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 [bio]

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]