The Lex Witness 11th Annual Information Technology Legal Summit
6th June 2025 | Hotel Shangri-La, Bengaluru
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The Lex Witness 11th Annual Information Technology Legal Summit
Data, AI, Compliance - Ready for a Real-World Dive?
India’s Flagship Techno-Legal Summit Returns - Sharper Than Ever.
With the IT Legal Summit 2025, we go beyond the buzz to decode real legal implications in a hyper-digital world. This edition dives deep into the most pressing challenges across data privacy, cybersecurity, ESG, AI governance, IP rights, tech contracts, cross-border M&A, and digital business compliance.
From global AI regulation to source code audits, DPDP enforcement to smart contract disputes — we’ve curated power-packed tracks for every legal mind navigating tech.
Whether you're a policy expert, in-house counsel, law firm partner, or a compliance leader - this is where the law meets innovation head-on.
Power Packed & Scintillating Discussions.
Panel Discussions, Focussed Presentation, Veteran Talks & More
Registration & Welcome Refreshments
Welcome Remarks by Lex Witness
Data, Cybersecurity & ESG – Navigating India’s Digital Lawscape
CERT-In Reporting Obligations – Managing operational readiness for 6-hour incident notification Cybersecurity Frameworks – Aligning with ISO, NIST,
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LAKSHMI MENON
Director | General Counsel - India, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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ARZU CHIMNI
Managing Associate, Obhan & Associates
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HARINI SUDERSAN
Partner, Poovayya & Co.
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JAY MAROLI
General Counsel, GE Vernova
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NAVITA CHAUBAL
General Counsel & Sr. Director, Target
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SONAL VERMA
Partner & Global Leader (Markets & Strategy), Dhir & Dhir Associates
- CERT-In Reporting Obligations – Managing operational readiness for 6-hour incident notification
- Cybersecurity Frameworks – Aligning with ISO, NIST, and CERT-In while ensuring business continuity
- DPDP Act & Digital India Act – Reengineering compliance for consent, processing, and enforcement risk
- Explicit Consent & Data Audits – Embedding technical and organizational safeguards, ensuring active opt-ins, and validating privacy compliance via audit trails
- Responsible Data Utilization – Enforcing boundaries on data usage, prohibiting spamming, and mandating transparency in user communications
- Data Breach Liability – Demonstrating accountability through certifications and documented preventive measures, even in breach scenarios
- Source Code Audits – Integrating code reviews into tech compliance and IP protection frameworks
- Import Monitoring & Hardware Compliance – Responding to phased import reduction and localization mandates
- E-Waste & Circular Economy – Operationalizing extended producer responsibility in tech hardware
- Green IT & Infrastructure – Embedding sustainability into digital infrastructure and compliance frameworks
- ESG Governance & Disclosure – Aligning with SEBI BRSR and investor transparency mandates
- ESG Contract Clauses – Integrating sustainability, human rights, and vendor obligations in deals
- IoT & Data Sovereignty – Regulating connected ecosystems and cross-border data movement
- Employee Data & Corporate Use – Navigating lawful processing, internal surveillance, and boundaries of data misuse
Networking Break
A Fireside Chat - Adapting to Evolving Data Protection Laws
M&A, Workforce & Governance – Meet the Strategic Legal Counsel
Tech M&A Compliance – Navigating approvals under the Companies Act, SEBI, CCI, and FEMA Due Diligence in Tech
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SATHISH K.R.
Vice President (Legal), General Counsel and Company Secretary
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MRUDUL DADHICH
Head of Legal - Vice President, Perfios
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PANDURANGA ACHARYA
General Counsel, Zepto
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SIDDHARTHA GEORGE
Partner, Poovayya & Co.
- Tech M&A Compliance – Navigating approvals under the Companies Act, SEBI, CCI, and FEMA
- Due Diligence in Tech Deals – Evaluating IP, cybersecurity, ESG, and workforce liabilities
- Employment Structuring – Adapting contracts and policies to India’s new labour codes
- Moonlighting & Non-Competes – Redefining exclusivity and dual employment in hybrid workforces
- Gig Workforce & Platform Law – Ensuring classification, benefits, and compliance in gig models
- Workplace Governance – Managing DEI, ethics investigations, and whistleblower protocols
- Human Rights Due Diligence – Embedding social compliance into supply chain and vendor management
- DP Due Diligence in M&A – Uncovering hidden liabilities and compliance gaps in data processing, storage, and consent frameworks
- Multijurisdictional Workforce Misappropriation – Addressing IP infringement when talent poaching leads to rapid replication across legal boundaries
Networking Lunch
IPR, AI & Emerging Tech – Law at the Frontier of Innovation
Digital Competition Law – Analysing market dominance, self-preferencing, and platform neutrality in the digital economy E-Commerce & IP
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DR. HEMANG SHAH
Senior Director Government Affairs, Applied Materials
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DEEPTHI RAJEEV
General Counsel & Compliance Officer, Xflow
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MUKUL KOCHHAR
Senior Associate, ADP Law Offices
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SHALINI CHAWLA
Shalini Chawla, Patent Specialist, ITC
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SUDARSHAN M.J.
