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The Fourth Industrial Revolution- Challenges Ahead for India
All sessions are conducted in English, and this page will be updated as speakers are confirmed. The agenda is planned by the local planning committee with input from both in-house and private practice lawyers with knowledge of current events and initiatives in the area.
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Wednesday 31 January
| 14:00 - 18:00 |
Registration Open, Mulbery Foyer |
| 14:30 - 15:30 |
Cyber Crime Committee Meeting (Mulberry) Chair: Claire Bernier Interactive Entertainment and Media Committee Meeting (Eri) Co-Chairs: Sonal Basu and Daniel Pitanga Speaker: Jay Maroli, Kindle & Digital Media, Senior Corporate Counsel, Amazon E-Commerce Committee Meeting (Tasar) Co-Chairs: Vishal Gandhi and Kshama Ravikumar |
| 16:00 - 17:00 |
Dispute Resolution Committee Meeting (Mulberry) Chair: Shreyas Jayasimha Data Protection Committee Meeting (Tasar) Chair: Arun Prabhu Startups Committee Meeting (Eri) Chair: Sharda Balaji Speaker: Nitin Narkhede, Founder MinersINC Topic: Blockchain |
| 18:30 |
Welcome Reception |
| 20:00 |
Young Lawyers Committee Meeting, The Biere Club 20 Vittal Mallya Road, 2nd Stage, D' Souza Layout, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru Event cost is INR 2150, which will be collected at the door |
Thursday 1 February
| 9:15 - 9:30 |
Introduction to the Theme |
| 9:30 - 9:45 |
President's Address |
| 9:45 - 10:15 |
Keynote Address: Honourable Minister, Information Technology and Biotechnology Science and Technology Department Government of Karnataka |
| 10:20 - 11:50 |
The Politics of a Data Economy Honourable Justice BN Srikrishna (Moderator) Bhairav Acharya, Facebook Rahul Matthan, Trilegal Malavika Raghavan, Dvara Research Arghya Sengupta, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy Sunil Abraham, Center for Internet and Society |
| 11:50 - 12:15 |
Tea Break |
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12:15 - 13:15 Sessions run concurrently; choose one to attend |
Hi-Tech Law Panel: Plug, Pay, Move Ajay Dua, IBM (Moderator) PLUG: Energy Technology – Developments in Renewables Sector Avinash Rao, Edelweiss Alternative Advisors Limited PAY: Fintech Samuel Mani, Mani Chengappa & Mathur MOVE: Urban Mobility Amit Gupta, Yulu
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Future of Governance Ananth Padmanabhan, Carneige India (Moderator) Dr. Charru Malhotra, Indian Institute of Public Administration Anil Nair, Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy Shyaam Nagarajan, InMobi
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| 13:15 - 14:15 |
Lunch |
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14:15 - 15:15 Sessions run concurrently; choose one to attend |
Heal, Play, Learn Deepak Maheshwari, Symantec (Moderator) Dhruv Suri, PSA; HEAL: HealthTech Lakshmi Menon, Hewlett Packard; PLAY: Gaming Sonia Handa, Speed Learnerz; LEARN: EduTech
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Artificial Intelligence Kapil Chaudhary, Autodesk India Private Limited (Moderator) Eija Warma, Castrén & Snellman Attorneys Ltd Claire Bernier, ADSTO Shreyas Jayasimha, Aarna Law |
| 15:15 - 15:30 |
Tea Break |
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15:30 - 16:30 Sessions run concurrently; choose one to attend |
Cloud Computing Huzefa Tavawalla, Nishith Desai Associates (Moderator) Sonia Baldia, Baker McKenzie Namita Viswanath, Induslaw Aditi Chopra, Microsoft
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What's Up in IP? IP Relevance in a World of Non-Rival Goods and Media Lakshika Joshi, Aricent (Moderator) Ulrich Bäumer, Osborne Clarke Sai Deepak, Law Chambers of J. Sai Deepak Shantanu Sahay, Anand & Anand |
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16:30 - 17:15
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General Counsel Forum The practice of law for corporate counsel has evolved significantly in India. To deal with the changing times, agility and flexibility are being identified characteristics as key qualities for corporate counsel to face unique challenges and opportunities. Is that all? What are the challenges and opportunities in-house legal teams today? This ‘fireside chat’ focuses on the challenges and opportunities faced by in-house legal counsel today. The conversation will cover Legal & Risk Issues, Budget & Profitability, Workload & Team Issues, and Best Practices. Sajai Singh, J. Sagar Associates (Moderator) Rajeev Chopra, Accenture Erwan Carpentier, Mindtree Debolina Pratap, Wockhardt Limited Naveen Raju, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. |
| 17:15 |
Raffle |
| 17:30 - 18:30 |
I-WIN Committee Meeting featuring Laila Ollapally, Founder, Centre For Advanced Mediation Practice Aditi Chopra, Microsoft |
| 19:30 |
Gala Reception & Dinner |
Friday 2 February
| 8:15 - 9:15 |
In-House Counsel Breakfast Meeting |
| 9:30 - 10:30 |
Emerging Trends in Technology M&A Reeba Chacko, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (Moderator) Nishant Verman, Flipkart Amit Singh, Avendus Vipul Parekh, Bigbasket Karan Pahwa, Bessemer Venture Partners |
| 10:30 - 10:55 |
Tea Break |
| 10:55 - 11:55 |
Starting Up, Boot Strapping, and Beyond Harish Narasappa, Samvad Partners (Moderator) Samir Kumar, Inventus Capital Kadam Jeet Jain, Treebo Hotels Amrita Barthakur, Saama Capital |
| 12:00 - 13:15 |
The Technology Deal Landscape Milind Kulabkar, Cognizant (Moderator) Bradley Joslove, Franklin; GDPR and What India Needs to Know |
| 13:15 - 14:15 |
Networking Lunch |
| 14:15 - 15:15 |
The New Media: The Emerging Role of Media Gautam John, Nilekani Philanthropies (Moderator) Rohin Dharmakumar, The Ken Keemin Ngiam, NetFlix Lakshmi Chaudhry, Firstpost.com |
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15:15 - 15:45 |
Tea Break |
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15:45 - 16:45 |
Communications Panel The rise of new communication technologies and convergence in the IT, telecom and broadcasting industries has presented significant opportunities and challenges from a legal, regulatory and business perspective. With key policy changes expected soon, such as the National Telecom Policy 2018, this panel will dissect some of these issues and present a roadmap for the coming years. The conversation with cover issues relating to Net Neutrality, Ease of Doing Business, Localisation of Content, Indigenous Manufacturing and the communications-related aspects of emerging technologies such as Internet of Things and Autonomous Transportation. Amlan Mohanty, PLR Chambers (Moderator) Anantha Shanmugam, India at Intel Corporation Stephen Mathias, Kochhar & Co. Kriti Trehan, Law Offices of Panag & Babu |
| 16:45 - 17:15 | |
| 17:15 |
Closing Valedictory and Raffle |
