Around the tables: breakfast and a taste of hot topics in the Intellectual Property, Communications and Technology Section
2019-09-23 09:30 - 12:30 UTC | Room 402, Floor 4
This always very dynamic and well-attended session enables you to select from a menu of hot topics in the IP, communications, media and technology sectors and participate in roundtable discussions.

The format is interactive networking. Topics are selected to be of current interest and likely to stimulate a lively debate. Moderators on each table introduce the table topic and the participants do the rest. Background knowledge or experience within areas for discussion is not required. You will have the opportunity to discuss four topics: at scheduled turnover times the participants move around the tables to the next topic of their choosing.

Our menu will include hot and 'late breaking' topics in the areas of intellectual property law, internet law and mobile technologies, technology contracting and dispute resolution, arts law and space law.

Discussion is usually around the interface of law, business and technology, with a global focus. Many topics for discussion are often the subject of considerable public and media interest and this will be the case again. In participating in the table topics, you will gain a greater insight into these areas and be able to add your own comments. In addition, afternoon tea will be available so that no time is wasted for those who want to boost their energy levels prior to or during the session.

The session will provide you with a great opportunity to meet many other lawyers and to discuss topics of mutual interest with them: don't forget your business cards. We welcome new participants in these discussions. We will also be soliciting your views about your areas of interest and other suggestions, to enable the Section to programme future activities accordingly.

Table 1 - Are we running out of trade marks?
Table 2 - Still a Mess: Brexit and intellectual property and technology Law
Table 3 - The EU Digital Single Market Directive: necessary protection or unreasonable restriction
Table 4 - Fake news and hate speech in social media: what is it and how do we deal with it
Table 5 - Alternative dispute resolution in intellectual property and technology disputes
Table 6 - “Extreme pressure”: forced changes to intellectual property laws as the price of free trade.
Table 7 - Regulation of online marketplaces – are Uber and Airbnb online markets or service providers?
Table 8 - Accelerated innovations - buying innovation instead of building it
Table 9 - Finding the right treatment for crypto viruses - cybersecurity and data breaches
Table 10 - A special airfare or sporting ticket price for you - pricing algorithms and collusion
Table 11 - Demystifying 5G – what is it, how will it work and how should it be regulated
Table 12 - Trusted AI (privacy and ethical issues when using artificial intelligence)
Table 13a - Exploiting outer space and celestial bodies: new regulations and the cases of Germany, the US and Luxemburg
Table 13b - Encouraging private investment in outer space: space tourism, private companies in space travels…
Table 14 - Keeping the media in check - can police raids on news rooms become the new reality?
Table 15a - Stolen but no longer yours: the complicated fate of Nazi-looted art
Table 15b - Protecting phantoms: how to enforce IP rights of anonymous artists
