10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PT

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MT

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET

(60 minutes)

Session 1 | AI in Cyber: Trends and challenges

As AI continues to evolve, its impact on cybersecurity is increasingly complex. This panel session will cover the latest trends, predictions, and challenges surrounding AI in cybersecurity. The session will provide insights into leveraging AI effectively to mitigate risks, as well as how AI may lead to increasingly sophisticated threats. Attendees will deepen their understanding of AI's transformative potential in cybersecurity and learn actionable strategies for navigating the landscape.

Topics

• AI in cybersecurity: Current trends
• The role of AI in incident response and cyber resilience
• Current and future cybersecurity risks of generative AI

Moderator

• Katherine Barbacki, Senior Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright, Montréal

Panelists

• John Cassell, Partner, Canadian Co-Head of Cybersecurity and Data Privacy, Norton Rose Fulbright, Calgary
• Will Daugherty, US Head of Cybersecurity, Norton Rose Fulbright, Houston
• Travis Walker, Senior Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright, Toronto

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PT

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MT

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET

(60 minutes)

Session 2 | Technology contracts: Key considerations for AI and data

Legal strategies to navigate the evolving legal landscape of AI and data. This session will summarize current AI regulations and anticipated developments, examine key contractual mechanisms, address considerations when AI products/services are introduced into legacy contracts, and consider different perspectives for buying, building, or selling AI solutions.

Topics

• Overview of existing technology regulations and anticipated developments in Canada and elsewhere based on global trends
• Understanding contractual issues in the context of AI and AI-enabled agreements, mitigating risk, and updating legacy arrangements
•  Managing novel intellectual property issues raised by AI and data issues

Moderator

• Nikita Stepin, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright, Montréal

Panelists

• Chuck Hollis, US Head of Artificial Intelligence, Norton Rose Fulbright, Atlanta
• Maya Medeiros, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright, Vancouver
• Domenic Presta, Partner, Technology,  Norton Rose Fulbright, Toronto

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PT

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MT

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET

(60 minutes)

Session 3 | Is it possible to reconcile the growing use of AI tools with compliance with existing and future regulatory frameworks? (in French)

With the evolution of AI and the implementation of legislative reforms, it is important to keep abreast of developments and to know how a business can remain compliant and reduce its legal risks. This session will cover a number of hot topics in Quebec, such as the impending arrival of Bill C-27 and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA), Law 25, the challenges surrounding AI and how to leverage AI effectively while mitigating risks.

Topics

• What’s coming with Bill C-27 and AIDA concerning the design, development, and use of AI systems
• The inherent risks associated with generative AI technologies
• Strategies for mitigating the risks surrounding AI
• Law 25: An assessment of its implementation and repercussions

Moderator

• Kasandra-Rose Villeneuve, Senior Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright, Québec

Panelists

• Véronique Barry, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright, Québec
• Roxanne Caron, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright, Montréal
• Jérémie Wyatt, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright, Québec

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PT

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MT

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET

(60 minutes)

Session 4 | Governing AI: Data privacy considerations 

As AI presents itself as an opportunity for upscaled productivity and efficiency, corporations are also faced with the emerging and often unclear risks represented by AI. In addition to organizational risks, corporations must navigate the complex and ever-evolving national and international regulatory landscape attempting to balance the individual's right to privacy with a corporation’s need to innovate. This session provides insights on how to manage risk related to AI from a governance standpoint. The discussion will be grounded in privacy developments observed in the European Union, the UK and North America.

Topics

• Ethical implications of AI and data privacy
• Importance of implementing AI risk management and compliance strategies
• How should boards of directors address AI risks?
• Data privacy and AI – trends observed in the EU/UK and predictions for North America
• Leveraging existing privacy frameworks with AI developments

Moderator

• Imran Ahmad, Partner, Canadian Head of Technology and Canadian Co-Head of Cybersecurity and Data Privacy, Norton Rose Fulbright, Toronto | Montréal

Panelists

• Chris Jenkins, Managing Director - Data, Analytics & AI, Accenture, Toronto
• Alexis Kerr, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright, Vancouver
• Dr. Christoph Ritzer, Partner, Co-Head of Cybersecurity, Norton Rose Fulbright, Frankfurt