Time

Event

0850H – 0920H

Registration

0920H – 0925H

Welcome Remarks

Professor Goh Yihan, Dean, SMU School of Law

Keynote Address

"Year In Review: AI and Data Sharing Initiatives"

Mr Yeong Zee Kin, Deputy Commissioner, Personal Data Protection Commission

This presentation will cover the progress of the AI governance framework and related initiatives, ongoing work around the impact of AI on workforce, certification of AI project/product managers and trusted data sharing framework. The discussion will also cover the latest developments on regulatory sandbox and a specific practical guidance that has been issued by the IMDA.

0950H – 1040H

Panel Discussion: AI and Commercial Law in Asia

Moderator: Ms Malavika Jayaram, Assistant Professor, SMU

Panellists:

• Urs Gasser, Executive Director, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University 
• Alexis Chun, Co-Founder, Legalese
• Akshat Kumar, Assistant Professor, SMU School of Information Systems

Presentation of gifts & Photo-taking

1040H – 1100H

TEA BREAK

1100H – 1240H

Session 1: AI in Asia and the Global Context

Chair: Joey Pang, Vice-President (Legal & Compliance), Technology Operations and IP, DBS

• “AI, Trust, and Law”

Speaker: Urs Gasser, Executive Director, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University 

• “The Legal Status and Liability Theory of Robot Advisors”

Speaker: Simin Gao, Associate Professor / Associate Dean of Tsinghua University Law School

Commentators:

• Marcus Bartley Johns, Asia Regional Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy at Microsoft
• Sophie Mathur, Partner, Linklaters

1240H – 1330H

LUNCH

1330H – 1510H

Session 2: AI and Data Protection: New Regulatory Approaches

Chair: Professor David Llewelyn, Deputy Dean, SMU

• “Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection in Singapore: Consumers’ Trust, Organisational Security and Government Regulation”

Speaker: Warren Chik, Associate Professor, SMU

• “AI Governance and Data Sovereignty”

Speaker: Ian Walden, Professor, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London

• “Imagineering Private Law Responses to Personal Data Protection: Property Ownership and Fiduciary Relationship as Regulatory Tools?”

Speaker: Yip Man, Associate Professor, SMU

Commentators:

• Mr KK Lim, Head, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection, Eversheds Harry Elias

• Mr Lanx Goh, Senior Legal Counsel (Privacy & Cybersecurity) & Global Data Protection Officer, Klook Travel Technology Pte Ltd

1510H – 1540H

TEA BREAK

1540H – 1720H

Session 3: AI and Data Protection: Conceptions of Property and Trust

Chair: Wang Yanjun, Group Chief Corporate Officer, General Counsel and Company Secretary, Sea Group

• “Property in Personal Data”

Speaker: Lee Pey Woan, Professor, SMU

• “Data Trusts for Lawful AI Data Sharing”

Speaker: Chris Reed, Professor, QMUL

• “Blockchain in Land Administration: Potential Implementations in Two Asian Jurisdictions Compared”

Speaker: Alvin See, Associate Professor, SMU

Commentators:

• Mr Koh Chia Ling, Managing Director, Osborne Clark (Queen Street)
• Benjamin Wong, Sheridan Fellow, National University of Singapore

End of Day One

Time

Event

0900H – 0920H

Registration

0920H – 1040H

Session 4: Evolution, Innovation and Adaptation in the Age of AI and Data

Chair: Melissa Koh, Managing Director - Legal (ASEAN and China), Accenture 

• “How to De-identify Personal Data in Korea: Evolution of Data Utilization Schemes”

Speaker: Haksoo Ko, Professor, SNU

• “Contractual Consent in the Age of AI and Data”

Speaker: Goh Yihan, Professor, SMU

Commentators:

• Yeong Zee Kin, Deputy Commissioner, Personal Data Protection Commission
• Lim How Khang, Assistant Professor, SMU

1040H – 1100H

TEA BREAK

1100H – 1240H

Session 5: AI and Tort Law

Chair: Rajesh Sreenivasan, Head of Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Rajah & Tann Technologies Pte Ltd

• “Defamation by Automated Speech: From Strict Liability to Reasonable Diligence”

Speaker: Anne SY Cheung, Professor, HKU

• “AI in Medical Services and Tort Law”

Speaker: Gary Chan, Professor, SMU

• “Regulating Autonomous Vehicles: Liability Paradigms and Value Choices”

Speaker: Chen Siyuan, Associate Professor, SMU

Commentators:

• Josh Lee Kok Thong, Legal Policy Manager (AI Governance), Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore
• Rakesh Kirpalani, Director (Dispute Resolution and Information Technology and Chief Technology Officer, Drew & Napier LLC

1240H – 1245H

Closing Remarks

Gary Chan and Yip Man, Conference Convenors, SMU

1245H – 1400H

LUNCH