Speaking & Events

Speaking Engagements

Shanti is a frequent speaker on legal topics and has guest lectured in a number of law schools across the world. She has guest lectured on tech mergers & acquisitions at both Harvard and Stanford Law School, as well as lecturing at UC Law San Francisco on how to be a successful in-house lawyer. Shanti Ariker is currently available for speaking engagements and welcomes opportunities to share her insights and expertise.

Past Speaking Engagement Highlights

Universities

IE University, Madrid, Spain: In House Lawyering & Negotiation Workshop

Santa Clara University: Contemporary Business Issues class - the importance of understanding and complying with Business Ethics

Stanford Law School: M&A in the Tech Sector and Beyond

Harvard Law School: M&A in the Tech Sector and Beyond

VC University at UC Berkeley Law: Panel on Independent Board Directors

UC Berkeley Law School: A Woman’s Place is … Limitless

Conferences

Chips NextGen Summit 2024: leading event for rising women stars in tech and IP law. Panel: RISE UP to the top: GC’s talk about their path to RISE UP to the C-suite

9th Annual LSuite Fullstack 2024: How to Get Your First Board Seat

TechGC SaaS GC 2024 Offsite: DoubleClick M&A Fireside Chat

@TechGC’s W Suite Dinner Reception 2023: "Tried and True Leadership Strategies"

Centerforce Conference 2022: Keynote: Driving Change, Getting Buy-in and Leveraging Success

7th Fullstack GC Conference 2022: Keynote: Beyond Lawyering- Establishing Yourself as a Business Leader Who Knows the Law

Centerforce Conference 2019: Sponsors, Influencers and Career Engineering

Women in Tech Law Conference 2019, Berkeley Law: Introductory remarks

Organizations

In-House Lean Legal Collective: Speaker, online discussion

SVDX webinar: “Blame the Lawyers? Retaining Outside Counsel: A Primer for Board Directors”

East Bay Jewish Community Center, International Women’s Day: Insights on motherhood, career and writing

South Asian Bar Association: How I Became a General Counsel

Legal.IO Webinar: General Counsel 101

Bay Area In-House Lawyers: Panel “Becoming a GC”

Assoc. Corp. Counsel: Panel: “Deal or No Deal: The Rise of the Deal”