and will be available for sale as long as we have them. On the back is the key art of this year. And on the front, this Herbalife-inspired sign:
A proper attire for visiting your colleagues in the production office, if there is one.
And with this, we're off to the races!
Tonight: an informal dinner of early arrivals, with about 30 people attending.
Tomorrow: a run along the forest trail from 09:00, Welcome Center for First-Time Arrivals from 14:00, Registration & Opening Reception (from 16:00).
Wednesday & Thursday: discussions, discussions, discussions!
Full agenda: HERE.
Sergei / Charlie Oscar
