G-IPTech Centre Inauguration 

Join us for the launch of the Global Intellectual Property and Technology (G-IPTech) Centre at QUB School of Law. This engaging event aims to unite leading international scholars, QUB School of Law members, and university representatives to explore pressing issues relevant for building a sustainable algorithmic society, and establish a programmatic research agenda for the G-IPTech Centre. Featuring panels on globalization, sustainability, creative economy, and fundamental rights, the workshop fosters collaboration and idea exchange on key IP/IT legal challenges, such as current policy debate surrounding whether we should ban or temporarily halt LLMs and other similar AI technologies. The dialogue regarding the Centre's future trajectory and research focus will be significantly enriched by the involvement of esteemed Directors from prominent global IT and IP research centres. Kicking off the workshop, Lord Justice Arnold will deliver a keynote speech, inaugurating the Centre and setting the stage for the panel discussions to follow. Open to all, the event encourages participants from various backgrounds to contribute their perspectives to the conversation.

Speakers include:

Lord Justice Sir Richard Arnold, Judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.

Prof. Maurizio Borghi, Professor of Law and Co-director of the Nexa Centre for Internet and Society, University of Turin.

Prof Josef Drexl, Honorary Professor at the University of Munich and Director of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition.

Prof. David Erdos, Professor of Law and the Open Society; Co-Director, Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law (CIPIL), Cambridge University.

Prof. Marie-Christine Janssens, Professor of Law and Director (Head of Unit) of the Centre for IT & IP Law, KU Leuven.

Prof. Eleonora Rosati, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, the Director of the Institute for Intellectual Property and Market Law (IFIM).

A full program is available here.

Reserve a spot in person or online (you will receive a Zoom link the day before the event) here.