In-person CPD Event |
Baker McKenzie Offices
Tower One - International Towers Sydney
Level 46, 100 Barangaroo Avenue,
Sydney NSW 2000
Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC AustraliaDoors open at 4pm, with a 4:30pm start time.
Drinks, nibbles and networking opportunities will be available between 5:30-6:30pm
An engaging CPD professional skills session with Tony Frost, acclaimed Australian executive coach and author of The Professional (Wiley).
In this session tailored for in-house counsel, Frost shares insights from his guide to leadership and integrity in modern corporate life—now more relevant than ever in the age of Generative AI.
As legal teams grapple with the opportunities and ethical complexities of AI adoption, Frost challenges professionals to lead with clarity, courage, and conscience.
Drawing on themes from the book, he explores how lawyers can build trust, navigate power structures, and maintain personal standards while influencing from within. He argues that true professionalism, especially in the face of disruptive technologies, is not about technical mastery alone, but about moral courage, emotional discipline, and the willingness to take responsibility when it counts.
Speakers
Tony Frost, Principal, Frost Leadership Consulting & Author
Tony Frost’s first 34-year career was as a tax lawyer and Chartered Accountant. For the last seven years, he was Managing Partner of leading tax firm Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills. Earlier in his career, Tony spent five years working in-house in Westpac’s tax group. Tony returned to Sydney University in 2019 to undertake a Master of Science in Coaching Psychology. Since then, in his second career, he has been an executive coach, mentor and leadership consultant. He is also a Non-executive Director and Chair of a number of organisations, including being on the board of the Redfern Legal Centre. Additionally, Tony lectures in the MBA program at the AGSM/UNSW and he is a facilitator in the Company Directors Course run by the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Tony’s book, The Professional - A Playbook to Unleash Your Potential and Futureproof Your Success, published by Wiley, has been released recently: https://www.amazon.com.au/Professional-Tony-Frost/dp/1394331169. The book is specifically designed to be of interest to professionals working in-house, as well as those in professional service firms. Leading Australian businessman David Gonski AC said this about the book in his Foreword: “… as I read it, I had the recurring feeling that I wished it or an equivalent had existed years ago when I started out on my professional journey.” And: "Many have written in the areas Tony is exploring but none have done so—in my view—with the light, practical approach and at the same time the depth that I believe Tony has achieved.”
Roderick Smith, Senior Legal Counsel, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Australia
Roderick Smith is a seasoned legal professional currently serving as Senior Legal Counsel at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Australia. With over a decade of experience across both private practice and in-house roles, Roderick brings a pragmatic and commercially attuned approach to legal advisory in the pharmaceutical sector. Since joining Novartis in 2016, he has held progressive roles, including Legal Counsel and now Senior Legal Counsel, where he advises on regulatory compliance, commercial transactions, and risk management strategies that support the company’s innovation and patient access goals.
Notes
*Competitor Exclusion – ACC Australia Partner’s may request that representative/s of a competitor organisation/s registered for the event be excluded, and ACC Australia reserves the right to make the final decision as to whether a registration is rejected. As a guide, a competitor organisation could be defined as a rival organisation of similar size to the host Corporate Partner, with an established practice, product or service in the area being showcased by the Corporate Partner’s at the event. Please provide a brief statement as to why you have deemed an organisation to be a competitor, in support of any request to ACC Australia to reject a registration.
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