Conference Program* | Thursday, February 7, 2008 | Day One
Time Session Details
8:00am Onwards Registration for Delegates, Speakers, Sponsors & Media
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast for International Delegates
Breakfast Sponsor: Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabin
9:00 - 9:05 Welcome Address
Enrique Batalla, Batalla Abogados, Madrid
President, International Technology Law Association
9:05 - 9:35 Keynote Address
Peter Dengate Thrush, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ICANN
9:35 - 10:45
International Private Equity and M&A
Chair: Daniel Kahn, Kahn Associates, Paris
  • M&A in India: An Update on Key Issues
    Cyril Shroff, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co, Mumbai

  • Technology-related M&A in the PRC
    Victor Ho, Allen & Overy, Shanghai

  • Acquisition of Technology Companies in Europe - Key Legal Issues
    Ian Ferguson, Allen & Overy, London
10:45 - 11:10 Coffee / Tea / Networking Break
Sponsor: Leonard Street and Deinard
11:10 - 12:40
New Technlogy Law Issues
Chair: Ian Kyer, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin, Toronto
  • New Standards of Online Privacy in the context of MySpace, Facebook and Social Networks in General
    Poojitha Rao, Thelen Reid Brown Raysmann & Steiner, New York
  • Social Networks and Blogging - Implications for the Workplace
    Denis Rice, Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, San Francisco
  • Trans-Border Commerce - Issues with Multi-Jurisdictional Webspaces
    Alan Sutin, Greenberg Traurig, New York
  • User Generated Multimedia and Copyright Law Concerns
    Mark Hayes, Blake Cassels & Graydon, Toronto
12:40 - 13:30 Buffet Lunch and Networking
Sponsor: CMS Hasche Sigle
 
Day One Afternoon - A Day One Afternoon - B
13:30 - 15:20
Biotechnology, Pharma and Healthcare
Chair: Sajai Singh, J. Sagar Associates, Bangalore		 E-Commerce/E-Governance
Chair: John Faylor, Mayer Brown, Frankfurt
Key Regulatory Concerns in Healthcare / Life Sciences M & A in the US
Sandhya Mehta, Baker Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC., Washington DC 		Barriers to Development of E-commerce in India: Legal and Security Considerations
Vidmay Naini, Ebay, Mumbai
Patent Law and Generic: Fallout of the Novartis judgement
Calab Gabriel, K&S Partners, New Delhi 		Mobile/online payment systems - Banking and Telecom Issues
Tom Levine, Allen & Overy, London
IT and Outsourcing in the Healthcare Sector - the NHS Experience
Ian Kyer, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin, Toronto 		Privacy and Data Issues in E-Commerce
Peter McLaughlin, Foley & Lardner, Palo Alto
E-Contracting in the US : The Peculiarities of the Doctrine of Incorporation
Jason Epstein, Baker Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C, Nashville
15:20 - 15:45 Coffee / Tea / Networking Break
Tea Break Sponsor: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
15:45 - 17:20
New Media Issues
Chair: Stephen Mathias, Kochhar & Co., Bangalore 		Technology Contracting
Chair: Ursula Widmer, Dr Widmer & Partners, Berne
The Creation and Protection of Intellectual Property in the New Realm of Virtual Worlds
Stephen Davidson, Leonard Street and Deinard, Minneapolis 		Tales from the Trenches - Perils and Pitfalls from Large Scale Procurement Projects
Kit Burden, DLA Piper, London
Private Equity Transactions in the Media and Entertainment Sector
Vishal Gandhi, Gandhi & Associates, Mumbai 		Old Wine in New Bottles: New Provisions in Large Scale Software Licensing Agreements
Diana Mckenzie, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, Chicago
Listing Media Companies in London
Sunil Kakkad, Lawrence Graham, London 		The Role of Insurance in Supply Agreements - The Perspective from a Customer and an Insurer
Alexander Carter-Silk, Speechly Bircham, London
Andrew Sellers, Hiscox, London
17:20 Conference Day 1 Closure
18:30 - 21:00 Gala Networking Buffet & Raffle Draw 1
Sponsor: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC


