Speaking & Events
Are you ready to think bigger, aim higher, and dream greater? We each have a voice, and it is the most powerful tool we have. I am on a mission to tell stories that inspire, challenge and move others.
I connect with groups of all sizes, industries, and disciplines. Many of my presentations and speeches involve audience interaction and social games. I also focus on giving specific takeaways that audience members can implement in their own personal and professional lives.
I customize each presentation and keynote to meet your organization’s needs.
Are you ready to be inspired? Let’s get in touch and discuss how I can energize your next event.
Want to see me in action? Here is a list of my past and upcoming events:
San Francisco Giants
March 6, 2019
San Francisco, California
Tech Bay Area Advocates
The Power of the Global Tech Ecosystem in Changing
February 14, 2020
San Francisco, California
Freeman Means Business Podcast
Silicon Valley Insider
Palo Alto Network
January 14, 2020
Santa Clara, California
Blockchain Women
December 10, 2019
Palo Alto, California
Reinventing Professionals
Podcast with Ari Kaplan
Plug and Play
December 6, 2019
Santa Clara, California
December 4, 2019
San Francisco, California
Sandpiper Partner 12th Annual San Francisco/Silicon
Valley Legal Market Briefing
December 4, 2019
San Francisco, California
Women’s Enterprenership Day (WED)
November 25, 2019
San Francisco, California
Legal Operators
November, 2019
San Francisco, California
MyLawCLE
November, 2019
Miami, Florida
Golden State Institute
Diversity in the Legal Profession
November 14, 2019
San Francisco, California
The Peer 150 General Counsel Charity Night
November 7, 2019
Alameda, California
Association of Corporate Councel (ACC)
2019 Annual Meeting
October 29, 2019
Phoenix, Arizona
The Fourth Floor
Get On Board: Earning Your Ticket to a Corporate Board Seat
October 22, 2019
New York, New York
Harvest Summit
October 18, 2019
Sonoma County, California
How Women Lead
Corporate Board Training
October 10, 2019
San Francisco, California
World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) 2019
October 6-9, 2019
Yerevan, Armenia
Grace Hopper Celebration
October 1-4, 2019
Orlando, Florida
Pandora
September 18, 2019
Oakland, California
September 13, 2019
San Francisco, California
September 5, 2019
Palo Alto, California
September 4, 2019
San Francisco, California
Mark Moss Podcast
Available on iTunes and Sticher
Executive Women’s Day
At the Ellie Mae Classic
Benefiting the Warriors Community Foundation
Hosted at PGA TOUR tournaments
August 1, 2019
Hayward, California
CLI Webinar
July 30, 2019
Blockchain Summer School at Utrecht University
July 11, 2019
Netherlands, Amsterdam
June 25, 2019
San Francisco, California
Event Horizon 2019
June 16-20, 2019
Berlin, Germany
June 13, 2019
San Diego, California
Women, Diversity & Change Summit
June 11, 2019
San Francisco, California
May 29, 2019
San Francisco, California
ON:chain19
May 23, 2019
San Diego, California
IP Counsel Cafe
Palo Alto, California
May 8, 2019
VerveCon
Santa Clara, California
May 7, 2019
Fashion Tech Conference
Blockchain as A Monetary Transaction Commerce
San Francisco, California
April 17, 2019
2019 Patent Dispute Forum
Title: Counseling Clients That Are Developing Emerging Technologies
Description: This panel will provide broad perspectives on navigating the complex legal issues that arise when developing Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and other emerging technologies. Panelists will address hot topics around intellectual property, data protection, and more.
Menlo Park, California
April 17, 2019
Women in Crypto
San Francisco, California
April 16, 2019
Testifying for California AB 931 to require equal representation of women on state and local boards.
April 2, 2019
Las Vegas, Nevada
April 3, 2019
San Francisco, California
March 20, 2019
San Francisco, California
March 19, 2019
Austin, Texas
March 14, 2019
March 9, 2019
Dublin, California
4th annual DC Blockchain Summit
March 6-7, 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
Innovation and FinTech: impact on the landscape
February 27, 2019
February 26, 2019
Oakland, California
February 22-24, 2019
San Francisco, California
San Jose, California
February 22, 2019
WITH Board Readiness Series, Part II – Adventures in Advocacy
Only about 20%of Fortune 500 board seats are held by women even though more than half ofmanagement occupations are held by women. According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) andthe Equilar Gender Diversity Index (GDI), at this rate it will take 40 to 100 years to reach parity on American corporate boards. Yet, it has been shown that corporate board diversity increases the bottom line, lowers risk profile, and enhances a company’s reputation. Board members who bring different perspectives anddifferent skills and experiences can and will ask different questions, identify different opportunities for growth, and help a company keep pace in the rapidly changing marketplace.
At our February event, Olga V. Mack, a founder of the WomenServe on Boards movement, will discuss her adventures in advocacy, how she convinced over a dozen of Fortune 500 companies to recruit their first female corporate directors, and how she influenced the passage of California SB 826 that requires public companies headquartered in California to recruit women directors. She will share what she has learned in the process, the results she has achieved, how this impacted her career and in-house practice, and her vision for the future.
