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Erin Zipes is currently Chief Legal Officer at 1Password, a security and password management company last valued at US$6.8B after their Series C round in January 2022. Previously, she served as Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at Shopify (NYSE/TSX: SHOP) from pre-IPO in 2014 until December 2021. Before that she was Assistant General Counsel at Nordion (formerly NYSE/TSX), and she started her legal career at Stikeman Elliott. She formerly served on the board of Mindbridge (AI-driven financial risk discovery for audit and internal controls) and currently serves as Chair of the Governance Committee for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation.
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As global disruptions reshape business models, this panel will explore how boards can navigate the practical complexities of trade, tariffs, and supply chain shifts across regions. Panelists will share how directors are guiding companies through regulatory changes, sourcing challenges, and new market risks, while seizing opportunities for growth and operational agility.
This keynote will equip directors to think globally about risk through the lens of geopolitical foresight, cross-border tensions, and long-term instability. Learn how boards can strengthen oversight and guide enterprise-wide resilience by anticipating disruption and embedding a proactive risk culture in a changing world.