
PRISME Conference 2023
Fri, Aug 04 - Sat, Aug 05 | McCarthy Tétrault LLP



Aug 04, 11:00 a.m. EDT - Aug 05. 8:30 p.m. EDT
McCarthy Tétrault LLP, 1000 R. de La Gauchetière O
Suite MZ400, Montreal, QC, H3B 0A2, Canada
About the Event

Please join us for the second annual PRISME Conference, a hybrid in-person/virtual event that brings together judges, lawyers, activists and students from across the country, all with a commitment to building networks in our communities increasing representation and equity for 2SLGBTQ+ legal professionals in Canada and advancing 2SLGBTQ+ human rights.
Confirmed speakers and panelists include:
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The Honourable Judge Kael McKenzie, Judge, Provincial Court of Manitoba
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Bogdan Globa, Founder, ProudUkraine
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Yanhui Peng, Co-Founder, LGBT Rights Advocacy China
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Bryn Gray, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP & former Chair, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Community (SOGIC) (Ontario)
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Daniel Girlando, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP & Member, EGALE Canada Legal Issues Committee
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Jas Badyal, Lawyer, JKB Law
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Gregory Ko, Partner, Kastner Lam LLP & Chair, SOGIC (Ontario)
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Dalia Tourki, Incoming Summer Law Student, McCarthy Tétrault LLP & 2SLGBTQ+ Community Activist
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Celeste Trianon, Executive Director, Trans Legal Collective
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Adrienne Smith, Lawyer, Adrienne Smith Law
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Seran Gee, Equal Justice Works Fellow, Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund
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Hossein Moghtaderi, Lawyer, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP & Chair, SOGIC (National)
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Lynn Iding, Director of Human Resources, Stewart McKelvey
And many more!
Tickets


Follow the appropriate link below to secure your
PRISME Conference 2023 ticket!
Schedule
Time & Location


11:00
Registration
12:00
Keynote Lunch
13:00
BREAK
13:15
Promoting Diversity in the Profession
14:45
BREAK
15:00
Current Legal Issues Facing the
2SLGBTQ+ Community
16:30
BREAK
18:00
Social at McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Friday, August 04
11:00 - 19:30

9:30
Check in
10:00
The Fight for Trans Rights
11:30
BREAK
12:00
Keynote Lunch
13:00
BREAK
13:15
Breakout Workshops:
Advocacy for EDI in the Workplace
13:15
Breakout Workshops:
Trans ID Clinics
14:45
BREAK
15:00
2SLGBTQ+ Rights: The International Perspective
16:30
BREAK
16:45
CALL/ACAL AGM
17:45
BREAK
19:00
Social at l'idéal bar & contenus