A dynamic session which will enable delegates to select from a menu of hot topics mainly relating to artificial intelligence (AI) from the perspective of the intellectual property, communication, technology, art, media and space sectors, and to participate in roundtable discussions.

Topical AI-related issues will be selected to stimulate a lively debate. Moderators on each table will introduce the table topic and the participants do the rest.

Topic one
Digital therapeutics – legal challenges and opportunities for tech companies and patients

Moderators
Jeffrey Costellia Nixon Peabody, Washington, DC; Vice Chair, IBA Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee
Rebecca Dunn Gilbert + Tobin, Barangaroo, New South Wales
Elisa Stefanini Portolano Cavallo, Milan; Technology Law Committee Liaison Officer, IBA Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee

Topic two
Large language models (LLMS) and data protection

Moderators
Argyro Amidi FOURDOTINFINITY, Athens
Takashi Nakazaki Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Tokyo; Associations and Committees Liaison Officer, IBA Technology Law Committee
Matthias Orthwein SKW Schwarz , Munich

Topic three
AI-driven evidence collection and analysis in litigation: balancing accuracy, efficiency, and ethical concerns

Moderators
Raffaello Stefano De Marco Gianni Origoni, Milan
Statira Ranina ALMT Legal, Mumbai, Maharashtra; Asia Pacific Regional Forum Liaison Officer, IBA Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee
Erik Valgaeren Stibbe, Brussels

Topic four
Fault in our AI: pinning of liabilities and obligations

Moderators
Anna Beke-Martos Law Office of Dr Anna Beke-Martos, Budapest; Publications Officer, IBA Media Law Committee
Raphaël Dana Dana Associés, Paris; Vice Chair, IBA Fintech Subcommittee
Shweta Sahu Nishith Desai Associates, New Delhi, Delhi

Topic five
AI and the legal profession

Moderators
Lorenzo Battarino Trevisan & Cuonzo, Milan
Orit Gonen Gilat Bareket & Co Reinhold Cohn Group, Tel Aviv, Israel; Chair, Copyright and Entertainment Law Subcommittee
Janez Sekirnik OPAM Law, Ljubljana

Topic six
Impact of European AI regulation in financial sector

Moderators
Roland Mathys Schellenberg Wittmer, Zürich; Senior Vice Chair, IBA Technology Law Committee
Professor Attila Menyhard Eotvos Lorand University, Faculty of Law, Budapest
Astrid Wagner Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg City; Vice Chair, IBA Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Subcommittee

Topic seven
AI corporate policies

Moderators
Yuval Horn Horn & Co, Tel Aviv; Member, IBA Technology Law Committee Advisory Board
Violetta Kunze Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov, Sofia; Member, IBA Communications Law Committee Advisory Board
Cristina Mesa J&A Garrigues, Madrid

Topic eight
AI supply chains and digital sovereignty

Moderators
Mario Di Carlo Studio legale Ristuccia e Tufarelli, Rome
Professor Christopher Millard Queen Mary University of London, London
Daniel Lundqvist Advokatfirman Kahn Pedersen, Stockholm; Scholarship Officer, IBA Technology Law Committee

Topic nine
A tricky balance: what is the best solution to the issue of copyright content being used for the teaching of large language and other GenAI models?

Moderators
Antonio Bana Bana Avvocati Associati, Milan
Licia Garotti PedersoliGattai, Milan
Nick White Charles Russell Speechlys , London; Vice Chair, IBA Copyright and Entertainment Law Subcommittee

Topic ten
AI, best practices and self-regulation – the case of journalism and the news sector

Moderators
Albert Agustinoy Cuatrecasas, Barcelona; Vice Chair, IBA Technology Law Committee
Herman Croux MVVP, Brussels; Member, IBA Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee Advisory Board
Paulina Silva Bitlaw, Santiago; Publications Officer, IBA Technology Law Committee

Topic eleven
What is the legal status of crypto art: moveable or copyright or unknown?

Moderators
Olivier de Baecque De Baecque Bellec, Paris; Co-Chair, IBA Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee
Anne-Sophie Nardon Borghese Associes, Paris