211118-000 - Toronto Mini-Symposium

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 2025-07-16

Toronto Mini-Symposium
November 18th, 2021

9am - 12:30pm ET

1a. Hot Topics in Cybersecurity Risk
9:00 am
10:00 am
Cybersecurity continues to command attention as a top risk management issue for organizations and boards of directors around the world. The threat landscape is evolving, as are the technical and legal standards that businesses are expected to meet, and the cyber insurance market is currently undergoing major change. In this session, our seasoned panel will provide practical guidance for businesses, corporate counsel and boards to consider in their approach to cybersecurity risk.

1b. Putting the “Cure” back in ERP Procurement: A Re-Enactment of an ERP Procurement Gone Wrong
9:00 am
10:00 am
This session will focus on technology procurements where both the ERP solution licensor, and a separate solution implementer, are each being separately procured by the customer: an increasingly common situation.

2a. Strange New Worlds: Web 3.0 and Emerging Legal Issues
10:10 am
11:10 am
The current pandemic has dramatically impacted the modern workforce and employers are grappling with the impact of these changes and how their workplaces will need to change. As employers contemplate a new work model for the future, there are legal aspects to consider. In this panel, we will cover:

2b. Cases You Need to Know from the Past Year
10:10 am
11:10 am
Join four Fasken litigators as they review key cases decided in 2021. The panel will discuss developments in class actions, damages, and consider how courts are treating contractual disputes in the wake of the recent Supreme Court decisions on good faith.

3a. Journey Towards Truth and Reconciliation: Considerations for In-House Legal Counsel
11:20 am
12:20 pm
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its final report, Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future in which 94 Calls to Action to guide reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples were described. This included Calls to Action targeting the legal profession and the corporate sector. In this session, we’ll share Fasken’s path to developing a meaningful response to the Calls to Action, and the considerations for In-House Legal Counsel as they support their own organizations towards the journey to reconciliation.