CONFERENCE PROGRAM*



PRE-EVENT PROGRAM  |  Wednesday, February 2, 2011   
12:00 - 15:00 ITechLaw Executive Committee (ExCom) Meeting
15:00 - 16:00 ITechLaw Board Meeting
16:00 - 17.00 ExCom Meeting with Regional Co-Chairs
19:00 - 20:30 Art Show and Welcome Reception - Art Corridor

DAY 1   |   Thursday, February 3, 2011   
08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast - Senate Room
09:00 - 09:05 Welcome Address
Sandra Jeskie, Duane Morris LLP, Philadelphia, USA, & President, ITechLaw
09:05 - 09:35 Keynote Address
Justice N. Santosh Hegde, Lokayukta, Karnataka
09:35 - 10:50 Structuring Deals for High Technology Companies in a Global Investment Environment
The last 10 years have seen a proliferation of financial sources funding start up and other emerging enterprises. As new sources of funding come in from across the globe, what are the challenges and issues going forward?

Moderator: Jyoti Sagar, J. Sagar Associates, Gurgaon
  • Share Transfer Restrictions for Exit Considerations
    Jonathan Morris, Berwin Leighton Paisner, London, UK
  • Structuring Deals for High Technology and Biotechnology Companies in a Global Investment Environment, a discussion between
    John Yates, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, Atlanta, USA &
    Neeti Sachdeva, Deputy Registrar, London Court of International Arbitration (India), New Delhi
  • Changing Tax Paradigms for Cross Border M&A
    Abhishek Goenka, BMR & Associates, Bangalore
  • Challenges of Implementing U.S. Structures in Asian Markets for Venture Capital Investments, a discussion between
    Siddharth Raja, Narasappa, Doraswamy & Raja, Bangalore &
    Samir Kumar, Inventus Venture Fund, Bangalore
10:50 - 11:20 Coffee / Tea / Networking Break
11:20 - 11:30 Attribution of the 2011 ITechLaw International Traveling Fellowship Award by Dr. Ursula Widmer, Dr. Widmer & Partners, Berne, Switzerland
Day One Morning - A Day One Morning - B
11:30 - 13:00 The Future of Outsourcing - I
Mergers and acquisitions of outsourcing companies have begun to increase in the last couple of years, with recent targets including EDS, MphasiS, ACS, and Perot Systems. At the same time, movement of people across borders has led to governments implementing or considering new restrictions on outsourcers. In addition, new technologies are emerging that may further impact how the industry provides services.

Moderator: KB Monu Iyappa, EVP Legal, GMR Group, Bangalore
  • Cloud Computing - Changing the Future of IT Outsourcing
    Mark Lewis, Berwin Leighton Paisner, London, UK
  • Offshore Outsourcing to India: Structuring an Agreement to Address the Risks
    Stephane Leriche, Bird & Bird, Paris, France
  • Negotiating Key Offshore Outsourcing Contracts
    Samuel Mani K, Head of Legal, Infosys Technologies Limited, Bangalore &
    Richard Bonnar, DLA Piper, Leeds, UK
 The Convergence Ahead: Entertainment and Technology
The rate of convergence of entertainment and technology is rapidly increasing with the lines already being blurred. The world of music content has been shaken by iTunes, Pandora, and LastFM. The battle for video content is beginning with YouTube, Hulu, Streaming Netflix and PCAnywhere. Online gaming and the virtual world are becoming even more interactive.

Moderator: Ravi Singhania, Singhania & Partners LLP, New Delhi
  • Whose is it? - Ownership of User Generated Content in the Real and Virtual World
    Jenna Leavitt, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Los Angeles, USA
  • An Apple (TV) a Day Keeps the Pirates Away
    Annabel Archer, Vice President & Regional Counsel, Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc, Hong Kong
  • What Business Method Patents Will Do For the Gaming and Edutainment Industry
    Rajeshwari Hariharan, S. Majmudar & Co, New Delhi
  • Parallel Universes - What are the Real World Legal Rights in a Virtual World?
    Sunil Abraham, Executive Director, Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore
13:00 - 14:00 Buffet Lunch and Networking
Day One Afternoon - A Day One Afternoon - B
14:00 - 15:50 The Future of Outsourcing - II
Mergers and acquisitions of outsourcing companies have begun to increase in the last couple of years, with recent targets including EDS, MphasiS, ACS, and Perot Systems. At the same time, movement of people across borders has led to governments implementing or considering new restrictions on outsourcers. In addition, new technologies are emerging that may further impact how the industry provides services.

Moderator: Shiven Kundra, Kundra & Bansal, New Delhi
  • Offshore Outsourcing to India - A Mock Negotiation Session
    Bradley Joslove, Franklin, Paris, France &
    Vishal Gandhi, Gandhi & Associates, Mumbai
  • What to Expect when your Outsourcing Deal Goes Sour. An Overview of the Customer's Rights and Remedies in the DACH Region and how to Minimize your Exposure
    Michael Wolner, Gassaure Fleissner, Vienna. Austria
  • Privacy Issues for Hosted IT Services
    Eija Warma, Castren & Snellman, Helsinki, Finland
  • Understanding the Tax Impact in India and Abroad, in M&A and Outsourcing Contracts
    Sunil Kumar, Singhania & Partners LLP, New Delhi
 The Future of Patents
Patents have increasingly become part of business and policy discussions globally. Life sciences patents discussions involve debate over compulsory licenses. Valuation issues regarding patents continue to foster debate. The patentability of software has been of significant interest in the past few years.  With new developments recently in the US and Europe, what is the future of software patents in the U.S., Europe, and India?

Moderator: Amitabh Das, General Counsel, Yahoo India, Bangalore
  • New Standard for Monetary Patent Valuation in Germany - Basis for an International Standard?
    Olaf Ungerer, M.B.A., Eisenführ Speiser, Munich, Germany
  • Compulsory Licensing: Protecting And Maintaining Patents in India in View of Recent Policy Developments
    Jitin Talwar, Talwar and Talwar Consultants, Chandigarh
  • A Fresh Look at Software Patents - Two Cross Jurisdictional Perspectives, US and India
    Dawn Jos, Texas Instruments, Bangalore &
    Rajiv Sarathy, Perkins Coie, Seattle, USA
  • Strategies for Protecting Software and Business Methods After In re Bilski
    Rajiv Patel, Fenwick & West, Mountain View, USA
15:50 - 16:20 Coffee / Tea / Networking Break
16:20 - 18:00 The Future of Outsourcing - III
Mergers and acquisitions of outsourcing companies have begun to increase in the last couple of years, with recent targets including EDS, MphasiS, ACS, and Perot Systems. At the same time, movement of people across borders has led to governments implementing or considering new restrictions on outsourcers. In addition, new technologies are emerging that may further impact how the industry provides services.

Moderator: Rama Padmanabhan, Director Legal Services, Cisco, Bangalore
  • Employment Issues Affecting the IT Sector in Europe, including Negative Post Merger Employment Issues
    Timo Karsten, Osborne Clarke, Cologne, Germany and Thierry Vierin, Osborne Clarke, Brussels, Belgium
  • Practical Tips on how the Indian IT Outsourcing Sector Copes with the Employment Issues that Emerge in Europe
    Padmanabhan A, VP Legal, Wipro, Bangalore
  • Employer Compliance in the US With Regard to Mergers and Acquisitions
    Poorvi Chothani, LawQuest, Mumbai
 When the State Comes In - Case Study of New Challenges in a Global Economy Based National Security
As technology continues to penetrate daily lives worldwide, States are taking more active and visible roles in exercising their authority over that technology, and more importantly, the underlying data. The past year has seen States become bolder with their activities. This session gives a deeper view of the background behind the new State action and what companies may need to consider for the future as their technology spreads across the globe.

Moderator: Salman Warris, FoxMandal Little, New Delhi
  • Challenges for Technology Companies in a Global Economy: Dealing with Governments' Differing Views on Privacy and National Security
    Alan Sutin, Greenberg Traurig, New York, USA
  • A European View on National Security and Privacy in Cyberspace
    Dr. Ursula Widmer, Dr. Widmer & Partners & Immediate Past President, ItechLaw, Berne, Switzerland
  • The BlackBerry Dilemma - The View from India
    Stephen Mathias, Kochhar & Co, Bangalore
  • Google Maps, as Private Action Affects the Rights of Self Determination and Sovereignty of Nation-States
    Rahul Matthan, Trilegal, Bangalore
19:00 - 22:00 Gala Dinner - Prince of Wales Lawns
20:00 Raffle Prize Drawing at Gala Dinner Venue


