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2026 CAN-TECH Law Fall Conference Hub
October 15 to 16, 2026
Fairmont Château Laurier
1 Rideau Street, K1N8S7, Ottawa, Canada
Welcome to the 2026 CAN-TECH Law Fall Conference Hub. Here, you can find recordings of each session and the speakers' presentations.
To access them, click on the "Conference Program: Day One or Two" accordion below. For each session, click "View Here" to watch the recording and "Download Presentation Here" to get the speaker's presentation.
Please note that only presentations where speaker approval was obtained, have been made available.
CPD Confirmed:
This program contains 2 hours and 0 minutes of Professionalism Content
This program contains 1 hour and 0 minutes of EDI Professionalism Content
This program contains 13 hours and 40 minutes of Substantive Content.
All times listed are EDT
CONFERENCE PROGRAM: DAY ONE (OCTOBER 15)
REGISTRATIONOPENING REMARKS AND KEYNOTE
Moderator:
- Sandra Montanino, Navig8 Professional Development Inc.
Regulating the Algorithm: Child Safety, Addictive Design, and Platform Responsibility
Featuring:
- Kalvin Sie, Spin Master Ltd.
- Jade Buchanan, McCarthy Tetrault
- Dustin Moores, Innovation
Moderator:
- Basia Walczak, Airbnb
TRACK 1 - Caveats and Kill Switches: Professional Obligations in Use of Legal AI
Featuring:
- Anita Gorney, Harvey
- Victoria Uslinov, Law Society of Ontario
- Al Hounsell, Gowlings WLG
Moderator:
- Sam Ip, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Track 2: Data Protection, Eh? Canadian Data Protection Addenda
Featuring:
- Rebecca Ma, Interac Corp.
- Robin Sookal, Symcor
- Haley Kenny, Deloitte
Moderator:
- Jade Buchanan, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
LUNCH/PLENARY - Indigenous Data Sovereignty & Tech Collaboration in Canada
Featuring:
- Ben Brookwell, Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP
- Aaron Franks, First Nations Information Governance Centre
Moderator:
- Anagha Nandakumaran, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Plenary - Contracting with Confidence When AI is at the Table
Featuring:
- Julia Johnson Ada Support
- Shreya Gupta, Loblaw Companies Ltd.
- Rob Hester, Anthropic
Moderator:
- Lisa Danay Wallace, WeirFoulds LLP
TRACK 1 - Not excluding Quebec: Doing Business across Canada
Featuring:
- Eugen Miscoi, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
- Alexandra Quigley, Dentons
Moderator:
- Christine Jackson, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Track 2: Minor Details, Major Consequences: The Challenges of Contracting with Minors?
Featuring:
- Susie Hendrie, Garabyte Consulting INC.
- David Fraser, McInnes Cooper
- Matthew Shogilev, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Moderator:
- M. Imtiaz Karamat, Deeth Williams Wall LLP
PLENARY - Safeguarding Data Fortresses in Turbulent Times: Navigating Privacy in Bankruptcy and M&A
Featuring:
- Sharon Kour, Reconstruct LLP
- Michael Maguire, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
- Kristopher Miks, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP / S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l.
Moderator:
- Jennifer Davidson, Deeth Williams Wall LLP
CONFERENCE PROGRAM: DAY TWO (OCTOBER 16)
BREAKFAST/WIT Presents – From Backlash to Backup: Sustainable Allyship in Challenging TimesFeaturing:
- Charlene Theodore, Theodore Advisory Partners
- Chandimal Nicholas, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Moderator:
- Sandra Montanino, Navig8 Professional Development Inc.
OPENING REMARKS
PLENARY - 2025 Legal Landscape: From law to practice
Featuring:
- Barry Sookman, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
- Catherine Lovrics, Marks & Clerk LLP
- Jenna Wilson, Wilson Lue LLP
Moderator:
- Lisa Danay Wallace, WeirFoulds LLP
PLENARY - Round tables: (in person only, this was not recorded)
Featuring:
- Carole Piovesan, INQ Law
- Craig McLellan, ThinkOn
- Mark Graham, Bell
- Samir Chhabra, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Moderator:
- Sairam Sanathkumar, Torys LLP
TRACK 2 - Inside Counsel, Outside Impact: The Many Hats of In-House Lawyers
Featuring:
- Arun Krishnamurti, Google
- Jamie Greenberg, Solink
- Jacqueline Tsai, Paybilt
Moderator:
- Claire Mazzini, Microsoft
PLENARY - Personal Branding, Professional Presence & Profile
Featuring:
- Bindu Cudjoe, Bindustries Consulting Inc
- Judith McKay, JEM3 Consulting
Moderator:
- Aarani Stoneham, Modiface Inc.(L'Oreal Group Company)
TRACK 1 - Certifiably Secure? Cyber Standards in an Unstable Era
Featuring:
- Andrew Alleyne, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
- Carlos Chalico, EY Canada
- Nayab Sabahat, NuviSight AI
- Cherlene Tay, Digital Governance
Moderator:
- Lola Williams Afolabi, Williams Armstrong LP
TRACK 2 - “Employing” AI in the Workplace
Featuring:
- Alex Treiber, Treiber Law PC
- Dina Maxwell, PwC
- Marsha Lindsay, Loblaw Companies Ltd.
Moderator:
- Shreya Gupta, Loblaw Companies Ltd.
TRACK 1 - From War Room to Boardroom: Winning Tech Negotiations
Featuring:
- Amy-Lynne Williams, Retired, co-Founder of Deeth Williams Wall LLP
- Richard Austin, Deeth Williams Wall LLP
Moderator:
- Andrew Alleyne, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Key Takeaways
Key Negotiation Topics
- How to prepare negotiations in advance for maximum leverage.
- Strategies to build and lead a negotiation team effectively.
- Understanding your role as the lawyer — and when to step forward or step back.
- The tactics you’ll face (and may use): anchoring, bracketing, good cop/bad cop, silence, and more.
- Practical, battle-tested tips to keep your client’s objectives front and center.
TRACK 2 - Autonomous by Design: Legal and Ethical Dimensions of Agentic AI
Featuring:
- Kosta Starostin, Cohere
- George Wray, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG)
- Tareq Tayeh, Modiface Inc.(L'Oreal Group Company)
- Misha Benjamin, BCF Business Law
Moderator:
- Tetyana Klimova, EY Canada
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