High performers aren’t just made—they think differently. Learn how to rewire your mindset, sidestep costly cognitive mistakes, and create an environment where top-tier performance becomes the norm. This talk is your blueprint for smarter, more strategic success.

Laura is an award-winning international speaker, coach, and behavioural scientist who studies high performing individuals and organizations. She has facilitated leadership and team building programs in Canada and the United States and has extensive coaching experience working with CEOs, senior executives, and high potential mid-career professionals.

Examine what law firm managers and professionals need to understand about compliance risks, obligations, and opportunities posed in the modern workplace. This will be an interactive session with participants to learn to:

• identify and respond to internal ethical issues appropriately;
• understand their role in firm-wide legal and regulatory compliance;
• support staff and lawyers in.a disrupted, hybrid, multigenerational workplace;
• align inclusion and workplace culture with professional conduct rules; and
• help prevent complaints and mange compliance-related risk.

Dimple has considerable experience as regulatory lawyer. As former in-house counsel at the Law Society of British Columbia for many years, she handled matters involving serious allegations of professional misconduct. She also gained a wealth of experience handling matters involving mental health issues, addiction issues, competency issues, and practice management issues. She continues to provide her clients with ethical and regulatory advice on all types of issues from registration to discipline. Dimple also provides clients with strategic advice on employment law, workplace investigations, and related human rights matters. As a skilled investigator, she regularly conducts investigations into allegations such as theft, fraud, bullying and harassment, and sexual misconduct.

Dimple is a creative problem solver and uses a thoughtful and collaborative approach to get to the true source of the conflict and find practical solutions for her clients. Known for her calm demeanour and respectful manner, Dimple uses a trauma-informed and culturally sensitive approach to all aspects of her work.

In today’s business environment, workplace culture isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s a strategic asset that affects everything from employee engagement to legal exposure. This session is designed for professionals who want to connect culture to business performance and compliance.

Participants will learn a practical approach to building high-performing, values-aligned workplaces that boost motivation, improve retention, and reduce risk. You will leave with practical tools and strategies to:

• design culture intentionally instead of reacting to problems;
• motivate and retain your team with more than compensation;
• spot early culture risks that lead to burnout, turnover, or liability; and
• use appreciation strategically for recognition and to build loyalty.

This session combines business-focused frameworks, mini case studies, and actionable insights that will help you lead more effectively, and align culture with strategy in a way that lasts.

Deborah helps organizations create intentional cultures, unlock leadership potential, and build high-performing, growth-minded teams. As a seasoned coach and HR catalyst, she brings over 20 years of experience transforming workplaces across industries, sectors, and global regions.

Deborah’s clients appreciate her practical approach and deep insight into human behavior, leadership dynamics, and organizational change. Deborah’s strength lies in meeting leaders where they are—helping them connect people strategies with real business outcomes.
Whether she’s guiding a CEO through cultural transformation or coaching a new leader toward confident decision-making, Deborah is known for creating safe, focused, and energizing learning spaces. She helps individuals and teams discover their strengths, shift unhelpful behaviors, and embrace accountability—all with a focus on sustainable growth.

We have entered a time in human history of unprecedented and fast-moving change. From the rise of generative AI to the ever-changing needs of clients, complexity and uncertainty have become the new normal. In this environment, it is essential we support our people to do thing best thinking. How we lead, support, and communicate with people inside our firms matters more than ever.

This session explores how all of us who support the work of lawyers and law firms can use insights from neuroscience to create the conditions for enhanced cognitive performance, collaboration, and resilience. Drawing from the “brain-aligned law firm” framework, we’ll examine seven core drivers of human motivation and how they shape performance and wellbeing.

Participants will learn practical strategies to:

• reduce threat responses;
• foster psychological safety; and
• “spiral up” team motivation — especially in the face of change and uncertainty.

You will leave with concrete tools to help their teams flourish — even under pressure — and to build work environments where people feel focused, supported, and capable of their best work.

As a coach with over 20 years of experience, Allison is one of the most senior coaches in North America. Having worked with a wide range of clients, she has developed a deep understanding of the national and international legal marketplace.Her coaching practice is grounded in neuroscience, helping lawyers and law firms take a brain-aligned approach to leadership, productivity, and sustainable success. By integrating the latest insights into how the brain works best, she supports clients in optimizing their decision-making, focus, resilience, and performance. This science-backed approach enables legal professionals to navigate high-pressure environments more effectively while fostering well-being and long-term career satisfaction.

Allison also have extensive experience working with neurodiverse clients, tailoring my coaching to meet their unique strengths, challenges, and ways of thinking. By creating strategies that work with—not against—their natural cognitive styles, she helps neurodiverse lawyers and professionals thrive in their careers while ensuring that law firms develop more inclusive and supportive workplaces.

AI is everywhere and it is raising a lot of questions for law firms. It can be complicated to figure out where and when to start, as well as how to implement AI properly. Our panel will provide insight on how law firms can effectively integrate AI to elevate the future of work for their team. The panelists will help breakdown how law firms can align innovation with their firm goals, what ethical considerations should be taken in a digital era, and examples of how firms are currently operationalizing AI.

Moderator:

Sandra Lowe serves as Chief Operating Officer and is an integral member of the management committee at JML. In her role, she oversees daily operations, including finance, human resources, information technology, marketing, and business development. Sandra directly supports the firm’s partners by guiding strategic planning and implementing policies to achieve key objectives.

Panelists:

Nathan Lee is a seasoned legal tech executive and advisor with more than 25 years of experience in the tech industry. As the Principal Consultant at ORIGIN, Nathan specializes in digital transformation tailored to the legal industry. He helps lawyers modernize their legal practices through his Modern Lawyer Digital Maturity Model, which focuses on integrating technology to align seamlessly with business goals while prioritizing client experience and firm performance.

Nathan will be joined by breakout speakers Allison Wolf & Dimple Kainth who will be bringing their valuable expertise to the panel on the adoption of innovation and ethical implications of AI at law firms.

Let’s be honest. Most of us didn’t sign up to lead through this much change, and yet here we are. Every day brings new demands, new priorities, and often, unclear expectations. In this keynote, Alex will explore how to lead with more clarity and confidence, even when the ground is shifting beneath you. She will talk about how to stay grounded when pressure is high, how to move from reactive mode into thoughtful action, and how to help your team focus and adapt in uncertain times. You don’t need to have it all figured out to lead well, but you do need a clear center and the tools to guide people through the noise.

Alex is a certified executive coach and leadership facilitator with a track record of
helping leaders step into their roles with clarity, confidence, and energy. Through
focused conversations, tailored workshops, and real-world strategies, I help leaders
sharpen their unique leadership approach and drive meaningful impact.