Community & Career Development

This annual event took place in Toronto in 2024 on International Women’s Day. Our panelists spoke to guests of all genders and ages about leadership, resilience, and equity.

Panelists included:

• Rania Llewellyn – Former President & Chief Executive Officer, Laurentian Bank of Canada
• Michelle Mama – Producer / Director and Co-founder, GAY AGENDA
• Anjlee Patel – Chief Legal and Privacy Officer, Public Health Ontario
• The Honorable Lori Ann Thomas – Ontario Court Justice
• Alex North – Mintz Partner, Moderator

Mintz was proud to sponsor the AIPLA Women in IP Law Committee’s community service and networking event to support the Happy Hope Foundation, which helps pack and distribute Happy Hope bags to homeless and hospitalized children.

The event included organizing and assembling bags of supplies, which were sent to Tufts Medical Center for hospitalized children.

Partnering with Dress for Success, Mintz hosted a Spring Garden Party to assist the charity in their efforts to promote the independence of women by providing a network of support, career development tools, and professional attire to help them thrive in work and life.

Hosted at Sky Candle in Boston’s South End, Mintz’s Health Law practice brought together women in the health care sector for an evening of networking, candle making, charcuterie, and wine.

Mintz hosted its annual Bay Area Diversity and Leadership event in October. Each year, Mintz brings together a vibrant community of Bay Area leaders, trailblazers, and aspiring change-makers for a conversation on timely topics around leadership, diversity, professional development, and advancement.

Speakers included:

• Julie Castro Abrams – CEO of How Women Lead and Managing Partner of How Women Invest
• Bethany Rogers – SVP of Product Strategy and Commercialization, Cargo Therapeutics
• Suja Subramaniam – Head of Intellectual Property, Roche
• Terri Shieh-Newton, PhD – Mintz Member and Moderator

Moderated by Mintz Member Kathryn F. Edgerton, our distinguished panel examined how AI can perpetuate or mitigate bias across various industries and engaged in a critical dialogue about the legal implications, ethical considerations, and innovative solutions shaping the future of AI.

Speakers included:

• Krista Leitzke Forget – Director of Product Management, ServiceNow
• Lindsay Holloman – Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, RadNet, Inc.
• Danielle S. Van Lier – Adjunct Professor, Southwestern School of Law

Hosted by Mintz in San Diego, this event brought together women in science to discuss ways in which they could make an impact in the scientific community in support of Israeli and Jewish American women in science.