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2025 International India Conference Agenda

Thursday, 30 January

9:00am to 9:30am RET

Registration & Networking

9:30am to 10:00am RET

Presidential Address

10:00am to 10:20am RET

Keynote by Shri Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

10:20am to 10:45am RET

Fireside Chat with Shri Abhishek Singh

10:45am to 11:00am RET

Networking Break

11:00am to 12:00pm RET

Panel 1A – Privacy by Design – What it takes to be a privacy first organisation? (learnings from the GDPR, gaps)
Panel 1B – Data in Scope – Shift in focus of Sectoral Regulation

12:00pm to 1:00pm RET

Panel 2A – AI and IP- Do we need a Data Mining Exemption Under Indian law
Panel 2B – Safeguarding Innovation: Leveraging Dispute Resolution for Tech Startups

1:00pm to 2:00pm RET

Lunch & Networking Break

2:00pm to 3:00pm RET

Roundtables on (i) Fintech; (ii) Age Gating & Verifiable Parental Consent; (iii) Regulation of OTT Services (telecom act, intermediaries regs, content); (iv) Cybersecurity

3:00pm to 4:00pm RET

Panel 3A – Data related considerations in M&A deals/Implications of DPDP Act on M&A transactions
Panel 3B – Antitrust Implications of Data Sharing and its Impact on Digital Economies

4:00pm to 4:15pm RET

Networking Break

4:15pm to 5:00pm RET

Expert talk/Masterclass

5:00pm to 6:00pm RET

Founders Roundtable

6:00pm to 8:00pm RET

Opening Day Reception + Quiz

Friday, 31 January

10:00am to 10:45am RET

Roundtables on (i) Digital Influence & Consumer Trust (advertising, dark patterns, greenwashing, misleading ads); (ii) IP in the Metaverse; (iii) Competition & Digital Commerce (Digital Competition bill); and (iv) Privacy Litigation – Are we in for a surprise?

10:45am to 11:00am RET

Networking Break

11:00am to 12:00pm RET

Expert talk on DPI by Shri Pramod Varma and Fireside Chat

12:00pm to 12:20pm RET

AI Regulations – an EU perspective by John Buyers, Partner, Osbourne Clark

12:20pm to 12:40pm RET

AI Regulations – An Indian perspective by Rahul Matthan, Partner, Trilegal

12:40am to 1:00pm RET

AI Regulations – A Singapore perspective by Rajesh Sreenivasan, Partner, Rajah & Tan

1:00pm to 1:30pm RET

Expert Presentation on Navigating the EU Market: Regulatory Essentials for Indian Cryptoasset Providers and Service Providers by Dr. Katharina Lasota Heller, Managing Partner, Lexcellence

1:30pm to 2:30pm RET

Lunch & Networking Break

2:30pm to 3:30pm RET

Panel 1A – Fiduciary or Processor – Which Hat Do You Wear under the DPDPA?
Panel 1B – Can the law keep up with GenAI – developments and challenges

3:30pm to 4:30pm RET

Masterclass

4:30pm to 5:30pm RET

Panel 3 – General Counsels Panel

5:30pm to 6:15pm RET

Panel 4 – Legal Tech Panel

6:15pm to 6:30pm RET

Closing Remarks

7:00pm RET

Gala Dinner

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