Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Harvard Law School, Milstein East
The 2024 Harvard Law School Conference brings together leading members of the judiciary, the global academic community, and the private sector to address some of the most interesting and pressing issues that artificial intelligence (AI) raises, with a particular focus on its intersection with and impact on IP law.
7:30-8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:00-8:15 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
8:15-9:15 a.m.
What AI Can Do Today, and Where AI Is Headed
Moderator
- Matthew Ferraro, Department of Homeland Security, Senior Counselor to the Secretary of Homeland Security
Panelists
- Jeff Behrends, Harvard University, Senior Research Scholar and Associate Senior Lecturer on Philosophy
- K. Nicole Clouse, Generate Biomedicines, Vice President, Head of Intellectual Property
- John Palfrey, MacArthur Foundation, President
- Erin Sheppard, Booz Allen, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Sector Operations
- Steve Satterfield, Meta, Vice President and Head of GenAI Product Legal
9:15-10:15 a.m.
The Intersection of AI and Intellectual Property Law
Moderator
- Iain Cunningham, NVIDIA, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Panelists
- Greg Leppert, Harvard University, Director of Product & Research at the Library Innovation Lab
- Matthew Sag, Emory Law, Professor of Law and Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science
- Sushupta Sudarshan, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property
- Rebecca Tushnet, Harvard Law School, Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment
10:15-10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30-11:30am
A Global Perspective on the Future of AI and IP
Moderator
- William W. Fisher III, Harvard Law School, WilmerHale Professor of Intellectual Property Law; Faculty Director, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society
Panelists
- Sir Robert Buckland, Harvard Kennedy School, Senior Fellow; Former Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary of Great Britan
- Eleonora Rosati, Stockholm University, Professor of Intellectual Property Law
- Rachel Sachs, WashU Law, Professor of Law
11:30 a.m.-12:30p.m.
Patent Litigation in 2024: A View from the Bench
Moderator
- Seth Waxman, WilmerHale, Partner
Panelists
- Honorable Kimberly A. Moore, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Chief Judge
- Honorable Sharon Prost, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Honorable Alan Lourie, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Honorable Todd Hughes, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Honorable Timothy B. Dyk, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Honorable Colm F. Connolly, United States District Court, District of Delaware
- Honorable Rodney Gilstrap, United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
12:30-1:45 p.m.
Luncheon and Keynote
- Jonathan Zittrain, Harvard Law School, George Bemis Professor of International Law
1:45-1:55 p.m.
Closing Remarks
1:55 p.m.
Adjourn