The AI Battlefields - How to Navigate and Overcome the Legal Challenges
The AI Battlefields – How to Navigate and Overcome the Legal Challenges is a conference organized by the International Bar Association (IBA) Intellectual Property, Communications, and Technology Section. Scheduled for November 7–8, 2024, at the Excelsior Hotel Gallia in Milan, Italy, this event aims to address the complex legal challenges posed by the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence.
The conference will cover a range of critical topics, including AI bias and discrimination, legal considerations and risk mitigation, the impact of AI on copyright protection in the digital world, and the potential for AI to revamp existing ICT infrastructure. Sessions will also explore contracting on AI and the legal implications of AI-generated artworks.
Attendees will have opportunities to engage with leading experts through keynote addresses, panel discussions, and interactive sessions. The event is designed for legal professionals, policymakers, and technologists seeking to understand and navigate the evolving legal landscape of AI.
This conference is particularly relevant for legal practitioners specializing in technology law, corporate counsel, and policymakers involved in AI regulation. It offers a platform to gain insights into emerging legal issues, network with peers, and discuss strategies for effectively managing AI-related legal challenges.
Speakers(12)
Aparna Gaur
Counsel at Trilegal
Aparna Gaur is a Counsel in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Practice at Trilegal. She has extensive experience advising clients on complex legal issues related to data privacy, cross-border data transfers, cybersecurity, consumer protection laws, digital advertising, e-commerce, and the adoption and use of new technologies, including AI. She assists clients with drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and has represented clients in IP and technology law disputes before various courts in India. Aparna has been recognized as a 'Rising Star for TMT' and a 'Leading Individual' for IP by Legal 500 in 2024.
Ignacio Sanchez De Lara
Trust & Compliance Officer at IBM Europe, Middle East & Africa
Ignacio Sanchez De Lara is the Trust & Compliance Officer for IBM Europe, Middle East & Africa. He also serves as an AI Ethics Focal Point, working with the Office of Privacy and Responsible Tech on global initiatives. Ignacio joined IBM in 2016 as a member of the Legal Department in Dublin, Ireland, where he worked on various topics such as Competition Law, Procurement, and Contracts. He graduated and qualified as a lawyer in Madrid, Spain.
Katherine Wilson-Milne
Partner at Schindler Cohen & Hochman LLP
Katherine Wilson-Milne is a partner at Schindler Cohen & Hochman LLP, a leading litigation and art law boutique in New York City. She advises clients in the art, cultural, and creative communities, including galleries, startups, collectors, artists, and not-for-profit organizations, on transactional matters related to the creation, purchase, sale, loan, and financing of art. She also represents clients in disputes involving representation, contracts, copyright, authenticity, title, provenance, and appraisals. Katherine teaches and speaks regularly on art law topics and co-hosts the Art Law Podcast.
Kensuke Inoue
Special Counsel at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Kensuke Inoue is a special counsel at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, specializing in intellectual property law, data privacy, and information technology law. He has extensive experience in media and entertainment, sports, brand protection, software development and licensing, M&A transactions, and general corporate law. He handles both transactions and dispute resolution, including cross-border matters. He is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, the Copyright Law Association of Japan, and the Association Litteraire et Artistique Internationale.
Luna Bianchi
Co-founder at Immanence
Luna Bianchi is a Trademark Attorney and former manager of IP in a listed group of companies in the fashion luxury sector. She has been in the tech field for over 10 years, focusing on the social and juridical impacts of digital transformation. Since July 2022, she has been part of the World Economic Forum Working Group for designing the governance of the Metaverse. In 2023, she co-founded Immanence, the first Italian company supporting public and private organizations to assess and govern the societal impacts and ethical risks emerging from AI.
Mario Di Carlo
Partner at Ristuccia Tufarelli & Partners
Mario Di Carlo is a partner at Ristuccia Tufarelli & Partners since 2010, specializing in business law and human rights law. He assists clients in sectors such as telecommunications, banking, digital marketing, healthcare, and IT, focusing on regulation, business development, public contracts, competition, commercial contracts, corporate governance, and civil liability. He has experience in litigation before administrative and civil courts, including cross-border cases and proceedings before the Constitutional Court, the Court of Justice of the European Union, and the European Court of Human Rights. He also provides pro bono assistance in anti-discrimination and human rights protection cases.
Marta Colonna
General Counsel at PagoPA S.p.A.
Marta Colonna graduated in Law from the University of Florence and the Sorbonne in Paris, specializing in Intellectual Property Law and New Technology Law. Since 2011, she has practiced as a lawyer focusing on legal matters related to digital technologies. In 2019, she served as a legal expert and DPO on the Digital Team at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. Since July 2019, she has been the General Counsel of PagoPA S.p.A. In 2023, she co-founded AIRIA, the International Association for Artificial Intelligence Regulation, a think tank aimed at fostering constructive dialogue on various AI-related issues.
Martijn Lesterhuis
Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Saga
Martijn Lesterhuis is an experienced advisor and business leader focusing on the transformational impact of AI on legal services. He is the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Saga, an international AI company enabling lawyers to be successful in the AI era.
Max Fenkell
Head of Government Relations at Scale AI
Max Fenkell is the Head of Government Relations at Scale AI, where he works with policymakers around the world to shape the regulatory environment for responsible AI. Prior to Scale, Max served as the Policy and Government Affairs Lead at Joby Aviation, leading the company's engagement with the U.S. Government. He previously spent time on Capitol Hill and graduated from Bowdoin College, majoring in Government and Legal Affairs.
Olivier De Baecque
Partner at De Baecque Law Firm
Olivier De Baecque specializes in art law, representing galleries, artists, and their estates in matters related to copyrights, authenticity issues, sales, trust and estate, restitution, and all issues related to art and the art market. He publishes law review articles and teaches art law at the Ecole du Louvre and University Paris I. He also has expertise in copyright, trademark law, and new technologies, providing both litigation and legal counseling services.
Raphaël Dana
Partner at Dana & Co.
Raphaël Dana is an elected member of the Paris Bar Council (2025-2027) and an officer of the International Bar Association's Technology Law Committee. He chairs the Tech M&A Committee of the International Technology Lawyers' Association. Recognized by his peers in The Best Lawyers in France™ for Privacy and Data Security Law, he has been named a 'Thought Leader' in Who's Who Legal for Data Privacy & Protection, Data Security, and Information Technology. His practice includes advising on technology deals, IP and data matters, software licensing, and cybersecurity, as well as representing clients before French courts and arbitration tribunals.
Yuval Horn
Chair, Technology and Life Sciences Practice at Gornitzky & Co.
Yuval Horn chairs the Technology and Life Sciences practice at Gornitzky & Co., one of Israel's largest full-service law firms. He advises clients on international transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, structured finance, and corporate reorganizations, as well as on all legal aspects of operations of high-tech and life sciences companies. He has been awarded the Leading Global Practitioner Prize in Life Sciences Transactions by Who's Who Lawyers in 2024 and 2022. Yuval also teaches Life Sciences Entrepreneurship at Tel Aviv University Law Faculty and serves on various committees related to medical ethics and contracts.
Event Details
- Date
- November 7-8, 2024
- 2 days
- Location
- 🇮🇹 Milan, Italy
- Excelsior Hotel Gallia
- Pricing
- Unknown
- Audience
- Legal professionals, policymakers, technologists