2023 Speakers

Conference Co-Chairs

Nadia Effendi

Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Michael H. Morris

Senior General Counsel
Justice Canada

Government Speakers

Paul Aterman

Consultant
PA Justice Services

Julia Barss

Head of Legal Services and General Counsel
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Meera Bennett

Legal Counsel, Legal Services Branch
Ministry of the Attorney General, British Columbia

Julie Blackhawk

General Counsel
Justice Canada

Paula Boutis

Solicitor – Legal and Risk Management Services
City of Hamilton

Ian Darling

Chair
Condominium Authority Tribunal

Ian Demers

General Counsel
Justice Canada

Suzanne Gilbert

Deputy Chairperson, Refugee Appeal Division
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

Angus Grant

Counsel
Immigration & Refugee Board

Ian R. Mackenzie

Board Member
Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board (FPSLREB)

Sunil S. Mathai

Crown Counsel, Crown Law Office – Criminal
Ministry of the Attorney General

Matthew Shogilev

Legal Counsel
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Chris Thompson

Patent and Trademark Agent, Centre for Business Technology Law (CBTL)
Justice Canada

Law Firm and Academic Speakers

Imran Ahmad

Senior Partner, Canadian Head of Technology
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada

Stephen Aylward

Partner
Stockwoods LLP

Colleen Bauman

Partner
Goldblatt Partners LLP

Shea Coulson

Partner
DLA Piper

Juliet Chang Knapton

Advocate-in-Residence
University of Ottawa

Paul Daly

University Research Chair, Administrative Law & Governance
University of Ottawa

Marco Falco

Partner
Torkin Manes LLP

Iris Fischer

Partner
Blakes, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Kenneth Jull

Counsel
Gardiner Roberts LLP

Justin H. Nasseri

Founding Partner
Ross Nasseri LLP
Chair, Civil Litigation Executive Committee
Ontario Bar Association

Hadayt Nazami

Founding Partner
Nazami & Associates

Alyssa Tomkins

Partner
Gowlings WLG