Save the date: June 4, 2026

Back by popular demand, the CAN-TECH Spring Conference is set for June 4, 2026. This year, the conference will focus on preparing junior to mid-level technology lawyers for the realities of modern practice.

The half-day, pan-Canadian program, with hybrid in-person and webcast sessions, features panels across five satellite locations discussing a range of topics, including:

• key skills for handling technology transactions – including if they go wrong;
• a critical exploration of the current and future privacy law landscape; and
• guidance for both in-house and in-firm lawyers on developing a successful career in technology law. 

We look forward to you joining us at one of our locations across the country for a chance to learn and network with your peers in the industry.

Co-Chairs:

Kristal Allen, Partner, Dentons

Kristal is the co-lead of Dentons’ Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies practice, where she supports innovation-driven companies and serves as a strategic advisor from start-up through scale-up. Kristal is a pragmatic lawyer with a commercial focus, frequently advising on issues common to high growth entities such as collaborative development arrangements, technology development and commercialization, customer and supplier engagement, and intellectual property portfolio management. 

Kristal brings a wealth of practical and industry knowledge when advising clients, particularly in the health, food, and technology sectors. In her practice, Kristal draws upon her experience in the life sciences and technology industries. Before becoming a lawyer, she held a variety of positions in areas such as technical marketing, regulatory, and new product research and development for major life sciences companies, providing advice to R&D teams, marketers and regulators. 

Kristal joined Dentons’ as a partner in 2023, after practicing with another large Canadian law firm, and after several years as senior legal counsel and chief privacy officer to a large public company with global operations. 

M. Imtiaz Karamat, Associate Lawyer, Deeth Williams Wall LLP

M. Imtiaz Karamat is an associate lawyer with Deeth Williams Wall’s Technology and Privacy Group, where he assists both startups and established businesses with commercial transactions and maintaining compliance with privacy laws. Imtiaz’s multifaceted practice covers a range of technology and privacy matters, including advising clients on technology contracting, IP commercialization, privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity.

Imtiaz is passionate about emerging technologies and is always applying creative solutions to support clients with meeting their goals. Prior to entering the practice of law, Imtiaz completed extensive graduate research work in the medical sciences, which uniquely positions Imtiaz to advise clients in technology matters that intersect with the health sector.

Imtiaz regularly contributes to education initiatives in technology and privacy law, including organizing and presenting at local, provincial, and national legal programs.

Registration details coming soon! Stay tuned for more details on our five panellist host locations, coming soon!

Interested in hosting a "viewing" party for the conference? Email contact@cantechlaw.ca to express your interest in being a host city!