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title: "Counselwell Summit 2026: Toronto In-House Guide"
description: "Join Toronto's in-house community at Counselwell Summit 2026 for AI and leadership discussions, and meet the GC AI team to talk through legal workflows."
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# Counselwell Summit 2026: Toronto In-House Guide

> Join Toronto's in-house community at Counselwell Summit 2026 for AI and leadership discussions, and meet the GC AI team to talk through legal workflows.

**Published:** 2026-09-22 | **Updated:** 2026-10-14 | **Category:** Events | **Author:** Caitlin Price

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[Counselwell Summit 2026](https://www.counselwell.ca/summit-2026-toronto) brings Toronto's in-house legal community together for a day of legal leadership, AI, and department operations. The program includes an opening keynote from Mark Bowden and discussions about implementing AI and managing data risk.

## Counselwell Summit 2026 Overview

|Detail|Toronto Summit|
| --- | --- |
|Date and Time|October 21, 2026, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern|
|Venue|Delta Hotel, 75 Lower Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario M5J 3A6|
|Organizer|Counselwell|
|Audience|In-house counsel, legal operations professionals, students, and service providers in their applicable ticket categories|
|Premium Member Ticket|$250|
|Core Member Ticket|$500|
|Legal Ops or Student Ticket|$370|
|Service Provider Ticket|$715|
|Included|Full-day conference, breakfast, lunch, reception, refreshments, and drinks|
|CPD|Organizer plans to apply once the agenda is final; confirm current accreditation|

The Premium rate applies to Premium members.

In-house lawyers who are Core members or are not Counselwell members use the Core ticket.

Legal department professionals who are not attending as in-house lawyers use the Legal Ops or Student category; professionals providing services to in-house teams use the Service Provider category.

## Selected Counselwell Program Themes

### Executive Presence and Legal Leadership

Mark Bowden's opening keynote addresses body language, trust, and executive presence.

### AI Implementation and Department Operations

An AI implementation session and a discussion of modern legal operations cover changes inside legal departments. The afternoon program also includes in-house AI use cases and lessons learned. GC AI's [AI for legal operations guide](./ai-in-legal-operations) offers a practical workflow lens, from intake and source documents through lawyer review, escalation, and measurement.

### Governance and Data Risk

The public agenda includes AI governance, Canadian privacy and data risk, and incident readiness. GC AI's [AI governance intake guide](./ai-governance-intake) offers a related starting point for deciding which facts and reviews an AI request should trigger.

## GC AI at Counselwell Summit

The Summit is a chance to follow the AI discussions with a closer look at the technology. [GC AI](../) is an enterprise legal AI platform built for in-house teams.

As of September 2026, 2,100+ legal teams, including 300+ public companies, use GC AI for their legal work. Legal teams at [Arc'teryx](../customers/arcteryx) and [Tipalti](https://gc.ai/customers/tipalti) use it.

Come meet the team, ask for a demo, and tell us what your team is working on. We can show you how GC AI helps with agreements and legal questions, and share how other in-house teams are using it.

Want a first look before we meet in Toronto? Watch the demo below.

## GC AI Product Demo

[Book a Demo](/book-a-demo)