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Risks from transferring assets

The impact of the CMA’s new enforcement powers on ESG

Contract Optimisation Stories: Barclays

Jack Simmons from Barclays shares his story about how reimagining Barclays contract template for commercial partnerships has had a massive impact.

Digital Health Part 2: Big Data and AI in the medical field

Prof. Alexander Radbruch, Chair Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University of Bonn - Join our session with Prof Alexander Radbruch, head of the newly created Clinic for Neuroradiology at the University Hospital Bonn. As one of Europe’s most influential researchers in radiology, he integrates digitalisation and artificial intelligence to improve oncological diagnostics.

Digital Health Part 1: The European Health Data Space from a health regulators perspective

Nick Schneider, Head of Division 511 – New technologies and data use, German Federal Ministry of Health- This session will discuss how the EHDS might overcome existing obstacles and enable EU actors to make use of the potential offered by a safe and secured exchange, use or reuse of health data, and what pitfalls should be avoided.

The European Health Data Space - from a health regulators perspective followed by Big Data and AI in the medical field

Regulation of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) - a Swiss perspective

Lukas Staub, Attorney-atLaw / Policy advisor, Swiss Federal State Secretariat for International Finance - This session will discuss the potential effect the MICA, if adopted in the latest draft published in March 2022, will have on the EU market.

Crypto regulation - implications of MiCA on the EU market

Forthcoming AI regulation and policies in the EU, UK and Middle East

Christopher Götz, Minesh Tanna, Nina Fischer, Simmons & Simmons LLP - An overview of forthcoming AI regulation and policy in the EU, the UK and the Middle East. The presentation gives participants an understanding of draft regulations, national AI strategies and other similar legal issues that are currently being discussed in the field of AI in the various jurisdictions.

How to improve the football experience on and off the pitch

Johannes Holzmüller, Director Football Technology & Innovation, FIFA - Technology advances at a tremendous pace in our daily life and the same applies to the sporting world. The presentation will focus on the potential of emerging technologies in football.

How AI has improved businesses today and will revolutionise it tomorrow

Rasmus Rothe, Co-founder and CTO, Merantix Labs/AI Campus - The use of AI applications in business is widespread, from process optimisation and enhanced monitoring to generative tasks. This session will discuss, through case studies, how Merantix’ AI applications are implemented in businesses today and what effect they have.

Europe's AI regulation - the investment and innovation challenge?

Nicole Formica-Schiller, CEO & Founder Pamanicor Health AG, Board German AI Association, OECD.AI Expert, Head EU AI-Regulation - This session will discuss how investors and companies should react to evolving regulations such as European AI Regulation and Data Act, in order to succeed on a global scale.

e-Sports and Gaming

Tina Gausling, Elia Kim, Vishal Patel, Simmons & Simmons LLP - Increasing participation in esports and gaming has led to a vast amount of data being generated and collected. This session will explore the opportunities this data, along with the use of AI, is bringing to the sector.

Elevator pitches

Ralf-Michael Schmidt, Cofounder, Fabit Susanne Krehl, Co-founder, Fabit Maximillian Groth, CEO and co-founder, Decentriq Tomas van der Heijden, Cofounder, Briink - In our “Elevator Pitch” session, we invited three start-ups that are based in Germany to present their respective business models.

Data sharing, data access and data spaces - free flow of data vs. access restrictions

Alex Brown, Martin Gramsch, Vladimir Murovic, Kilian Wolf, Simmons & Simmons LLP - Availability and access to data is a key aspect for improvement and innovation in all business sectors. This session will look at the current legal tools available to gain access to data and new rules on the horizon.

Bloomberg predictions followed by closing remarks

Anurag Rana, Sector Head and Senior equity research analyst, Software and IT services, Bloomberg Intelligence - In this session Bloomberg is looking ahead and predicts upcoming trends in the area of digitalisation.

Adaptive launch in Asia

Closed List Disease Clauses: Rockliffe Hall

Notifiable Events/ a shake-up to the existing framework

Privilege & Limited Waiver Agreements in Ireland – What you need to know

Episode 8 - The Future of Data Centres

We peer into our mystic ball and look at the future of data centres, focusing on how the industry might develop in the coming years and the significant challenges it faces. We look at some of the exciting advances being made, such as mobile and even underwater centres, whilst providing a general overview as to the direction the industry is heading in. As a finale, we get the predictions for the next 5-10 years from three industry titans. Speakers Steve Kaye Kirsty Barnes Dan Mace (Bouygues ...

