Sat, Jun 18
|Borden Ladner Gervais
PRISME Conference 2022
Join us for the inaugural meeting of Canada's new LGBTQ2S+ Legal Association, engaging discussions, networking, and plenty of opportunities for advancing LGBTQ2S+ rights in Canada and abroad.


Time & Location
Jun 18, 2022, 10:00 a.m. EDT – Jun 19, 2022, 7:00 p.m. EDT
Borden Ladner Gervais, Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower, 22 Adelaide St W Suite 3400, Toronto, ON M5H 4E3, Canada
About the event
Please join us for our inaugural PRISME Conference, a first-of-its-kind hybrid in-person/virtual event that brings together lawyers and students from across Canada with a commitment to increasing representation and equity for LGBTQ2S+ legal professionals in Canada.
Confirmed speakers and panelists include:
- Laleh Moshiri, National Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Borden Ladner Gervais
- Judge Amy Sakalauskas, NS Provincial & Family Courts & Secretary, International Association of LGBTQ+ Judges
- Steeves Bujold, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault and Vice President, Canadian Bar Association
- Mekhala Chaubal, Lawyer & Senior Manager, Program Acquisitions & Feature Film, CBC/Radio-Canada
- Paul Jonathan Saguil, Deputy Head, Global Sanctions Compliance and Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption Program, TD
- Nikki Gershbain, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategist
- Anna Mmolai-Chalmers, Research and Advocacy Officer, Equality Cluster, Southern African Litigation Centre
- Doug Kerr, Executive Director, Dignity Network Canada
- Aleks Selim Dughman Manzur, Co-Executive Director, Programming & Advocacy, Rainbow Refugee
- Robert Leckey, Dean, Faculty of Law, McGill University
- Paul Paton, Q.C., Professor, University of Alberta (former Dean of Law, CBA Interim CEO)
- Colin Druhan, Executive Director, Pride at Work Canada
- Tuma Young, Q.C., President, Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society
- Akash Bir, Director, Legal Talent at Miller Thomson LLP
- Daniel Girlando, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
- Jonathan Griffith, Early Intervention Counsel, Law Society of Alberta and Chair, Gender Identity Community Section (SOGIC)
And many more!
NOTE: Due to the evolving nature of COVID-19, this event is subject to change and may become a fully virtual conference.
Schedule
30 minutesWelcome Refreshments & Registration
1 hourIntroductory Plenary Session
Tickets
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