In-Person CPD Event |
Piper Alderman Offices
Level 26, Riparian Plaza,
71 Eagle Street, Brisbane
Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC AustraliaDoors open, Breakfast from 7:30am
AI is with us, whether we like it or not!
In partnership with Piper Alderman, the Association of Corporate Counsel (Queensland) is pleased to invite you to an engaging panel discussion tailored for corporate counsel.
This breakfast session will explore how in-house legal teams can lead with impact in an era of AI and rapid technological transformation.
Drawing on recent developments in AI regulation, ethical leadership, and judicial guidance, our panel discussion will equip corporate counsel with practical tools to:
• Navigate the evolving AI landscape: Understand the implications of integrating AI into legal workflows, including compliance, confidentiality, and intellectual property constraints.
• Champion ethical decision-making: Learn from cases where Judges have been critical of lawyers using AI. Examine the lessons from these cases to enforce values-based governance.
• Engage leadership and staff in compliance: Discover strategies to amplify the legal voice by use of AI whilst at the same time fostering a culture of accountability.
• Showcase enduring value: Learn how in-house counsel can continue to demonstrate their indispensable worth, even as AI becomes more prevalent.
Whether you are already integrating AI or just beginning to explore its potential, this event offers essential guidance for corporate counsel to lead with impact.
Speakers
Craig Subocz, Partner, Piper Alderman
Craig is an intellectual property and technology lawyer with expertise in all facets of IT contracting and procurement. Craig is experienced in data security and information privacy matters, such as preparing privacy and credit reporting policies, employee procedures and data breach response plans, as well as delivery of privacy training. Craig has a broad knowledge of State and Commonwealth privacy laws. Craig has advised a number of clients on compliance with the mandatory data breach notification requirements under the Privacy Act, including whether a data breach is notifiable and the preparation of notifications and applications for exemption from notification requirements.
Lani Bajracharya, Regional Counsel, Stryker
Lani is currently Regional Counsel for Stryker, a global medical technology company. Prior to working at Stryker, Lani worked across both in-house and private practice environments, within global and national corporations and federal government. She is passionate about her involvement in various Committees and Associations that give back to her profession, workplace and the broader community. She is currently the Secretary and Committee member of the Queensland division of the Association of Corporate Counsel, Co-State lead for Queensland of Stryker Women’s Network and involved in the MTAA AI, Privacy, Digital Health and Cybersecurity Working Groups. She recently completed her AI Governance Professional Certification with the International Association of Privacy Professionals. 
Associate Professor Michael Guihot FHEA, School of Law | Technology Law, QUT
Michael is an Associate Professor in QUT’s Law School, focusing on the legal, ethical, and governance challenges of emerging technologies including artificial intelligence. His research examines AI’s impact on legal institutions, privacy, and power dynamics. He teaches Technology Law, AI and the Law, and Competition Law and he integrates generative AI into student learning and his teaching. Michael has published widely on technology law and legal innovation, contributing to policy discussions on AI regulation and digital transformation.
Moderator:
Paul Venus, Partner, Piper Alderman
Paul Venus is a highly experienced lawyer specialising in commercial litigation, dispute resolution, and commercial law across Australia. With over 29 years of experience, he has acted in all levels of the Australian Court system, including the High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia, and Supreme Courts of Queensland and New South Wales. His expertise spans areas such as competition and consumer law, intellectual property protection, privacy, franchising, technology, defamation law, insolvency litigation, and banking litigation.
Paul is known for his responsiveness, clarity, and strong advocacy, serving clients ranging from multinational corporations to SMEs and high-net-worth individuals. He also has substantial experience in contract disputes, negligence cases, corporate law disputes, and shareholder disputes. In addition to his litigation expertise, Paul brings a wealth of knowledge in commercial and corporate law, gained from non-executive director roles in the electricity and health sectors, as well as not-for-profit organizations.
Paul holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Queensland, a Masters of Laws from Queensland University of Technology, and a Certificate of Arbitration and Mediation from the University of Adelaide.
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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