14-17 ​ June​ 2021​

Navigating Complexities of the Digital Economy in India

 

AGENDA


Topic and Key Issues Speakers
1

Monday 14th June

10:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. CET / 8:00 p.m. IST

Supported by
USIBC
Opening Keynote Conversation
Digital Economy – An Indian Perspective
  • Explosive growth and potential in India
  • Legal and regulatory framework
  • Foreign direct investment – from regulators’ perspective
Breakout to meet speakers and networking
Nishith Desai
Vivek Pandit

Mihir A. Parikh

Session Chair

Gowree Gokhale
Vaibhav Parikh
2

Monday 14th June

11:45 a.m. ET / 8:45 a.m. PT / 5:45 p.m. CET / 9:15 p.m. IST

Supported by
IVCA
Entering the Digital Economy in India
  • Investment structures – Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Competition law Issues
    • Dominance through data access
    • Impact on innovation
    • Killer acquisitions
Breakout to meet speakers and networking
Nishchal Joshipura

Session Chair

Eric Winston
Harshita Srivastava
Neville Taraporewalla
Ratnadeep Roychowdhury
3

Tuesday 15th June

10:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. CET / 8:00 p.m. IST

Supported by
IAMAI
Regulatory Considerations in Various Business Models
  • E-Commerce models
  • Intermediaries & their liabilities
  • OTT platforms
Breakout to meet speakers and networking
Vivek Kathpalia

Session Chair

Gowree Gokhale
Huzefa Tavawalla
Rakesh Maheshwari
Tarun Katial
4

Tuesday 15th June

11:45 a.m. ET / 8:45 a.m. PT / 5:45 p.m. CET / 9:15 p.m. IST

Supported by
FICCI
Data Ownerships and Protection
  • Right to privacy
  • Personal data protection
  • Non-Personal data protection, including recent reforms for geospatial and maps data
  • Impact on digital economy business models
Breakout to meet speakers and networking
Vaibhav Parikh

Session Chair

Aaron Kamath
Amlan Mohanty
Inika Charles
Jennifer Tiang
5

Wednesday 16th June

10:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. CET / 8:00 p.m. IST

Supported by
CUTS
Preferential Treatment & Exclusivity on Platforms
  • Network effects
  • Conflicts of interest
  • Abuse of dominance – Recent cases & actions
Breakout to meet speakers and networking
Vyapak Desai

Session Chair

Payel Chatterjee
Payal Malik
Suman Bery
Vinay Shukla
6

Wednesday 16th June

11:45 a.m. ET / 8:45 a.m. PT / 5:45 p.m. CET / 9:15 p.m. IST

Supported by
IFA
Equalization Levy and Other Tax Considerations
  • Equalization levy and recent expansion – Applicability and exclusions
  • Obligations, responsibilities and practical implications in various digital economy models
  • Software batch appeals
Breakout to meet speakers and networking
Parul Jain

Session Chair

Dr. Dhruv Sanghavi
Dr. Leopoldo Parada
Meyyappan Nagappan
Rajat Bansal
7

Thursday 17th June

10:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. CET / 8:00 p.m. IST

Supported by
NASSCOM
Human Resources in Shared Economy
  • Labor law reforms - Four new labor codes
  • Work from anywhere & managing the hybrid model
Breakout to meet speakers and networking
Vikram Shroff

Session Chair

Ajay Solanki
Deepak Arora
Perzine Dadyburjor
Preetha Soman
8

Thursday 17th June

11:45 a.m. ET / 8:45 a.m. PT / 5:45 p.m. CET / 9:15 p.m. IST

Supported by
Wilsen-Center
Closing Session Keynote - Professional Services in a Digital World: A Global Perspective
Sectorial Perspective on Digital Economy
  • Digital health and telemedicine
  • FinTech/payment systems – incl. blockchain
  • Media & online gaming
  • EduTech
Breakout to meet speakers and networking
Lee Frederiksen

Dr. Milind Antani

Session Chair

Aarushi Jain
Darren Punnen
Jaideep Reddy
Tanisha Khanna
1 Monday 14th June
10:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. CET / 8:00 p.m. IST

Opening Keynote Conversation
Digital Economy – An Indian Perspective
  • Explosive growth and potential in India
  • Legal and regulatory framework
  • Foreign direct investment – from regulators’ perspective


Breakout to meet speakers and networking
Speakers
Nishith Desai
Vivek Pandit

Mihir A. Parikh

Session Chair

Gowree Gokhale
Vaibhav Parikh
2 Monday 14th June
11:45 a.m. ET / 8:45 a.m. PT / 5:45 p.m. CET / 9:15 p.m. IST

Entering the Digital Economy in India
  • Investment structures – Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Competition law Issues
    • Dominance through data access
    • Impact on innovation
    • Killer acquisitions
Breakout to meet speakers and networking
Speakers

Nishchal Joshipura

Session Chair

Eric Winston
Harshita Srivastava
Neville Taraporewalla
Ratnadeep Roychowdhury


3 Tuesday 15th June
10:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. CET / 8:00 p.m. IST

Regulatory Considerations in Various Business Models
  • E-Commerce models
  • