Dla Piper Techlaw Podcast Series

With interest in cryptocurrency on the rise, a wealth of opportunities has opened up in the financial sector, particularly when it comes to the borrowing and lending of capital in the digital space. DLA Piper’s Bryony Widdup chats to Linda Wang, Co-Founder of the world’s first crypto asset lending platform, Lendingblock, as they talk in detail about the need for innovation in securities lending and and the education and adoption challenges that come with developing a new transparent infrastructure.

With businesses collecting more and more data, their understanding of consumers, employees and supply chains is changing, and as businesses are judged on both investment performance and social performance there is a convergence of business and human rights agendas. How does this affect tech companies, and how can tech companies manage their risks while creating opportunities? Dr Christine Chow of Hermes EOS joins DLA Piper Legal Director, Sarah Ellington, to discuss the societal issues affecting business and technology.

Can retail’s biggest threat also be its biggest opportunity? In episode 13 of our TechLaw Podcast Chloe Forster, Ruth Hoy and Gurpreet Duhra analyse tech’s role in the changing retail landscape.

How does Brexit affect Big Data and what can businesses do to mitigate the risk of added friction and dual regulations? In part 2 of our conversation with Bankable CEO, Eric Mouilleron, Paul Hardy and Richard Bonnar explore the regulatory challenges that the tech sector could encounter as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.

With growing uncertainty around the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, DLA Piper Brexit Director, Paul Hardy, and Brexit Committee Chair, Richard Bonnar, sat down with Bankable Founder & CEO, Eric Mouilleron, to discuss possible outcomes of the ongoing negotiations and the impacts we might see across the tech sector. In this episode, Paul, Richard and Eric discuss the effect Brexit is already having on talent in FinTech and how London’s status as a leading financial centre is under threat.

In Part 2 of our interview with Vita Mojo co-founder, Stefan Catoiu, Dylan and Stefan discusses his experience regarding their recently announced £10m Series A round and the rapidly evolving world of the foodtech industry. Find out more about the speakers here: Dylan Kennett, Associate, DLA Piper https://www.dlapiper.com/people/k/kennett-dylan/?utm_term=eu&utm_source=soundcloud&utm_content=techlaw-podcast-ultra-personalisation-and-the-vita-mojo-revolution-part-1&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tech-index Stefan Catoiu, Co-founder, Vita Mojo https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-catoiu-01020211/ Find out more about Vita Mojo https://www.vitamojo.com/?utm_term=eu&utm_source=soundcloud&utm_content=dla-piper-techlaw-podcast-ultra-personalisation-and-the-vita-mojo-revolution-part-1&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tech-index

DLA Piper associate Dylan Kennett is joined by Vita Mojo co-founder and Deloitte Fast 50 winner Stefan Catoiu to discuss personalization and automation in the food industry. Part 1 of the interview explores the Vita Mojo experience and how Stefan, along with co-founder Nick, developed their consumer-focused technology to start a food revolution. Stay tuned for part 2 in our next podcast on December 4 2018. Find out more about the speakers here: Dylan Kennett, Associate, DLA Piper https://www.dlapiper.com/people/k/kennett-dylan/?utm_term=eu&utm_source=soundcloud&utm_content=techlaw-podcast-ultra-personalisation-and-the-vita-mojo-revolution-part-1&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tech-index Stefan Catoiu, Co-founder, Vita Mojo https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-catoiu-01020211/

How is Blockchain transforming the way firms do business - and what are the challenges? With DLA Piper associate Dylan Kennett, Luther Systems CEO Dr Hossein Kakavand and Alex Wood, the Forbes Europe Editor

A look at the wider robotic process automation (RPA) industry, new legal challenges and ways to drive effective collaboration when outsourcing this new technology. With Kit Burden, partner and Global Co-Chair in the Technology sector at DLA Piper, and Andrew Burgess, a strategic advisor on AI and RPA.

What impact are AI and automation having on business operations - and workers themselves? And what impact will they have in the future? With DLA Piper partner and Technology Sector co-chair Kit Burden and Ashish Gupta, Corporate Vice President - ITO and Infrastructure Service Sales EMEA at HCL Technologies.

Our panel looks at the wider context behind cybercrime, the challenges faces firms, the regulatory environment and the impact of cybercrime on SMEs. With DLA Piper Partner Andrew Dyson and Legal Director James McGachie, and Jeroen Herlaar, Regional Director of cybersecurity firm Mandiant.

A look at how ICOs and blockchains are transforming the investment landscape - covering tokens, the ERC20 standard and the regulatory environment. With Ethereum Lead Developer Fabian Vogelsteller and DLA Piper partner Martin Bartlam.

Crowdfunding is an increasingly popular alternative source of capital for enterprises at all stages of growth - but what challenges does it face, and what does the future of crowdfunding look like? With DLA Piper associate Dylan Kennett, Jeff Lynn, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Seedrs and Sriram Prakash, Director, Financial Advisory at Deloitte.

The second of this two-part set explores the challenges and risks of digital transformation in the financial sector. How are financial institutions re-designing their business models to retain customers in a digital world? What short and long term legal and regulatory challenges does this bring? The podcast host, Anthony Day, a DLA Piper partner, is joined by two eminent market executives, Georgia Hanias and Sameer Gulati from Innovate Finance, an independent membership association representing the UK's global FinTech community.

The first in a two-part set explores the key issues surrounding diversity and policy in the financial services sector. Part one focuses on access to a diverse workforce in a fast-paced market and looks at the changing regulatory landscape from a policy perspective. The host, Anthony Day, a DLA Piper partner, is joined by two eminent industry executives, Georgia Hanias and Sameer Gulati from Innovate Finance, an independent membership association representing the UK’s global FinTech community.

The first podcast in the TechLaw series explores the legal landscapes of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Intelligence. The host, Gareth Stokes, is a partner in DLA Piper’s global intellectual property and technology group and is joined by two fellow partners, Larissa Park and Giangi Olivi.

Kit Burden, Global Co-Chair of the Technology Sector at DLA Piper, introduces the highly anticipated TechLaw podcast series, previewing some of the key areas and topics that our DLA Piper lawyers, along with industry professionals, will cover in this series.