What Others Said About Summit 2023
Shivani Anand
General Counsel at Ascend Fundraising Solutions
"The in-house legal conference we all needed! The topics are fresh, the energy is vibrant and the speakers were engaging! Definitely attending again next year."
Michelle Felsky
Vice President, Legal Affairs at New Look Vision Group
"Counselwell's Summit 2023 far exceeded my expectations. From connecting with engaged, likeminded in-house lawyers, to attending panels full of content and ideas that have left me inspired and motivated, I am so thrilled I chose to attend from Montreal. I am already looking forward to Summit 2024 and am grateful to have a robust network to tap into to compare notes, share best practices and seek counsel from in the interim."
Maleeha Akhtar
Legal Counsel at Manulife
"Counselwell created a warm, engaging and thoroughly awesome Summit 2023. The networking opportunities and knowledge sharing by panelists were phenomenal. Looking forward to next year already!"
Meet your Summit Co-Chairs:
Travis Allan
Chief Legal & Public Affairs Officer
FLO EV Charging
Kelly Kwan
General Counsel
GoBolt
Agenda
*Approved for 4.5 CPD hours (Ontario)Â Â
Wednesday, September 25th  Â
6:30Â PM - 9:30 PM
Pre-Summit Networking Dinners (5)*
Hosted at various restaurants in the area by:
lawyersinhouse
spotdraft
Cassels, BROCK & BLACKWELL, LLP
CEO Law
LawVu
*Limited spots available - first come, first served.
Thursday, September 26th  Â
8:30 AM
Registration & Breakfast
(Epic Hall)
9:10 AM
Welcome to Summit 2024!
(Epic Hall)
Avi Weiss (Founder, Counselwell)
9:20 AM
Keynote: The Performance Paradox: The Complicated Relationship between Achievement and Mental Health
(Epic Hall)
Kara hardin (Lead Executive Officer at The Practice Lab)
10:10 AM
Panel: Supercharged: The Impact of Legal Ops within the Legal Department
(Epic Hall)
Adam Minielly (Director, Legal Operations and Reporting at Sun Life)
Sabrina Ladak (Director, Legal Operations at Staples Canada)
Aneta Ciesla (Senior Manager, Legal Operations at dentalcorp)
moderated by: Nakta Alaghebandan (Chief of Staff at spotdraft)
10:55 AM
Networking Break
(Prologue)
11:30 AM
Panel: Board Management: Governance Tips for GCs & Corporate Secretaries
(Novella)
Jay Vaghela (Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Propel Holdings)
Alexander Liszka (General Counsel at Amico Affiliates)
Christina Porretta (Partner, Chief Legal Officer at BDO Canada LLP)
moderated by: Andrea FitzGerald (partner at cassels)
11:30 AM
Panel:Â Doing More with Less: Maximizing Legal's Resources
(Epic Hall)
Chetan Phull (General Counsel at OZ Optics Ltd.)
Jenna Kramer (Associate General Counsel at Knix)
Dixie Ho (VP Legal at MB International Brands)
Moderated by Steven Pulver (Chief Customer Officer at MinuteBox)
12:15 PM
Lunch BreakÂ
(Prologue)
1:20 PM
Panel:Â Legal's Role in Building Better Workplaces through Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
(Epic Hall)
Conni Gibson (Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Interac Corp.)Â
Gillian Akai (Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Postmedia Network Inc.)
Rustam (Rusty) Juma (General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Privacy Officer at Volkswagen Group Canada Inc.)
Moderated by: Christine Holmes (Founder & CEO at Lawyersinhouse.com)
2:05Â PM
Quick Break
(Prologue)
2:20Â PM
Guided Roundtable Discussions
(Epic Hall)
2:50Â PM
Panel:Â Elevating the Legal Department's Brand
(Novella)
Heather L Mullen (Vice President, Law & Corporate Secretary (Canada), US Legal Lead Customer Development at Kenvue)
Kamika McLean (General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at WeShall Investments Inc.)
Sue-lynn noel (Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Purolator Inc.)
Moderated by: Christine Holmes (Founder & CEO at Lawyersinhouse.com)
2:50Â PM
Panel:Â Generative AI in Legal:Â Where We're At and Where We're Headed
(Epic Hall)
Daniel Di Maria (Co-Founder and CRO at Spellbook)
Saad Minhas (Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate, Americas at Equinix)
Julie Chapman (VP & Head of Legal, North America at lexisnexis)
Moderated by: Marc Shewchun (Partner at Fasken)
3:35Â PM
Networking Break
(Prologue)
4:05Â PM
Panel: Staying Marketable (Even If You're Not On The Market)
(Epic Hall)
Eileen Tan (GC at EMD Serono Canada)
William Kenny (Assistant general counsel - global projects at compassion international)
Rosie Kogan (Vice President, Legal and General Counsel at GreenShield)
moderated by: neda canario (Vice President, Legal Recruitment at bjrc recruiting)Â
4:50Â PM
Closing Remarks & Raffle
(Epic Hall)
Avi Weiss (Founder, Counselwell)Â
5:00Â PM -Â 6:00Â PM
Reception Hour
(Epic Hall)
Presenters
Conni Gibson
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Interac Corp.
Kelly Kwan
General Counsel
GoBolt
Andrea FitzGerald
Partner
Cassels
Aneta Ciesla
Senior Manager, Legal Operations
dentalcorp
Gillian Akai
Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Postmedia Network Inc.
Neda Canario
Vice President, Legal Recruitment
BJRC Recruiting
Sabrina Ladak
Director, Legal Operations
Staples Canada
Christine Holmes
CEO & Founder
LawyersInHouse
William Kenny
Assistant General Counsel - Global Projects
Compassion InternationalÂ
Rustam (Rusty) Juma
General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Privacy Officer
Volkswagen Group Canada Inc.Â
Avi Weiss
Founder
Counselwell
Travis Allan
Chief Legal & Public Affairs Officer
FLO EV Charging
Steven Pulver
Chief Customer Officer
MinuteBox
Eileen Tan
General Counsel
EMD Serono Canada
Kara Hardin
Lead Executive Officer
The Practice Lab
Heather L Mullen
Vice President, Law & Corporate Secretary (Canada), US Legal Lead Customer Development
Kenvue
Nakta Alaghebandan
Chief of Staff
SpotDraft
Jay Vaghela
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Propel Holdings
Adam Minielly
Director, Legal Operations and Reporting
Sun Life
Rosie Kogan
Vice President, Legal and General Counsel
GreenShield
Kamika McLean
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
WeShall Investments Inc.
Marc Shewchun
Partner, Emerging Technology Group
Fasken
Daniel Di Maria
Co-founder & CRO
Spellbook
Saad Minhas
Senior Legal Counsel,
Corporate, Americas
Equinix
Sue-Lynn Noel
Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Purolator Inc.
Julie Chapman
VP & Head of Legal, North America
LexisNexis
Alexander Liszka
General Counsel
Amico Affiliates
Jenna Kramer
Associate General Counsel
Knix
Chetan Phull
General Counsel
OZ Optics Ltd.
Christina Porretta
Partner, Chief Legal Officer
BDO Canada LLP
Dixie Ho
VP Legal
MB International Brands
Registration Closed
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Phone number: (416) 395-5577