Conference Program* | Friday, February 8, 2008 | Day Two
Time Session Details
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast for International Delegates
Breakfast Sponsor: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner
9:00 - 9:30 Keynote Address
Pushpendra Rai, World Intellectual Property Organisation, Geneva
9:30 - 11:00
Corporate/Commerce Issues facing the Technology Industry
Chair: Akil Hirani, Majmudar & Co, Mumbai
  • Recent Developments Relating to ESOPs in India
    Nishith Desai, Nishith Desai Associates, Mumbai
  • Corporate Governance in India: Towards an Optimal Regime
    Jyoti Sagar - J Sagar Associates, New Delhi
  • The New Role of Private Equity in the Technology Sector – A Good Thing
    Mark Lewis, Berwin Leighton Paisner, London
  • Structuring India - US Entrepreneurship Ventures
    Terri Forman, Cooley Godward Kronish, Palo Alto
11:00 - 11:25 Coffee / Tea / Networking Break
Sponsor: Osborne Clarke
11:25 - 12:55
Outsourcing
Chair: Richard Allan Horning, Fish & Richardson P.C., Redwood City
  • Outsourcing transactions from an EU Perspective - Specific Regulatory Issues
    Stephane Lemarchand, Bird & Bird, Paris
  • Acquisition of Overseas Captive IT Providers by Indian Vendors
    Bradley Joslove, Franklins, Paris
  • Collaborations between Indian Technology Companies and European Companies
    Ulrich Baumer, Osborne Clarke, Cologne
  • Outsourcing Trends: The End of the Beginning?
    Stephen Nordahl, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, New York
12:55 - 13:45 Buffet Lunch and Networking
Sponsor: Fenwick & West LLP
 
Day Two Afternoon - A Day Two Afternoon - B
13:45 - 15:35
Intellectual Property and Licensing
Chair: John Carson, Knobbe Marten Olsen, San Deigo		 New Technology Issues
Chair : Sandra Jeskie, Duanne Morris LLP, Philadelphia
Challenging Patents through Administrative Processes
Rajiv Patel, Fenwick & West LLP, Mountain View 		The New Face of Digital Music –Traditional Recording Industry on the Backfoot
Marc Friedman, Sills Cummins & Gross P.C., New York
Mixing proprietary and open source software
- a civil law perspective
Alexander Duisberg, Bird & Bird, Munich 		Nanotechnology - Ethical and Safety Issues
Rahul Matthan, Trilegal, Bangalore
Leaving Intellectual Property Rights on the Table
Jaipat Jain, Lazare Potter Giacovas & Kranjac LLP, New York 		New Media in Advertising – Facing Key Legal and Commercial Challenges
Susan Barty, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP, London
Protection of Computer Related Inventions in India
Saltanat Jamil Jazbi, Krishna & Saurastri, Mumbai 		IPTV - New Technologies - New Issues
Atanu Sarkar, Tech Mahindra, New York
15:35 - 16:00 Coffee / Tea / Networking Break
Tea Break Sponsor: Pangea3
16:00 - 17:30
Legal Outsourcing and Insourcing
Chair: Karlyn Stanley, Infosys Technologies Limited, Washington DC		 Open Source
Chair: Richard Allan Horning, Fish & Richardson P.C., Redwood City
Globalisation of the In-House Law Department - Using Technology for Effective Collaboration
Reuben Buck, Cisco, Bangalore 		GPL V.3 - Tackling New Issues
Axel Funk, CMS Hasche Sigle, Stuttgart
Panel discussion on Legal Process Outsourcing between:
1. Sanjay Kamlani, Pangea3, Mumbai
2. Suchorita Mookerjee, Bodhi Global Services, Mumbai
3. Sirisha Gummaregula, QuisLex, Hyderabad
4. Manish Vig, Kochhar Lexserve, Gurgaon		 Building a Successful Business Model Around Open Source
Arunesh Dayal, Redhat, Mumbai
Open Source Software in the Context of Outsourcing - Issues
Shaalu Mehra, Perkins Coie, Menlo Park
Leveraging Dual Licensing and Open Source Business Initiatives
Heather Meeker, Greenberg Traurig, East Palo Alto
17:30 - 17:50 Raffle Prize Draw II
17:50 Valedictory:
Enrique Batalla, Batalla Abogados, Madrid
President, International Technology Law Association
18:30 Conference Closure

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