Principles for a Data Economy Conference 2021
by American Law Institute (ALI) and European Law Institute (ELI)
The Principles for a Data Economy Conference 2021 was a two-day virtual event held on October 18 and 19, 2021, organized jointly by the American Law Institute (ALI) and the European Law Institute (ELI). The conference aimed to present and discuss the ALI-ELI Principles for a Data Economy, a set of transnational principles designed to provide legal clarity and coherence in the rapidly evolving data economy.
Key topics covered during the conference included the history and underlying concepts of the Principles, data contracts, data rights, and third-party aspects of data activities. Sessions featured presentations by project reporters and panel discussions with experts from various sectors, addressing issues such as contractual frameworks for data transactions, rights associated with data access and portability, and the impact of data activities on third-party rights.
The conference also provided opportunities for networking and engagement through panel discussions and Q&A sessions, allowing participants to interact with leading experts in the field. Notable speakers included Christiane Wendehorst, Neil Cohen, Lord John Thomas, and Steven O. Weise, among others, who shared their insights and expertise on the development and application of the Principles.
The event was particularly relevant for legal professionals, policymakers, academics, and industry stakeholders involved in the data economy. Attendees gained a comprehensive understanding of the ALI-ELI Principles and their potential to harmonize legal approaches to data transactions and rights across different jurisdictions.
Speakers(31)
Alain Strowel
Professor at Université Saint-Louis
Alain Strowel is a professor at UCLouvain and Université Saint-Louis, Brussels, teaching intellectual property, IT, and media law. He is also an avocat at the Brussels bar with the firm Pierstone and serves as an arbiter for WIPO and '.be' domain names dispute resolution systems. His research focuses on data governance, Artificial Intelligence, and the regulation of online platforms.
Anne Flanagan
Project Lead at World Economic Forum
Atsushi Okada
Partner at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Atsushi Okada is a partner at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, specializing in intellectual property, information technology, data protection, and cybersecurity. He serves as a member of the Board of Examiners, Industrial Property Council of Japan Patent Office, and chairs a working group on AI and data contract guidelines for the Japanese government (METI).
Charly Gordon
Policy Manager at International Chamber of Commerce
Christian Reimsbach-Kounatze
Policy Analyst at OECD
Christiane Wendehorst
Project Reporter at European Law Institute
Christiane Wendehorst has been Professor of Civil Law at the University of Vienna since 2008. She is a founding member and Immediate Past President (2017-2021) of the European Law Institute (ELI), chair of the Academy Council of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), and Co-Head of the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law. Her research focuses on legal aspects of digitalisation, including digital content, the Internet of Things, AI, and data economy.
David Sch6nwerth
Policy Officer for Data Economy at Bitkom e.V.
David Sch6nwerth is a Policy Officer for Data Economy at Bitkom e.V., focusing on data policy, data spaces, and data technologies.
David Sch0f6nwerth
Policy Officer for Data Economy at Bitkom e.V.
David Sch0f6nwerth is a Policy Officer for Data Economy at Bitkom e.V., focusing on data policy, data spaces, and data technologies.
David Schnwerth
Policy Officer for Data Economy at Bitkom e.V.
David Schnwerth is a Policy Officer for Data Economy at Bitkom e.V., focusing on data policy and technologies.
David Schnwerth
Policy Officer for Data Economy at Bitkom e.V.
David Schnwerth is a Policy Officer for Data Economy in the AI & Big Data team at Bitkom in Berlin.
David Schönwerth
Representative at Bitkom e.V.
Dirk Staudenmayer
Head of Unit at European Commission
Henry Gabriel
Commissioner at Uniform Law Commission
Ioana Hreninciuc
CEO at Game Analytics
Josef Drexl
Director at Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition
Lian Yuming
Director at Key Laboratory of Big Data Strategy
Lord John Thomas
Moderator
Malte Beyer-Katzenberger
Policy Officer at European Commission
Moritz Hennemann
Director at Research Center for Law and Digitization (FREDI), University of Passau
Neil B. Cohen
Jeffrey D. Forchelli Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School
Neil B. Cohen is the Jeffrey D. Forchelli Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School and the Research Director of the Permanent Editorial Board for the Uniform Commercial Code.
Pascal Pichonnaz
President at European Law Institute
Richard Revesz
Director at American Law Institute
Steven Weise
Project Chair at American Law Institute
Teki Akuetteh Falconer
Executive Director at Africa Digital Rights’ Hub
Teresa Rodr guez de las Heras Ballell
Member at UNIDROIT
Teresa Rodr guez de las Heras Ballell is a member of UNIDROIT.
Teresa Rodrguez de las Heras Ballell
Professor of Commercial Law at Carlos III University of Madrid
Teresa Rodrguez de las Heras Ballell is a Professor of Commercial Law at Carlos III University of Madrid and a member of UNIDROIT.
Teresa Rodrguez de las Heras Ballell
Member at UNIDROIT
Teresa Rodrguez de las Heras Ballell is a member of UNIDROIT.
Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell
Member at UNIDROIT
Teresa Wilton Harmon
Moderator
Ursula Pachl
Deputy Director General at Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs
Weixing Shen
Professor and Dean at School of Law, Tsinghua University
Weixing Shen is Professor and Dean of the School of Law at Tsinghua University and Director of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Law. He has published 18 books and over 60 papers on significant legal journals, focusing on civil law, computational law, and health law.
Event Details
- Date
- June 10-11, 2021
- 2 days
- Location
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Pricing
- Free
- Audience
- Legal professionals, policymakers, academics, industry stakeholders