Senior Associate, Saikrishna and Associates
- Digital Competition Law – Analysing market dominance, self-preferencing, and platform neutrality in the digital economy
- E-Commerce & IP Enforcement – Navigating copyright, trademark, and platform liability
- Revised CRI Guidelines 2025 – Aligning tech and platform disclosures with updated content regulation norms
- Copyleft Licenses – Managing obligations, compatibility, and compliance in reciprocal open-source use
- Blockchain & Smart Contracts – Aligning enforceability and compliance with evolving tech models
- Open-Source & Web3 Licensing – Managing IP risks in decentralized and collaborative environments
- Standard Essential Patents – Resolving FRAND licensing disputes and SEP compliance challenges
- Software IP & Licensing Disputes – Enforcing rights and managing open-source non-compliance
- Federated Learning & L&D Systems – Evaluating DPDP compliance, data minimization, and decentralized AI training risks
- AI Cybersecurity – Fortifying machine learning models against adversarial attacks and data poisoning threats
- AI Explainability & Risk – Addressing bias, fairness, and decision accountability in algorithms
- AI-Generated Content & Copyright – Defining authorship, originality, and ownership in generative systems
- AI Liability – Adapting tort, contract, and product liability frameworks for autonomous systems
- Global AI Regulation – Responding to extraterritorial impact of EU AI Act and other global frameworks
- AI-Driven Fraud Detection – Evaluating proprietary and market tools that leverage AI/ML to prevent financial and cybersecurity lapses
- AI Use Clauses in Contracts – Revisiting vendor contracts to include liability, usage scope, and human oversight in AI deployments
- Data & AI Liability – Defining accountability for outcomes of AI systems from both provider and user perspectives
Digital Business, Contracts & Disputes – Managing Legal Risks
SaaS, SLAs & IT Contracting – Drafting for service levels, uptime, termination, and liability AI in Contracting –
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BHAVESH SAXENA
Regional Compliance & Commercial Counsel - S. Asia Pacific & ANZ, Agilent Technologies India
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DENISE GARDNER
Senior Director & Head - Legal, Secretarial, And Compliance, Licious
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GITANJALI MIRIAM MATHEW
Associate Partner, Saikrishna and Associates
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S. RAVI SHANKAR
Senior Partner, Law Senate
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SURESH KALARIKKAL
Director & Head - Legal, Thoughtworks India
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SURUCHI RUNGTA
Director - Legal, India & APAC, Zensar Technologies
- SaaS, SLAs & IT Contracting – Drafting for service levels, uptime, termination, and liability
- AI in Contracting – Addressing IP, performance, and accountability in automated agreements
- Dispute Resolution in Tech – Leveraging mediation, arbitration, and tech-savvy litigation strategies
- Cross-Border Contracts – Managing jurisdiction, enforcement, and international arbitration
- Dispute Jurisdiction in Cross-Border Infringements – Resolving legal complexities when tech IP misuse spans multiple entities and geographies
- Judicial Review of Arbitral Awards – Exploring courts’ powers to intervene in flawed or unenforceable tech arbitration outcomes
- Mediation in Tech Disputes – Positioning mediation as a viable, efficient tool in resolving IT and IP-related conflicts
- Fintech Compliance – Navigating RBI, SEBI, CBDC, and digital lending obligations
- E-Commerce & Platform Regulation – Managing liability, dark patterns, and marketplace conduct
- Influencer & AdTech Laws – Aligning brand marketing with ASCI, IT Rules, and consumer protection
- Open Banking & Data Sharing – Structuring consent, security, and competitive access frameworks
- Data Protection Clauses in Commercial Contracts – Aligning terms with DPDP obligations, cross-border transfers, and third-party disclosures
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