PBSC NATIONAL
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
May 7-9, 2025
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
To launch the program year, PBSC hosts its bilingual National Leadership Conference each May. The Conference features a diverse agenda designed to inspire, engage, and equip student leaders for a successful and impactful year of programming. Attendees include incoming Chapter Program Coordinators, Family Justice Centre Student Caseworkers, and Chapter On-site Supervisors, with appearances by esteemed guest speakers and representatives from our National Funders.
PBSC's first national conference was held in 2006, making 2025 our 20th National Leadership Conference.
Over the years, PBSC has trained over 650 law student leaders at our conferences.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
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The Honorable Michelle O'Bonsawin
Judge, Supreme Court of Canada
Kasari Govender
B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner
Sheliza Jamal
Founder and Executive Director,
Curated Leadership
Bibiana Pulido
Cofounder and Executive Director,
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Elsie Dickson
Director of Legal Services, Kensington-Bellwoods Community Legal Services
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Élisabeth Mercier-Ménard
Lawyer; General Assistance Program Coordinator, Justice Pro Bono
With appearances by our National Funders
Noah Aiken-Klar
Director, Grants & Programs
Law Foundation of Ontario
Charlene Theodore
Chief Inclusion Officer
McCarthy Tétrault
Allan Akizuki
Manager, Technical Solution Team
Legal and Tax & Accounting Canada
Thomson Reuters
Jutta Brunnée
Dean and James M. Tory Dean’s Chair
University of Toronto Faculty of Law
PAST SPEAKERS
The Right Honourable Beverly McLachlin
Former Chief Justice of Canada
Cindy Blackstock
Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
Senator Kim Pate
Advocate for prison reform and human rights
The Honourable Jamal Mahmud
Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada
Senator Bernadette Clement
Legal aid lawyer and politician; the first Black woman to serve as a mayor in Ontario
The Honourable Andromache Karakatsanis
Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada
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CHAPTER FUNDERS
We are grateful to our Chapter funders, and our 22 law school partners across Canada,
for championing PBSC's work and impact.
NATIONAL FUNDERS
Leaders in the industry, our national funders and partners make PBSC's mission possible.
Principal Funder
Founding Partner
National Law Firm Partner
National Research Partner