Episode 7 - Managing Risks for Data Centres

We view Data Centres through the prism of disputes, considering some of the possible areas in which disputes can arise in this field, and looking at effective ways to mitigate those risks. Speakers Emily Monastiriotis Steve Kaye Tom Bowen

Episode 6 - Data Centres and the race to zero emissions

We explore the intersection of Data Centres and ESG considerations for the industry, focusing on the environmental impact, challenges and considerations for Data Centres, as well as some of the proposed solutions for dealing with these issues. Speakers Emily Monastiriotis Cian O’Hara David Watkins (VIRTUS Data Centres)

Episode 5 - The View from our International Network

We continue to look at Data Centres as a mainstream asset class by exploring 4 key and growing international markets for Data Centres: Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands and the Middle East. Speakers Cian O’Hara Boris Strauch Christopher Gotz Rob Hendricks Olivia Darlington

The Future of Data Centres EP8

We peer into our mystic ball and look at the future of data centres, focusing on how the industry might develop in the coming years and the significant challenges it faces. We look at some of the exciting advances being made, such as mobile and even underwater centres, whilst providing a general overview as to the direction the industry is heading in. As a finale, we get the predictions for the next 5-10 years from three industry titans. Speakers Steve Kaye Kirsty Barnes Dan Mace (Bouygues ...

Tax Controversy - Transfer Pricing Adjustments and resolution under a bilateral investment treaty

Sanctions arising from the war in Ukraine

Data Centres in our data-driven world EP1

We take a look at the growing and ever more important role of Data Centres to modern society, their key features, and why it is such a growing market globally. Speakers  Kirsty Barnes Emily Monastiriotis Dan Mace (Bouygues E&S)

Data Centres and the race to zero emissions EP6

We explore the intersection of Data Centres and ESG considerations for the industry, focusing on the environmental impact, challenges and considerations for Data Centres, as well as some of the proposed solutions for dealing with these issues. Speakers Emily Monastiriotis Cian O’Hara David Watkins (VIRTUS Data Centres)

The Data Centre – Fundamentals Explained EP2

We take a look at the key characteristics of a functional Data Centre, focusing on the significant power demand and corresponding prerequisites to the operation of a data centre, its fibre and connectivity requirements, and the importance of fire suppression in these facilities. Speakers Steve Kaye Cian O’Hara Dan Mace (Bouygues E&S)

Episode 4 - Transactional Trends and Market Insights - Part 2

We take a closer look at Data Centres as a mainstream asset class and explore the underlying business, as our experts and guests provide their insight into the current trends in the sector and provide some key commercial advice on a variety of data centre deals that they have experienced – Part 2 Speakers Duncan Athol Andrew Russell Jo Crookshank Tom Dryden (McGill and Partners)

Episode 3 - Transactional Trends and Market Insights - Part 1

We take a closer look at Data Centres as a mainstream asset class and explore the underlying business, as our experts and guests provide their insights into the current trends in the sector and provide some key commercial advice on a variety of data centre deals that they have experienced – Part 1 Speakers Kirsty Barnes  James Cotter Marc Fevre  Andrew Petry

Transactional Trends and Market Insights - Part 1 EP3

We take a closer look at Data Centres as a mainstream asset class and explore the underlying business, as our experts and guests provide their insights into the current trends in the sector and provide some key commercial advice on a variety of data centre deals that they have experienced – Part 1 Speakers Kirsty Barnes  James Cotter Marc Fevre  Andrew Petry

Transactional Trends and Market Insights - Part 2 EP4

We take a closer look at Data Centres as a mainstream asset class and explore the underlying business, as our experts and guests provide their insight into the current trends in the sector and provide some key commercial advice on a variety of data centre deals that they have experienced – Part 2 Speakers Duncan Athol Andrew Russell Jo Crookshank Tom Dryden (McGill and Partners)

Episode 2 - The Data Centre – Fundamentals Explained

We take a look at the key characteristics of a functional Data Centre, focusing on the significant power demand and corresponding prerequisites to the operation of a data centre, its fibre and connectivity requirements, and the importance of fire suppression in these facilities. Speakers Steve Kaye Cian O’Hara Dan Mace (Bouygues E&S)

Episode 1 - Data Centres in our data-driven world

We take a look at the growing and ever more important role of Data Centres to modern society, their key features, and why it is such a growing market globally. Speakers  Kirsty Barnes Emily Monastiriotis Dan Mace (Bouygues E&S)

The view from our International Network EP5

We continue to look at Data Centres as a mainstream asset class by exploring 4 key and growing international markets for Data Centres: Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands and the Middle East. Speakers Cian O’Hara Boris Strauch Christopher Gotz Rob Hendricks Olivia Darlington

Managing Risks for Data Centres EP7

We view Data Centres through the prism of disputes, considering some of the possible areas in which disputes can arise in this field, and looking at effective ways to mitigate those risks. Speakers Emily Monastiriotis Steve Kaye Tom Bowen

The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022

Corbin & King v Axa Insurance

Sanctions, warfare and cyber insurance

Labouring in Employment! Comparing and contrasting issues relating to vaccination in Hong Kong and Singapore

Russian Sanctions and their repercussions on international trade and business

Court orders insider dealers to pay $12.9 million to

Court orders insider dealers to pay $12.9 million to

Our initial thoughts for investors and lenders on the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022 - The New Register of Overseas Entities

Social and governance risks in the construction sector

The FCA Test Case: key outcomes and unanswered questions

TKC v Allianz: the question of property damage

Keeping up with crypto: the latest tax compliance and enforcement initiatives in the US, UK and EU