If you have read enough of what I write, you probably know that I'm a smidge obsessed with the idea of bringing together various stakeholders within the legal services delivery ecosystem to work together on the future of the profession.

Across our audiences, including in-house, law firms, legal tech companies, the judiciary and more, we see the ways different pockets of the industry are tackling issues, often without input from the other stakeholder groups. It's why we strive to make our coverage connect those audiences and the main reason we created a separate conference within Legalweek New York each year.

This year, the conference—renamed Legal Business Strategy—is more indicative of that goal than ever. We have moved away from keeping the three core tracks separate. Instead, we now allow attendees of the Business of Law, Diversity & Talent Management and Legal Marketing tracks to attend any of the sessions across all three areas. General counsel, managing partners, ALSPs, COOs, CMOs, CFOs, CTOs and CIOs—pick your "C"—all need to work together and understand the overall strategy behind client service, so they need to be in the same room, hearing what is motivating one another. The same goes for any partner, associate or business professional who has an interest in the future of how legal services will be bought and sold.

I'm most excited about my co-chair of Legal Business Strategy, Ralph Baxter. For more than 20 years he has led Law Firm Leaders Forum; he was the longtime leader of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; and now he has become a true student and teacher of the future of the business of law.

Ralph and I share a passion for bringing together the true thought leaders on the most cutting-edge issues facing the profession. So we worked closely together to create the agenda for Legal Business Strategy, taking place Feb. 4 and 5 in New York. The topics reflect the most prevalent, forward-looking issues impacting the profession, and lend themselves to a collaborative discussion among in-house leaders, law firms, legal services providers, regulatory bodies, legal educators and more. All of the sessions will conclude with actionable takeaways on what they mean for your business.

And at the end of the two days, all three tracks will come together for an intensive workshop on "modernizing the delivery of legal services." Come prepared to be creative and work across disciplines. What will the firm of the future look like when you are done drawing it up? What will a client-provider relationship mean in two, five or 10 years? What skills will lawyers need? You can write the script alongside your clients, your C-suite colleagues, your outside providers, your lawyers and your staff.

I look forward to seeing you at the event and continuing the important conversations that we share in the pages of our publications.