Chair
Professor Tana Pistorius, Head of Department Commercial Law, University of Auckland; Author, “The Regulation of Big Data: Data Governance Beyond Data Protection”
Description
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AI in Aotearoa: From Policy to Practice
- The current state of play of AI adoption in Aotearoa and around the world
- Comparing and contrasting various international approaches to AI regulation, and unpacking what the future regulatory landscape may look like in New Zealand
- The practical challenges businesses are facing in developing and deploying AI
Presented by Nick Valentine, Partner, DLA Piper and Edward Eisdell-Moore, Special Counsel, DLA Piper
Learning Objectives:
- Understand current and emerging regulatory approaches to AI in New Zealand and internationally
- Explore the practical challenges businesses face when adopting and deploying AI technologies
Presenters
Professor Tana Pistorius, Head of Department Commercial Law, University of Auckland
Tana is a professor of Commercial Law and the Head of the Department of Commercial Law at the University of Auckland Business School (UABS). Tana is the Programme Director of the Master of Information Governance Programme of the UABS and a Co-Director of the New Zealand Centre for Law and Business. Tana is an affiliated member of the Z-inspection® initiative, a holistic process for evaluating the trustworthiness of AI-based technologies at different stages of the AI lifecycle. She has a keen interest in the management of intellectual property, legal aspects of frontier technologies, the data economy, and information technology law. Her recent contributions to the literature include New Zealand Business Law Quarterly article “The Regulation of Big Data: Data Governance Beyond Data Protection” and Policy Quarterly article “Automated Traffic Congestion Charging Systems: Privacy Considerations for New Zealand.”
Nick Valentine, Partner, DLA Piper
Nick has extensive experience in technology transactions and is recognised as one of New Zealand's leading data protection and cybersecurity lawyers. He advises public and private sector entities on the full range of technology transactions, including digital transformation, strategic sourcing, and software licensing. Nick's work is at the cutting edge of emerging technology. He has developed significant expertise in AI legal issues in New Zealand. He is a go-to legal advisor and thought leader, regularly speaking at industry events and acting for clients on the design, development and use of AI-enabled technology solutions. His work in Aotearoa is supported by DLA Piper's global AI expertise. DLA Piper is a global legal leader in advising many of the world’s most prominent companies and governments on the legal and compliance risks of creating, using, and deploying AI.
Edward Eisdell-Moore, Special Counsel, DLA Piper
Edward has expertise in advising on procurement, design and implementation of complex IT systems, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) across multiple industry sectors. Edward is a trusted and pragmatic practitioner, providing a holistic approach to meeting clients' technology needs and ensuring clients – from start-ups to publicly listed multinationals – are provided with a complete solution to the development and execution of their technology transactions, from a legal and commercial perspective. He advises clients on a broad range of information technology related issues, including those relating to IP creation, commercialisation and licencing, business process implementation and outsourcing transactions, cloud computing, ecommerce, cybersecurity, and data protection/privacy.
