Morning Keynote Address 1

Contract Management: Accelerating Legal Digital Transformation in the New Order

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• Why automation matters in contract?

• From contract management to contract intelligence

• What’s wrong with traditional contract review?

• How AI features improve the contract review process

• Ensuring contract renewals are flagged in good time and internal processes followed

• Benefits of integrated e-signatures in a contract intelligence platform

Morning Keynote Address 2

Contracts and Cyber Security: Two Ways to Protect Your Business

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• Know your Contracts

• Cybersecurity considerations in acquisition planning and contract performance

• Why cybersecurity must be priority in contract management

• Using contracts to reduce cybersecurity risks

• Staying current with cybersecurity in contracting

Morning Keynote Address 3

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International Contracts, Litigation and Dispute Resolution Strategies: Impact of the Pandemic

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• COVID-19: severe impact on business

• Implications for commercial contracts & dispute resolution

• Contract performance: legal considerations

• COVID 19: disrupted dispute resolution landscape

• Disruption to hearings: cancellations, postponement, or conducted remotely

• Consider ADR mechanisms

Industry Leadership Session

Enforcing Contractual Obligations – What to Do If Business Debts are Unpaid?

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• Discuss with the counterparty

• Review the agreement

• Enforcement

• Litigation

• Winding up proceedings

Industry Leadership Session

Practical Contracting and Dispute Management in the Legal Industry

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• Re-engineering the contract process to do more with less

• How risky are your contracts?

• Most common contract term mistakes

• Methods for identifying contract risk across the entire enterprise

• Managing multi-contract relationships

• The power of negotiation

• Protecting against litigation

Industry Leadership Session

Contract Management Considerations for GDPR Compliance

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• Why enterprise contract management is essential for GDPR compliance?

• Why contracts are a hidden risk in GDPR compliance?

• Use of E-signatures

• Guidelines for GDPR compliance in third-party contracts

Leadership Round Table Discussion & Idea Exchange (In-Person & LIVE Online Session)

 

This session is an opportunity for you to share feedback with peers regarding challenges you face that were not addressed in other conference sessions. Participate in discussions around hot topics and burning issues with your colleagues that are unique to the IP environment. Peers gladly share ideas, strategies and best practices to assist you in addressing difficulties. You may be surprised that you have an idea to share that will be of great value to another attendee. Take back to your office insightful tips to reduce risk or increase efficiency in a process or procedure within your firm that you didn't think needed improvement.

 

During the Idea Exchange, we plan to discuss the topics below. Please feel free to bring additional topics if you don't see a topic that you would like to discuss.

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Discussion Topic & Details-

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Challenges in Contract Management and Adoption of Best Practices

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With advent of smart technologies, many corporations have adopted unique contract models to plan and execute contracts. Thus, while the business is focusing on establishment and growth, future challenges await them.​​

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• Prepare, strategize and implement contract models to combat future technological challenges

• Identify, collaborate and adapt the new normal

• Embrace the right technology – smart contract management software solutions

• Engage, involve and evolve with stakeholders

• Adopt best practices to mitigate business and financial risks

• Importance of record management