As part of TALL eXchange 2022 we will be hosting a Human Book Library where people can reach out and connect with professionals in our community. Participants will have an opportunity during this planned event to borrow a Human Book and to engage in conversation with a judge, lawyer, or another industry expert. Place a hold today using our Google Form, timeslots and Human Books are booked on a first come first serve basis!
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Human Book Library Catalogue
Zena Applebaum Senior Director, Product Marketing for Research Thomson Reuters Zena Applebaum is a strategy and intelligence professional, legal industry advisor and personal brand advocate, who is trying to change the business process one design thinking workshop at a time. Zena pioneered the discipline of law firm Competitive Intelligence nearly 20 years ago and authored "Business Intelligence for Law Firms". Zena shares her passion for the legal and intelligence industries as a speaker, writer and a contributor to blogs including 3 Geeks and a Law Blog. In 2015 Zena was inducted into the Council of CI Fellows, she has been a sessional instructor and a guest lecturer at law schools across North America. Zena is the Senior Director, Product Marketing for Research at Thomson Reuters Prior to joining Thomson Reuters Zena practiced Competitive Intelligence with two of Canada’s largest global law firms. |
The Honourable Alan S. Diner federal court Justice Diner received a Bachelor of Laws in 1993 and a Master of Laws in Trade and Competition Law in 1998, both from Osgoode Hall Law School. He was called to the Bars of Ontario (1995) and New York (2005). He received the Certified Specialist in Immigration Law designation from the Law Society of Upper Canada in 2013. Prior to being appointed to the Federal Court in June, 2014, Justice Diner headed Baker & McKenzie LLP’s immigration practice, where he was recognized as a leading practitioner in peer-reviewed services such as the Who’s Who, Lexpert, Martindale Hubbell and [UK]. He published widely in various legal and industry publications. He also practiced administrative law with two other leading firms in Toronto, including immigration, trade and competition law. Justice Diner’s prior roles included managing the establishment and implementation of Ontario’s Provincial Nominee Program for the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, as well as other public sector work. Prior to his call to the Bar, Justice Diner served as a law clerk to Mr. Justice J. K. Hugessen of the Federal Court of Appeal. Mr. Justice Diner has always been active in community service, having served on various not-for-profit Boards. He mentored various individuals from new immigrants to new lawyers, and spoke on behalf of organizations. Pro bono work included representing refugees. Recognition for his civic involvement includes being named one of Canada’s Top 25 Canadian Immigrants (2014), and receiving awards such as a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, Sue Ryan Memorial Award (CERC), and Crescent School’s Alumnus of the Year (2013). |
Ryan Fritsch legal counsel, Law Commission of Ontario Ryan Fritsch is legal counsel with the Law Commission of Ontario, where he leads law reform projects on artificial intelligence in criminal justice, click-consent consumer protections, health law, and indigenous health law. Ryan previously served as policy counsel leading Legal Aid Ontario’s province-wide Mental Health Strategy and as legal counsel to Ontario’s Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office. He was a sessional professor in the Osgoode Professional LLM in Health Law (2021), at the University of Windsor Faculty of Law (2012-2019), former co-chair of the Police Record Check Coalition, and has served on many community projects and institutional advisory boards related to disability and mental health rights. |
Helen Voudouris LexisNexis Canada Helen Voudouris is a product management professional who has been developing content and products for the Canadian legal industry for over 10 years. She received a Bachelor of Laws in 2008 from Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 2009. She is the Director of Product Management at LexisNexis Canada and is passionate about supporting the data driven lawyer by applying global technologies to legal workflow solutions. She currently leads the product development of Lexis Advance Quicklaw, Canadian Legislative Pulse and co-led the expansion of Context, the first legal language analytics solution in Canada. |
To Borrow a Human Book
How do I participate?
Reserve your 10-minute time slot with a Human Book after you register for the conference by using the online form or drop by the Human Book Library on the day of the event to check for an open time slot.
Who are our human books?
Judges, lawyers, information professionals – just the people you want a conversation with! Our Human Book profiles will be posted on this page as they become available.
Who can borrow a human book?
Anyone who has registered for the conference. Please note time slots are limited.
How many human books can I place a hold on?
You can reserve one book in advance using the Google Form. Additional books can be borrowed in person on the day of the conference.
How do I ‘pick up’ my hold on the day of the program?
On the day of the event, please arrive 5 minutes before your reservation. Any holds that are not picked up within 2 minutes of the reservation start time will be released and made available to others to sign out.
Do I have to stay the entire 10 minutes?
The borrower or the human book can end the session at any time - at their discretion.
