Wednesday, April 10, 2019
ABH 204
5:00pm – 7:00pm
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“Blockchains, Big Data, and Biometrics, Oh My”, a two-hour event that will delve into both the legal and technical issues with emerging technologies, will be held on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in Anheuser-Busch Hall at Washington University. Sponsored by the Washington University School of Law, Ice Miller LLP, and Stinson Leonard Street LLP, this program will help attendees understand blockchain, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies and appreciate the risks that these technologies pose.
Eschewing the typical canned panels and lifeless talks, “Blockchains, Big Data, and Biometrics, Oh My” will include TED-style talks, fireside chats, and rapid-fire Q&A sessions. “The program’s combination of attorneys, privacy professionals, law professors, in-house counsel, developers, and technologists will help listeners immerse themselves in the future of banking, business, and the law” explained co-organizer Justin Steffen, a litigation partner at Ice Miller LLP.
“Rather than focusing solely on the basics, this event will highlight both the risks new technologies raise and identify basic steps that attorneys and compliance professionals can take to ensure they are innovating responsibly” added co-organizer Nicci Warr, a litigation partner at Stinson Leonard Street LLP.
This event will be led by WashULaw alum Justin Steffen (’07)
Litigation Partner at Ice Miller LLP, National Law Journal Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and FinTech Trailblazer, and Law Professor at Loyola University School of Law where he teaches on FinTech and the Law.
Additional panelists include, but not limited to:
Nick Merker – Partner and Co-Chair of the Data Security and Privacy Group at Ice Miller LLP and a Law Professor at the Robert H. McKinney School of Law at Indiana University where he teaches a course of Data Security and Privacy.
Nicci Warr – Litigation Partner at Stinson Leonard Street LLP where she focuses on how antitrust and trade-practices laws apply to new and emerging technologies.
Sultan Meghji – A transformational thought leader with a proven track record of more than 20 years in technology and international business. Sultan has led innovation, development and commercialization in advanced technologies, life sciences, cyber security and financial services. He currently advises private equity, corporations and startups and contributes to The Financial Revolutionist and Forbes.
Dan Woodruff – Principal Legal Counsel at Blackhawk Network where he leverages his unique combination of business, technology, and corporate knowledge to address a diverse range of domestic and international business and legal issues for the company.