Past Speakers
Conference Co-Chairs
Michael H. Morris
Senior General Counsel
Justice Canada
Lori Sterling
Senior Counsel
Bennett Jones
Former Associate Deputy Minister, Justice Canada
Martine Valois, Ad.E.
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law
University of Montreal
Administrative Bodies
Michelle Alton
Tribunal General Counsel
Workplace Safety & Insurance Appeals Tribunal
Karen E. Andrews
Staff Lawyer
Advocacy Center for Tenants Ontario
Paul Aterman
Chairperson
Social Security Tribunal
Luc Bélanger
Chair
Council of Federal Tribunal Chairs (CFTC)
Chairperson
Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal
Edith Bramwell
Chairperson
Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board
Antoine Collins
Member (Adjudicator), Refugee Protection Division
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
President
Ottawa Chapter, Canadian Black Lawyers Association
Heather Gibbs
Assistant Deputy Chairperson, Immigration Division
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Michael Gottheil
Chief of the Commission and Tribunals
Alberta Human Rights Commission
Jennifer Khurana
Acting Chairperson
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Shannon Salter
Chair
Civil Resolution Tribunal
Richard D. Sharpe
Director, Equity, Anti-racism, Diversity and Inclusion
Justice Canada
Carolyn Slon
Senior Legal Counsel, Office of the Secretary
Ontario Securities Commission
Brennagh Smith
Acting Practice Lead, Prosecutions
City of Toronto, Legal Services
Nathalie Théberge
Vice-Chair and CEO
Copyright Board of Canada
Vice-Chair
Council of Federal Tribunal Chairs (CFTC)
Current and Retired Judges
The Hon. Karen M. Horner
Justice
Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
Harry S. LaForme
Senior Counsel
Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP
Justice, Ontario Court of Appeal (ret.)
The Hon. Mary T. Moreau
Chief Justice
Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
Distinguished Speakers
Rahool P. Agarwal
Partner
Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb
Colleen Bauman
Partner
Goldblatt Partners LLP
Andrew Brouwer
Senior Counsel, Refugee Law
Office of Legal Aid Ontario
Paul Daly
Research Chair in Administrative Law & Governance
University of Ottawa
Barbara de Dios
Head of Mentorship
Global Lawyers of Canada
Corporate Counsel
Canadian Dental Services Corporation
Nadia Effendi
Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Angus Grant
Assistant Deputy Chairperson - Refugee Appeal Division
Immigration & Refugee Board of Canada
Maneesha Gupta
Mentorship Chair and Board of Directors
Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers
Legal Counsel
TD Bank
Jennifer Klinck
Partner
Juristes Power Law
Christian Leblanc
Partner
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
François Levert
Regional Vice-Chairperson – Atlantic Region
Parole Board of Canada
Hadayt Nazami
Partner
Nazami & Associates
Justin H. Nasseri
Founding Partner
Ross Nasseri LLP
Chair, Civil Litigation Executive Committee
Ontario Bar Association
Christopher Rootham
Partner
Nelligan Law
Kelly J. Serbu Q.C.
Counsel
Serbu Law Firm Limited
Maureen Silcoff
Past President
Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers
Instructor, Immigration and Refugee Law
Lincoln Alexander School of Law
Daniel Stern
Director, Regulatory Law and Policy
TELUS
Sharlene Telles-Langdon
Senior General Counsel, Prairie Regional Office (Winnipeg)
Justice Canada
