4th Mergers and Acquisitions in the Technology Sector Conference 2019 | International Bar Association (IBA) | 28 March 2019 | Hotel Eurostars Grand Marina, Moll de Barcelona, s/n, 08039 Barcelona, Spain

A conference presented by the IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee and the IBA Technology Law Committee
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Topics Include:
• Recent developments and trends in technology M&A
• Integration and management of data
• Impact of protectionism, regulators and trade wars
• Transaction structuring – spin offs, carveouts, tenders
• Collaborations and other alternatives to mergers in tech
• Insights of General Counsel
• Hot topics – round tables

2019 Speakers

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS:

Ronald Chen
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, New York

Clara-Ann Gordon
Niederer Kraft Frey AG, Zurich Officer, IBA Women Lawyers’ Interest Group

Yuval Horn
Horn & Co, Tel Aviv

Sergio Sanchez Sole
J&A Garrigues SLP, Barcelona Council Member, IBA Legal Practice Division

HOST COMMITTEE:

Clifford Chance

CMS Albiñana & Suárez De Lezo

Cuatrecasas

Ernst & Young Abogados

Fieldfisher JAUSAS

Garrigues

Gómez-Acebo Pombo

Perez Llorca

Ramon Cajal

RCD – Rousaud Costas Duran

Roca Junyent

Uría Menéndez

Almudena Arpón de Mendívil
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, Madrid; IBA Secretary General

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Sriram Prakash
Global Eminence M&A Leader, Deloitte, London

Claire Bernier
Adsto, Paris

Klaus Ort
Ernst & Young, Eschborn, Germany

Kosturi Ghosh
Trilegal, Bangalore; Website Officer, IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee

Gareth Keane
Promus Ventures, Chicago, Illinois

Adina Shapiro
HFN, Tel Aviv

Aleix Valls
Advisory Board Member, Roca Junyent, Barcelona

Alex Yong Hao
JunHe, New York

Adam Rose
Mishcon de Reya, London

Jordi Farrés
Pérez Llorca, Barcelona

Eva Fredrikson
Vinge, Stockholm

Miguel Kindelán
GP Bullhound, Madrid

Laurence Naughton
Choate Hall & Stewart, Boston, Massachusetts

Antonia Verna
Portolano Cavallo, Milan

Alex Edmondson
Macfarlanes, London

Anka Ehrich
Noerr, Berlin

Barbara Sartori
Cbalex, Padua, Italy

Ileana Glodeanu
Wolf Theiss, Bucharest

Chirstopher Grew
Orrick, London

Berni Hosty
A&L Goodbody, Dublin

Patrick Jais
DePardieu, Paris

Andrew Kim
General Counsel, Netgear, San Jose, California

Bryan Ko
General Counsel, Logitech SA, Silicon Valley and Lausanne

John W Kuo
General Counsel, Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, California

Jonathan Marsh
General Counsel, Total Marketing Services, Paris

MODERATORS:

Rolf Auf der Maur
Vischer AG, Zurich

Simeón García-Nieto
Ernst & Young Abogados, Barcelona

Lise Lotte Hjerrild
Horten Advokatpartnerselskab, Copenhagen; Council Member, IBA Legal Practice Division

Jean-Claude Rivalland
Allen & Overy, Paris; Chair, Corporate, Governance Subcommittee, IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee

Johan Hübner Delphi
Stockholm

Philip Shepherd
Taylor Wessing, London

Tarun Stewart
Paul Weiss, New York; Conference Coordinator, North America, IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee

Jens Wenzel
Hengeler Mueller, Berlin

Pere Kirchner
Cuatrecasas, Barcelona

George F Schoen
Cravath, New York

Naomi Assia
Naomi Assia & Co Law Offices, Tel Aviv

Sajai Singh
J Sagar Associates, Bangalore; Senior Vice Chair, IBA Technology Law Committee

Elisa Henry
BLG, Montreal, Quebec; Vice Chair, User Generated Content Subcommittee; IBA Technology Law Committee

Erik Valgaeren
Stibbe, Brussels

CarmenDe La Cruz
Beranek Rechtsanwälte AG, Zug, Switzerland

Alan Fuller
McCann FitzGerald, Dublin

Jay A Lefton
Fasken, Toronto, Ontario

Christoph Naumann
Watson Farley & Williams, Frankfurt

Benjamin M Roth
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, New York

András Gurovits
Niederer Kraft Frey AG, Zurich

Teresa Paz-Ares
Uría Menéndez, Madrid; Vice Chair, Corporate Information Governance Subcommittee; IBA Technology Committee

Jens Christian Hesse Rasmussen
Bech-Bruun, Copenhagen

Alex Pujol Pamies
Garrigues, Barcelona

Roland Mathys
Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich; Chair, Outsourcing and Shared Services Subcommittee, IBA Technology Law Committee

Stefan Weidert
Gleiss Lutz, Berlin

Laurent Schummer
Arendt & Medernach SA, Luxembourg

Takashi Toichi
TMI Associates, Tokyo; Conference Coordinator Asia Pacific, IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee

Harry Rubin
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, New York

Daniel Tardelli Pessoa
Levy & Salomão Advogados, São Paulo

Almudena Arpón de Mendívil
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, Madrid; IBA Secretary General

Christian Herbst
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law, Vienna

Gisèle Rosselle
Strelia, Brussels

Patrick C Scott
Associate General Counsel, HP Inc, Palo Alto, California

2019 Sponsors

CONFERENCE LUNCHEON SPONSOR:
• Macfarlanes

COFERENCE SUPPORTERS:
• International Law Office
• Lexology

LANYARD SPONSOR:
• K2 Intellegence