DAY 2   |   Friday, February 4, 2011  
07:30 - 08:45 I-WIN Committee Breakfast Meeting (Open only for women lawyers) - Conference Room
Chair: Sandra Jeskie, Duane Morris LLP, Philadelphia, USA, & President, ITechLaw
Moderator: Malavika Jayaram, Jayaram & Jayaram, Bangalore
  • IT trends and their lessons of life
    Rekha M. Menon, Executive Director, Accenture, Bangalore
07:30 - 08:45 In-House Counsel Breakfast Meeting (Open only for in-house counsel) - Senate Room
Chair: KB Monu Iyappa EVP Legal, GMR Group
Moderator: Dr. Ursula Widmer, Dr. Widmer & Partners & Immediate Past President, ItechLaw, Berne, Switzerland
  • From Legal Adviser to Business Partner - Our Challenges in 2011
    MR Prasanna, Formerly Group General Counsel at Aditya Birla Group and Independent Consultant, Bangalore
07:45 - 08:45 Breakfast for Delegates - Senate Room Lobby
09:00 - 09:30 Keynote Address: Technology of Spirituality
Khurshed Batliwala, Director, World Alliance for Youth Empowerment, Bangalore
09:30 - 09:35 Recognition, for Conference Contribution, by Sandra Jeskie, Duane Morris LLP, Philadelphia, USA, & President, ITechLaw
Day Two Morning - A Day Two Morning - B
09:35 - 11:00 Moving Towards Identifying Everyone in Society
As information technology has matured and opened new avenues in industry and government, a new wave of leveraging technology for identification is evolving for use by governments and private industries. What does the future hold for us?

Moderator: Alexander Duisberg, Bird & Bird, Munich, Germany
  • Identifying Everyone in the Society - A Comparative Approach From Turkey to India
    Ceylin Beyli, CBL, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Unique ID Authority of India - The Regulatory Process
    Priti Suri, PSA, New Delhi
  • Privacy and Data Protection Issues in India, As Re-Opened By The UID Project
    Thomas Thoppil, Director & Region Legal Counsel - India and South East Asia, Hewlett-Packard, Bangalore
  • Biometrics: Science Fiction Becomes Reality - But at What Cost?
    Michael Whitener, VistaLaw International, Washington, DC, USA
 Open Source is Growing Up - Competition in a New Paradigm
Open source has had a significant impact on information technology since its rapid proliferation beginning in the 1990's. As open source has grown up, what are the next generation of trends and challenges and the opportunities for a new breed of companies?

Moderator: NS Nappinai, NSN & Associates, Mumbai
  • Open Source Software - Use with Care
    Rustam Roy, Manches LLP, Oxford, UK
  • GPLV3 Challenges - Understanding Problematic Open Source Licenses
    Stephane Lemarchand, DLA Piper, Paris, France
  • Open Source Issues in India
    N.K Dilip, Tatva Legal, Bangalore
  • Open Source Best Practices: A Key Competitive Advantage for Outsourcing Businesses
    Heather Meeker, Greenberg Traurig, Palo Alto, USA
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee / Tea / Networking Break
11:30 - 13:00 The Data Dilemma - The Challenges of Security and Privacy in the Cloud
The importance of technology security has increased with the entire vertical of technology and technology-related companies taking greater interest in the topic and expending more resources to address it.

Moderator: Shri Singh, DELaw, New Delhi
  • An Introduction to Cloud Computing, Terminology and Key Concepts
    Jeremy Newton, Technology Law Alliance, London, UK
  • Potential Data Protection and Privacy Issues from Cloud Solutions (an Australian Perspective)
    Peter Jones, Gilbert + Tobin, Sydney, Australia
  • Data Protection and Privacy Issues in the Cloud: Comparing Hong Kong with China
    Gabriela Kennedy, Hogan Lovells, Hong Kong
  • What Terms and Conditions are Currently of Offer, and Do these Respond to Cloud Challenges?
    Hamish Fraser, Truman Hoyle Lawyers, Sydney, Australia
 Telecom Issues in India - Is there a Global Lesson?
India's telecom industry continues to show growth which attracts the world leading telecommunication companies. What does the future hold for this industry as it starts maturing?

