Speakers

Conference Co-Chairs

Pavan Virdee

Senior Legal Counsel, Marketing & Privacy
Unilever

Geneviève P. Richard

Sr. Legal Counsel
Rogers Communications

Kelly Harris

Partner
Harris + Co

Key Regulatory Speakers

Katherine Armstrong

Deputy Director, National Advertising Division
BBB National Programs
Catherine Bate

Catherine Bate

President and CEO
Ad Standards

Josephine Palumbo

Deputy Commissioner of Competition
Competition Bureau Canada

Shelley Samel

Chief Legal Officer
Ad Standards

Expert Speakers

Luciana Andrade

Legal Counsel, Privacy & Compliance
Philips Canada

Christian Baes

Associate Counsel – Marketing & IP, Canada & International
Restaurant Brands International
René Bissonnette

René Bissonnette

Partner
Gowling WLG

Evie Bouras

Counsel | Conseil
McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Paul Burns

President
Canadian Gaming Association

James Catsburg

Managing Counsel, Head, Intellectual Property, Marketing & Sponsorship
RBC

Michi Furuya Chang

Executive Vice President Public Policy, Regulatory Affairs and Head, Division Strategy
Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada

Christopher A. Cole

Partner
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Dan Edmondstone

Partner
McMillian

Burtley G. Francis

Partner
Stewart McKelvey

Jason W. Gordon

Partner
Reed Smith LLP

Ruth Goudie

President & Partner
1Milk2Sugars Inc.

Nita Khare

Corporate Counsel
Walmart Canada
Candice Kloes

Candice Kloes

Counsel
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Nicole Kutlesa

Senior Legal Counsel
Scotiabank
Elizabeth Manley

Elizabeth Manley

Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs & Chief Privacy Officer
Cineplex

Sarah Mansour

General Counsel
Mazda Canada Inc.

Jason Moscovici

Founding Partner
Provisions Legal Services Inc

Marisa Muchnik

General Counsel, Canada
Ferrero Canada Ltd

Amy Ralph Mudge

Partner
BakerHostetler LLP

Adam Nickerson

Sr Legal Counsel
Labatt Breweries of Canada

Teodora Niculae

Senior Legal Counsel
Mastercard Canada

Alex Remondini

Legal Counsel, Marketing
ARITZIA

Marina Seidl

Senior Legal Counsel (AVP), Advertising, Marketing, Sponsorship & IP Lead
Interac Corp

Mark Smith

Founder & CEO
Purdy Smith

Elleni Tsatoumas

VP Legal
Psycho Bunny

Alice Tseng

Principal
Smart & Biggar LLP

Kate Wallace

Influencer and Founder
Kate Ellen
Brand Portfolio Lead
Mars

Laura White

Assistant General Counsel
Mercedes-Benz Canada

Austin Wong

Head of Legal and Business Affairs
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