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SUMMARY:Hot topics in intellectual property\, communications and technolo
 gy law
DESCRIPTION:This very dynamic and well-attended session enables you to se
 lect from a menu of hot topics in the IP\, communications\, media and te
 chnology sectors and participate in roundtable discussions.\n\nTopics of
  current interest are selected 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. Our menu will include hot and 'late breaking' topics in the ar
 eas of intellectual property law\, internet law and mobile technologies\
 , privacy and data protection\, technology contracting and dispute resol
 ution\, arts law\, media and space law.\n\nDiscussion is usually around 
 the interface of law\, business\, technology and culture\, with a global
  focus. Many topics for discussion are often the subject of considerable
  public and media interest. In participating in the table topics you wil
 l gain a deeper insight into these areas and be able to add your own com
 ments.\n\nThe format is interactive networking. 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\, 
 ecards and contact details to share. We welcome new participants in thes
 e discussions.\n\nThe following topics will be discussed during the sess
 ion\, with the help of the respective moderators identified for each top
 ic:\n\n\n\n\n1. UPC - A review of the UPC one year on\nThe first year of
  the unified patent court has passed and we would like to take the oppor
 tunity to discuss some key takeaways and future developments.\n\nChristo
 phe Ronse\nHannah Tillus\n\nIntellectual Property and Entertainment Law 
 Committee\n\n_ _ _ _\n\n2. Don’t mind the AI behind the curtain\nPatent 
 inventorship and disclosure issues. We know AI cannot be an inventor for
  patent purposes\, but what is required when there is an AI assist.\n\nJ
 eff Costelia\nDeepa Tiku\nAmrish Tiwari\n\nIntellectual Property and Ent
 ertainment Law Committee\n\n_ _ _ _\n\n3.What is all this stuff? When di
 d AI become my personal shopper?\nA discussion on the effects AI will ha
 ve on brands and consumer interactions with them.\n\nRebecca McDougall\n
 Chris Jordan\n\nIntellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee\n\
 n_ _ _ _\n\n4. Personality as a Brand\nTrademarking the name or likeness
  of a person. (e.g. image &amp\; publicity rights). Is it time for image
  rights?\n\nGloria Niembro\nAlfred Meijboom\nAndrea Fierros\n\nIntellect
 ual Property and Entertainment Law Committee\n\n_ _ _ _\n\n5. New EU reg
 ulation for non-agri geographical indications\n(worldwide approaches tow
 ards GIs for non-agricultural products)\n\nSarah Drukarch\nRuben Hofmann
 \n\nIntellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee\n\n_ _ _ _\n\n
 6. AI and copyright: (un)fair use?\nAI relies on the use of copyrighted 
 works as a resource. Is this a copyright infringement? Do copyright exce
 ptions apply? Does it make sense that the EU regulates AI on the basis o
 f market access? Do the views in the US on fair use change as the AI mar
 ket changes? What are the perspectives in other territories.\n\nSimone L
 ahorgue\nHerman Croux\nGregor Bühler\n\nIntellectual Property and Entert
 ainment Law Committee\n\n_ _ _ _\n\n7. Navigating the Evolving Landscape
  of Cyber Security Regulations\nIn today's digital landscape\, organisat
 ions face significant challenges in ensuring system and data security du
 e to increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. Regulatory bodies have re
 sponded with frameworks like the EU's NIS 2 Directive and the Digital Op
 erational Resilience Act (DORA)\, which expand the scope of covered enti
 ties and impose stringent security requirements. These regulations empha
 sise management's role in cybersecurity decision-making and necessitate 
 proactive risk management\, incident response\, and reporting. This sess
 ion will explore the key provisions of these regulations\, best practice
 s for compliance\, and the evolving regulatory landscape to enhance orga
 nisational resilience against cyber threats.\n\nSøren Skibsted\nJoost Sc
 hmaal\n\nTechnology Law Committee\n\n_ _ _ _\n\n8. Hot topics in Tech M&
 amp\;A\nThis round table would include the discussion of current trends 
 in M&amp\;A transactions in the technology sector. These transactions\, 
 which have been predominant during recent years\, present changing stand
 ards relating to issues such as reps and warranties and their insurance\
 , the use of AI\, managing data and geographical differences.\n\nYuval H
 orn\nAlethea Au\n\nTechnology Law Committee\n\n_ _ _ _\n\n9. AI Tables\n
 (a) AI Governance – developing and using AI\nThis round table discussion
  will focus on AI governance under the EU AI Act. We will explore effect
 ive strategies for managing AI governance projects\, including collabora
 tion with clients and sharing best practices. The co-moderators will dis
 cuss challenges with regard to qualifying software as AI (AIS) or Genera
 l Purpose AI models (GPAIM) under to the AI Act\, classifying the risk l
 evels of AI systems and identifying clients' roles as addressees of the 
 AI Act . This session aims to share practical approaches and to exchange
  different AI legislation or ways of dealing with AI between the partici
 pants in the countries in which they operate.\n\nMarlene Schreiber\nEliz
 abeth Vestin\nElisa Henry\n\n\n(b) Legal obligations applicable to AI de
 velopers\, distributors and deployers\nWhile recent legislation in the f
 ield of AI (particularly\, the European AI Act) is focused at a great ex
 tent on so-called high risk AI systems\, there exist a number of general
  legal duties which will be deemed applicable to any such system. Indeed
 \, obligations related to transparency\, explainability of decisions or 
 human supervision will apply to any type of AI tool. Apart from those ob
 ligations\, other ones deriving from different legal areas (such as pers
