08:30 AM – Onwards

Conference Registration

• Networking Tea with Speakers & Delegates

• Informal Networking with Exhibitors

 08:45 AM – 09:00 AM

Introduction & Peer Networking

• Event Introduction: Get to know the daylong exciting networking & learning opportunities

• One-on-One Introduction: Let the industry know you and your expertise

09:00 AM – 09:30 AM

Morning Keynote Address 1

Technological Boom & Frontier Issues in Law

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• Is being a well-trained legal expert enough in today’s developing legal market?

• What other even more cutting-edge areas should we be thinking about?

• Might contracts be drafted and enforced entirely by computers and AI?

• How do we ensure that the Internet of Things does not bring malware into our home or office networks?

• Is there a new age of surveillance that we should be concerned about?

09:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Morning Keynote Address 2

Implications & Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on the Legal Sector

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The COVID-19 outbreak has brought a drastic change in the working patterns of law firms and legal departments. Embracing remote work, legal back-office services, and other techniques is now becoming prevalent in the legal arena. Still, firms must stay vigilant amid the crisis as the pandemic can cause lasting damages to the way legal professionals operate.  

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• Post COVID-19: what to watch

• Transactional practices to suffer the most

• Remote work and distance learning is just the beginning

• Law firms and legal departments will evolve

• Law firms will go digital 

• The near-future

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Morning Keynote Address 3

Current India Anti-Corruption Landscape

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• Recent shifts in India’s anti-bribery and anti-corruption strategy

• Implement, localize and maintain an effective compliance programme

• How to build a more sustainable and proactive compliance programme?

• How to overcome cultural challenges in rolling out an anti-corruption awareness: balancing cultural norms and global policies?

• How to leverage technology and other innovative tools to efficiently detect and control risks?

10:30 AM – 10:50 AM

Exclusive Case Study Presentation

 10:50 AM – 11:20 AM

Informal Networking

• Networking Tea with Speakers & Delegates

• Informal Networking with Exhibitors

11:20 AM – 12:00 PM

Industry Leadership Session

Hidden Dangers in the Early Stages of an Internal Investigation

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• Why the early stages of an internal investigation are often a critical time for organizations?

• How to develop and maintain a good rapport with federal regulators?

• When to call outside counsel?

• How to sort the types of allegations?

• Whether to self-report

• Hidden dangers and the ethical and legal implications of management decisions

12:00 PM – 12:20 PM

Exclusive Case Study Presentation

12:20 PM – 01:00 PM

Industry Leadership Session

Arbitration -vs- Mediation, the Various Alternative Dispute Resolutions in India

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• Can mediation be effectively used in connection with arbitration? If so, at what stage?

• How effective is mediation generally? In what circumstances or jurisdictions is it most effective?

• Should companies include mediation clauses in their standard commercial contracts?

• Is there a particular format best used for incorporating mediation into a dispute resolution clause?

• Mediation: what Legal counsels expects

• Advantages/disadvantages of arbitration over the courts

01:00 PM – 01:50 PM

Informal Networking

• Networking Lunch with Speakers & Delegates

• Informal Networking with Exhibitors

01:50 PM – 02:10 PM

02:10 PM – 02:50 PM

Industry Leadership Session

Litigation Management: Strategies for Aligning Cost with Value

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• Managing litigation costs and prevention

• Define a budget and explore alternative fee structures

• Leverage technology to Its full potential

• Cost-saving systems prior to litigation

• Evaluate your compliance programs to reduce risk

• Should judges and arbitrators manage their cases without regard to costs?

• Effective case management: how to control litigation outcomes and costs?

02:50 PM – 03:10 PM

Exclusive Case Study Presentation

03:10 PM – 04:40 PM

Leadership Round Table Discussion & Idea Exchange

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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Cybersecurity Threat & The Legal Landscape in India: 2022 and Beyond

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• The key data security/privacy trends and challenges facing the legal sector

• What is the price of privacy? What value can be tagged at privacy?

• How to navigate cybersecurity and network defense challenges?

• Next steps for data sharing, and priorities for implementing the new code of practice - privacy, enforcement, and sharing data internationally

• How advanced machine learning can be the solution for the sector?

• The importance of data protection and how firms can navigate the threat landscape

• What employers can do to control the spread and mitigate the effects of the virus, and what additional data can they process about their employees?

• Antitrust & competition litigation in the aftermath of Covid-19

• The impact of increased remote working

04:40 PM – 05:00 PM

Informal Networking

• Networking Tea with Speakers & Delegates

• Informal Networking with Exhibitors

05:00 PM – 05:05 PM

Thank You Note & Closing Remarks

Thank you note in the presence of all speakers, sponsors & global delegates who made this event happen with their undaunting support and participation.