February 12, 2019
Webinar
Get Smart Training at NetApp
Legal Innovation on Blockchain and AI
February 4, 2019
What Directors Need to Know About Blockchain
Blockchain/Women in Business Series
Blockchain beyond 101
What implications does blockchain have beyond its engineering and technicalities? How does this invisible, back-end technology permeate our day-to-day lives? Has it achieved actualization beyond the pilots and proof-of-concepts, or is it at the trough of disillusionment as per the Gartner Hype Cycle? This panel is an attempt to uncover blockchain’s potential beyond the what is blockchain: on-the-ground practicalities of blockchain as applied by industry, legal practitioners, and policy makers.
Panelists:
Olga V. Mack, Vice President, Quantstamp
Alexandra Medina, Executive Director, Blockchain Advocacy Coalition
Reshma Kamath, Faculty Contributor, Blockchain Research Institute
Moderator: Aviva Gilbert, White Collar Defense Practice Group, Farella, Braun + Martel
December 17, 2018
Webinar
December 13, 2018
San Francisco, California
December 13, 2018
Webinar
December 11, 2018
Bogota, Columbia
Please join Pillsbury for a discussion of California’s landmark new law requiring public companies based in California to have at least one female director by the end of 2019.
Followed by Q&A, our distinguished panel will unpack the following topics, with an emphasis on straight talk about gender diversity in the boardroom and beyond.
Board composition in light of SB 826, legislative requirements and practical implications
Lessons learned from their journey to the boardroom
Concrete suggestions for breaking into the boardroom
December 5, 2018
San Francisco, California
Payments Innovation Summit
November 29, 2018
San Francisco, California
November 28-29, 2018
Santa Clara, California
November 28, 2018
San Francisco, California
November 14, 2018
San Francisco, California
November 13, 2018
San Francisco, California
November 13, 2018
San Francisco, California
October 26, 2018
San Francisco, California
October 25, 2018
San Francisco, California
Jennylyn Show
October 23, 2018
Palo Alto, California
October 23, 2018
Palo Alto, California
October 22, 2018
San Francisco, California
October 20, 2018
San Francisco, California
LadderHer Up Conference
October 18, 2018
Napa, California
October 16, 2018
Stanford, California
October 9, 2018
San Francisco, California
October 6, 2018
Stanford, California
September 27-28, 2018
Berkeley, California
Your Boardroom Journey
September 26, 2018
Belmont, California
The Blockchain Revolution
September 26, 2018
San Francisco, California
September 20, 2018
Webinar, 1:30 PM CEST (Brussels)
Opportunities in Blockchain: What You Need to Know
Lawrence Bugg
President, Future State University
Olga V. Mack
Vice President of Strategy, Quantstamp
Michael Lucas
Chairman and CEO, i3 brands
About This Event
Would you like to learn more about the most important emerging technology of our time (some say since the emergence of the internet)?
Join us for a panel discussion with blockchain strategists and entrepreneurs, Lawrence Bugg, Olga V. Mack, and Michael Lucas who will introduce you to the blockchain.
You’ll learn:
7 reasons why you should understand blockchain
10 things companies can do to prepare and get ahead of this impending wave
How to control your personal data through the blockchain
Come prepared with questions, as there will be time for Q&A!
September 19, 2018
San Francisco, California
Blockchain: Challenges and Use Cases
Many blockchain startups and large enterprises are pursuing a wide range of applications, from supply chain management, to peer to peer payments, to personal data ownership and protection, and health care. Which use cases seem more promising and less promising? Why? What are the major challenges — such as liquidity of their tokens — that blockchain companies and initiatives face? How are they tackling them? What issues do large enterprises face that are different from startups? Our panel of experts will address these questions.
6:30 pm to 7:00 pm: Registration and reception
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm: Discussion and Q&A
8:30 pm to 9:00 pm : Networking
Moderator:
Douglas Y. Park, AB ’91, JD, PhD
SPEAKERS:
John Wu, CEO of Digital Assets Group of SharesPost (HBS MBA)
Betsabe Botaitis, Co-founder and CFO, AIKON / API Market
Olga Mack, VP of Strategy, Quantstamp
September 12, 2018
Palo Alto California
European Innovation Day
Peteris Zilgavis (European Commission)
Tim Draper (DFJ)
Olga Mack (UC Berkeley)
September 11, 2018
Palo Alto California
• Unlock and develop your transformational leadership style
• Connect, challenge and innovate with colleagues, mentors and industry leaders
• Improve your executive presence and communication skills
• Listen to personal journeys and career advice of forward-thinking leaders
…and so much more!
July 27, 2018
San Ramon, California
AI Fintech Forum
Smart Contracts, Simplified: Fundamentals & Applications
The innovative potential of smart contracts is profound. If widely adopted, these computable and self-executing smart contracts can significantly reduce transaction time and costs, enable autonomous machine-to-machine transactions, and fundamentally alter how countless industries will interact with their clients. Because of this potential, all professionals must strive to understand this rapidly changing technology, as well as the unique benefits that it can pose. This talk will define smart contracts, explain their current and future business applications, discuss how they may transform the world, and focus on concrete steps you can take to prepare for the potential impact on your career.
