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OVERVIEW
An exclusive roundtable series convening senior legal, business, and regulatory leaders for high-impact discussions across three critical areas: critical minerals and capital markets, global trade and regulation, and legal innovation.
Each session designed to foster cross-sector insight, deepen relationships, and spotlight emerging areas of opportunity for legal professionals and their clients.
The series will run in conjunction with the International Bar Association (IBA) who are holding their annual global conference in Toronto (5,000 attendees, representing more than 2,700 law firms, corporations, governments, and regulators from over 130 jurisdictions), presenting an incredible opportunity to capitalize on a captive and committed audience already in Toronto.
STRUCTURE + AUDIENCE
Hosted at McMillan’s Toronto HQ, ADB Insights’ roundtable series brings together 30 select participants for three high-impact, 2-hour discussions exploring the following strategic themes:
Roundtable 1
Theme: Mining, energy, and capital markets: navigating legal risk + resilience in an evolving operating landscape
Audience:
- Mining, energy and infrastructure lawyers from the US, UK, and Canada
- Law firm partners (litigation, trade, ESG)
- General counsel from the mining, energy, banking and investment sectors
- UK/Canadian/US government or regulatory voices
Discussion Topics
- Drivers + trends in the mining, energy and infrastructure sectors in Canada
- Funding projects via domestic and international capital markets
- Fast-tracking projects vs.Indigenous rights: Emerging tensions under Bill C-5 Investor-state disputes
- How legal practitioners can align with Canadian law firms + industry players
Roundtable 2
Theme: A second draft for globalization: a new paradigm for trade
Audience:
- International corporate, trade and disputes lawyers
- General counsel from industry and investment sector
- UK/Canadian/US government or regulatory voices
- Select industry and investment voices
Discussion Topics
- In light of a new paradigm for globalization, how is the global trade landscape evolving and what does it mean for corporations and governmental actors?
- Managing emerging risks when it comes to capital markets
- Variegated regulations, reputational risks and ESG
- Clouds on the horizon: the disputes landscape and trade
Roundtable 3
Theme: Toward 2030 | Shaping the Future Legal Ecosystem: Innovation, Integration, and Impact
Audience:
- General counsel, heads of legal operations, and innovation leads
- Law firm partners focused on legal tech and client service
- Legal tech founders, investors, and digital transformation experts
Discussion Topics
- Beyond the hype: How AI is actually transforming the legal ecosystem
- Strategy + synergy: The evolving relationship between in-house teams, firms, and legal tech
- Redefining resilience: How legal leaders are navigating governance, ethics, and regulation in a risk-on era
- Leading through risk: Strategies for legal leaders in a complex era