 onal data protection) shall also apply. The goal for this table would be
  letting attendants understand the minimum legal duties that any develop
 er\, distributor or deployer of AI systems must fulfill\, regardless of 
 its actual risk-qualification\, and the best way to implement the corres
 ponding measures. This would be done on a compared basis\, taking into a
 ccount different legal frameworks dealing with this type of technology.\
 n\nAlbert Agustinoy\nLarissa Galimberti\nGustavo Giay\n\nTechnology Law 
 Committee\n\n_ _ _ _\n\n10. A Transatlantic Dialogue: Legal Approaches t
 o Automated Decision-Making\nAs automated decision-making continues to p
 ermeate industries like finance\, healthcare\, and public administration
 \, understanding the legal implications becomes crucial for professional
 s navigating this space. Participants will gain insights into the requir
 ements in Europe\, including GDPR’s right to explanation and the risk-ba
 sed regulatory proposals and the AI Act’s comprehensive approach to regu
 lating AI systems\; alongside the U.S.’s sector-specific approach and it
 s emphasis on anti-discrimination measures. This roundtable will also co
 mpare relevant case law and the underlying reasons between the approache
 s to policymaking on automated decisions in the US\, Europe\, and other 
 regions\; how best to balance innovation with consumer protection\, ensu
 re ethical compliance\, and potentially harmonise standards across juris
 dictions.\n\nPaulina Silva\nJessica Lee\nErik Valgaeren\n\nTechnology La
 w Committee\n\n_ _ _ _\n\n11. How to stay compliant with ever-changing A
 I-related competition rules\nAI is transforming markets (including the m
 arket for AI foundation models) and regulators are trying to react them 
 as quickly as possible. In this dynamic environment\, it may be difficul
 t for businesses to stay on top all the changes and ensure that they are
  on the right side of the rules. This roundtable aims to discuss regulat
 ors’ responses to AI in the context of the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA
 ) and the UK’s Digital Markets\, Competition and Consumer Bill (DMCC). W
 e will also look at the US approach and discuss how divergences between 
 jurisdictions might affect cross-border businesses.\n\nNazli Cansin Karg
 a\nAnne Vallery\nSam Feder\nGuilherme Ribas\n\nTechnology Law Committee\
 nCommunications Law Committee\n\n_ _ _ _\n\n12. AI &amp\; Health\nThis t
 able will explore the capabilities of AI-powered virtual assistants in p
 roviding health advice\, reminding patients about medications\, and remo
 tely monitoring health conditions. This session will also address the ch
 allenges and solutions related to securing sensitive health data when us
 ing these AI systems\, including data encryption and anonymisation techn
 iques.\n\nDoil Son\nPaul Johns\nÖzge Atılgan Karakulak\n\nTechnology Law
  Committee\nIntellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee\n\n_ _
  _ _\n\n13. Navigating Free Expression\, Responsibility\, and Cultural S
 ensitivity in Social Media and Technology\nThe digital landscape\, while
  promoting free expression\, poses challenges in balancing this freedom 
 with responsibility\, especially regarding cultural and ethical consider
 ations. Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act grants immun
 ity to digital publishers\, but issues arise when content moderation int
 ersects with cultural sensitivity and protecting communities. This sessi
 on will explore the dynamics of free speech\, cultural sensitivity\, and
  platform responsibility\, including Section 230(c)(1)'s implications\, 
 case studies like Twitter[X]'s refusal to remove sensitive content\, and
  the role of technologies like generative AI in content moderation.\n\nK
 atarina Klaric\nFlorencia Rosati\nLynda Zadra-Symes\n\nTechnology Law Co
 mmittee\nIntellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee\n\n_ _ _ 
 _\n\n14. Deglobalisation and its impact on the communication sector\nThi
 s roundtable will look at growing FDI regimes\, bans\, security restrict
 ions\, etc. in a global context.\n\nLaurent De Muyter\nKensuke Inoue\nLa
 urence Bary\nNana Adjoa Adobea Asante\n\nCommunications Law Committee\n\
 n_ _ _ _\n\n15. Improving global connectivity\nThis roundtable will look
  at new Technology (LEO\, fiber\, 6G etc.)\, legal/regulatory restrictio
 ns to data flows\, and digital cooperation\, in the context of the compu
 te power revolution (Gen AI\, Cloud computing\, etc.).\n\nPascal Dutru\n
 Innocenzo Genna\nNana Adjoa Adobea Asante\n\nCommunications Law Committe
 e\n\n_ _ _ _\n\n16. Hot topics in Art Law\nThe Vitruvian Man: Renaissanc
 e of Leonardo da Vinci’s copyright. Should museums use their collections
  as assets or share knowledge\, in the spirit of enlightenment?\n\nSteve
 n Schindler\n\n\n\nRestitution: Comment on the European court of human r
 ights holding Italy is the rightful owner of Getty Museum bronze statue.
 \n\nXi Minjie\n\nArt\, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee\
 n\n_ _ _ _\n\n17. Parallels between TV formats and AI-created content\nI
 f it is not copyrightable\, can we still monetise it\, and how?\n\nEliza
 beth Morley\nRajesh Sreenivasan\n\nMedia Law Committee\n\n_ _ _ _\n\n18.
  Hot topics in Space Law\nSustainability of space activities – current a
 nd future.\n\nLuca Laboni\nNana Adjoa Adobea Asante\n\n\nUpdates on Dome
 stic space law\, commercial rights for Space entrepreneurs\, LEO and app
 lications.\n\nLaura Zielinski\nGrace Nacimiento\nBob Calmes\n\n\nPeacefu
 l uses of space (military implications\, defense/security issues).\n\nKe
 vin Pomfret\nSalvador Rodríguez Artacho\n\n\nPower sources – micro nucle
 ar reactors designed for space activity – mining on the moon.\n\nPaul Mo
 naghan\nJohn Caruso\n\nSpace Law Committee\n\n
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