July 21, 2018
San Francisco, California
July 17, 2018
San Francisco, California
Silicon Valley Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum
7.8 Silicon Valley Blockchain Summit
July 8, 2018
California
Hip Hop Leaders
2018 Teen Global Cyber Security & A.I. Conference
Artificial Intelligence, Block Chain, Data Privacy Curriculum
July 7, 2018
Berkeley, California
Strategies for Promoting Diversity Through the Retooling of Archaic Corporate Structures
June 6, 2018
San Francisco, California
May 29, 2018
San Francisco, California
Token Galaxy Expo
May 26, 2018
Newark, California
Corporate Board Training Series
May 23, 2018
San Francisco, California
Startup Legal
Set up the company and legal framework
A company is a collection of agreements between various stakeholders. In this session, you will learn the best practices to set-up a technology business in your locale. This week, you will start to create the company and the various legal agreements, including protections for any intellectual property. By the end of the week, you will have retained a top law firm and be well on your way to having a well-formed business.
May 8, 2018
San Francisco, California
May 6, 2018
Dublin, California
May 4, 2018
San Francisco, California
Stanford Cybersecurity Conference
Stanford Technology Law Review and the Stanford Law & Policy Review
April 26-27, 2018
Stanford, California
April 25, 2018
San Francisco, California
Testifying in Support of SB 984 to Ensure Parity of Government Boards
April 24, 2018
Sacramento, California
Webinar
From C-Suite to Boardroom
What You Can Do Today to Become a Board Member
Password: 0425Olga
The process of becoming a director may seem mysterious and magical – as if an invisible hand takes a few select professionals and gives them a corporate board seat.
This, of course, is a myth. The reality is much more intentional than magical. In fact, clear intention, educated choices, coherent strategy, time investment and flawless execution are all you need to eventually make your director dream a reality.
In this webinar, board expert and Watermark Make Your Mark Advocacy Award winner Olga Mack will address five questions that most professionals have in the beginning of their journey:
What are the key responsibilities of a board of directors?
What type of board opportunities exist?
Why serve on a corporate board of directors?
How do you land a corporate board position?
What are the best ways to build great relationships that can lead to a corporate board seat?
April 25, 2018
Webinar
Emergence of Blockchain:
New Applications, Issues and Best Practices for Corporate Counsel
April 18, 2018
Guest Lecturer: Intellectual Property for Inhouse Counsel
March 27, 2018
San Francisco, California
EMPOWERED- Women’s Leadership
Women on Boards: the Path and Inspiration
March 24, 2018
San Francisco, California
Advancing Leadership Development in the Legal Profession: Addressing Challenges in Legal Education and the Practice of Law
Leadership and Developing Leadership in Law Firms, Government and Corporate Law Departments and the Legal Profession
March 23, 2018
Santa Clara, California
Women on Boards: the Path and Inspiration
March 21, 2018
San Francisco, California
Women on Boards: the Path and Inspiration
March 16, 2018
San Francisco, California
Building Women Up
“Shark Tank” Pitch Competition
February 23, 2018
Berkeley, California
UC Hastings Women’s Law Journal Symposium
Speak Out and Speak Loud: Discrimination in the Legal Field
February 9, 2018
San Francisco, California
Reinventing the Legal Function
The General Counsel’s Role – Women CG’s Discuss Balancing your C-Suite Role and Managing the Law Department
February 6, 2018
San Francisco, California
Be The CEO of Your Own Career
January 29, 2018
Webinar
BOLLY 92.3FM
Women Serve on Boards Update & Future Plans
January 13, 2018
San Jose, California
Rotary Club of Dublin
Shape a COMMUNITY
Innovate our FUTURE
Experience GROWTH
January 9, 2018
Dublin, California
KPMG’s Building a Diverse Board
December 14, 2017
Palo Alto, California
The HR Nightmare Before Christmas
As the joy of the season descends upon us, the traditional “company holiday party” has visions of sexual harassment allegations dancing in the heads of our HR and Legal teams. Our panel will discuss best practices to prevent such problems at your company’s holiday party, share war stories of holiday parties gone awry (to learn the lessons of others’ mistakes), and will serve as a jumping off point for a larger discussion about the heightened awareness around sexual harassment in the workplace that is sweeping the nation. Please join us for this important and timely presentation hosted by Squire Patton Boggs’ Palo Alto office at 11.30am on Wednesday, 6 December 2017. Wendy Brenner, Cooley’s Chair of Employment & Labor Practice, Olga Mack, General Counsel of ClearSide, and Myra Pasek, General Counsel of Impossible Foods, will be moderated by Squire Partner and California Employment Law practice group leader, Gary Gansle.
