1. Pitfalls in carveouts in tech transactions
2. Data privacy management and M&A
3. Open source software compliance in M&A (DD and tech DD streams coordinated with legal)
4. Price adjustments and earn-outs
5. Cybersecurity due diligence
6. Updating product liability regimes to cope with AI-systems
7. Crypto currencies
8. Antitrust/FDI scrutiny in tech industry consolidation
9. Best practices for due diligence on providers or deployers of AI
10. Impact of space data on investments and technological advancements in the new space realm
11. M&A and military technology
12. AI governance
13. Data mining: is it legal, how to balance the rights of data owners and new uses of data
14. Sale and leaseback strategies in M&A and outsourcing
15. M&A and tech deals negotiation in emerging markets
16. EU Digital Services Act
17. Regulation of tech related M&A transactions (including notification duties, investment protection, AI aspects)
18. Startup acquisitions
19. W&I latest developments
20. Directors’ liability in M&A transactions
21. Security in tech M&A (escrows, guarantees, holdbacks)
22. Share deals v. asset deals
23. Employee issues in tech M&A deals