Meeting Schedule

Topic Descriptions

8:30 am – 8:55 am

Check-in, Networking & Morning Refreshments

8:55 am – 9:00 am

Welcome & Announcements

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Leveraging Contingent Workers During COVID and Beyond

Neil Alexander & Josh Waltman

10:00 am – 10:05 am Break

10:05am – 11:05 am

“What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been”:

Ethical Implications of COVID’s Continuing Impact on In-House Counsel

Andrea Lovell & Kristy Peters

11:05 am – 11:10 am Break

11:10 am – 12:10 pm

The State of Labor Relations: How to Navigate the “Most Union-Friendly President’s” NLRB

Yijee Jeong & Ian Beck

12:10 pm – 12:15 pm Break

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm (Lunch session)

2022 Employment Law Update: What’s New?

Sarah O’Keefe & Ariel Clarke

Since the Me-Too era in 2017, internal investigations have become of greater significance ot company Boards and senior management.  This presentation will discuss these changes and include an overview of the role of in-house counsel and attorney client privilege.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an important and extensively used technology in our daily lives, spanning across a wide range of industries from healthcare and retail, to finance and manufacturing. With its increasing adoption and development, there is also greater scrutiny on AI regulation.

Latham & Watkins is pleased to invite you to join us as we explore the fundamentals of AI, and discuss regulatory trends and challenges in Singapore and globally. In this webcast, our lawyers will discuss:

•               Frameworks developed to regulate AI – a comparative review of Singapore and global key jurisdictions

•               Sector-specific rules created to address corresponding challenges in various industries

•               Integrating AI best practices into existing compliance programmes

•               What to expect in 2022 and beyond – trends and observations

Latham & Watkins is a Bronze Sponsor of ACC Singapore

Scrumptious refreshments will be delivered to your home for this panel discussion.

During the pandemic, countries like South Korea, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, Italy and China have been able to mitigate large-scale economic disruption due to their advanced levels of digital connectivity. The digital realm amplifies brand value. At the same time, it makes IP more vulnerable to theft through greater ease of counterfeit and copying. Understanding the value of IP assets and ensuring IP assets are adequately protected will be essential for businesses going digital. This panel will discuss trends and issues in IP under the new normal.

Confronted with the issues that arise at the intersection of technology, innovation and intellectual property law, this panel discusses on how to deal with the perceived clashes between new technologies and existing IP frameworks.  For example, as countries continue to race towards more innovation and disruptive solutions, firms may inadvertently tread into murky waters in areas such as privacy, fake news and intellectual property. A recent example was Singapore’s adoption of TraceTogether where discussion sparked about the authorities’ use of its user tracking data. This session compare notes between different countries in Asia and Europe.

HJM Asia Law & Co is a Silver Sponsor of ACC Singapore