Bonita Croft

Vice President Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary · Trican Well Service Ltd.

Diverse speaker on everything from minimizing risk of liability to building relationships in the workplace.

Women in Law Minimizing Risk of Liability Corporate Governance Natural Resources Law Building Relationships in the Workplace

Mylany David

Partner · Dentons Canada LLP

One-to-watch leader in renewable energy & real estate law, with expertise in the hot topics of wind farm development & strategic financing.

Mergers & Acquisitions Cleantech & Environmental Law Leasing and Real Estate Law Public-Private Partnerships Land Use Planning

Elizabeth Lalli-Reese

Vice President of Human Resources and Risk Management · Demilec

Principal at Texas Strategic HR. SPHR, Juris Doctorate holder.

Social Media Human Resources Legal Issues

Tyler Langdon

Counsel, Global Legal Operations · McCain Foods Limited

An advocate for optimization and efficiency, this expert in global legal operations is sure to impress the most discerning audience.

Legal Lawyer Operations Innovation Alternative Billing Arrangements

Attorney Nicholas Ellis

Social Security Attorney · Attorney Nicholas Ellis

Attorney Nicholas Ellis specializes in workers comp and social security disability law at his practice in Worcester, MA.

Volunteering Community Leadership Social Security Disability

Simon Nash

HR Director · Carey Olsen

Leading professional services firms for profit - the People : Performance Strategy

Strategy Law Firms People Paradigms Measurement

Sam Angus

Partner, Corporate Group · Fenwick & West LLP

Entrepreneurship and venture financing for start-ups have been long-standing specialties for this lawyer and conference panel moderator

Start-Up/Venture-Backed Companies Equity and Debt Financings Mergers and Acquisitions Securities Matters Intellectual Property Licensing

Henry Baskin, Esq

Entertainment Lawyer · Baskin Law Firm

Henry Baskin is a well known entertainment lawyer in Michigan with over 50 years of experience.

Entertainment Law Media Law

Grant Borbridge, Q.C.

Executive VP, Investments & Chief Counsel · MEG Energy

International expert with vast experience in global private equity, venture capital investment, corporate governance and legal compliance

Competitive Analysis Company Restructuring Divestitures Financial Analysis Financial Modeling

Morgan Rowe

Associate Lawyer · Ravenlaw

Morgan Rowe is a lawyer working in the areas of employment, labour and human rights, with a focus on disability rights law.

Law Human Rights Disability Employment Labour

Rebecca Johnson

Professor, Faculty of Law · University of Victoria

Rebecca Johnson is a pioneer in Canadian law-and-film scholarship.

Intercultural Communication Indigenous Affairs Sexuality and the Law Same-sex Couples Colonialism

Sheema Khan

Patent Agent · Shapiro Cohen LLP

Patent Agent. Writer. Speaker (Tedx)

Science and Technology Human Rights Muslim Current Affairs' Muslim Feminism Intellectual Property

Petra Molnar

Associate Director · Refugee Law Lab, Osgoode Hall Law School

Refugee and migration issues; technology and human rights; immigration detention; and the relationship between law, society, and culture

Technology and human rights Anthropology of Migration Ethnography and Ethnographic Writing Women's Rights Refugee and Human Rights Issues

Michael McElhenie, Ph.D.

Associate Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University

A globe-trotting OD Consultant, Executive Coach, and Organizational Psychologist who lives his commitment to a better, more inclusive world.

Transformational Change Industrial and Organizational Psychology Organizational Change and Development

Sulemaan Ahmed

Principal · Servo Annex

Digital advisor for CEOs and Board Members.

Digital Strategy Social Media Strategy E-Commerce Mobile Marketing Online Branding

Amy Kishek

Lawyer and Executive Director · Canadian Intern Association

Advocate for policy and law reform in areas of workplace law on behalf of precarious and young workers

Human Rights & Workplace Law Human Rights Labour Law Employment Law Youth Employment

Jennifer Dolman

Partner, Litigation · Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Commercial litigator with deep expertise in advising Canadian and international franchisors with all manner of business disputes.

Class Actions Defamation Law Franchise Law Employment & Labour Law Hospitality and Leisure

Lisa Philipps

Professor · Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

Professor of Law, specializing in taxation law and fiscal policy

Budget Laws Fiscal Policy Gender and Economic Equality Tax Policy Income Splitting

Martha Jackman

Professor, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section · University of Ottawa

Martha Jackman specializes in constitutional law, with a particular focus on issues relating to women and other marginalized groups

Constitutional Law Charter of Rights Women Marginalized Groups Access to Health Care

Natasha Bakht

Associate Professor · University of Ottawa

Professor Bakht’s research interests are in the intersecting area of religious freedom and women’s equality.

Law Culture Rights Minority Rights Religious Freedom Women's Equality