Janelle Carter Anderson
Janelle Carter Anderson is General Counsel to the Applied Solutions Group of The Heico Companies, LLC, a global holding company with more than 55 operating companies in industrial manufacturing, metals, and construction. Since 2020, Janelle has been responsible for the strategic legal leadership of the Applied Solutions Group. The Applied Solutions Group consists of 23 industrial manufacturing companies providing components, engineered products, capital equipment, and industrial services across seven segments (cargo control, aerospace, heavy equipment, recycling, electric passive, metals, and transcription). Her practice focuses on commercial transactions, intellectual property, supply chain, and M&A for all 23 operating companies in the Americas, EMEA and APAC. She also manages corporate governance, as Assistant Secretary to the holding company.

Carolyn Burbrink
Carolyn Burbrink is the Senior Counsel at Uber and the manager of a dynamic team in an exciting, fast-paced safety and insurance litigation environment. She oversees claims and litigated matters throughout the central region of the US and all of Canada. Carolyn also supports Uber's international team overseeing APAC claims, litigation and business.

Jessica Gao
Jessica Gao is the Associate General Counsel at Cars.com. She is a strategic, business-focused senior legal leader with significant B2B and B2C experience advising consumer and technology companies through regulatory, commercial, and growth related challenges. She spearheads critical legal operations across privacy compliance, AI related matters, complex commercial contracts and litigation, and successfully navigates intricate regulatory landscapes the support company growth.

Betty Jang
Betty Jang is the Founder and General Counsel of BYJ Law, a boutique law firm specializing in general counsel services on a fractional basis for biotech and health tech emerging growth companies. As a trusted general counsel, she builds bridges, drives innovation, and transforms organizations through her forward-thinking and solution-oriented approach. Throughout her career, she has provided valuable legal guidance to leading healthcare and biotech companies, playing a pivotal role in developing and refining their legal, privacy, and compliance departments. Betty has demonstrated a life-long commitment to public service having served on national, state, and local bar association boards and is continually selected to advise on the selection of U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Marshals and Article III judicial appointments. She has also received a presidential nomination and Senate confirmation for her integrity and competence and now serves as a Trustee for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.

Christina Liwski
Christina Liwski is the General Counsel & Chief Human Resources Officer at Quetzal Tx. Formerly, she was the Assistant General Counsel at Nexus Pharmaceuticals. Prior to this, Christina worked in a variety of other legal positions, including in-house at a tech company, a large international law firm, and as a criminal litigator for several years.

Jennifer Mailander
Jennifer Mailander is Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Fannie Mae, where she leads the Data, Technology & Transactions legal team. In this role, she advises on enterprise wide issues at the intersection of artificial intelligence, data governance, cybersecurity, privacy, and emerging technologies, helping the organization responsibly adopt innovative tools while safeguarding sensitive information and meeting regulatory expectations. With deep experience guiding AI and data strategy in highly regulated environments, Jennifer works closely with business, technology, and risk teams to address vendor transparency, confidentiality, ethical use of AI, and evolving legal obligations. She brings a practical, solutions oriented perspective to managing hidden data and privacy risks that arise as AI tools become embedded in everyday business operations. Jennifer is a nationally recognized in house leader and an active voice in the legal community. She is a founding member and former Chair of the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Women in the House (WITH) Network, has served as Chair of ACC’s Network Leadership Counsel, and is a recipient of ACC’s highest honor, the Robert I. Townsend, Jr. Member of the Year Award. She currently co chairs the DC chapter of The Quorum Initiative, leads the Legal department’s pro bono program, and is active in leadership development efforts.

Michael Rispin
Michael Rispin is a results-oriented legal advisor and people manager with over 9 years of experience advising technology companies on securities law issues, corporate governance, commercial transactions, technology transactions, financing transactions, M&A transactions, compliance, and overall legal strategy. He has served as in-house counsel for small, mid, and large public companies, including two IPOs. Michael also has a successful track record of building and optimizing legal teams and workstreams.

Michael has a financial background. He is certified in ESG and sustainable capitalism from Berkely Law and is certified as a Fraud Examiner by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Prior to becoming an attorney, Michael attended law school at night while working full-time during the day at the U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission.

Theresa Shea
Member of senior executive team formulating and implementing corporate strategy with $5M P&L ownership of eight -person Legal Department. Responsible for all aspects of corporate governance, M&A, commercial, litigation, regulatory, technology/IP and labor/employment/benefits practice areas as well as ethics & compliance program.

Sylvia Shi
Sylvia Shi is Assistant General Counsel at Accel Entertainment, where she advises the business on strategic transactions, commercial matters, corporate governance, AI governance, litigation, regulatory matters, and other enterprise priorities. An experienced in-house legal leader, Sylvia brings experience across technology and highly regulated industries and is known for a practical, business-oriented approach to legal strategy and risk management. She partners closely with business leaders to navigate complex issues, support growth, and translate legal considerations into actionable business decisions. Sylvia is also active in the in-house legal community through speaking, mentoring, and professional development initiatives.