Featuring:
Wendy Brenner – Partner, Cooley LLP
Gary Gansle – Partner, Squire Patton Boggs LLP (moderator)
Olga Mack – General Counsel, ClearSlide
Myra Pasek – General Counsel, Impossible Foods Inc.
December 6, 2017
Palo Alto, California
Matter Fee Negotiation and Your High School Prom
Podcast
December 5, 2017
Hiring and Onboarding
Start recruiting a world-class team
A great team is required to achieve great success as a technology company. In this session, you identify the roles that you need to build a world-class company, including analyzing if you need a Cofounder, and you will develop a strategy to recruit, board and retain the best people for the roles. Before the next session, you will have a process in place to always be recruiting top talent within your evolving organization.
December 5, 2017
San Francisco, California
Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), San Francisco Bay Area
General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer Initiative
December 1, 2017
Palo Alto, California
10th Annual San Francisco & Silicon Valley Legal Market
November 29, 2017
San Francisco, California
WISE: Final Program: Problem Solving
November 15, 2017
San Francisco, California
Episode 8. Watch Out For Each Other with Olga Mack
November 8, 2017
Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), San Francisco Bay Area
The Legal Department’s Response to Data Breaches – Tales from the Front Lines
General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer Initiative
November 2, 2017
Palo Alto, California
Startup Legal
Set up the company and legal framework
A company is a collection of agreements between various stakeholders. In this session, you will learn the best practices to set-up a technology business in your locale. This week, you will start to create the company and the various legal agreements, including protections for any intellectual property. By the end of the week, you will have retained a top law firm and be well on your way to having a well-formed business.
October 24, 2017
San Francisco, California
Speed Mentoring
October 12, 2017
San Francisco, California
WISE: Raising Your Public Profile
How to Create and Grow Your Professional Portable Reputation
October 12, 2017
San Francisco, California
Webinar: Understanding The Duty Of Legal Technology Competence
It’s been five years since the ABA created an ethical duty of technology competence. In the years since, a majority of states have adopted this duty, yet most lawyers still have little understanding of the scope of this duty and what it means for the day-to-day practice of law. Courts and ethics panels have provided little guidance, and many lawyers still lack basic competence in legal technology. On October 11, ATL and presented a webinar for the relatively tech-savvy lawyer who strives to meet and exceed his or her duty of competence and is interested in the ever-evolving implications of the duty as it relates to actual practice, with a particular focus on eDiscovery. Webinar moderator Bob Ambrogi was joined by expert panelists to do the following:
Explore the boundaries of the duty of technology competence;
Provide an understanding of the history and purpose of the duty;
Explore the practical impact of the duty of competence on the practice of law; and
Discuss the interplay between the duty of competence and eDiscovery issues.
October 11, 2017
SunLaw: Breakfast Mingle
October 11, 2017
San Francisco, California
Angel Investing for Women
We invite you to join the event for CLUB members to discover the path and inspiration to becoming an angel investor. This candid discussion will focus on why invest and how to leverage investing opportunities to impact the world, enrich your life personally and professionally, and maximize your returns.
This event will consist of a panel discussion featuring Wingee Sin, an investment executive with over 15 years of investing experience at Goldman Sachs, Barclays Global Investors, and State Street Global Advisors who co-authored “Impact with Wings: Stories to Inspire and Mobilize Women Angel Investors and Entrepreneurs.” Terri Hanson Mead, an angel investor and President of Solutions2Projects, and Debra Vernon, an angel and corporate and securities attorney at DLA Piper. The event will be hosted by Olga V. Mack, founder of Women Serve on Board movement and General Counsel at ClearSlide, Inc.
October 10, 2017
Palo Alto, California
6:00 – 6:30 pm Arrival & networking
6:30 – 7:30 pm Panel
7:30 – 8:30 pm Q&A/group discussion
Inspiring Connectivity
October 5, 2017
Palo Alto, California
OnePitch September will be focusing on Female Entrepreneurship. Companies with at least one female founder will be accepted to the practice pitch and the excellent ones with outstanding public speaking skill and bright ideas will be the winner. OnePitch September introduces uprising female entrepreneurs and venture capitalists at an early stage so that they can develop strong connections for the future.
OnePiece Work San Francisco HQ
414 Brannan St. San Francisco, California 94107
September 21, 2017
6 pm-9 pm
The General Counsel’s Role in Advising Boards to be More Gender-Inclusive
September 20, 2017
Berkeley, California
Women’s Leadership Summit
September 14-15, 2017
Washington D.C.
Women on Nonprofit Boards: the Path and Inspiration
September 14, 2017
Palo Alto, California
6:00 – 6:30 pm Arrival & networking
6:30 – 7:30 pm Panel
7:30 – 8:30 pm Q&A/group discussion
Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), San Francisco Bay Area
Building And Retaining The Best Team with Seth Weissman
General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer Initiative
September 5, 2017
San Francisco, California
In-House Speaker Night
Joining Corporate Boards
August 31, 2017
San Francisco, California
WISE: What I Wish I Knew: Strategic Tips for Law Firm Partners
August 24, 2017
San Francisco, California
LeftFoot Podcast Interview
August 17, 2017
SunLaw: Happy Hour
August 9, 2017
San Francisco, California
Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), San Francisco Bay Area
General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer Initiative
August 2, 2017
Palo Alto, California
Protecting Against Petya: Ransomware and the Future of Law Firm Cybersecurity
About The Webinar
In June, a massive cyberattack brought down one of the country’s biggest law firms. DLA Piper, its systems ravaged by the Petya ransomware program, was forced to shut down its phones service, email, and internal computer network–potentially costing millions in lost income. Weeks later, the firm was still digging itself out.
