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Thursday 12 March (0730 - 1730)

Thursday 12 March (0900 - 0910)

Welcome from the Conference Co-Chairs

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Ronald Chen , Clara-Ann Gordon , Yuval Horn , Sergio Sanchez Sole

Thursday 12 March (0910 - 0920)

Welcome speaker

Thursday 12 March (0920 - 0940)

Keynote speaker

Thursday 12 March (0940 - 1120)

Hot topic roundtables

Session details

Hot topic rountables

Recent developments in AI and M&A
The EU Commissions Omnibus Directive (digital package on simplification)
Negotiating with angel investors
New business models for data sharing under the Data Act
Recent developments in FDI regulation around the world
Navigating ownership, liability and value in the age of generative AI
Crafting optimal earn-out and milestone payment provisions
Unlocking value (and avoiding traps) in SAAS, cloud and open-source contracts
Non-competes and non-solicits in tech deals
Patent management in M&A transactions
Recent developments in R&W insurance for tech deals
Recent developments in China's data protection and cybersecurity
Navigating complexities in tech carve-outs and asset deals
Cyber resilience and incident response in M&A transactions
Negotiating successful exits: IPOs, drags/tags and rights of first refusal
Regulating AI
Addressing working capital: closing accounts vs. locked boxes
AI-driven due diligence tools: promise and pitfalls
Due diligence and disclosure expectations in tech M&A deals
Legal and regulatory challenges in quantum computing companies

Thursday 12 March (1120 - 1140)

Coffee/tea break

Thursday 12 March (1140 - 1225)

Tech hubs and M&A

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Eduardo Bagaría , Isabel Gandoy

Thursday 12 March (1225 - 1325)

Cloud act and digital sovereignty and the impact of dependence on US cloud hyperscalers

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Christopher Millard

Thursday 12 March (1325 - 1500)

Thursday 12 March (1500 - 1600)

Fireside chat: founding, building, growing and selling a Barcelona tech unicorn: vLex and its sale to Clio

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Thursday 12 March (1600 - 1620)

Coffee/tea break

Thursday 12 March (1620 - 1720)

What every M&A lawyer needs to know about AI

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Christopher Holder , Marlene Schreiber , Stefan Weidert

Thursday 12 March (1620 - 1720)

What every tech lawyer needs to know about NDAs and LOIs for tech M&A deals

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Hanan Haviv , Henrik Laursen , Oliver Triebold

Thursday 12 March (1930 - 2300)

Conference standing dinner

Friday 13 March (0830 - 1330)

Friday 13 March (0900 - 0915)

Welcome from the Committee Co-Chairs

Friday 13 March (0915 - 1000)

Data center transactions and the future of AI transactions

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Friday 13 March (1000 - 1110)

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Nazar Chernyavsky , Benjamin Ullrich

Friday 13 March (1110 - 1130)

Coffee/tea break

Friday 13 March (1130 - 1245)

In-house perspectives from Silicon Valley

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Elina Tetelbaum

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