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