Such attacks are increasingly an existential threat to firms of all sizes: the difference between being billing and nothingness. Join us as we discuss this urgent issue.
Attendees will learn:
The recent history of cyberattacks against law firms large and small
The potential consequences of a successful attack
Cybersecurity protections GCs demand from their outside counsel
Ways attorneys can protect themselves against ransomware and other cyberattacks
July 27, 2017
The Power of the Pen
Keynote & Workshop
July 5, 2017
San Francisco, California
The Art of Transformation
Finding and Embracing Your Transformation Opportunities
Keynote & Workshop
June 29, 2017
Chicago, Illinois
WISE: Negotiating for Your Success
June 22, 2017
Palo Alto, California
Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) and
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)
In-House Counsel Summit
Challenges of Being a Startup General Counsel
June 19, 2017
San Francisco, California
Intercontinental Hotel
California Women Lawyers
In-House Counsel Network, Puzzle Series
Pursuing a Corporate Board Position
June 15, 2017
Los Altos, California
SunLaw: Breakfast Mingle
June 14, 2017
San Francisco, California
Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), San Francisco Bay Area
Tales from the Frontlines of M & A: War Stories and Practical Tips
General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer Initiative
June 1, 2017
Palo Alto, California
Women on Corporate Boards: the Path and Inspiration
We invite you to join the event for CLUB members to discover the path and inspiration to the Boardroom. The event will be hosted by Olga V. Mack, founder of Women Serve on Board movement and General Counsel at ClearSlide, Inc.
This event will consist of a panel discussion featuring Linda Graebner, former CEO of Tilia, Inc., Executive Chairman of Chef’n Corp and director at Taylor Precision Products and C. Mondavi & Family Winery, Nola Masterson, former Founder and CEO of Sequenom and director at Repros Therapeutics and Zivo Biosciences Inc., and Carly Alameda, litigation partner at Farella and director at Mammoth HR.
June 1, 2017
Palo Alto, California
6:00 – 6:30p Arrival & networking
6:30 – 7:30p Panel
7:30 – 8:30p Q&A/group discussion
Legal Marketing Association (LMA)
2017 Silicon Valley In-House Counsel Summit
May 25, 2017
Palo Alto, California
The learnings from this event are available on JD Supra.
Law In Breakfast: Compensation and Women in Law
May 24, 2017
Palo Alto, California
Recruiting firm Kerwin Associates hosted the breakfast session, which included a panel moderated by Sophos Ltd. senior vice president and general counsel Eleanor Lacey; ClearSlide general counsel Olga Mack; Jenny Kim, vice president, law and policy group and associate general counsel, corporate legal group, at Intel Corp.; Maxim Integrated Inc. chief human resources officer Laura Owen; former Google counsel and current Ulu Ventures managing partner Miriam Rivera; and former SolarCity general counsel Seth Weissman.
Pursuing a Corporate Board Position
May 2, 2017
San Francisco, California
It has been shown that corporate board diversity increases the bottom line, lowers risk profile, and enhances a company’s reputation. Board members who bring different perspectives and different skills and experiences can and will ask different questions, identify different opportunities for growth, and help a company keep pace in the rapidly changing marketplace.
Nevertheless, certain groups are statistically underrepresented in the boardroom. For example, women currently hold only approximately 20% of board seats at Fortune 500 companies. Lawyers, who often have extensive involvement in the boardroom and savvy business acumen, don’t fare much better in actually earning a seat at the table.
Carly Alameda and Olga Mack invite you to join them for a conversation addressing the opportunities, challenges, and strategies for pursuing a corporate board position. They will share what they learned over their year-long journey interviewing board recruiters, CEOs, GCs, and current board members for their recently completed electronic book
All [A]Board: Insights and Inspirations for Your Journey to and in the Boardroom.
The event will also feature special guest SC Moatti, managing director of The Angels’ Forum and founder of Products That Count, who will contribute her perspective on joining and succeeding in the corporate boardroom.
Inside Counsel “Think Tank” on Corporate Social Responsibility
April 28-30, 2017
New York
Saturday, April 29th,1-2:30pm – Data Privacy as a CSR Risk and Opportunity – Justin Erlich, Data Privacy Expert and Lecturer at UC Berkeley School of Information & Olga Mack, General Counsel of Clearside
A strong business case has been made for companies to act responsibly and embrace corporate citizenship, human rights, and sustainability. In a growing number of companies, lawyers are starting to play meaningful roles in advancing corporate responsibility. In too many others, the “siloing” of the legal function from this key corporate strategy prevents companies from advancing corporate responsibility initiatives.
