Presenters

David Mackay, Barrister, PG Hely Chambers
With nearly 20 years combined experience as a barrister and solicitor, David advises and appears for corporate clients and individuals on instruction from top-tier, mid-tier law and boutique law firms, as well as in-, house legal departments. While he maintains a broad practice, David has acquired specialist knowledge and expertise in the areas of commercial law and equity, corporations law, insolvency and bankruptcy, real property and leasing law and commissions and inquiries. David's prior experience as senior associate at a top-tier law firm in Sydney extends to having acted in a large number of retail leasing and commercial disputes. Since being called to the Bar in 2007, David has continued to build on his expertise in this area. Matters in which he has advised on and appeared in include, acting for landlords and lessees in claims for relief against fortfeiture, specific performance and estoppel, options to renew, retail lease disputes in mediations in the retail tenancy unit, and disputes regarding rent reviews and outgoings. His extensive experience in commercial and leasing matters extends to appearing at trial and appellate level in various jurisdictions, including the Supreme Court of New South Wales and inferior courts, as well as the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (formerly the Administrative Decisions Tribunal). Complementing his practise as an accomplished advocate, David also appears on behalf of clients at mediations. David holds a Master of Laws, Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) and Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) from the University of Sydney. Prior to being called to the Bar, he gained considerable experience as a solicitor in the Commercial Litigation Department of MinterEllison for almost a decade, during which time he acted for clients in complex and high profile matters.


Olga Ganopolsky, General Counsel - Privacy and Data, Macquarie Group Limited
Olga Ganopolsky is Macquarie Group’s General Counsel - Privacy and Data and is versed in the subject of data protection with extensive experience in detailed privacy policy challenges, law reform and ongoing management of legal and strategic issues. Much of Olga’s work involves implementing new technologies and addressing privacy requirements in an increasingly complex co-regulatory and sometimes contentious environment. Most recently this has included work on implementations of GDPR and the reforms to Security of Critical Infrastructure Act and related regimes, artificial intelligence, CPS 234, Covid-19 related matters, the Consumer Data Right and addressing cross border issues considering the Schrems II Decision of the European Court of Justice and the newly updated Standard Contractual Clause as approved by the Commission.