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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Unlocked

November 2-4, 2018
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Unlocked is a three-day executive academy consisting of lectures, panel discussions, and guest presentations by UC Berkeley experts, investors and industry leaders. The program is intended for business leaders, entrepreneurs, and attorneys who want to understand industry applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI), learn how to evaluate AI opportunities and leverage AI to build competitive advantage, and make sense of the societal, ethical and legal implications of artificial intelligence.
 

FinTech and RegTech: Navigating Regulatory Complexity

November 15, 2018
Bloomberg L.P., Pier 3
The Embarcadero #101
San Francisco, CA
 
After the hype comes real change. It is clear that blockchain, AI, and other technologies are changing financial services and capital markets – and have huge potential for further disruption. However, government regulation, especially the highly complicated structures around banking and securities, may be impeding innovation. But some innovators are complying and thriving. How are they doing this? Featuring leading FinTech and RegTech innovators in the Bay Area, this half-day seminar will explore the interface between innovation and regulation, with a focus on what works in three areas: Moving Money, Raising Money, and Managing Money (and Risk). Co-organized with BloombergLaw.
 

November 16, 2018
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington D.C.

BCLT and Georgetown University Law Center collaborate to present this unique program, which focuses on the role of the courts, with speakers from law firms, corporations, the academy, government, and, most especially, the judiciary.
 

NACDL Conference
Combatting the Surveillance State

November 29-30, 2018
International House
UC Berkeley
2299 Piedmont Avenue
Berkeley, CA
 
This two-day conference sponsored by the National Association of Criminal Defense lawyers and BCLT will discuss the government’s use of technologically-advanced investigative techniques in criminal cases, the issues they raise under the Fourth Amendment and other federal law, and strategies for how to defend cases involving such technologies.
 
December 2, 2018
Shenzhen, China
 
Extending the scope of our Startup@BerkeleyLaw project, this one-day event will be aimed at entrepreneurs in China seeking to understand the US venture capital and startup legal framework.
 
December 3-4, 2018
Beijing, China
 
A full-day conference, aimed at in-house counsel and law firm attorneys, to enhance their understanding of when and how to litigate on the other side of the Pacific. The Beijing program will focus mainly on litigating in the US; a subsequent US-based session will focus the importance of China in a global litigation strategy.
 

Berkeley-Stanford Advanced Patent Law Institute: Silicon Valley

December 6-7, 2018
Four Seasons Hotel
East Palo Alto, CA

Co-organized by BCLT and Stanford Law School, the APLI presents a roster of judges, academics, litigators, patent prosecutors, and senior IP counsel from major corporations offering a results-oriented, in-depth look at the latest developments in patent law and practice. 

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The 8th Annual BCLT Privacy Law Forum: Silicon Valley

March 22, 2018
Four Seasons Hotel
East Palo Alto, CA

This full day conference brings together in-house counsel from leading tech companies, practicing lawyers, technologists, privacy advocates and academics. Faculty from the UC Berkeley School of Law share their latest research and analysis while leading privacy experts from law firms and tech companies offer fresh insight and practical advice on urgent privacy challenges.

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The 23rd Annual BCLT & BTLJ Symposium
Governing Smart Machines: When Do We Need Humans in the Loop?

April 4-5, 2019
International House
UC Berkeley
2299 Piedmont Avenue
Berkeley, CA

Algorithms that analyze data, predict outcomes, suggest solutions, and make decisions are increasingly embedded into everyday life. How do we use machines well? When are they good enough at what they do that we can rely on them? How do we judge whether they are insufficient? How do traditional legal obligations of privacy, non-discrimination, due process, and reasonable care apply to their design and application? When should humans be in the loop? This symposium will convene scholars and practitioners from law, policy, ethics, computer science, medicine, and social science to consider how best to integrate machines into legal and social systems. It will consider what roles we will allow machines to play and how to govern them in support of public policy goals.

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Annual Conference on Legal Frontiers in Digital Media

May 20-21, 2019
May 17-18, 2018 
Misson Bay Conference Center
San Francisco, CA

In partnership with the Media Law Resource Center, BCLT co-hosts this annual conference, exploring emerging legal issues surrounding digital content in today’s multi-platform world.

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Annual Privacy Law Scholars Conference

2019 dates TBA
UC Berkeley Law School
Berkeley, CA

Organized jointly by BCLT and the George Washington University Law School, PLSC assembles a wide array of privacy law scholars and practitioners from around the world to discuss current issues and foster greater connections between academia and practice.

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Details TBD
Berkeley, CA