In light of this growing need in the legal profession, Berkeley Law has started an initiative to create curriculum and programs on the role of the lawyer in corporate responsibility. We have partnered with the United Nations Global Compact and Linklaters to build upon The Guide to General Counsel on Sustainability.
Developing curriculum in this emerging area requires the expertise of inside counsel whose roles increasingly intersect with corporate responsibility. Therefore, we are inviting inside counsel who have leveraged their role to advance corporate responsibility to be Berkeley Law Fellows. This group will function as a “think-tank” on the role of the lawyer in corporate responsibility.
Berkeley Law is working with the the Aspen Institute to launch this “think-tank” during a weekend retreat from April 28-30th at the Greentree Estate in Manhasset New York (on Long Island).
This fellowship program will include:
Recognition on Berkeley Law’s website as a thought-leader in corporate responsibility.
The ability to work with Berkeley Law to develop curriculum in this growing area of law. This curriculum will be comprised of business school type “case studies” that will feature examples where your legal team has led corporate responsibility initiatives. Berkeley Law will publish and promote these case studies, and use them to create shorter articles and “practitioner” guides for practicing lawyers around the world.
The ability to participate in presenting at courses at Berkeley Law so that students can benefit from your expertise.
The ability to participate in a round table of this inside counsel “think-tank”.
Women’s In-House Counsel Leadership Institute: Executive Leadership Workshop
April 27, 2017
San Francisco, California
WISE: Maintaining Effective Relationships between law firm lawyers and in-house counsel
April 25, 2017
San Francisco, California
NALP Annual Education Conference
At the Intersection of Law and Technology: Women Leading
Plenary, Women Leading at the Intersection of Law and Technology
Some of the most successful women lawyers today are working at the intersection of law and technology, and our conference location here in San Francisco is ground zero for that new frontier. This plenary session will focus on the contributions women lawyers are making in Silicon Valley and the Bay area, and will explore the intersection of law and technology, and what the future is likely to hold for our law students and lawyers. How is technology likely to change the practice of law and business in the next decade? What skills do our newest lawyers need to navigate this new landscape? What does the next generation of women lawyers in particular need to do to ensure their place in the leadership ranks of leading law firms and corporations? Does the need for efficiencies and systems and lower costs lead to a scarcity of opportunities for new lawyers, or provide new opportunities? This session will provide a close look at legal careers on the cutting edge of the new economy.
April 21, 2017
9 a.m.
Hilton San Francisco Union Square
San Francisco, California
SunLaw: Breakfast Mingle
April 12, 2017
San Francisco, California
California Women Lawyers Annual 2017 Meeting
Pursuing a Corporate Board Position
April 7, 2017
San Diego, California
Insights on Women and Boards
Only 20.2% of Fortune 500 board seats are held by women even though more than half of management occupations are held by women, and there are still about 19 Fortune 500 companies with all-male boards! According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Equilar Gender Diversity Index (GDI), at this rate it will take 40 to 100 years to reach parity on American corporate boards. In the face of these challenges, groups like Women Serve on Boards are fighting to see more female role models and leaders at every level of corporate leadership. At our March event, Olga Mack, CLUB member and founder of the Women Serve on Boards movement, will introduce the movement, discuss what she has learned, the results she has achieved, and her vision for the future. Learn how you can help improve these grim statistics and step up your career – start your board-readiness journey with this engaging event.
March 28, 2017
Palo Alto, California
2017 LMA Annual Conference
March 27-29, 2017
Las Vegas, Nevada
Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), San Francisco Bay Area
General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer Initiative Kickoff
March 23, 2017
San Francisco, California
Baker & McKenzie’s
Women in Law — A Conversation
March 16, 2017
5:30 p.m.
Wingtip Club, 550 Montgomery Street, San Francisco
2017 Breaking Glass Forum for Women Executives
Innovation, Influence & Intersectionality
Time: 8:30am – 6:00pm
Location: LiveRamp San Francisco office
WISE: Developing Your Personal Brand
March 9, 2017
San Francisco, California
SunLaw: Wine & Mingle
March 9, 2017
San Francisco, California
GC Magazine Diversity & Inclusion Special
March 7, 2017
6 p.m.
Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto, California
Reinventing the Legal Function: Transforming Lawyers’ Work through Innovation
March 3, 2017
9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
City Club of San Francisco, 155 Sansome St.
San Francisco, California
Ladies Get Paid, San Francisco Town Hall: Women & Money
USF School of Law
Technology & Entrepreneur Law Association and the Women’s Law Association
Women: The Movers and Shakers of Tech
February 28, 2017
5:30 p.m.
San Francisco, California
SunLaw: Breakfast Mingle
February 15, 2017
San Francisco, California
WISE: Inaugural Meet & Greet
January 11, 2017
San Francisco, California
Spark Plug Labs, Powerful Conversations
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 9 a.m.
