Speakers

Speaker: Benedict Wray
Speaker Benedict Wray
Benedict is an English- and Ontario-qualified disputes lawyer. His broad practice includes international arbitration, commercial litigation and administrative law matters, as well as a range of business and human rights issues. Benedict has experience of international law and investor-state disputes, advising and representing clients on matters governed by the rules …


Benedict is an English- and Ontario-qualified disputes lawyer. His broad practice includes international arbitration, commercial litigation and administrative law matters, as well as a range of business and human rights issues.




Benedict has experience of international law and investor-state disputes, advising and representing clients on matters governed by the rules of UNCITRAL, the ICC, LCIA, and ADRIC as well as ad hoc arbitrations under various Canadian statutes. He also regularly advises clients on conflict-of-laws and jurisdictional issues, and has appeared before a range of courts in Canada and the UK.


Before joining BLG, Benedict worked both as a barrister in chambers in London and at a global law firm. He recently represented his former firm in a consultation by the Canadian Federal Government regarding possible modern slavery legislation.






He is a member of the firm's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiative.




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Speaker: Chad Westmacott
Speaker Chad Westmacott

Director General, Community Safety, Corrections & Criminal Justice Directorate


A highly motivated, strategic thinking public servant with +20 years of experience developing and communicating policy advice and 3+ years as Director General.


 

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