About Kanan Dhru
#legaltech #legaldesign #legalinnovation
Kanan Dhru is a 3x founder in the space of legal innovation, starting organisations such as Lawtoons, LawForMe and Research Foundation for Governance in India. She has worked extensively at the intersection of law, design and technology across countries and has a deep understanding of scaling social impact enterprises globally. Operational Board Member of the Legal Hackers community, Kanan is a regular speaker at conferences, panel discussions and podcasts on topics surrounding law and new technologies. She has worn many different hats during her professional career, and her work experiences include names such as McKinsey & Co, World Health Organisation and The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law.
Her work has won her international awards and fellowships, including Acumen Fellowship, Fulbright Fellowship, Innovating Justice Award and recognition as a Young Connector of the Future by the Swedish Institute, to name a few. Possessing a Bachelors of Law from the London School of Economics and Masters in Public Administration from Indira Gandhi National Open University, Kanan’s expertise lays in legaltech, legal innovation and human-centred design in law.
Kanan is currently working as the Senior Lecturer Legal Technology at the International and European Law department at The Hague University. Her work includes coordinating the courses on Law, Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies as well as Cyber Security. She is a part of the Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence and also represents the university on projects such as AI4Intelligence, METACOG project on AI and disinformation as well as ethical, legal and social aspects of using AI for public safety.