Powerful Conversations is a radio show/podcast that features thought-leaders across industries and locations on a variety of business-oriented, leadership, and entrepreneurial topics. Episodes air live every Tuesday at 9 am pacific, 12 pm eastern.
The recording is available here at Powerful Conversations, a radio show, VoiceAmerica network.
Corporate Governance 2016
Today’s Best Practices and Practical Advice for Privately Held Companies
Corporate Governance 2016 is a full day rich in valuable information and intelligence for in-house and corporate counsel, venture capitalists, financial professionals, corporate investors, outside board members and those involved in the management of family businesses. Delegates will walk away armed with best practices and insights concerning key governance issues that impact private corporations.
November 9, 2016, 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Register here.
BOARD ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO DATA BREACHES AND CYBERSECURITY
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
What is the Board’s role in designing and overseeing a data security and cybersecurity program?
What practical steps should a company take and how does it know it is doing all that is necessary? Is it always necessary to hire an outside consultant?
What is appropriate and practical for a small company?
When should a private company board establish Risk Management Committee?
What is the Board’s role in the case of a security breach?
The Amplify Lab Speed Mentoring
Ever wanted to get advice from a room full of executives? Now you can at Speed Mentoring 2016. Register soon as mentor slots will fill up fast! The Amplify Lab is bringing amazing mentors together for an evening of conversation at speed. Be prepared: you might have one of those life-altering conversations.
What is speed mentoring? How does it work? Each mentee will spend 7 minutes with the mentors of her choice. You then spend another 7 minutes with another brilliant mentor. And so the evening continues. You meet several different people all in one evening.
Can you tell me more about the mentors? Yes! We have over 65 inspiring individuals have been confirmed to participate as mentors at one or more of the speed mentoring events. Visit our event website for our mentor bios.
The Amplify Lab Speed Mentoring events will be held in Palo Alto, San Francisco, Seattle and New York. All events will be held from 5:30pm to 8:30pm. Event locations and dates are as follows:
October 18 @ Survey Monkey in Palo Alto
October 20 @ Pivotal in San Francisco
October 24 @ Galvanize in Seattle
November 1 @ Pandora in New York
Register Now to attend one of The Amplify Lab Speed Mentoring events and have the opportunity for up to 4 mentoring sessions. Once you have completed your registration you will be invited to select your top five mentors. Mentors will be assigned on a first come, first basis so do not delay!
IP Strategy and Protection – A Le[a]dBetter Educational Event
Developing a solid intellectual property (“IP”) strategy is essential for emerging companies preparing for market entrance. Good “IP hygiene” demands that IP is protected from day one. Join us for IP Strategy & Protection, a Le[a]dBetter educational event focused on helping engineers and startup company executives develop a sharp tactical plan for protecting their company’s IP before they start and during the lifespan of the company.
October 27, 2016, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Women in Enterprise Summit
This summit will gather the world’s most dynamic entrepreneurs and executives to discuss how to succeed in the workplace. The summit is a prime opportunity for you to air your personal and business challenges, and learn from women and men who have successfully solved them.
Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
2016 Annual Meeting
Getting the Board on Board: Explaining Privacy and Security Risks to the Board (When the “If” Becomes “When”)
In today’s digital world, it is no longer a matter of if most companies will face a data breach but when. Given this exposure and risk to a company’s valuable assets and information, the board of directors’ duty of oversight must include a focus on cybersecurity. In-house counsel can and should play a key role in facilitating the board’s work on this front. This panel will provide insights and practical tips regarding how in-house counsel can help the board more effectively engage with and implement a company’s cybersecurity efforts. The discussion will cover how in-house counsel can help address the board’s structure, education and training, the board’s role in planning for a breach, and its role in responding to a breach and its aftermath.
Speakers:
Julie Gruber, EVP, Global General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary, Gap, Inc.
Olga Mack, General Counsel, ClearSlide, Inc. (moderator)
Edward T. Paulis III, VP & Assistant General Counsel, Zurich North America
Steven Walker, General Counsel & Managing Director, National Association of Corporate Directors
Felix Wittern, Partner, Fachanwalt für IT-Recht, Mediator, Fieldfisher
Corporate Counsel Webinar
Your Legal Team’s Role in Cybersecurity Awareness & Defense
Cybersecurity is more than just an IT issue for an organization – it is an enterprise risk issue. An in-house lawyer’s role in cybersecurity awareness and defense should begin long before an actual breach. This creates an opportunity for legal and security teams to work together to mitigate an organization’s cybersecurity risk.
Date: August 30, 2016 Time: 2 p.m. ET/ 11a.m. PT
The Glass Ceiling
NPR/KQED Perspective
July 13, 2016
The CLUB Silicon Valley – An Incubator of Women Leaders
Join us as Olga V. Mack and Megan Jones recap their experience at the recent “The United State of Women Summit” sponsored by The White House.
