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

• Dan Shap, Senior Counsel, CIBC [bio]
• Wendy Gross, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP  [bio]
• Christine Ing, McCarthy Tétrault LLP [bio]