IFCLA Conference 2018

GDPR & ePrivacy: a headache for business or a smokescreen for individuals?

May 25th, 2018 implementation date of RGPD & ePrivacy. For months, European companies have spent, and continue to spend, considerable energy to be in compliance with these new rules. Will the new requirements change old habits? Can the new rules be implemented by companies, and provide real protections for individuals? What are the consequences of these new rules on the strong and deep relationships with American companies? What are the consequences of GDPR, in Europe, in light of upcoming Brexit?   How will national regulatory authorities apply these new rules and the greatly strengthened sanctions that apply in case of non-compliance?

Moderator: Pascale Gelly, DPO, Schneider Electric

• Sophie Nerbonne, (French Data Protection Authority), Deputy Director of legal and international affairs and of expertise
• Philipp Kempermann, Partner, HEUKING KÜHN LÜER WOJTEK
• Alex Blumrosen, Avokab, Partner, Avokab
• James Mullock, Partner, Bird & Bird

Collaborative Works: From Infrastructure to Healthcare; How New Technologies Are Disrupting Conservative Sectors

Moderator: Julian Potter, Patent attorney, WP Thompson

• Claire Bernier, Partner, ADSTO
• Martin Von Haller Groenbaek, Partner, Bird & Bird
• Jonathan Sternberg, VP Business Development & Strategic Partnership, Medix Global

The future of legal evidence and how to evaluate claims and loss. The impact of New Technologies.

Moderator: 

• Yves Leon, e-MYP, CEO, IT expert
• Enrique Grande Bustos, Partner, Garrigues
• Frédérique Dalle, Judge
• India Johnson, President and CEO, American Arbitration Association

Can disruptive technologies and Big Data be considered as growth tools? Should we let the market regulate itself or should we create new rules? Focus on AI and IoT

Moderator: Rupert Vogel

• Professor Pierre Berlioz, Private Law Professor, Université Paris 5, Director of Paris School Bar - Does the new tech development require new legal rules?
• Bradley Joslove, Partner, Franklin - GDPR restrictions on profiling: are they compatible with the development of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning?
• Cristina Guttuso, General Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs, Sigfox - Impact of the GDPR on the IoT development
• Vikram Khurana, Senior Associate, Bristows - Intelligence and law – managing risks, exploiting opportunitieser

Disruptive technologies and IP challenges

• Séverine Dusollier, Law Professor, Ecole de Droit de Sciences Po
• Julian Potter, Patent attorney, WP Thompson
• Anna Haapanen, Partner, Roschier
• Dr. Anselm Brandi-Dohrn, Partner, Von Boetticher - « Where to sue an infringer in case of IP infringement – a simple rule becomes difficult” (ECJ “Nintendo/BigBen”, BGH “Parfummarken”, The Coty decision

Liability is at the very heart of central issues of new tech. Will there be a “universal” liability?

• Domenico Colella, Partner, Orsingher Ortu - Avvocati Associati
• Vincent Martinaud, Lawyer, IBM
• Charlotte Barraco David, Lawyer, Latournerie-Wolfrom Avocats
• Mathieu Coulaud, Legal Director, Microsoft