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This virtual roundtable discussion on Blockchain Technology in the Energy Sector: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities will provide a high-level update on the development of blockchain technologies and digital assets as applied to the energy markets, with insights regarding recent investment activity and regulatory developments that will shape the use of disruptive technologies by energy market participants across the industry. Specifically, this roundtable will cover the following:
• Overview of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency basics.
• Review of blockchain and crypto use cases in the energy sector.
• Insights into recent corporate investment activity related to energy, blockchain, and crypto.
• Update on the regulatory landscape for blockchain and cryptocurrency activities.
• Focus on key legal and regulatory issues to consider when utilizing blockchain solutions for energy applications.
Please join us for an online seminar with Boly:Welch about what the post pandemic workplace looks like and what it means for your organization in 2023 and beyond.
This online event is open to all in-house attorneys regardless of membership in the ACC.
Please click on the link for more information and to register.
The Association of Corporate Counsel BC and Blakes are pleased to invite you to;
"Cocktails and Cases"
Enjoy tasty cocktails and other refreshments while learning about key case law developments presented by Blakes lawyers. The session will include updates on:
Environmental law
Corporate law
Securities law
Tax law
Before and after the presentation, you will have the chance to reconnect with fellow members of the in-house legal community in a relaxed setting.
This session has been accredited for 1 CPD credit hour with The Law Society of British Columbia.
SCHEDULE
5:00 p.m. – Registration, Cocktails and Appetizers
The Association of Corporate Counsel, together with McCarthy Tétrault, invite you to participate in a wine tasting experience guided by Vin Van.
Join your ACC colleagues for an evening of sharing good wines, delicious hors d’oeuvres and meaningful conversations.
Once the wine tasting concludes you will have the chance to relax and reconnect with others in the in-house community while taking in beautiful views. We hope you can join us!
Please note that you must RSVP below to confirm your attendance, as due to the nature of the event there is a limited capacity. This event is only open to the in-house legal community and priority will be given to ACC members.
Join us for our upcoming CLE-accredited session hosted by ZSA featuring a panel discussion, with a group of panelists presenting for 45 minutes and a 15 minute Q&A session to close. The session is followed by a hosted networking reception on the terrace at 745 Thurlow (weather permitting) to continue the conversations with your ACC BC in-house community.
PANELISTS
Sarah Sidhu - Vice President Legal and Governance, E-Comm 9-1-1 Emergency Communications for British Columbia Incorporated
Marilyn Mauritz - Chief Organizational Development Officer, Atlas Corp/Seaspan
Lisa Skakun - Chief Legal, Regulatory & Corporate Affairs Officer, Coast Capital Savings
Mike Race - Legal Search & Recruitment - Western Canada, ZSA
Join the ACC Women's Committee for our first in-person version of our popular monthly virtual Coffee Chat. For the November session we will turn our afternoon coffee break into a live discussion and happy hour!
We will start the program with a guided networking breakout session which will be on the topic, How to Self-Promote Effectively & Authentically. The Committee offered a similar presentation at the Global Women in Law Symposium this past June that was very well received. We will have plenty of time to meet and mingle with each other, and all are welcome even if you haven't participated in the monthly Coffee Chats.
The ACC Northeast Women's Committee would like to thank Mintz for generously hosting us for this event.
With prominent industry leaders presenting over a full day of sessions, attendees will experience premier content, engage in intimate conversations with experts and peers, and be able to earn CLEs*. Don't miss this opportunity for professional development and networking!
Do you want to improve collaboration, build bridges of communication and create highly productive working relationships? Knowing how to adapt your behaviour to better communicate and influence people is key to having greater impact. Relationship agility enables us to lead others towards a desired outcome.
LexisNexis Middle East and ACC Middle East & North Africa invite you to this webinar, where transformational leadership coach, Kiran Scarr, will share the following:
• How to change the way you influence people
• How to be versatile – learn how to adapt your behaviour to have more significant impact
• How to transform your conversations – shift from telling to asking to create deeper collaboration
