Centre for Internet & Society

The Law and Technology Society of National Law School of India University, Bangalore is organizing the 6th edition of its flagship conference ‘Consilience’ on December 14 and 15, 2013 at NLSIU Campus, Bangalore. The Centre for Internet and Society is supporting this event.

The Conference will see some of the best lawyers, jurists and industry leaders in India speak on different issues surrounding the theme. The Conference is co- branded with ‘Salesforce.com’, ‘International Technology Law Association’ and the Centre for Internet and Society (http://www.cis-india.org/). Apart from making an effective contribution towards greater understanding of the subject, the Conference will lead to a recommendatory policy paper to the government of India.

Key speakers for the Conference include:

  • Senapathy (Kris)  Gopalakrishnan (Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chairman, Infosys & President, CII )
  • Pavan Duggal (Advocate, Supreme Court)
  • Abhishek Malhotra (Founding Partner, TMT Law Practice)
  • Azmul Haque (Partner, Shook Lin & Bok, Singapore)
  • Chris Edwards (Senior Associate, DLA Piper, Singapore)
  • Prof. Rahul De (IIM Bangalore)
  • Pamela Kumar (Chair, Cloud Computing Innovation Council of India)
  • Suhaan Mukherji (Expert advisor, Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister of India on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations)

Registrations for the Conference are open and fee for the same is as follows:

  • Students: Rs. 500/-
  • Professionals: Rs. 750/-

Please find attached the concept note, programme schedule and speakers’ profiles. To register, visit http://www.consilience.co.in/index.php/consilience-2013/register-for-the-conference. For any other queries, please write to [email protected] .

or contact

  1. Shivam Singla (Ph: +91-9916708701)
  2. Ayushi Sutaria (Ph: +91-8123925725)

Conference Programme

Saturday, December 14th, 2013
Venue: Conference Hall, Academic Block, NLSIU

08.30
09.30
Breakfast and Registration
09.45
10.00
Inauguration
10.00
10.30
Keynote Address
10.30
12.30

SESSION 1: INTRODUCTION TO CLOUD COMPUTING

  • How does cloud computing work? - An overview of the basic technical features
  • The current legal regime related to cloud computing in India- Main issues and challenges
Lunch
13.15
15.15

SESSION 2: THE RELATION BETWEEN PARTIES TO CLOUD COMPUTING- USERS, INTERMEDIARIES
AND GOVERNMENT BODIES

  • Legal obligations of the intermediaries towards (i) the government and (ii) the users
  • Cyber security concerns
  • Standards of data protection
  • Government's surveillance powers and privacy issues
Tea Break
15.30
17.30

SESSION 3: REGULATION AND MONITORING OF DATA CONTENT

  • Current data control monitoring systems by intermediaries
  • Data ownership and intellectual property issues- Possible threats and need for regulation
  • Sensitive or critical data- Security concerns relating to their storage
High Tea/Networking Session

Sunday, December 15th, 2013
Venue: Conference Hall, Academic Block, NLSIU

09.00
10.00
Breakfast and Registration
10.00
12.00
SESSION 4: THE INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON CLOUD COMPUTING
  • Jurisdiction and choice of law issues- how do we counter the confusion?
  • International laws applicable to cloud computing
  • Need for a comprehensive international framework to simplify the situation?
Tea Break
12.15
14.15

SESSION 5: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS WITH LEGAL FRAMEWORKS IN OTHER COUNTRIES

  • Legal frameworks in UK and Singapore
  • Beneficial features of these legal regimes and their suitability in the Indian context
  • Lessons to be learnt for India
Lunch
15.00
17.00

SESSION 6: THE WAY FORWARD – SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

  • Overview of the important challenges and suggestions
  • Possible Policy and Legislative steps to improve the Cloud Computing regime in India
High Tea/Networking Session
  1. Click to read the sub tracks for discussion
  2. Access the speakers' profiles here