Presenters

Maija Kerry, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
Maija Kerry is a corporate and commercial lawyer based in Sydney. Maija is a Best Lawyer - in the area of Franchising Law, and her experience in franchising law has also been recognized following her accreditation as a FRANdata Accredited Franchise Lawyer. Maija regularly presents in relation to legal issues affecting franchisors and organisations operating in consumer markets, including at the national conference of the Franchise Council of Australia. Maija works with clients across a broad range of industries , assisting them with broad range of strategic and day to day legal issues, including in relation to business sales and acquisitions, compliance, IP, competition & consumer law, contractual enforcement and how to expand businesses internationally. Practical, commercial and proactive, Maija works closely with her clients to ensure that her legal advice aligns with her clients’ commercial imperatives.

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 recent changes to the Privacy Act 1988 and the reforms to Security of Critical Infrastructure Act and related regimes, automated decision making and artificial intelligence, CPS 234, 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.


Linda Martin,  General Counsel and Company Secretary, Integrated Waste Services
Linda is the General Counsel & Company Secretary of Integrated Waste Services Group and prior to that was General Counsel for another waste and resource recovery business. She has held senior legal roles in property development, asset management and corporate governance with a top tier law firm and in-house with ASX listed Sydney Airport Corporation Ltd, Optus, Stockland and Colonial First State Global Asset Management. Linda specialise in contract delivery and risk management across Integrated Waste Services Group’s businesses in SA, NSW & WA, and liaises with regulators and customers and government authorities in relation to existing operations and new projects. Linda enjoys working in the circular economy where waste is a recyclable resource.

Jess Horn, Legal Counsel, Canva
Jess is an intellectual property lawyer at Canva, a global visual communication platform with a mission to empower the world to design. Before moving in-house, Jess spent nearly five years in private practice, developing expertise in copyright, trademarks, consumer law and disputes. At Canva, Jess provides strategic legal advice across various facets of IP and commercial law, negotiating complex content licensing agreements, advising on marketing and brand-related legal risks, and navigating emerging challenges at the intersection of AI and intellectual property. As an in-house counsel, Jess plays a key role in balancing legal risk with commercial strategy, providing pragmatic, solutions-focused advice that enables business growth while safeguarding legal interests.