Defining the Next Era of how In House Legal Works

Senior in-house legal leaders. One city. A round table, a documentary screening, and an evening that runs past anyone's plan to leave early. August 13. Invite-only.
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13 August 2026, Thursday, 5:00 PM
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About the Event

Join us on August 13 for an evening that opens with a welcome from our founders Shashank Bijapur and Madhav Bhagat, moves into a roundtable with senior legal leaders in honest conversation about how the future of legal is being built in real time, and closes with the Indian premiere screening of Smooth Operators — SpotDraft's documentary on the people quietly transforming how legal teams work.

Before the screening, our COO Akshay Verma takes the stage to tie the conversation together. Then the evening spills open with great food, flowing drinks, and conversations that stop feeling like networking and start feeling like momentum.

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Why Attend

01

The guest list is intentional.

Every person in the room has been hand-picked. The conversation starts at a different level because everyone in it is operating at one.
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Evening that finds its own momentum.

It opens with a roundtable discussion, followed by the screening of Smooth Operators, and somewhere between the conversations and the last drink, the night stops feeling like an event.
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Honest conversations

Invite-only and off the record changes the atmosphere. People say what's actually on their mind and not just what they'd say on a stage.
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Peers operating at your level.

GCs, deputy GCs, and senior counsel from Bengaluru's most interesting companies. Conversations with legal leaders who are shaping how modern legal teams run.
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Agenda

5:00 PM- 5:30 PM
Check-in & Welcome Drinks
Arrive, grab a drink, and start the conversations early. A buzzing warm-up zone to set the tone for an evening of ideas, energy, and people.
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Founders Welcome Note
Quick hello from our CEO & Co-Founder, Shashank Bijapur and CTO & Co-founder Madhav Bhagat to set the tone for what we’re diving into and why it’s going to be worth your evening.
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Roundtable
This is where the room comes alive. Senior legal leaders in honest conversation about how the future of legal is being built in real time.
6:45 PM - 7:00 PM
Break
Reset, refresh, reload. Grab a drink, reconnect, and keep the best conversations going (they won’t stop anyway).
7:00 PM - 7:15 PM
COO Keynote
A short address from our COO Akshay Verma that ties the conversation together and sets the stage for Smooth Operators.
7:15 PM - 7:45 PM
Screening
Lights down. Story up. The Indian premiere of Smooth Operators bringing to life the people behind the systems that keep modern legal running.
7:45 PM Onwards
Happy Hour
The structure drops away. Music, drinks, and conversations that stop feeling like “networking” and start feeling like momentum.

Meet the Facilitators

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Shashank Bijapur

Shashank Bijapur

CEO and Co-Founder, SPOTDRAFT

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Madhav Bhagat

Madhav Bhagat

CTO and Co-founder, SPOTDRAFT

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Akshay Verma

Akshay Verma

Chief Operating officer / Host,
SPOTDRAFT

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A group of people standing in a warmly lit room having a conversation.
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Seven women posing with drinks in a warmly lit bar with bottles displayed behind them.
Bartender in white shirt pouring a drink behind a wooden bar with customers in foreground.
Three men in conversation at a social event in a warmly lit room with shelves and framed pictures.
People smiling and interacting at a marble countertop with a small lamp and tray of glasses.
Three smiling women standing together, holding a blue scarf with a logo, indoors with patterned curtains.
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Group of people standing and sitting inside a warmly lit bar or lounge with patterned carpet.
Five professionals seated on a couch, focused on writing in notebooks labeled 'Legal Night'.
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About SpotDraft

SpotDraft is an AI-powered CLM platform that accelerates contract creation, analysis, and management, allowing businesses to close deals twice as fast while minimizing risk and errors.
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