In 2017 AusBiotech will be running a Global Investment Event Series, with events taking place in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Australia. These events will connect life science investors with biotech and medtech innovators from across the globe to discuss investment and partnership opportunities. For the latest events please visit AusBiotech website.
Corruption remains a grave social problem in jurisdictions across Asia, hindering economic growth and undermining fair market competition. In accordance with its decade of action combating corruption, Duxes will hold the 5th Anti-Corruption Compliance Asia Pacific Summit 2017 on December 6-8 in Hong Kong. The summit will work with leaders in industry and government from across the region in providing a platform to discuss important topics related to anti-corruption compliance. For more information, please visit http://www.duxes-events.com/acap/
With the ongoing review of the regulatory framework now entering into interinstitutional negotiations, the draft European Electronic Communications Code proposed by the Commission will be centre-stage at this year`s Regulatory Conference. In addition to the core questions of competition and investment at the heart of the reform effort, the conference will also focus on other challenges and opportunities for the European communications sector: from security over cooperative, connected and automated mobility to service integration and delivery.
Through a series of keynotes and panel discussions, senior policy makers, industry stakeholders and independent experts will debate with each other and with the audience about the optimal pathways and right regulatory environment for the EU electronic communications sector to prosper. A discussion among entrepreneurs, the people who brought competition to European electronic communication markets, will provide an industry-led vision of what the new rules might entail and what is required to ensure that future regulation does not obstruct competition for economic and societal benefit.
This high-level conference gathers + 450 practitioners to discuss the timeliest IP issues and EU reforms related to patents, copyrights, trademark, design and new technologies.
This 2-day conference is the forum to discuss with worldwide experts on IP trends, attend innovative panels and discover the impact of new technologies on IP.
The key figures: + 100 speakers, + 400 delegates + 30 IP hot topics discussed through workshops, masterclass and plenary sessions.
The 12th edition will take place in Brussels on December 7-8, 2017
Main Topics Addressed:
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and its impact on IP
Industry 4.0 technologies and the data ownership issue
Fair Remuneration of authors and performers via new transparency rules
Why you should attend
Meet the bestworldwide IP experts& engage withseasoned speakers
Discuss withEU institutions representatives
Three reading-process with strategic, political and regulatory topics
Network instantaneously through our new app‘IP Summit 2017’
The IICJ Sixth annual conference will gather together Senior In-House Counsel, Editorial Board Members, Authors and Subscribers to the International In-house Counsel Journal. Hosted at the Law Society in London delegates will be able to network with their peers and to formulate their own strategies to develop their in-house legal function.
This conference will provide you with an ideal opportunity to discover the strategies and solutions companies are adopting across the full range in-house counsel management issues. With over 40 senior in-house counsel presenting or participating in panel sessions the IICJ Annual conference is a must attend event, providing delegates with a sound insight into how they manage their organisations legal function effectively.
A conference co-presented by the IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum and the IBA North American Regional Forum, supported by the IBA Arbitration Committee, the IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee, the IBA Corporate Counsel Forum, the IBA Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee, and the IBA International Trade and Customs Law Committee.
Topics include: M&A in Southeast Asia: opportunities and current developments, East meets west meets south: legal and cultural challenges in doing M&A in Asia, Adapting and implementing international trade strategies in a time of uncertainty, Recent developments in investment arbitration in the Asia Pacific, Risk mitigation - bulletproofing deals and learning lessons from the litigation battlefield, New media: new frontiers in Asia technology and IP investment
InterDigital, 4iP Council, and Avanci would like to invite you to join us aboard the luxury 100-foot yacht Semaya in Port Vell, a short cab ride from Fira Barcelona, on Tuesday, February 27 at 6 PM for a discussion on IP issues and their role in driving innovation, with a particular focus on SMEs, startups, universities, and other key players.
The evening's discussion will be moderated by Khushita Vasant, Legal Affairs Reporter, EMEA, PaRR Europe. Join us for a fun night of drinks and conversations featuring top IP leads from tech leaders, operators, and other industry experts. Contact Khushita Vasant for details.
The one-day conference will feature a number of renowned competition professionals from enforcement authorities, in-house, private practice and competition economics and will explore how competition law and policy are changing; whether there is room in the competition law glossary for concepts such as ‘fairness’ or ‘algorithm collusion’ and what implications this might have in practice. Panel discussions include:
The true reach: exploring the outer orbit of competition law
Innovative merger control: in tune or ahead of the times?
Enforcing competition law today: rules of the game
• Big, unique, private, connected… data and competition Speakers include: Johannes, Laitenberger, Sarah Cardell, Cristina Caffarra, Céline Gauer, Birgit Krueger, Martina Maier, Anneleen Straetemans, Maria Jaspers, Fiona Carlin, Birthe Pahnans, Bitten Thorgaard Sorensen, Beatriz de Guindos Talavera, Annemieke Tuinstra, Grania Holzwarth, Renata Hesse, Catriona Hatton, Ethel Fonseca, Romina Polley, Teresa Vecchi, Adina Claici and others.
The 15h annual return of the AsialawAsia-Pacific In-house Counsel Summit will be returning to Hong Kong on May 17, 2018. Held at the Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel the summit will be addressing the latest challenging in-house counsel lawyers in the market today.
This full day event will offer a unique chance for thought leaders to share their expertise on developing new strategies to deal with pressing concerns. Not only will you learn about the latest compliance, data privacy and sanction issues in the region, but the amazing opportunity to network with in-house counsel over lunch is in itself worthwhile. Click here for RSVP.
The 4th edition of the Antitrust in Asia Conference, organized by Concurrences Review with the support of Hong Kong Competition Association and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, will take place on May 18, 2018. Speakers include enforcers, academics, economists, and practitioners who will engage in an lively debate about the developments and challenges currently affecting Asian countries’ competition law systems, and what this means in law, policy and on-the-ground reality, for practitioners, consumers, and the world. Topics will range from Extraterritoriality Enforcement to Foreign Direct Investment & Mergers. Brent Snyder, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Competition Commission, will give the closing keynote speech.
The annual Chatham House Competition Policy conference will discuss how technology, data and new business models are changing the way industries are structured and how businesses engage with consumers. In this context, this year's agenda will explore how competition authorities and antitrust regulators can maintain competitive markets in ways that also encourage continued innovation, investment and growth.
Confirmed speakers include:
• Dr Michael Grenfell, Executive Director of the Board, Competition and Markets Authority
• Etienne Chantrel, Head of Mergers Unit, Autorité de la concurrence
• Anthony Durocher, Deputy Commissioner Monopolistic Practices, Competition Bureau of Canada
• Michiel Denkers, Director Competition, Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets
Read the agenda, see the full speaker line-up and secure your place: http://cht.hm/2EuKGry
For more information or help with your registration please contact Charlie Burnett Rae at cburnettrae@chathamhouse.org or on +44 (0)20 7957 5727
The EStALI Interactive Forum on EU State Aid Law offers a platform to discuss and exchange on current developments in EU State aid law. Expert panels and interactive break-out sessions with leading practitioners invite participants to get actively involved in the debates, exchange experiences and receive guidance on particular questions and cases. Use the great opportunity to update your State aid knowledge and discuss recent decisions, judgments and developments with our renowned experts from the EU Courts, the European Commission, academia and private legal practice. A great networking opportunity!
