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Here's a sneak peek at a few of our 2019 confirmed speakers!

Luncheon Keynote Speaker:
#MeToo, TIME'S UP Legal Defense Fund & Lawyering for Gender Justice in the Current Climate 

Sunu Chandy, Legal Director at the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) in Washington, D.C., will discuss current policy and litigation in which the NWLC has taken a leadership role, challenging efforts to roll back civil rights laws in education, healthcare, and the workplace. In addition, she will discuss the TIME'S UP Legal Defense Fund, housed at the NWLC, which works with the Center’s Legal Network for Gender Equity to enable more individuals who experience workplace sexual harassment or related retaliation to find legal representation and case funding. She will also provide an overview of NWLC’s work for the advancement and protection of women’s rights and the rights of all people to be free from sex-based discrimination.

Friday Afternoon Workshop:
True Grit and a Growth Mindset: Traits That Predict Success For Women in the Law

Dr. Milana L. Hogan is the Chief Legal Talent Officer at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where she oversees the firm’s talent management initiatives, including the formal assignment systems, mentoring and career development programs, performance evaluations, diversity and inclusion initiatives, human resources, formal training curricula, and all aspects of the firm’s worldwide recruiting efforts. Prior to joining Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in 2006, Dr. Hogan worked in the New York office of Dickstein Shapiro LLP, and before that in the New York office of Milberg LLP. In addition to her work at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Dr. Hogan is the Vice Chair (and Chair-elect) of the Professional Development Consortium. She also serves as a liaison to the American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession and she is the Co-Chair of the ABA’s Grit Project. Dr. Hogan recently published her first book, Grit, The Secret to Advancement, on the impact of grit and growth mindset on the success of women lawyers. She received her B.A. in Political Science from Brown University and she holds a Doctor of Education from the University of Pennsylvania. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, Phil, and their four young children (ages seven and under).

Distinguished Guest Plenary Address: 
Negotiation Unleashed 

A highly sought-after speaker and coach, Elizabeth Suárez is dedicated to helping professionals unleash their potential by transforming them into skilled negotiators and decision makers. As the daughter of immigrants, she understands first-hand the importance of hard work and perseverance in achieving success. After climbing the ranks of corporate America, she authored the bestseller book The Art of Getting Everything and launched Negotiation Unleashed – a coaching and training platform for professionals.

Elizabeth holds an MBA degree from The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, and a BS degree in chemical engineering from Cornell University. She completed the Executive Management Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Other sessions include:

• Keynote Breakfast: “Using Design Thinking to Spur Innovation and Collaboration: How Every Organization Can Supercharge Diversity & Inclusion Efforts” with Jennifer Winslow and Leila Hock from Diversity Lab

• Our popular Judicial Roundtable featuring 10 federal and state judges from around Colorado, this year paired with a concurrent "Outside The Courthouse" roundtable featuring esteemed in-house, transactional and government counsel 

• Saturday afternoon concurrent breakout sessions:
• Cyber Threats and the Impact on Your Legal Practice" with a Special Agent from the FBI Denver Cyber Crimes Task Force, in conjunction with Ed Hopkins
• • "Litigating Online Speech Cases: Perspectives from Both Sides of the Bar" with Ashley Kissinger of Ballard Spahr and Cassandra Kirsch of The Law Office of Cassandra M. Kirsch
• Annual Dinner and Passing The Presidential Gavel Presentation
• Sunday morning "Rise To Action" Breakfast Panel
• and more!

We anticipate more than 200 attendees, many of whom have their own firms or are leaders at law firms and other organizations around the state.

View our at-a-glance schedule here.