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Future Technologies: Balancing Policy and Regulations to Foster Innovations
All sessions are conducted in English. The agenda is planned by the local planning committee with input from both in-house and private practice lawyers with knowledge of current events and initiatives in India.
Wednesday, 1 February, 2017
13:30 PM - 18:30 PM Registration Open
14:30 PM - 15:30 PM SLC Meetings
Cyber Crime
Intellectual Property
Interactive Entertainment and Media
15:30 PM - 16:00 PM Tea Break
16:00 PM - 17:00 PM SLC Meetings
Dispute Resolution
Data Protection
E-Commerce
Outsourcing
18:30 PM - 19:30 PM Opening Reception, Ira – The Waterside Bar
Beginning at 21:00 PM Young Lawyers Committee Drinks/Cocktails- La Bodega, Address: 29, 1st Floor, Middle Lane, Khan Market, New Delhi
This reception is located 8 km from the hotel, and tickets are available for purchase at the door for INR 1,500 which will include 2 drink coupons and unlimited snacks. Please note that this event is cash only and exact change is appreciated. RSVP here.
Thursday, 2 February, 2017
8:00 AM - 19:00 PM Registration Open
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Presidential Welcome, Susan Barty
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote Address
Keshav Dhakad, Microsoft
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Plenary Session: Path to Technological Singularity
- Speakers:
Alan Sutin, Greenberg Traurig
Keshav Dhakad, Microsoft
Rahul Matthan, Trilegal
Sajai Singh, J. Sagar Associates
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Tea/Coffee Break
10:50 AM - 12:05 PM: Choose One Session:
- Track A: Evolution from Internet of Human Beings to Internet of Things
Moderator: Ramesh Vaidyanathan, Advaya Legal- Balancing Connectivity and Data Security
Paul Van den Bulck, McGuireWoods LLP - Policy Guidelines for Connected Industries
Jaijit Bhattacharya, KPMG - Wearables- Challenges to Communication Infrastructure and Regulations
Arun Prabhu, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
- Balancing Connectivity and Data Security
- Track B: Bridging Tech-Law Gap- Balancing Policy & Technology for India’s Economic Growth
Moderator: Abhishek Malhotra, TMT Law Attorneys- Block Chain for Accountability Structure in E-Governance
Ananth Padmanabhan, Carnegie India - Policy Initiatives to Promote Sharing Economy Models
Nayana Renu, Airbnb - Skilling Policy Makers, Judges and Lawyers in Public Policy and Law w.r.t. Emerging Technologies.
Ganesh Natarajan, 5FWorld
- Block Chain for Accountability Structure in E-Governance
12:15 PM - 13:30 PM Choose One Session:
- Track A: Technology Disrupting Traditional Business
Moderator: Dhruv Suri, PSA- Health Tech- How Technology is changing Healthcare and Wellness
Viral Kataria, Bates Wells Braithwaite - Emerging Cashless Society: Through AEP and Payment Systems
Swathi Sukumar, Law Chambers of Swathi Sukumar - Key Issues in Food Tech Industry
Aayush Raj, Runnr
- Health Tech- How Technology is changing Healthcare and Wellness
- Track B: Mergers and Acquisitions in the Technology Industry
Moderator: Ritika Ganju, Phoenix Legal- Key Issues in Strategic Investments
Sandeep Kapoor, Sequoia - Lessons to be Learnt – Indian Startup Investments
Ashish Chandra, Snapdeal - Acquihires – The New M&A Trend
Pankaj Jain, Impact Law Ventures
- Key Issues in Strategic Investments
13:30 PM - 14:30 PM Networking Lunch
14:30 PM - 15:45 PM: Choose One Session:
- Track A: New Media
Moderator: Rohan George, Samvad Partners- From Trolls to Revenge Porn - Online Hate Crimes
Ranjan Narula, RNA - Pokemon-Go Was Just a Beginning- Future of Augmented Reality
Heather Meeker, O'Melveny & Myers - Digital Advertising
Shivendra Kundra, Kundra & Bansal
- From Trolls to Revenge Porn - Online Hate Crimes
- Track B: Recent trends in Intellectual Property
Moderator: Shwetasree Majumder, Fidus Law Chambers
Speakers:
Julian Potter, WP Thompson
Saikrishna Rajagopal, Saikrishna & Associates
Calab Gabriel, Lex IP Care
15:45 PM - 16:05 PM Coffee/Tea Break
16:05 PM - 17:20 PM: Choose One Session:
- Track A: Communications Panel
Moderator: Atul Dua, Seth Dua & Associates- Freeing Up Un-Utilized Spectrum- Path to 100 % Connectivity
Sameer Chugh, Bharti Airtel Ltd. - Revamping the Satellite Policy to Increase Connectivity
Sanjeev Banzal, TRAI - Towards an Optimal Regime for Regulation of Telecom and IT Networks
- Freeing Up Un-Utilized Spectrum- Path to 100 % Connectivity
- Track B: Smart Cities
Moderator: Kapil Chaudhary, Autodesk- Legal Challenges relating to Development of Smart Digital Infrastructure and Cyber Security Strategies
Kavitha Gupta, Hitachi Consulting - IT Enablement of Smart Cities through Cloud
James Caton, L&T - Smart City Information Infrastructure Protection
Kamlesh Bajaj, Former CEO DSCI
- Legal Challenges relating to Development of Smart Digital Infrastructure and Cyber Security Strategies
17:20 PM Raffle
17:30 PM - 18:30 PM I-WIN Committee Meeting
Sujata Chaudhri, Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys
19:30 PM Gala Dinner
Friday, 3 February, 2017
7:45 AM - 8:45 AM In-House Counsel Breakfast Meeting, led by Akhil Prasad, Boeing
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Address
Manish Lamba, Bharti Realty
10:05 AM- 11:20 AM Net Neutrality Debate II- Beyond Discriminatory Pricing
Moderator: Rodney Ryder, Scriboard
- Speakers:
Apar Gupta
Suhaan Mukerji, PLR Chambers
Raman Chima, Access Now
11:20 AM- 11:45 AM Coffee/Tea Break
11:45 AM - 13:00 PM Technological Disruptions to Traditional Outsourcing
Moderator: Roopa Doraswamy, Doraswamy Law Chambers
- Cloud Models (Saas, PaaS, and IaaS) and How do They Differ from Outsourcing
Samuel Mani, Mani Chengappa & Mathur - Impact of Automation to Various delivery Models
Avik Biswas, IndusLaw - Cloud Services Contracts - Keeping up with Evolving Technologies
Sonia Baldia, Baker McKenzie
13:00 PM - 14:00 PM Networking Lunch
14:00 PM - 15:15 PM Future of Mobility and Navigation
Moderator: Carsten van de Sande, Hengeler Mueller
- Drones - Reasons for Adaption and Regulatory Hurdles
Anirudh Rastogi, TRA - Geospatial Policy – Impact on New Technologies
Nick O'Connell, Al Tamimi & Company - Smart Transport - Connected and Autonomous Vehicles- Legal and Regulatory Potholes Ahead
Mohit Abraham, Uber
15:15 PM - 15:45 PM Coffee/Tea Break
15:45 PM- 17:00 PM Who Knows What You are Doing?
Moderator: John Buyers, Osborne Clarke LLP
- Major Developments in EU data protection law impacting Indian companies
Bradley Joslove, Franklin Paris - When Government Wants to Unlock your Life!
Lakshika Joshi, Nucleus - Behavioral Advertising and Data Protection Issues
Rajesh Kumar, HCL Technologies Limited
17:00 PM Onwards Closing Valedictory