The International Commerce and Distribution Landscape – New Tensions and Restrictions Along the Global Supply Chain

20 Mar - 21 Mar 2024

Session information

Hot topic roundtable session discussion groups on supply chains and technology

Description

The audience will be divided into five discussion groups for this session to address the following relevant sub-topics:

1 Machine to Machine (M2M) Economy – pros and cons of automated sales and payments in the Internet of Things (IoT)
2 Supply chain in the metaverse; thinking new business models for interconnected procurement, services and product development
3 Implications of smart manufacturing: news for distribution, intellectual property and competition. 
4 Practical challenges in online business and the metaverse
5 Export controls targeting the semiconductor supply chain

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Khong Aik Gan Gan Partnership, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Membership Officer, International Commerce and Distribution Committee
Pieter Tubbergen Tremont Legal, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Senior Vice Chair, International Commerce and Distribution Committee

Speakers

Ivan Bilaniuk Dinsmore & Shohl, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Eddie Chiu Bird & Bird, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Jeffrey Costellia Nixon Peabody LLP, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Vice Chair, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee
Stephane Coulaux CMG LEGAL, Paris, France
Martine De Koning Kennedy Van der Laan, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Co-Chair, International Franchising Committee
Dana DeCapite Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
John Sotos Sotos LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Audi Syarief Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, New York, New York, USA; Chair, Export Controls, Sanctions and Anti-Corruption Subcommittee
Kendal Tyre Nixon Peabody, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Co-Chair, International Franchising Committee
Peter Wagner Jordan & Wagner Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Stuttgart, Germany; Webinar Officer, International Commerce and Distribution Committee
Lindsay Wardlaw Amalie Trade Compliance Consulting, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Claire Yi Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Washington, District of Columbia, USA