Program Agenda
Friday November 13, 2009
| 8:30 | Registration |
| 9:00 | Welcome and Introduction The Honourable Justice Brian Midwinter, Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench |
| 9:10 | Metamorphis: Five Forces Transforming the Legal Services Market Place Jordan Furlong, Partner, Edge International and Blogger, www.law21.ca |
| 10:00 | Generations and Expectations Krista Uggerslev, Ph.D., M Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba |
| 10:30 | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45 | Generations and Your Law Firm Karen MacKay, MBA, Phoenix Legal Inc. |
| 11:15 | Where Do We All Go From Here? Guy Joubert, Past President, Canadian Bar Association Jordan Furlong, Partner, Edge International and Blogger, www.law21.ca Krista Uggerslev, Ph.D., Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba Karen MacKay, MBA, Phoenix Legal Inc. |
| 12:15 | Lunch in Concert Hall - 7th Floor |
| 1:10 | Welcome Back |
| 1:15 | Top Technology Tools You Need Now Dan Pinnington, Practice Management Advisor, LawPRO |
| 2:00 | The Business of Law in the 21st Century Brian DeGagne, Engaged Innovations |
| 2:35 | Insider’s Guide to an Evolving Firm Don Douglas, CEO, Thompson Dorfman Sweatmen LLP |
| 3:00 | Refreshment Break |
| 3:20 | Are Manitoba Practitioners Ready to Evolve? Moderator: Barney Christianson, Q.C., Practice Management Advisor, Law Society of Manitoba Donna Miller, Q.C., Department of Justice Canada Phillip Pauls, Cargill Limited David Swayze, Meighen Haddad & Co |
| 4:30 | Wrap Up Karen Clearwater, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP |
Saturday November 14, 2009
| 8:30 | Registration |
| 9:00 | Welcome The Honourable Justice Brian Midwinter, Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench |
| 9:05 | The Future of Law Professor Richard Susskind, OBE |
| 10:15 | Refreshment Break |
| 10:35 | Meeting the Challenges Moderator: The Honourable Justice Brian Midwinter, Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench Professor Debra Parkes, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba Allan Fineblit, Q.C., CEO, Law Society of Manitoba Jeff Hirsch, President, Law Society of Manitoba Professor Richard Susskind, OBE |
| 12:05 | Wrap Up The Honourable Justice Brian Midwinter, Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench |