Programma iTechLaw Brussel 2009.pdf

ProgramWednesday, 4 November, 200919:30 – 20:00 Welcome Reception – Palais de JusticeWelcome Remarks by Dr. Ursula Widmer, President, ITechLaw8:45 – 9:15 Plenary WelcomeDr. Ursula Widmer, President, ITechLawThursday, 5 November, 2009Track A9:15 – 11:00 Data Security, Data Protection and Privacy• Data Breach Notification Laws: the key issues from a practicalperspective under European and U.S. regimes• Social networks and profiling of end users: round-up of keyjurisdictions• Retention, Management and Mining of corporate data andemails: getting and keeping a competitive advantage• The future of transatlantic privacy: the Swift caseSpeakers:––Robert Bond, Speechly Bircham, London ,UK––Kevin Erdman, Baker & Daniels, Indianaplolis IN, U.S.––Peter Bräutigam, Noerr, Munich, Germany––Erik Valgaeren, Stibbe, Brussels BelgiumTrack BEU Antitrust and IT IssuesModerator: Pierre Kirch, Paul Hastings, Paris, France• The interface between regulation and competition law underthe aegis of Web 2.0• Monopolies and Barriers to Entry: the challenge of VOIP underEU competition law• Net Neutrality and antitrust issues: the latest developments• Collective Licensing of online music: “Thank you for the music”(update further to EC Antitrust decision of July 16, 2008)• Privacy, data and competition lawSpeakers:––Julia Holtz, Google, London, UK––Filip Van Elsen, Allen & Overy, Brussels, Belgium––Marco Hartmann-Rüppel, Taylor Wessing, Hamburg, Germany11:00 – 11:30 Networking Break11:30 – 13:15 IT in a Recessionary Economy• Protections to include in your IT contracts in a down economy:––The Vendor Perspective––The Customer Perspective• May I See Your License Please? Software audits by zealouslicensors:––What to expect, how to respond––Software Asset Management (SAM) best practicesSpeakers:––Kees Stuurman, Van Doorne, NV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands––John Beardwood; Fasken Martineau, Toronto, Canada––Robert Weiss, Neal, Gerber, Eisenberg, Chicago, IL, U.S.Contracting• Common law contract clauses in civil law jurisdictions:limitation of liability; IP ownership; warranties – the currenttrends• Company counsel: getting the most from outside counsel• De-Mystifying U.S. Export Regulations and how they impactIT-related transactionsSpeakers:––Cathy Kiselyak Austin, Drinker Biddle, Chicago, IL, U.S.––Peter Huppertz, Hoffmann Liebs Fritsch & Partner, Düsseldorf,Germany––Peter Brown, Baker & Hostetler, New York,NY, U.S.––Eugene Weitz, Alcatel Lucent, New Jersey, U.S.13:15 – 14:30 Networking Lunch14:30 – 16:15 Over the Edge: IT and Bankruptcy• Acquiring IT/IP assets from distressed companies• The ever increasing trade in second hand software licenses –negotiating the pitfalls• IP/IT due diligence in bankruptcySpeakers:––JT Westermeier, Finnegan Henderson, Farrabow and Dunner,Reston, VA, U.S.––Marc Friedman, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, New York, NY, U.S.––Truiken Heydn, Teclegal Habel, Munich, Germany––Benoit Van Asbroeck, Bird & Bird, Brussels, BelgiumIntellectual Property Workshop• Business Methods Patents: the latest developments from the U.S.• Patentability of software in the EU and the U.S.: key differencesin approachSpeakers:––Naomi Assia, Naomi Assia and Co, Tel Aviv, Israel––Rajiv Patel, Fenwick and West, San Francisco, CA, U.S.––David Bender, New York, NY, U.S.––Shakeel Ahmad, Keltie London, UK16:15 – 16:45 Networking Break16:45 – 17:45 Substantive Law Committee Meetings(Intellectual Property, E-Commerce, Outsourcing, Data Protection)17:45 – 18:45 I-WIN, In-House Counsel and Local Representative Committee Meetings20:00 – 23:00 Gala Reception and Dinner (Belgian Comic Strip Museum)Program is subject to change.Please check the conference Website www.itechlaw.org/brussels09 for updated information