Cyber-heist your corporate mindshare: How to engage the c-suite and board
Privacy and security risks continue to rise in the level of the consciousness of customers, employees and more recently CEO’s and board members. Concisely communicating both the risks and benefits of global privacy, cybersecurity, and data protection issues to C-suite executives and board members can seem daunting given the common confusion on the scope of information governance, the challenges of rapidly developing global laws, and the assumptions created from reading juicy headlines about data breaches. Yet privacy and security practices have become integral components of corporate governance, accountability, product development, risk management, and brand cultivation and protection in today’s business environment. In this interactive session, you will learn how to communicate the top privacy and security issues to busy executives in a persuasive way that puts them in the larger context of corporate governance, global laws, policies, audits, liability (corporate and personal), attorney-client privilege, and more, for large and small companies.
KLOK Desi1170am
Women Serve on Boards movement, May, 2016
Cybersecurity Challenges Facing Bay Area Companies: The European Landscape
April 28, 2016
Information security is of vital corporate importance in our present era of globally networked business. Recent headlines have shown how even law firms, historically bastions of confidentiality, are vulnerable to hacks. Corporate legal departments must choose the best path through a maze of ever-changing cybersecurity threats, one that maximizes safety while complying fully with the rapidly evolving global patchwork of relevant regulations and requirements.
University of California Hastings College of the Law
Paths to a Digital Media Law
April, 2016
What Is It About Law?
A conversation about moving the needle on diversity in the legal profession.
Women constitute over a third of the legal profession but only about a fifth of law firm partners, general counsel of Fortune 500 companies and law school deans. In fact, according to the American Bar Association (ABA) only two professions have less diversity than law.
Even women who never take time away from the labor force and who work long hours are statistically less likely to make partnership than similarly situated men in Big Law.
In celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March, join us for a lively discussion about moving the needle on diversity in the legal profession with Professor Deborah Rhode, the Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law, director of the Center on the Legal Profession and the director of the Program in Law and Social Entrepreneurship at Stanford University. Professor Rhode will provide an overview of the current state of female leadership in the profession and make practical recommendations for evolving stated commitment to diversity in your organization into daily practices and priorities.
March, 2016
Lean In Women the 415 Circle
The Art and Science of Effective Communication
The event will feature 3 esteemed panelists (see below) who will be answering questions and providing tips on effective speech and communication. We will then break out into smaller groups for coaching and feedback from the expert panelists.
Panelists:
Olga Mack, Head of Legal, ClearSlide
Christine Yip, Managing Director Business Strategy and Product Development, Charles Schwab
Ching Valdezco, Director, Exec|Comm
Action Items for Attendees
For this breakout session, please prepare a 1-2 minute “elevator pitch” about yourself. We will share these pitches in the smaller group setting.
Additional links and articles to jazz up everyone below written by another one of our panelists, Olga V. Mack.
From the White House to You: Kathy Ruemmler’s Advice to Lawyers
Effective Communication: 5 Principles to Perfect
November 2015, San Francisco
Trademark & Copyright Strategy Summit
Hot Issues in Trademark Law
Whether it’s the generic top-level domains (gTLDs) name explosion, protecting your brand online, striking the right balance in social media, or deciding on the best global policy against infringement, it’s important to understand the current landscape and trends in trademark law. This panel will explore the current landscape and trends.
November 2015, Palo Alto
IP and the Art of Successful Deal Making
November 2015, San Francisco
International IP-centric transactions are on the rise.
This session will address the top deals of 2015 and will share insights for the art of corporate deal-making.
• What kinds of deals are being done?
• What are the hot industries and regions?
• What is the role of IP?
GOAL IP webinar series
IP and the Art of Successful Deal Making
Put your company’s best foot forward in any deal by managing risk in contract drafting and negotiations.
• Walk through both sides of a SaaS contract, contrasting the buyer’s and seller’s requirements views
• Providing a roadmap for navigating common commercial contract provisions
• Insights on specific commercial contract clauses
• Strategies for drafting and negotiating
• Common tricks used by tough negotiators
November 2015
6th Annual Legal Marketing Association (LMA) Tech Conference
October 2015, San Francisco
IP BYTES: Hot Topics in Trademark Law
Speakers
Eric Ball, Fenwick & West, LLP
Laches: Can You Still Wait Four Years Before Filing Litigation?
Alica Del Valle, SanDisk Corporation
Managing Trademark Portfolios
Julia Kripke, Gap, Inc.
Issue Preclusion from TTAB Proceedings After B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc.
Robert Esposito, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Fancy Footwork: Developments in Trade Dress Protections for Footwear
John Hansen, TM Financial Forensics, LLC
On Disgorgement of Defendants’ Profits
Matt Helton, Palantir Technologies
Trademark Engineering
Holly Hogan, Sidley Austin LLP
First! Establishing Priority for a Trademark
Christina Hsiang, Lit Motors
International Trademark Protection
Olga V. Mack, Zoosk, Inc.
Trademark Strategies for Startups
Kat McGowan, LinkedIn Corporation
Online Enforcement Hacks: Simple Steps to Detect and Stop Infringement and Spam
IP Strategy Innovation Summit
IP Strategy as a Reflection of the Business Model
June 2014, San Francisco
92.3 FM Radio Show
April 2014, San Jose