The International Commerce and Distribution Landscape – New Tensions and Restrictions Along the Global Supply Chain
20 Mar - 21 Mar 2024
Session information
Hot topic roundtable session discussion groups on supply chains and technology
Thursday 21 March (0915 - 1015)
Description
The audience will be divided into five discussion groups for this session to address the following relevant sub-topics:
1 Machine to Machine (M2M) Economy – pros and cons of automated sales and payments in the Internet of Things (IoT)
2 Supply chain in the metaverse; thinking new business models for interconnected procurement, services and product development
3 Implications of smart manufacturing: news for distribution, intellectual property and competition.
4 Practical challenges in online business and the metaverse
5 Export controls targeting the semiconductor supply chain
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Khong Aik Gan | Gan Partnership, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Membership Officer, International Commerce and Distribution Committee |
| Pieter Tubbergen | Tremont Legal, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Senior Vice Chair, International Commerce and Distribution Committee |
Speakers
| Ivan Bilaniuk | Dinsmore & Shohl, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Eddie Chiu | Bird & Bird, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Jeffrey Costellia | Nixon Peabody LLP, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Vice Chair, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee |
| Stephane Coulaux | CMG LEGAL, Paris, France |
| Martine De Koning | Kennedy Van der Laan, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Co-Chair, International Franchising Committee |
| Dana DeCapite | Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| John Sotos | Sotos LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Audi Syarief | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, New York, New York, USA; Chair, Export Controls, Sanctions and Anti-Corruption Subcommittee |
| Kendal Tyre | Nixon Peabody, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Co-Chair, International Franchising Committee |
| Peter Wagner | Jordan & Wagner Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Stuttgart, Germany; Webinar Officer, International Commerce and Distribution Committee |
| Lindsay Wardlaw | Amalie Trade Compliance Consulting, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Claire Yi | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |