2010 World Technology Law Conference & Annual Meeting
May 20–21, 2010 • Boston, Massachusetts, USA • The Charles Hotel
Program
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception (All attendees welcome)
Charles Hotel – The Courtyard - Moved to The Kennedy Room
Thursday, May 20, 2010
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
The Charles Ballroom Foyer
8:30 – 8:40 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Address
The Charles Ballroom
Dr. Ursula Widmer, President, ITechLaw Association
8:40 – 9:10 a.m.
Keynote Address
James Tansey, President, Offsetters, the Official Carbon Offsetter of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games
9:10 – 10:40 a.m.
Current Internet Issues
Moderator: Diane Mullenex, Ichay & Mullenex, Paris
The Semantic Web: Critical Issues
- Philip Nolan, Mason Hayes + Curran, Dublin
A Graduated Response to Online Infringement
- Andriani Ferti, Clifford Chance, Brussels
The Latest Internet Issues from an In-House Counsel Perspective
- Takehiko Suzuki, DIRECTV, Inc., Los Angeles
- Ken Dort, McGuireWoods LLP, Chicago
10:40 – 11:10 a.m.
Networking Coffee Break
11:10 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.
Data Protection and Privacy
Moderator: Sandra Jeskie, Duane Morris LLP, Philadelphia
Mobile Computing and Location-Based Services
- Alan Sutin, Greenberg Traurig, New York
US Data Security Rules and their Global Impact
- Matthew Karlyn, Foley & Lardner, Boston
E-Discovery & Cross-Border Data Protection Issues
- Alexandra Neri, Herbert Smith, Paris
Privacy, SNSs and the Canadian Approach: The Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s Investigation of Facebook, Inc.
- Daniel Caron, Legal Counsel with the Legal Services, Policy and Parliamentary Affairs Branch , Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
12:40 – 2:00 p.m.
Networking Lunch
Regattabar
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Green Tech and Emerging Technologies
Moderator: John Fitzpatrick, CMS Cameron McKenna, Bucharest
Green IT, Green Outsourcing, Remanufacturing, and Sustainable Supply Chain Requirements: Using “Energy Smart Technology”
- William Tanenbaum, Kaye Scholer, New York
- Charles Morgan, McCarthy Tétrault, Montreal
Gone with the Cloud: Data You May Trust to the Cloud, and Data You Must Not
- Dr. Thomas Stögmüller, teclegal Habel Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft, Munich
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Networking Coffee Break
The Charles Ballroom Foyer
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Substantive Law Committee Meetings
Data Protection: Rogers Meeting Room
E-Commerce: Stratton Meeting Room
Intellectual Property: The Charles Ballroom
Outsourcing: Comstock Meeting Room
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Committee Meetings
ITechLaw Women’s International Network (I-WIN): Rogers Meeting Room
Local Representatives: The Charles Ballroom
In-House Counsel: Comstock Meeting Room
Virtual Worlds and Gaming Working Group: Stratton Meeting Room
7:30 – 10:30 p.m.
Gala Reception and Dinner – Ticketed Event
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Museum
Black-Tie Encouraged. Buses Depart from Charles Hotel lobby at 7:15 p.m.
Friday, May 21, 2010
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 10:15 a.m.
IP Law Update
The Charles Ballroom
Moderator: Jenna Leavitt, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Los Angeles
Google Books and Current Copyright Issues
- Marybeth Peters, U.S. Register of Copyrights, Washington, D.C.
Will Bilski Sound the Death Knell for “Business Method” Patents?
- Marc Friedman, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, New York
A Roundup of Hot IP Issues from Europe, US and India
- Conor Ward, Lovells, London
- Chuck Lobsenz, Clearwire Corporation, Washington, D.C.
- Sajai Singh, J. Sagar Associates, Bangalore
10:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Networking Coffee Break
The Charles Ballroom Foyer
10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Contracting and Outsourcing I
The Charles Ballroom
Moderator: Stuart Meyer, Fenwick & West, Mountain View
EDS v BSkyB: the Impact of this Recent Landmark UK Decision About How Suppliers Sell and Contract for Major Outsourced IT Solutions for Suppliers and Customers in the UK and Elsewhere
- Clive Seddon, Pinsent Masons, London
Contract Issues in Cloud Computing
- Jan Geert Meents, DLA Piper, Munich
Free & Open Source Software Litigation Updates
- Sara Duval Harrington, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto
RFP Tips to Meet Your Business Case
- Glynna Christian, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Networking Lunch
Regattabar
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
File Sharing and Social Networking
The Charles Ballroom
Moderator: Jaime Angeles, Angeles & Lugo Lovaton, Santo Domingo
The Pirate Bay Case and the Latest Issues on Collective Licensing at ISP Level
- Linn Wredström, Hammarskiöld & Co, Stockholm
From Safe Harbour to Fortress: Reflections on the iiNet Case
- John Lambrick, RMIT University, Melbourne
Online Social Networking for Lawyers: the Impact on the Practice of Law
- John Lipsey, LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Connected, Los Angeles
- Eugene Weitz, Computer Sciences Corp. (Consultant), Berkeley Heights
IP Infringements in Social Media: Self-regulation and Dispute Resolution
- Ursula Widmer, Dr. Widmer & Partners, Berne
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Networking Coffee Break
The Charles Ballroom Foyer
4:00 – 5:45 p.m.
Contracting and Outsourcing II
The Charles Ballroom
Moderator: Lukas Morscher, Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich
Trends in Outsourcing in the Great Recession
- Diana McKenzie, Hunter Maclean Exley & Dunn, PC, Savannah
Privacy Concerns on Next Generation Networks - Evolving Challenges for Indian Service Providers
- Salman Waris, FoxMandal Little, New Delhi
Critical Issues in Insourcing
- Amy-Lynne Williams, Deeth Williams Wall, Toronto
Regulatory Aspects of Global IT-Outsourcing
- Peter Brautigam, Noerr LLP, Munich
5:45 – 6:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Dr. Ursula Widmer, President, ITechLaw Association
