2007 European Conference

Program

Wednesday, 31 October, 2007

16.15–18.30	Committee Meetings: The committees will meet at the offices of Olswang and Mishcon de Reya to develop their annual strategic plans for 2008. All invited; please visit the ITechLaw Web site for more information on how to join the committees.
19.00–21.00	Welcome Reception• The Old Hall at Lincoln’s Inn All conference attendees are invited. Sponsored by Microsoft

Thursday, 1 November, 2007

8.00-9.00	Registration and Continental Breakfast, CLOISTERS Sponsored by Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabki
9.00-9.15	Plenary Welcome Session, GREAT HALL ITechLaw President Enrique Batalla
	TRACK A		TRACK B
9.15–10.35	TECHNOLOGY CONTRACTING Moderator: John Beardwood, Fasken Martineau Stringer Saul, Toronto Public Procurement Issues • Hamish Sandison, Bird & Bird, London New Developments in Software Licensing Agreements • Diana McKenzie, Neal Gerber & Eisenberg, Chicago Hot Issues in Private Technology Contracts • Harry Small, Baker & McKenzie, London	9.15–10.35	SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT – RECENT CASES Moderator: André Meillassoux, BMH Avocats, Paris Avoiding Infringement Claims in Software Development Contracts • Jeremy Newton, Technology Law Alliance, London • Larry Robins, Finnegan Henderson, Boston • Wolter Wefers Bettink, Houthoff Buruma, Amsterdam
10.35–11.00	Coffee Break Sponsored by CMS Cameron McKenna
11.00-13.00	DATA PRIVACY – LATEST ISSUES AND KEY TRENDS Moderator: Johan Nylén, Lindahl, Stockholm The Long Arm of the Law: The Global Reach of Privacy Obligations • Conor Ward, Lovells, London • John Froemming, Howery, Washington D.C. Binding Corporate Rules: How to Customize a Corporate Privacy Compliance Program • Peter McLaughlin, Foley & Lardner LLP, Palo Alto • Mark Watts, Bristows, London	11.00–13.00	INTERNET ADVERTISING An Interactive Panel and Case Study on Multi- Jurisdictional Compliance • Kiran Sandford, Mishcon de Reya, London • Michel Béjot, Bernard-Hertz-Béjot, Paris • Sajai Singh, J Sagar & Associates, Bangalore • Cathy Austin, Drinker Biddle, Chicago • Stefan Schicker, Schwarz Kelwing Wicke Westpfahl, Munich
13.00-14.30	Lunch Committee Tables: Data Protection and Intellectual Property
14.30-16.15	WEB 2.0 AND SECOND LIFE LEGAL CHALLENGES TO NEW CORPORATE TOOLS Moderator: Marc Friedman, Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross, New York Web 2.0 Employee Blogs: The Latest From the USA • Denis Rice, Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, San Francisco User Generated Content: Fresh Challenges • Susan Barty, CMS Cameron McKenna, London Second Life Meets Real Life • Robert Bond, Speechly Bircham, London • David Greenberg, Greenberg Traurig, New York	14.30-16.15	MULTINATIONAL IT COMPLIANCE WORKSHOP Moderator: Robert Weiss, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, Chicago Working with the CIO to Assess and Address the Legal Risks: Devising an Effective Risk Management Compliance Strategy • Michael Peeters, Pinsent Masons, Leeds • Michael Rath, Luther, Cologne The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID): Ensuring Compliance • Amanda Lewis, Berwin Leighton Paisner, London Duties to Grant Technological Assistance in Light of the Microsoft Judgement • Ian S. Forrester Q.C., White & Case, Brussels
16.15-16.40	Coffee Break
16.40-18.30	E-COMMERCE – THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Moderator: Don McAleese, Matheson Ormsby Prentice, Dublin • Mark Turner, Herbert Smith, London • Gerrit Vandendriessche, Altius, Brussels • Georgia Venetsanakos, Hitachi Data Systems, Bucks • Francoise Gilbert, IT Law Group, Palo Alto	16.40-18.30	OPEN SOURCE/OPEN STANDARDS Moderator: John Carson, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, San Diego Patent Cross-Licensing: A New Model for Open Standards • Jim Markwith, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond GPL3: The Significant Changes Coming to Open Source Licensing • Michael Graif, Venable, New York Open Source Considerations in M&A Transactions • Nigel Swycher, Olswang, London
19.00-20.30 20.30-23.00	Gala Reception Gala Dinner Reception and Dinner sponsored by Pinsent Masons and Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Friday, November 2, 2007 – Day 2

8.00–9.00	Registration and Continental Breakfast ITechLaw Women’s International Network (I-WIN) Meeting
	TRACK A		TRACK B
9.00–10.45	BETTING AND GAMING Online Gaming in the USA – The Scope and Effect of the UIGEA and Other Developments • John Baughman, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Garrison & Wharton, New York Latest Issues from Italy • Francesco Portolano, Portolano, Colella Cavallo, Rome The Growing Market in India • Vishal Gandhi, Gandhi & Associates, Mumbai	9.00–10.45	E-COMMERCE – INTERNET BUSINESS MODELS Focus on Net Neutrality • Ted Mercer, Taylor Wessing, London • James Tagg, CEO Truphone, London • Yvonne Cunnane, Matheson Ormsby Prentice, Dublin • Tom Kiedrowski, Office of Communications (Ofcom), London
10.45–11.15	Coffee Break Sponsored by Houtoff Buruma
11.15–13.00	OUTSOURCING – NEW DIRECTIONS Moderator: Paul Barton, Field Fisher Waterhouse, London Outsourcing 2.0 – What is it and Why it Matters • Ole Horsfeldt, Gorrissen Federspiel Kierkegaard, Copenhagen Off-Shoring - Overcoming the Legal Obstacles • Bradley Joslove, Franklin, Paris Developing Best Practices in Global Outsourcing • Kit Burden, DLA Piper, London The Vendor’s Viewpoint - The Challenges of Providing a Standardized Global IT Environment • Clive Davies, Fujitsu, London	11.15–13.00	NEW BUSINESS MODELS AND TECHNOLOGIES: A LEGAL OVERVIEW Moderator: Hendrik Struik, CMS Derks Star Busmann, Utrecht Cleantech: IT/IP Issues in New Green and Clean Technologies • Richard Allan Horning, Fish & Richardson, Redwood City Nanotechnology • Rahul Matthan, Trilegal, Bangalore How Building Information Modeling (BIM) is Changing the Construction Industry • Peter Brown, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman Steiner, New York New Media Solutions • Ingrid Silver, Denton Wilde Sapte, London
13.00-14.30	Lunch Committee Tables: Outsourcing, E-Commerce and Local Representatives
14.30-16.20	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Moderator: Ursula Widmer, Dr. Ursula Widmer & Partners, Bern Litigation Matters – Pre-Trial Processes and Procedures Equitable Remedies in Aid of IP Arbitration: The Availability of Injunctive Relief • Ira Schwartz, DeConcini McDonald Yetwin & Lacy, Phoenix Cross-Border Discovery in IP Litigation and Arbitration • Alexander Blumrosen, Bernard-Hertz-Béjot, Paris How to Fast-Track US Litigation Settlement Through Mediation • David Harlow, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, Raleigh, North Carolina Non-Contentious IP Recent IPR Decisions in the UK • Roger Loosley, Fasken Martineau Stringer Saul, London	14.30-16.20	IT LITIGATION Moderator: Anja Dekhuijzen, Van Doorne, Amsterdam When IT Contracts Go Wrong – Round-Up of Central Issues How to Tell When Disputes Should Become Litigation • Christopher A. Bloom, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago From the Boardroom to the Courthouse: Developing the Case • Sandra Jeskie, Duane Morris, Philadelphia Managing IT Litigation • Sara Ellacott, Oracle Corporation, Reading Partnering with Legal Counsel in IT Litigation • Peter Connor, EMEA General Counsel, Citrix, Schaffhausen
16.20-16.45	Coffee Break
16.45-18.30	IP Workshop: The Patent Corner Moderator: Robert Gaitskell, Keating Chambers, London Post-Grant Oppositions Under the EPC • Juha-Pekka Ruuskanen, Page White & Farrer, London Round-Up of Recent US Court Decisions: New Standards for US Patent Review • Rajiv Patel, Fenwick & West, Palo Alto Major Changes in New US Patent Legislation • Richard Bone, Fish & Richardson, Redwood City New Developments in Patent Due Diligence • Thomas Stögmuller, TecLegal Habel, Munich
18.45-20.30	Closing Address by ITechLaw President Enrique Batalla
	Closing Reception All conference attendees are invited.

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Early Bird Registration Deadline: September 24, 2007