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February 18, 2009 - The Leela Kempinski, Gurgaon - Delhi NCR
14.00 - 15.00 Executive Committee Meeting, Hotel Leela Kempinski
15.00 - 17.00 Board of Directors Meeting, Hotel Leela Kempinski
20:30 - 22:30 Welcome Reception for ITech Law Association Board of Directors, Sponsors, Speakers and International Delegates, Hotel Leela Kempinski

Hosted by Allen & Overy LLP

(to be preceded by Art Reception by Gallerie Alternatives in the Royal Room from 1900 hrs to 2030 hrs)

Conference Program | Day One - The Marketplace Today
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Timings Topics & Speakers
08:00 - 08:55 Breakfast for International Delegates
08:55 - 09:00 Welcome Address
John M. Carson, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, San Diego; President - ITechLaw
09:00 - 09:30 Keynote Address
Speaker: Justice Madan Lokur
09:35 - 10:50 The Technology Organization Today
  • The Extended Enterprise: Key Legal and Tax Issues in Global Sourcing
  • The impact of the Vodafone judgment on Cross Border M&A in India
  • Corporate Governance in India Today
  • Doing Business in Europe in this Time of Economic Downturn

Moderator: Raian Karanjawala - Karanjawala & Co., New Delhi
Speakers:
10:50 - 11:20 Coffee / Tea / Networking Break
11:20 - 11:30 Attribution of the Traveling Fellowship Award
11:30 - 13:00 The Global Technology Work Force Today
Stories from the trenches, that will cover issues of body leasing, TUPE, M&A workforce integration issues, protection of employee data, and retrenchment / lay off possibilities.
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Moderator: Sajai Singh - J Sagar Associates, Bangalore
Panelists:
  • Timo Karsten - Osborne Clarke, Cologne
  • Thierry Vierin - Osborne Clarke, Brussels
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  • Jyoti Sagar - J. Sagar Associates, Gurgaon
  • Jason D'Cruz - Morris, Manning & Martin LLP, Atlanta
13:00 - 14:00 Buffet Lunch and Networking
Sponsored by Osborne Clarke
14:00 - 15:50 Day One Afternoon - A Day One Afternoon - B
The Evolving Internet
  • Upcoming TLD Naming Procedure for Internet Domain
  • Practice Pointers in Domain Name Dispute Resolution
  • Where is Social Networking Going?
  • Behavioral Targeting : Reconciling the Power of Web 3.0 with the Privacy Laws

Moderator: Axel Funk - CMS Hasche Sigle, Stuttgart
Speakers:
Intellectual Property Trends
  • The Growth in Numbers of Indian Patents - The Beginning of a New Era
  • International Patent Procurement - Setting and Executing a Strategy
  • Intellectual Property Challenges in Central and Southern America
  • Patent Protection in Biotech and Pharma - Trends and Lessons

Moderator: John M. Carson - Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, San Diego
Speakers:
15:50 - 16:20 Coffee / Tea / Networking Break
16:20 - 18:00 Maturing Internet and Ecommerce
  • ISP Liabilities - Evolving Trends Around the Globe
  • The Do's and Don't's of Acquiring a Web 2.0 Company
  • Tips to Combat Risks of Software as a Service
  • Addressing Emerging Issues in a Mature Internet

Moderator: Pavan Duggal, New Delhi
Speakers:
Innovative Technology Trends
  • eGovernance in India - an example to the World
  • Monetizing Intellectual Property in the Current Economic Scenario
  • Using the Copyleft Model in a Commercial Business

Moderator: Vishal Gandhi - Gandhi & Associates, Mumbai
Speakers:
19:15 - 21:30 Gala Networking Dinner and Raffle Drawing I
Gala Dinner Speaker :
Krishnan Venugopal - Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
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Conference Program | Day Two - Evolving Marketplace
Friday, February 20, 2009
Timings Topics & Speakers
07:45 - 08:45 I-Win Committee Meeting
08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast for International Delegates
09:00 - 9:30 Keynote Address
Speaker : Dipankar Gupta, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
09:30 - 10:45 Opening up of the Indian Legal Market
Panel Discussion

Moderator: Lalit Bhasin - Bhasin & Co., New Delhi
Panelists:
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee / Tea / Networking Break
11:15 - 13:10 Building a Technology Business
  • Protecting yourself against counterparty insolvency in Technology Transactions
  • Growth by Acquisition - Opportunities in a Distressed Market
  • Maintaining Confidentiality/Trade Secrets and Related Employment Issues in a Migratory Workforce
  • Intellectual Property Rights in European Technolgy Agreements
  • Corporate Governance Issues in Listed Companies

Moderator: B. Sai Chandravadhan - Chess Management Services
Speakers:
13:10 - 14:00 Buffet Lunch and Networking
Sponsored by Lawrence Graham
14:00 - 15:50 Day Two Afternoon - A Day Two Afternoon - B
When the Gloves Come Off - Disputes and Enforcement
  • New Trends in Alternate Dispute Resolution in India - The Growth of Mediation
  • Holding Search Engines Liable - Opening a New Front in the War against Copyright Infringement
  • Patent Enforcement in Pharma / Life Sciences
  • Evolving Case Law on Section 3 of the Indian Patent Act.

Moderator: AS Chandhiok, Senior Advocate, New Delhi
Speakers:
Outsourcing and Technology Contracting - I
  • Teaming up to Outsource. How to make the Team
  • Outsourcing Trends for 2009 and Beyond
  • Open Source Licenses in Outsourcing Transactions
  • European Regulation of Offshore Outsourcing

Moderator: Dov Scherzer - Feldman Weinstein & Smith LLP, New York
Speakers:
15:50 - 16:20 Coffee / Tea / Networking Break
16:20 - 18:00 How Technology Challenges Security in the Modern World
  • The Implications of New Technologies on Modern Terrorism
  • The Implications of the new Amendments to India's Information Technology Act
  • Theft of Personal Data - Remedies Under Indian Laws
  • Cybercrime and Cybersecurity

Moderator: Francoise Gilbert - IT Law Group, Palo Alto
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Speakers:
Outsourcing and Technology Contracting - II
  • Use of Freedom of Information and Information Access Law in Technology Contracting
  • Compliance Issues in connection with the outsourcing of business processes in the banking and insurance industry
  • Contracting on a Pan European Basis
  • Do's and Don'ts in EU Public Procurement from an India Perspective

Moderator: Rajiv Patel - Fenwick West, Silicon Valley
Speakers:
18:00 Valedictory
John M. Carson, President - ITechLaw Association
18:15 Raffle Prize Drawing II
Sponsored by Herbert Smith




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