Please join Boston College Law School and Ropes & Gray at the 7th Annual International IP Summit. The summit is a premier forum for practitioners, business leaders, academics, and government officials to explore the dramatically evolving global IP environment. You must register above to attend.

October 24 Tentative Schedule (full agenda forthcoming):
11:30AM–12:00 PM : Networking and Registration (with lunch)
12:00–1:00 PM: Welcome Remarks & Keynote Address (with lunch)
1:10–2:10 PM: Panel 1: UPC and Global Enforcement Strategy
2:15–3:15 PM: Panel 2: Leaky Models, IP Ownership, and Other Considerations for AI Dealmaking and Licensing
3:15–3:45 PM: Networking Break
3:45–4:45 PM: Panel 3: Bridging the Atlantic: Global AI Regulation in the UK, EU, US and China
4:50–5:50 PM: Panel 4: Life Science Regulatory Trends
5:50–5:55 PM: Closing Remarks
6:00–7:00 PM: Networking & Cocktail Reception

October 25: Day Two Roundtable Session
This Roundtable Session will feature an interactive discussion among participants focused on how recent laws, regulations, economic changes, and technological advancements have impacted deal making. Participants will be coming from a range of backgrounds and experiences. During the session, participants will have an opportunity to share their views on current market trends, emerging areas of risk and opportunity, and best practices. All participants are asked to attend the entire session. Topics to be discussed will include:

• Deal Trends in Life Sciences and AI (Private Equity, Venture Investing, etc.)
• The proposed BIOSECURE Act and its potential effects on the life sciences industry.
• The EU AI Act and other enacted and proposed laws regulating the development and use of AI.
• The CrowdStrike outage and cybersecurity and IT lessons learned.   
• The Supreme Court’s recent overturning of Chevron and how businesses and regulatory agencies are responding.

For more information, please contact lawevent@bc.edu.