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Co-Chairs

The Hon. Mr. Justice
Brian Midwinter
Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench

Karen Clearwater
Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

Keynote Speakers

  • Professor Richard Susskind, OBE - Author of The End of Lawyers? Rethinking the Nature of Legal Services
  • Jordan Furlong,Editor of the CBA National Magazine and Blogger at www.law21.ca
  • Karen MacKay, Phoenix Legal Inc.
  • Dan Pinnington, Practice Advisor, LawPRO
  • Brian DeGagne, Deloittes
  • Don Douglas, CEO, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

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For More Information

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Telephone: 204.926.2029
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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

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