Registrations for the summit are now open!

The KWM Digital Future Summit is framed around the future of commercialisation and regulation of data and emerging technologies. It has been designed to provide you - our clients - with a wide range of perspectives on issues in tech, data and AI, particularly across the APAC region.

Each session will be conducted as a live webinar with links provided in your diary markers upon registration. A CPD allocation has also been assigned to each session to help you accrue some points ahead of the new year.

For our Western Australia and Singapore clients, we acknowledge the early starts may be a little unrealistic for you. Rest assured, all the sessions will be recorded and made available following the summit.  

To register, please complete the form:

Register

To register for any session, please complete the registration form on this page.

After submitting the form, you will be sent an email with a link confirming your registration.

Further Information

Amy Lillas
Events Advisor
+ 61 2 9296 3725

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For those of you who cannot attend these virtual sessions as they happen, recorded sessions will be uploaded to our client CPD site MyKWMFor guidance on CPD requirements, please refer to the footnote of this email. Allocations noted are advised only.

Please select the session(s) you would like to attend:

Day 3 | Friday 12 November 2021


Program

Day 1 | Wednesday 10 November 2021

Session 1 | The future of Australia’s digital economy | 9.45am - 10.30am AEDT

Speakers

Senator the Hon Jane Hume, Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy, Minister for Women's Economic Security 
Scott Farrell, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
A fireside chat with Federal Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy, Senator the Hon Jane Hume to discuss the importance of the digital economy for Australia, and the role of the Government in supporting consumers and businesses to benefit from its development.

Eligible for 0.5 CPD Substantive Law

Session 2 | Cybersecurity: Geopolitical threats and criminal cartels | 10.30am - 11.30am AEDT

Speakers

Alastair MacGibbon, Chief Strategy Officer, CyberCX
Marina Go, Co-founder of Tonic and independent Non-Executive Director
Rachael Falk, Chief Executive Officer, Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre
Cheng Lim, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
In this session, we will look at the evolution of cybersecurity threat and response - in Australia, internationally and from a business perspective.

Could we do more internationally and domestically to combat ransomware? Will the mandatory reporting of ransomware payments under the Government’s Ransomware Action Plan have any impact or should we ban the making of those payments altogether? What are the key considerations for company directors and can we more effectively take action to protect ourselves?

Eligible for 1 CPD Substantive Law

Session 3 | Beyond the next normal  | 11.30am - 12.30pm AEDT

Speakers

Chris Riddell, Futurist. Speaker. Collaborator. Ambassador.
Bryony Evans, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
A global futurist and trend spotter, Chris Riddell will take us on a journey to discover the new normal. Does one exist? Technology will power infinite possibilities, driven by people and radical innovation. Discover new perspectives and how the future will be different as we discuss a new breed of transformational resilience. How can we enhance our workplaces, relationships, communities, environments and global societies? This will change will drive the next 100 years of society.  

Eligible for 1 CPD Professional Skills

Day 2 | Thursday 11 November 2021

Session 4 | View from the top: The regulatory outlook | 9.30am - 10.30am AEDT

Speakers

Angelene Falk, Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner
Rod Sims, Chairperson of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Michael Swinson, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
Wayne Leach, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
The regulatory landscape, like the digital economy, is rapidly changing. How are our competition and privacy watchdogs responding to an ever-evolving world dominated by data? ACCC Chairman Rod Sims and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk talk through their approaches and priorities and how data will be a key driver of the future economy.

Eligible for 1 CPD Substantive Law

Session 5 | Navigating a balkanised internet | 10.30am - 11.30am AEDT

Speakers

Derek Slater, Global Director of Information Policy, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google Inc.
Matt Perault, Director of the Center on Technology Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Cheng Lim, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
Peta Stevenson, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
The internet is less free this year than it has ever been. Some countries pull the plug on the entire country’s internet access during electoral periods while others block access to social media platforms. Countries are assertively exercising rights to control digital activities and information and data flows under the banners of privacy, national security and national interest. What does this mean for organisations? How can they navigate this increasingly balkanised internet?   

Eligible for 1 CPD Substantive Law

Day 3 | Friday 12 November 2021

Session 6 | Navigating the ethics of AI | 9.30am - 10.30am AEDT

Speakers

Edward Santow, Industry Professor, Responsible Technology, University of Technology Sydney
Natasha Crampton, Chief Responsible AI Officer, Microsoft 
Kirsten Bowe, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
Patrick Gunning, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
The increased use of Artificial Intelligence raises serious questions: when can we use it?  Can – or should – we automate decision making? We probe the big questions around what we can do, versus what we should do when it comes to the power of Artificial Intelligence. How are organisations assessing the commercial advantages and reputational risks?

Eligible for 1 CPD Ethics

Session 7 | Future of payments | 10.30am - 11.30am AEDT

Speakers

Brenton Charnley, Chief Executive Officer, True Layer 
Charles d’Haussy, Managing Director APAC, ConsenSys
Jason Lalor, Executive Director Regulatory and Commercial, Square
Jessica Mila Schutzman, Head of Regulatory Relations at Electric Coin Co., creators and supporters of Zcash
Lisa O'Connor, Payment Specialist
Scott Farrell, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
Urszula McCormack, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
The payments system is undergoing the biggest change since the introduction of cash as currency. How is the financial sector evolving and what will it  mean to be a ‘big bank’ in the future?

What will the big banks look like in a generation?

How are Central Bank Digital Currencies and what role will they play in re-shaping payment systems?

Eligible for 1 CPD Substantive Law

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Keynote speakers

Chief Strategy Officer, CyberCX
Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner
Chief Executive Officer, True Layer 
Managing Director APAC, ConsenSys
Futurist. Speaker.
Collaborator. Ambassador.
Global Director of Information Policy, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google Inc.
Industry Professor – Responsible Technology, University of Technology Sydney
Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy, Minister for Women's Economic Security
Executive Director Regulatory and Commercial, Square
Head of Regulatory Relations at Electric Coin Co., creators and supporters of Zcash
Payment Specialist
Co-founder of Tonic and independent Non-Executive Director
Director of the Center on Technology Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chief Responsible AI Officer,
Microsoft
Chief Executive Officer, Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre
Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

Notice for legal practitioners holding a practising certificate with the Legal Practice Board of WA (LPBWA): As a CPD provider, it is a requirement under the Legal Profession Rules 2009 (WA) for King & Wood Mallesons to provide LPBWA with information in relation to your attendance of an approved CPD event. In order to comply with this requirement, we will collect, store and share certain data, including personal information, with the LPBWA, which will include your name, your practitioner ID, and sign in/sign out times for the event. In order for your CPD points to be recorded, it is your responsibility to complete the WA specific registration form prior to the event with your practitioner ID, the event name, time and duration.

If a seminar is relevant to your immediate or long-term professional development needs, you can claim 1 CPD point for every hour of attendance in accordance with your state's law society. Allocations noted here are advised only. Please be aware there are limits on the number of non-interactive, (i.e. recordings of CLEs, podcasts), CPD points you can claim.  A maximum of 4 CPD points in WA, 5 CPD points in VIC/NSW/ACT.  QLD Private study of audio/visual material recording of an event that occurred in the relevant CPD year there is no maximum CPD point limit – rule 48(2)).
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