Last month, I reported on key hires and a rebranding at The Masters Conference, a legal education and thought leadership forum, as it announced its new identity as Masters LegalAI and brought on legal industry veteran Kevin Vermeulen as its new chief executive officer, along with Mike Dalewitz, a veteran e-discovery entrepreneur, as its executive chairman.

Now, the organization has made another key hire, appointing Henry Dicker, who long ran ALM’s LegalTech conferences (later renamed Legalweek), as senior vice president of strategy and partnerships.

In his new role, the company said, Dicker will focus on aligning people, markets and execution to drive sustainable growth and strengthen Masters LegalAI’s position as a leading legal industry organization.

“We are thrilled to welcome Henry Dicker to our executive team,” Vermeulen said in a statement. “His proven ability to turn complexity into durable growth is exactly what we need as we enter our next phase of expansion.”

Dicker was with ALM for 17 years, from 1998 to 2016, where he last held the position of senior vice president, global services. Under his leadership, he oversaw the growth of the LegalTech conference from a trade show to a leading event for law firms, corporate legal departments and technology companies.

According to his LinkedIn profile, he was responsible at ALM for a revenue portfolio of more than $25 million, building and scaling more than 300 conferences across North America, Europe, Asia and South America. He also established and developed ALM’s Business of Law consultancy.

After leaving ALM, Dicker served in a series of executive roles. As group president of Nexem Legal and chief client engagement officer at Lowers Risk Group, he modernized legacy businesses, launched technology-enabled and recurring-revenue services, and helped achieve double-digit growth.

Most recently, as president of Bobit Business Media, Dicker led the transformation of its event portfolio, restoring profitability and positioning the business for a successful exit.

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Bob is a lawyer, veteran legal journalist, and award-winning blogger and podcaster. In 2011, he was named to the inaugural Fastcase 50, honoring “the law’s smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries and leaders.” Earlier in his career, he was editor-in-chief of several legal publications, including The National Law Journal, and editorial director of ALM’s Litigation Services Division.