Message from the President

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Executive Committee of IILACE, I am delighted to invite you to the 28th edition of our Annual Conference to be held September 15-18, 2026 in Quebec City, Canada. Return visitors to Quebec City will already know that this historic and vibrant destination is one of Canada’s jewels - rich in culture, warm in hospitality and proud of its French-speaking heritage. This wonderful setting will be the backdrop for the premiere professional development opportunity for law association chief executives in the world. At this conference, you will renew enduring friendships, forge new ones and take away lessons that will make you a better CEO of the complex and challenging organizations that you lead.

Our program with tackle the relevant issues that we all face in a dynamic and ever-changing environment – threats to the Rule of Law, evolving relationships with government, the impact of artificial intelligence, and much more. And you will be in the company of peers for whom the conference provides a safe space to share the ups and down of life at the top. You will be amazed at how much we have in common no matter what part of the world we live in.

I look forward to welcoming you to Quebec City!

  Jonathan G. Herman, IILACE President, 2024-2026

  CEO, Federation of Law Societies of Canada

1999 Edinburgh , Scotland (Barry Fitzgerald, President)

2000 Hong Kong (Barry Fitzgerald, President)

2001 Chicago, USA (Barry Fitzgerald, President)

2002 Durban, South Africa (Patrick Moss, President)

2003 Montreal, Canada (Patrick Moss, President)

2004 Aukland, NZ (Diane Bourque, President)

2005 Prague, Czech Republic (Diane Bourque, President)

2006 New York, USA (Douglas Mill , President)

2007 Singapore (Douglas Mill, President )

2008 Windhoek, Namibia (John Hoyles, President)

2009 Dublin, Ireland (John Hoyles, President)

2010 Vancouver, Canada (John Hoyles, President)

2011 Adelaide, Australia ( Ken Murphy, President)

2012 Hong Kong (Ken Murphy , President)

2013 Berlin, Germany (Jan Martin, President)

2014 Cape Town, South Africa (Jan Martin, President)

2015 Washington, USA (Tim McGee, President)

2016 Wellington, NZ (Tim McGee, President)

2017 London, UK (Cord Brügmann, President)

2018 Ottawa, Canada (Retha Steinmann, President)

2019 Tokyo, Japan (Retha Steinmann, President)

2020 Virtual, (Retha Steinmann, President)

2021 Copenhagen, Denmark (Heidi Chu, President)

2022 Washington, D.C. (Heidi Chu, President)

2023 Hobart, Tasmania (Paul Mollerup, President)

2024  Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (Paul Mollerup, President)

2025 Belfast/Dublin, Ireland (Jonathan Herman, President)