• Craig Ball
• Attorney and Forensic Technologist
• Craig D. Ball, P.C.

Craig Ball of Austin is a Board Certified trial lawyer, certified computer forensic examiner, law professor and electronic evidence expert. He's dedicated his career to teaching the bench and bar about forensic technology and trial tactics. After decades in court, Craig limits his practice to serving as a court-appointed special master and consultant in computer forensics and electronic discovery, and to publishing and lecturing on computer forensics, emerging technologies, digital persuasion and electronic discovery. Craig writes the award-winning Ball in Your Court column on electronic discovery for Law Technology News and is the author of numerous articles on e-discovery and computer forensics, many available at www.craigball.com. Craig Ball has served as the Special Master or testifying expert in computer forensics and electronic discovery in some of the most challenging and celebrated cases in the U.S.

• Chris Dale
• The e-Disclosure Information Project
• www.chrisdale.wordpress.com

Chris Dale qualified as an English solicitor in 1980 after reading History at Oxford. He was a litigation partner in London and then a litigation software developer and litigation support consultant before turning to commentary on electronic disclosure / discovery. He runs the e-Disclosure Information Project which disseminates information about the court rules, the problems, and the technology to lawyers and their clients, to judges, and to suppliers. He is a member of Senior Master Whitaker's Working Party which drafted the new Practice Direction and Electronic Documents Questionnaire. He writes the UK's only authoritative and objective web site and blog on the subject and is a well-known speaker and commentator in the UK, the US and other common law jurisdictions.

• Stephen L. Stewart
• Chief Technology Officer
• Nuix

With over twelve years of experience, Stephen has worked with numerous enterprise customers to design, deploy, and support email and file archiving solutions for regulatory compliance and eDiscovery objectives. As the Chief Technology Officer at Nuix, he is responsible for evolving Nuix’s forensic technologies into a leading solution in the eDiscovery and corporate investigation markets. Stephen previously worked at ESI Strategies, the consulting division of RVM, was the Subject Matter Expert for Discovery and Archiving at CommVault and spent seven years at EMC enabling customers to build processes to effectively respond to electronic discovery requests. He is a frequent speaker in both the legal and IT communities regarding the challenges of e-mail archiving, discovery and data management.

• David Cowen
• President
• The Cowen Group

David Cowen (cowengroup.com) is the president and managing director of The Cowen Group, the premier staffing and recruiting firm focusing exclusively on eDiscovery, Legal Technology, Litigation Support, and Information Governance professionals. To support his clients in their personal and professional growth, David facilitates and moderates over 50 thought leadership micro-events and roundtables on evolving trends in eDiscovery, Information Governance, and career advancement.

More than a recruiter, David thinks and writes extensively on managing and developing careers, “the war for talent,” and the motivations behind investment in people, process, and technology in this rapidly evolving space. David serves in an advisory role to many clients, consulting with law firms and corporations on optimal organizational structures, maturity of leadership, and right-sizing depth of talent for their litigation technology and eDiscovery functions.

Prior to founding The Cowen Group in 2003, David was a subject matter expert in building critical legal support and technology teams, with over 20 years of successful experience at the forefront of this industry. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Miami University in Ohio.