2018 CAN-TECH Law Annual Conference Materials
Conference brochure and agenda
Co-Chairs:
Maya Medeiros, Norton Rose Fulbright (Canada) LLP
Charles Morgan, McCarthy Tétrault LLP [bio]
Intellectual Property Update for Technology Practice
- Barry Sookman, McCarthy Tétrault LLP [bio]
- Patent
Patent Litigation and AI
Judith Robinson, Norton Rose Fulbright (Canada) LLP [bio] - Copyright
Copyright Law Update
Copyright Law Update Cases
Catherine Lovrics, Bereskin & Parr [bio] - Trademarks & Domain Names
Trademarks & Domain Names
Mark Biernacki, Smart & Biggar [bio]
Keynote Speaker:
- Real Time Rail Overview
Peter Maoloni, AVP, Online Products and Platforms, Interac Corp. [bio]
Blockchain for Everything Else: Use of Distributed Ledger Technology Beyond Cryptocurrency
- Ari Brojde, Founder & CEO, Estateably Inc. [bio]
- Jillian Friedman, Head of Blockchain, National Bank of Canada [bio]
- Iliana Oris Valiente, Managing Director and Canadian Blockchain Lead, Accenture [bio]
CAN-TECH Women in Technology Breakfast Keynote Panel
- Cindy Fagan, Chief Operating Officer, SAP Canada Inc. [bio]
- Suzanne Gagliese, Vice President, Services, Microsoft Canada Inc. [bio]
- Chelsea Finnemore, Lightspeed [bio]
Competition Law Challenges for Big Data and Big Tech
- Competition Law and Big Data
Anthony Durocher, Deputy Commissioner, Monopolistic Practices Directorate, Competition Bureau [bio] - Trends in US Antitrust Law
Amy Ray, Orrick (Washington, DC) [bio]
Keynote Speaker
- Digital Transformation and our Cities (External link)
John Weigelt, National Technology Officer, Microsoft Canada Inc.
Latest Developments in Canadian and International Privacy Law
- Privacy Plenary Session
Eloïse Gratton, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Elisa Henry, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP [bio] - GDPR - the First Six Months
Mark Watts, Bristows (UK) [bio]
Roundtable 1: Intermediary Accountability in the Digital Age
- Intermediary Accountability in the Digital Age
Richard Austin, Deeth Williams Wall LLP,
Dr. Emily B. Laidlaw, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary
Roundtable 2. What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Dispute Resolution
- What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Dispute Resolution Clauses
Michael Erdle, Practical Resolutions [bio]
Michel Solis, Solis Juritech Inc. [bio]
Roundtable 3. Data Governance and Management: Collection, Storage & Transfer of Data in Canada
- Data Governance and Management: Collection, Storage & Transfer of Data in Canada
Wendy Mee, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP [bio],
Lyndsay Wasser, McMillan LLP [bio]
Roundtable 4. Développements récents 2018 en TI en droit québécois
- Développements récents en droit des technologies de l'information au Québéc
Marie-Hélène Constantin, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP [bio] - Développements récents Droit des TI au Québéc
Jean-François De Rico, Langlois Avocats LLP [bio]
Roundtable 5. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Practice of Law
- Elisabeth Demone, Senior Counsel, Symcor [bio]
- How AI will shape the legal landscape in the next 5 years
James Kosa, WeirFoulds LLP [bio] - Hacking the legal system
Amir Moravej, Founder, Botler AI [bio]
Roundtable 6. Superclusters: Catalyst for Collaboration
- Superclusters: Catalyst for Collaboration
Anthony de Fazekas, Norton Rose Fulbright (Canada) LLP [bio] - The Innovation Supercluster Initiative
Tristan Mallet, Interim CEO, SCALE.AI supercluster [bio] - A Legal Perspective on AI
Carole Piovesan, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Roundtable 7. Avoiding Cross-Border Pitfalls for Technology Companies
- Avoiding Cross-Border Tax Pitfalls For Technology Companies
Paul Casuccio, Fasken [bio],
Katy Pitch, Wildeboer Dellelce LLP [bio]
Roundtable 8. Contracting for Innovative Partnerships