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2020 TechGC First Time GC Virtual Forum

Leveling Up for Long-Term Success

Whether you’re a first-time GC, the first GC a company has ever had, or the GC and only lawyer in a company, building out the fundamental functions of legal and leveling up your own expertise quickly and effectively are essential to being successful in your role. In our first ever three-day virtual forum, we’ll tackle timely strategies for getting off on the right foot, implementing streamlined processes across various areas, and finding the right balance to sustain your long-term success.

Doordash credits will be provided for attendees to order breakfast / lunch (as applicable) each day.

5.0 CLE Credits Pending in CA (NY may be available by reciprocity).

TechGC Charter Members Only. Non-transferable.

#13 of the 2020 Virtual Fullstack GC Conference Series

Co-Chairs and Speakers

*Additional Speakers and Topics to Be Confirmed

Melody Williams Dapp

general counsel

nationbuilder

Ryan Loh

VP Legal

bolt

Member Speakers

Katie Abbott

general counsel

puppet

Molly Abraham

general counsel

kittyhawk

Erica Davila

general counsel

zocdoc

Matt Gipple

general counsel

forward

Shelley Hall

General Counsel and VP, Legal

K2 Software (former)

Anthony Kappus

VP of legal, gc & corp secretary

redfin

Manuel Martinez-Herrera

general counsel

bettercloud

Ezinne Okpo

vp of legal

reonomy

Faraz Rana

chief legal officer

bread

Danielle Sheer

general counsel

bottomline technologies

Tia Sherringham

vp, legal

doordash

Meredith Smith

general counsel

stash

Crystal Sumner

head of legal & compliance

blend

Colin Sullivan

head of legal

patreon

Erik Syvertsen

General Counsel

Angellist

Partner Speakers

Michael Bosworth

partner

latham & watkins

Julie Crisp

partner

latham & watkins

Brooke Nussbaum

partner

cooley

Philip Neiswender

Head of AMERS & APAC Board Engagement

nasdaq

Kris Rivenburgh

chief accessibility & legal officer

essential accessibility

Ashley Wagner

partner

latham & watkins

Josh Seidenfeld

partner

cooley

Ashish Walia

co-founder & head of business development

lawtrades

Nathan Wenzel

co-founder

simplelegal

Chris Young

general counsel

ironclad

Breakout Networking & Roundtable Discussion Leads

Brooke Adair

sales manager

ironclad

Sarah Axtell

partner

latham & watkins

Lisa Blatt

general counsel

Blurb (former), advising start-ups

Adam Chase

partner

cooley

Julie Crisp

partner

latham & watkins

Jordan Coleman

general counsel

kodiak robotics

Shelley Hall

GENERAL COUNSEL AND VP, LEGAL

K2 SOFTWARE (FORMER)

Jonathan Feldman

Co-General Counsel & Secretary

rubicon project

Shannon Hansen

general counsel

alto pharmacy

Nathan Garnett

general counsel

offerup

Nabilah Irshad

VP, Head of Legal

Innovid

Mike Flores

director of sales

ironclad

Erik Graham-Smith

general counsel

floqast, inc.

Meg Kammerud

general counsel

dragos, inc.

Charles Haley

partner

cooley

Erin Millender

head of legal

hyperscience

Miles Jennings

partner

latham & watkins

Karen Nachbar

General Counsel (former)

barkbox

Flavia Naves

general counsel

Circle Internet Financial, Inc.

Ghaith Mahmood

partner

latham & watkins

Sunjay Matthews

Sr VP, Head of Legal

dazn

Jessica Nguyen

chief legal officer

lexion

Brooke Nussbaum

partner

cooley

Nikita Patel

general counsel

Fashionphile

Carla de Passos

general counsel

candid

Alexandra Pressman

general counsel

smart wires inc.

Rachel Proffitt

Partner

Cooley

Irina Slavina

Gc, Director of Strategic Partnerships

Blue Systems USA, Inc.

Josh Seidenfeld

partner

cooley

Louis Shansky

GC & Chief Compliance Officer

Thrive Financial

Andrea Soria

head of legal

in transit

David Strandness

general counsel

lumosity

Ashley Wagner

partner

latham & watkins

Jeffrey Tochner

partner

latham & watkins

Jeremy Westin

CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER

poppin, inc.

Miranda Zolot

general counsel

OysterHR.com

Derek Zolner

vp, legal affairs

centro

Agenda

DAY 1: TUE, DEC 15 (PT)

Getting Off On the Right Foot

Focus on the Soft Skills & Interpersonal Aspects of Being a First-Time GC and Communicating with Non-Lawyers

DAY 2: WED, DEC 16 (PT)

What's Next?

