Permissive vs. Restrictive AI Regulation -
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Cerys is a partner at Pinsent Masons and is an expert in intellectual property, information technology and information law, specialising in strategic advice on IP protection, exploitation and enforcement, as well as data privacy compliance, and data commercialisation.

Cerys has extensive experience in drafting and advising on complex technology agreements and provides thought leadership on cutting-edge topics including AI, Internet of Things, and data commercialisation.

Matt Hervey, Head of Artificial Intelligence at Gowling WLG, is a leading advisor on AI across multiple sectors, including automotive, energy, finance, life sciences and retail. He is an esteemed intellectual property advisor with significant experience in complex SEP-FRAND and life sciences patent disputes, including the first ‘biosimilar’ patent litigation in the UK. He is also recognised for trade secrets protection and enforcement. His expertise across these fields has earned him inclusion among the IAM300 - the world's top IP strategists. Matt is a published author on AI matters, and co-chair of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)'s AI subcommittee. Matt has written the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)'s guidance on Generative AI and participates in AI working groups for the IP Federation, the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), among others. Matt’s leadership in the field of AI was recognized in 2022 when he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Gai Matsuishita’s practice focuses on intellectual property, IT, AI, data, and other cutting-edge technology related matters, especially disputes, both domestic and international, with a particular focus on patent-related matters, supported by his background in engineering.

Recognised for his deep legal knowledge and technical acumen, Gai has represented clients in numerous international dispute resolution cases and advised tech ventures on innovative technology matters, and he contributed to Japan’s first comprehensive guidelines on AI and data-related contracts, the “Contract Guidelines on the Utilization of AI and Data,” published by the Japanese Government in June 2018.

Specialising in technology and compliance. He advises multinational companies on risk, compliance, and technology matters across Europe and has handled legal issues in over 60 countries. His expertise spans emerging technology, corporate governance, ethics code implementation, reputation management, internal investigations, marketing, branding, and global privacy policies. He has a strong track record in guiding multinational corporations in their response to the UK Bribery Act 2010 and its relationship with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In July 2023, Armstrong was appointed to the New York State Bar Association Presidential Task Force on Artificial Intelligence. In this role, he collaborates with leading practitioners, regulators, judges, and academics to develop frameworks for the use and control of AI in the legal system.

Matthew writes about data protection, privacy, telecoms, cyber security and artificial intelligence. Matthew began his journalism career in 1991 in community newspapers. He worked as a reporter in Riga, Latvia in 1993 and then moved to Chicago where he covered local news. In 1995, he became a personal finance reporter for Dow Jones Newswires, and was then transferred to Brussels in 1999. He specialized in EU regulatory affairs, including trade and telecom issues. He began covering competition for Bloomberg News as an EU court reporter in 2004. In 2010, he was named spokesman for Viviane Reding, the EU’s justice commissioner. In January 2012, he helped launch the commission’s proposal to overall data protection rules. He began working at MLex in April 2012 and has covered mergers, antitrust and state-aid cases. He spent a year studying French, history and communications in Grenoble, France in 1988 and 1989 and is a graduate of Boston University with degrees in history and journalism. He earned a diploma in competition law from King’s College in 2016.

Isabel Cooke is an Intellectual Property PSL at LexisNexis with a background in commercial and corporate transactional work, focusing on copyright, database rights, and related areas.

Having trained at Arthur Cox LLP and specialied in intellectual property, advertising regulation, media, and digital services, she now explores the intersection of intellectual property with the digital economy and emerging technologies like AI in her role with the Lexis+ IP team.