Speak at the 2026 World Technology Law Conference
Submission Deadline
20 October 2025

• AdTech and Data Protection
  • AdTech Ecosystem – Compliance Challenges/Developments
  • Compliance with Global Cookies Laws and Emerging Frameworks
  • Privacy and Computer Crime
  • Intersection of AI and Data Protection Regulations
  • Privacy Considerations with Location Tracking
  • Legal Frameworks for Children’s Privacy and Online Safety

• Artificial Intelligence
  • Agentic AI
  • AI Ethics, Governance, and Human Rights
  • AI Regulation across jurisdictions
  • Contracting for AI
  • Developments in AI Litigation
  • Disinformation in AI Litigation/Mass Dissemination via AI
  • Practical Application of AI Laws/Regulations to organizations
  • AI and the judiciary

• The Practice of Law
  • Challenges Facing Technology Lawyers
  • The Day-to-Day Business of a Tech Lawyer
  • Ethics for Lawyers/Duty of Candor
  • Law Tech and Challenges Facing Law Firms
  • Evolving Market Practice
  • Impact of AI on the practice of law—future role of lawyers; client expectations and new models of billing

• Cybersecurity
  • Cyber Insurance
  • Dealing with Cyber-Risks in Technology Contracts
  • Ransomware
  • Legal Challenges in Data Breaches and Cybersecurity
  • Update on Global Cybersecurity Legislation and Frameworks

• Global Developments/Considerations
  • Impact of Tariffs on Technology Companies Worldwide—Legal Strategies to Deal with the Uncertainty
  • Discussion on new or impending significant global legislation impacting tech companies
  • Legal Frameworks for Content Moderation
  • Jurisdictional Challenges in Global Social Media Governance
  • Electric Vehicles/Autonomous Vehicles and Regulation

• Intellectual Property
  • 3D Printing and Copyright
  • Intellectual Property and Training AI
  • Trademarks in a Virtual World
  • Digital Piracy
  • The United Patent Court – Developments and Updates

• SaaS
  • Cloud computing/SaaS/Managed Services Contracts – What’s new?
  • Modern Contracting

• Science/Space Tech
  • Space and Satellites – Regulating Tech and IP in Space
  • Biotech and Bioinformatics
  • Cleantech and Climate Change
  • Genetic Technologies
  • Health Tech/Lifesciences
  • Legal Developments/Litigation in Biometrics
  • Legal Frameworks for Greentech and Sustainable Innovation
  • Legal issues in Carbon Capture and Energy Efficiency

• Legal Issues Impacting Start Ups
  • Challenges Facing Tech Startups
  • Practical Considerations for a Seed or Series A Round

• FinTech
  • Crypto/DeFi (Decentralized Finance)/Digital Currencies/Digital Euro

• Legal Claims and Resolutions
  • Developments in Dispute Resolution
  • Mass Claims and Mass Arbitrations
  • Liability/Product Liability

• Other
  • Quantum Computing
  • Esport/Gaming
  • eWaste
  • Export Controls and Sanctions – How do they impact contracts and technology providers?
  • Open Data
  • Private Equity vs. Venture Capital
  • Winning and Managing Investor Communities

Proposals that will have a higher chance of acceptance should be interesting, surprising or perhaps entail disruptive take home messages! Consider including the following in your proposal:

• Sessions that require interaction with and/or input from the audience
• Deep-dive sessions
• Showcases on technological developments (show how it works in practice instead of merely talking about it)
• Case studies on how to deal with new developments (IT, legal or both) in daily practice (in-house lawyers’ best practices);
• Any innovative or creative format you believe would work at an ITechLaw conference.

To maximize the overall number of views expressed during the conference, the Planning Committee will continue the practice to limit presenters to one per firm for the duration of the conference.

This proposal submission is intended for individual paper submissions; however, if you propose a panel you may still be considered depending upon the space available in our programming. Panel submissions with multiple presenters must not have duplicate representation from firms – see above, only one speaker per firm will be selected for the entirety of the conference.

More than 75 proposals are regularly received for consideration for each conference, so please understand that selecting panels is a difficult and highly selective process. Preference in selection will be given to proposals that are made by ITechLaw members and focus on advanced knowledge of a topic.

All proposals must be submitted by 20 October 2025 at 11:59 pm PT for consideration.

The Conference Chairs and Planning Committee will review all submissions and notify each presenter of the status in early 2026.

If you have any questions, please contact us at conferences@itechlaw.org.

ITechLaw enforces the following speaker policy when considering the proposal submissions.

Speaker Policy: A speaker may not speak at two conferences in a row in a particular geographic region. (e.g, no speaking at two European Conferences in a row). Exceptions to this rule may be allowed. Planning Committee members may not act as speakers or moderators. Speakers from their firm are permissible. Only one representative per firm is allowed to speak at the conference. ITechLaw does not pay speaking fees to any speakers. Exceptions may apply. Speakers receive a discounted rate to the member registration rate to attend the full conference. An exception is made for in-house counsels, academic faculty, and government officials who may attend complimentary.

Please note that not all proposals will be accepted. Decisions on all proposals will be made in early 2026. Please only submit a proposal if you are available to attend the conference, be sure to save the dates, 13-15 May 2026. When considering a proposal and curating panels, ITechLaw is conscious of diversifying the panels to represent a global perspective, inclusivity of genders, and limiting one speaker per firm/organization. This should be considered when submitting your proposal. Sessions are typically between 60 minutes in length with up to 3 concurrent sessions.