Focus on the Nuts & Bolts Presentations on How to Be a First Time GC in Various Areas

DAY 3: THU, DEC 17 (PT)

Getting to Equilibrium

Strategic Decisions on How to Scale Yourself and Your Team

9:00 AM

Forum Welcome & Opening Remarks from the Co-Chairs

- Melody Williams Dapp, GC, NationBuilder

- Ryan Loh, VP of Legal, Bolt

9:00 AM

Day 2 Welcome & Opening Remarks from the Co-Chairs
- Melody Williams Dapp, GC, NationBuilder

- Ryan Loh, VP of Legal, Bolt

9:00 AM

Day 3 Welcome & Opening Remarks from the Co-Chairs
- Melody Williams Dapp, GC, NationBuilder

- Ryan Loh, VP of Legal, Bolt

9:10 AM

Substantive Breakout Guided Discussions

Breakfast (PT)/Lunch (ET)

*DOORDASH CREDITS PROVIDED TO ORDER DELIVERY

9:05 AM

Small Group Networking

Breakfast (PT)/Lunch (ET)
*DOORDASH CREDITS PROVIDED TO ORDER DELIVERY

9:05 AM

Substantive Breakout Guided Discussions

Breakfast (PT)/Lunch (ET)

*DOORDASH CREDITS PROVIDED TO ORDER DELIVERY

10:05 AM

Fireside Chat: Integrating with Key Stakeholders: Your Board, Management Team, and Senior Executives

- Katie Abbott, GC, Puppet

- Philip Neiswender, Governance Solutions, Americas & APAC, Nasdaq

10:00 AM

Fireside Chat: Setting Up & Maintaining Shop: Establishing Good Corporate Hygiene

- Kris Rivenburgh, Chief Accessibility & Legal Officer, eSSENTIAL Accessibility

- Molly Abraham, GC, KittyHawk

10:00 AM

Fireside Chat: Building Out Your Legal Team: Finding the Right Candidate, Onboarding, and Delegating Work

- Kris Rivenburgh, Chief Accessibility & Legal Officer, eSSENTIAL Accessibility

- Manuel Martinez-Herrera, GC, BetterCloud

10:40 AM

Fireside Chat: Managing Your Personal Risk: Strategies for Protecting Yourself as GC

- Brooke Nussbaum, Partner, Cooley

- Shelley Hall, GC & VP of Legal, K2 Software (former)

10:35 AM

Fireside Chat: Understanding Benefits & Compensation: How to Tackle HR as GC

- Ashley Wagner, Partner, Latham & Watkins

- Julie Crisp, Partner, Latham & Watkins

- Danielle Sheer, GC, Bottomline Technologies

10:35 AM

Fireside Chat: Crisis Management Plans: Best Practices and Blind Spots

- Michael Bosworth, Partner, Latham & Watkins

- Matt Gipple, GC, Forward

11:20 AM

Fireside Chat: Leveraging Outside Counsel: How to Outsource Effectively & Maximize Value

- Nathan Wenzel, Co-Founder, SimpleLegal

- Anthony Kappus, VP Legal, GC & Corp Secretary, Redfin

11:15 AM

Fireside Chat: The Value of Legal: How to Justify Legal Budgets and Headcount

- Nathan Wenzel, Co-Founder, SimpleLegal

- Colin Sullivan, Head of Legal, Patreon

11:15 AM

Fireside Chat: Contracting at Scale: Empowering Your Business Through Legal Operations

- Chris Young, GC, Ironclad

- Ezinne Okpo, VP of Legal, Reonomy

11:55 AM

Fireside Chat: Getting the Most from your TechGC Membership

- Melody Williams Dapp, GC, NationBuilder

- Kiran Lingam, Co-Founder, TechGC

- Greg Raiten, Co-Founder, TechGC

- Talia Tanielian, Head of Community & Strategic Initiatives, TechGC

- Julienne Kvasnak, Director of Operations, TechGC

- Zach Rogers, Community Manager, TechGC

- Chris Sands, Head of Marketing, TechGC

- Evgeny Lukianchikov, Product Manager, TechGC

- Susan Ginsberg, Operations Manager, TechGC

11:50 AM

Fireside Chat: Attorney - Client Privilege Issues: Protecting Information, Drawing Bright Lines, and Educating Your Workforce

- Josh Seidenfeld, Partner, Cooley

- Erica Davila, GC, Zocdoc, Inc.

11:50 AM

Fireside Chat: Optimizing Yourself as GC: Scaling Your Output & Navigating Overflow Issues

- Ashish Walia, Co-Founder, LawTrades

- Erik Syvertsen, GC, AngelList

12:30 PM

Keynote: Building Your Personal Brand

- Meredith Smith, GC, Stash

12:25 PM

Keynote: Tricks of the Trade - Lessons from a Veteran General Counsel

- Faraz Rana, Chief Legal Officer, Bread

12:25 PM

Establishing Equilibrium: Creating and Maintaining Healthy Headspace

- Tia Sherringham, VP of Legal, DoorDash

- Crystal Sumner, Head of Legal & Compliance, Blend

12:50 PM

Day 1 Closing Remarks from the Co-Chairs

- Melody Williams Dapp, GC, NationBuilder

- Ryan Loh, VP of Legal, Bolt

12:45 PM

Day 2 Closing Remarks from the Co-Chairs

- Melody Williams Dapp, GC, NationBuilder

- Ryan Loh, VP of Legal, Bolt

12:45 PM

Concluding Remarks from the Co-Chairs

- Melody Williams Dapp, GC, NationBuilder

- Ryan Loh, VP of Legal, Bolt

A Special Thanks to Our Partners

"TechGC has delivered unparalleled programming this year, overcoming all of the challenges of pivoting to virtual and, in doing so, making the programs available to more people than ever. I've been so impressed with the content and the delivery..."

Katie Abbott, General Counsel, Puppet, Inc.

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Our membership includes over 1,500 GCs across New York, San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle and we host quarterly private GC-only events across our six chapters including the TechGC National Summit and the FullStack GC Conference Series.

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