Speakers

Get ready for two full days of insightful sessions by expert speakers, break out meetings and discussions all while seeing what the beautiful Ōtautahi Christchurch has to offer.

Dame Helen Winkelmann
Chief Justice
Katie Rusbatch
Chief Executive
New Zealand Law Society
Belinda Moffat
Chief Executive/Registrar, Real Estate Authority/Te mana papawhenua
Nicki Macklin
Researcher and Consultant at KindFrame
Gareth Smith
General Manager Professional Standards at the New Zealand Law Society
Chris Merrick
Barrister and Consultant at Chris Merrick Law + Consultancy
Prof Kate Diesfeld JD
Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences at Auckland University of Technology/Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau
Prof Louis Surgenor
Professor of Clinical Psychology at University of Otago/Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Dr John Adams
Deputy Chair, New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal
Lucy Fraser
Lawyer Wellbeing Program at the Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner
Natalie Town
Prosecutions Manager at the New Zealand Law Society
Kellie Grainger
Director Professional Conduct at the Legal Services Commission, Queensland
Anthony Keane
Commissioner at the Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner, South Australia
Calla Chau
Director Legal Investigations at the Law Society of New South Wales
Valerie Griswold
Director Legal Regulation at the Law Society of NSW
Juliet Philpott
Barrister at Hawkestone Chambers
Ben Hamlin
Barrister at Clifton Chambers
Charlotte Walker
Chief Legal Counsel - Professional Standards at the New Zealand Law Society
William Fotherby
Partner at the Meredith Connell
Matt Dunn
Chief Executive Officer at the Queensland Law Society
Annette Monforte
Manager, Cost Disputes & Compliance at the Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner
Ele Duncan
ERS and Frontline Manager at the New Zealand Law Society
Alicia Semple
Head of Customer Experience at the Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner
John Sneyd
General Manager Regulatory Services at the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs/Te Tari Taiwhenua
Stephen Bray
Acting CEO and Commissioner at the Uniform Legal Services Regulation at the Legal Services Council
Megan Mahon
Commissioner at the Legal Services Commissioner, Queensland
Nadya Haddad
Deputy Director Legal Regulation at the Law Society of NSW
Bobbie Wan
Head of Regulatory Policy and Strategy at the Law Society of NSW
Michelle Marfurt
Manager, Policy and Regulatory Strategy at the Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner
Neil Russ
Director at Russ + Associates