Moderator: Atul Dua, Seth Dua Associates, New Delhi
  • Broadband as Publicly Funded Infrastructure
    Robert Neely, Henry Davis York, Sydney, Australia
  • Trends and Best Practices in Telecom Outsourcing
    Joginder Yadav, Nokia Siemens Networks, Noida
  • A Coherent Framework for Regulation of Communications
    Dan Lloyd, Vodafone Essar, Mumbai
  • Understanding 'Adjusted Gross Revenue'
    SP Purwar, J. Sagar Associates, Gurgaon
  • Investment & Security Issues in Telecommunications Covering the Recent Telecom Amendments
    Manish Sansi, Head-Legal, Uninor, Gurgaon
13:30 - 14:00 Buffet Lunch and Networking
Day Two Afternoon - A Day Two Afternoon - B
14:00 - 15:50 Life Sciences and Information Technology Cross-Over
As life sciences continue to break new boundaries, information technologies are presenting new questions and challenges. What will be the impact of information technology on the advancement of life sciences?

Moderator: Neeraj Dubey, PSA, New Delhi
  • Privacy and Security Issues of Health IT
    Jan Pohle, DLA Piper, Cologne, Germany
  • Life Forms Patenting - Issues under the BioDiversity Act, and Traditional Knowledge Protection
    Calab Gabriel, K&S Partners, Gurgaon
  • Clinical Research - The Challenges of Managing Legal Issues
    Abhayan Jawaharlal, Head – Group Legal, Biocon Group, Bangalore
  • Medical Tourism - Destination India: Legal & Ethical Issues
    Priya Chandrasekhar, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Bangalore
Money in the Ether
Not long ago, transferring money through the ether involved wire transfers from your local bank or money transfer agency such as Western Union. Today, transactions through the ether are rapidly evolving, bringing with them new challenges and opportunities.

Moderator: Talha Salaria, MMB Legal, Bangalore
  • How will I be Paid? - Working for Virtual Currency
    Denis T Rice, Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, San Francisco, USA
  • Mobile Money - Is it legal?
    Gautam Rohidekar, VP Legal, Obopay, Bangalore
  • Tax Challenges of Money Flowing in the Ether
    K R Girish, Partner, B S R & Co., Bangalore
  • Regulation of Reward Currency with Real Currency
    Gautam Shiknis, CEO, mChek India Payment Systems, Mumbai
15:50 - 16:20 Coffee / Tea / Networking Break
16:20 - 18:00 The Future Network
The issue of the network, and control over it, is now expanding. Private players and Governments have a vested interest. What's in store for users?

Moderator: Malavika Jayaram, Jayaram & Jayaram, Bangalore
  • Google, Facebook, Wikileaks and Clouds @1984 : What Freedom in the Future?
    Gerald Page, Brown & Page, Geneva, Switzerland
  • New Frontiers Within Social Networks - Europe vs. Rest of the World?
    Thomas Heymann, Heymann & Partner Rechtsanwälte, Frankfurt, Germany
  • As the World Reels Under the Impact of Cyberbullying
    Etienne Wéry, Paris, France
  • Cookie Crumbles on the Web - How Private Can We Really Be?
    Lenka Glynn, Pinsent Masons, Dubai, UAE
The End of Lawyers?
Richard Susskind’s book - The End of Lawyers? Rethinking the Nature of Legal Services, is the trigger for this thought provoking discussion. Susskind predicted that 'lawyers who are unwilling to change their working practices and extend their range of services will, in the coming decade, struggle to survive'; his basic argument being that the legal profession is changing rapidly as a result of advances in information technology and pressures toward commoditization. Is the market really changing? Is it unlikely to tolerate lawyers for tasks that can equally or better be discharged by less expert people, supported by sophisticated systems and processes? Is it time for the electronic law firm, the digital courtroom, and the virtual database? Is Susskind's conclusion that 'much legal work will either be outsourced or automated, and that which remains will be distinguishable on grounds of packaging and presentation more than on expertise' true?

Moderator: Karlyn Stanley, Washington, DC, USA

Panelists:
  • Bithika Anand, Legal League Consulting, New Delhi
  • Ritvik Lukose, Rainmaker, New Delhi
  • Joydeep Mukherjee, ECELON Consulting, Bangalore
  • Parimal Chanchani, Uberall Practice League, Pune
  • Arpinder Singh, E&Y, Mumbai
18:00 Closing Raffle Prize Drawing
18:10 Valedictory by Sandra Jeskie, Duane Morris LLP, Philadelphia, USA, & President, ITechLaw
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