Lessons in Leadership: Leading the Way on Rocky Terrain
9:00 AM, STC 1012
In 2016, the American Bar Association Journal named Maura Grossman as a Legal Rebel; before that she was called the most dangerous lawyer in America. Both were for her passionate work as an innovator in legal technology. In this talk, Maura will share her journey innovating in a field not known for innovation or forward thinking. She will address some of the challenges and provide some advice on to leading the way on rocky terrain.
This keynote will not be recorded.
About Maura R. Grossman
Maura R. Grossman, J.D., Ph.D., is a Research Professor and Director of Women in Computer Science in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, and a faculty affiliate of the Vector Institute. She also is Principal at Maura Grossman Law, an eDiscovery law and consulting firm in Buffalo, New York. Previously, Maura was Of Counsel at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen Katz, where, for 17 years, she advised the firms lawyers and clients on legal, technical, and strategic issues involving eDiscovery and information governance, both domestically and abroad.
Mauras scholarly work on TAR, most notably, Technology-Assisted Review in E-Discovery Can Be More Effective and More Efficient Than Exhaustive Manual Review, published in the Richmond Journal of Law and Technology in 2011, has been widely cited in case law, both in the U.S. and abroad. Her longstanding contributions to eDiscovery technology and process were featured in the February 2016 issue of The American Lawyer and the September 2016 issue of the ABA Journal, where she was recognized as a Legal Rebel.
Maura has served as a court-appointed special master, mediator, and eDiscovery expert to the court in multiple high-profile U.S. federal cases, and has also taught courses in eDiscovery at Columbia, Georgetown, Pace, and RutgersNewark law schools.
In addition to her J.D. from Georgetown, Maura also holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Psychology from the Derner Institute at Adelphi University.
Punching above its Weight: The Story Behind Waterloo Regions Tech Success
3:00 PM, STC 1012
The Region of Waterloo is known around the world as a leading technology cluster. We are regularly quoted as a mid-size community that punches above its weight in terms of nurturing outrageous numbers of start-ups, fast growing scale-ups and attracting multinational organizations. Tech has made Waterloo Region one of the fastest growing areas in Ontario but we have still managed to maintain the charm, amenities and character of a smaller collaborative community.
How have we been able to avoid the plight of so many other less fortunate mid sized communities? What does the future look like for the Region? In this presentation, Howard Armitage, Founding Director of the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business, traces the role of a number of Waterloo Regions unfair advantages, highlights a number of our current competitive strengths and shares his expectations for what the future holds for Waterloo Region.
Punching above its weight (pdf)
About Howard Armitage
Howard is the Founding Director of the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business, former Director of School of Accounting and Finance and former Special Advisor to the President Entrepreneurship at the University of Waterloo in Canada.
He is the recipient of the University of Waterloos Distinguished Teaching Award, the L.S. Rosen Award for Outstanding Canadian Accounting Educator, the 3M Teaching Fellowship for Outstanding Canadian Educator and the Start-up Canada Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year.
He has published over 100 articles and monographs in the area of entrepreneurship and cost management systems.
Professor Armitage is a widely sought-after corporate speaker and consultant. He speaks regularly on the catalytic role of entrepreneurship and innovation in driving organizational and community growth and specializes in strategy implementation and performance-based systems for profit and non-for-profit organizations. He has worked in Australia, U.S.A., France, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Kenya, Cuba, Nepal, Guatemala, Taiwan, Egypt and United Arab Emirates with universities, corporations and institutions such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank.
He is the 2017 recipient of the Waterloo Award for Innovation, Impact and Leadership to the Community, the citys highest honour. He is also a world champion squash player, loves movies, hiking, canoeing and is a terrific grandpa.