The Information Governance & eDiscovery Strategy Exchange is widely acknowledged as the must-attend meeting for Judges, Regulators, General Counsel and Global/ Regional Heads of Litigation, Compliance, eDiscovery, Legal IT and Records Management.This year 80 strategic decision-makers are attending to discuss the challenges presented by the exponential increase of electronically stored information, and the practicalities of taking a holistic approach to information governance.Unlike traditional conferences or tradeshows, the primary focus and benefit of the Exchange is for new relationships to be forged and existing partnerships to be enhanced. At the Exchange, strategic corporate decision-makers, leading analysts and a selection of the most innovation solution providers gather to exchange knowledge and discuss best practice on aligning business strategy with legal and IT requirements, to ensure predictability and defensibility for what lies ahead.The 2012 expert speaker panel includes:Mr Justice Frank Clarke, Supreme Court of IrelandMagistrate Judge Nan R. Nolan, United States District Court, Northern District of IllinoisJudge James Francis, United States Magistrate Judge, Southern District of New YorkMaster Steven Whitaker, Senior Master of the Senior Courts in the Queen’s Bench Division, The Royal Courts of JusticeJohn Davies, Head of Competition Division, OECDDavid C. Shonka, Principal Deputy General Counsel, Federal Trade CommissionDr Alexander Dix, Berlin Commissioner, Data Protection and Freedom of InformationAgnieszka Wodecka, Legal Officer European Commission, DG Information Society and MediaKatey Wood, Analyst, Enterprise Strategy GroupDavid Horrigan, Esq., Analyst, E-Discovery & Information Governance, 451 ResearchPlus senior representatives from GlaxoSmithKline, Barclays, National Grid, UBS, Siemens and Allianz Asset Management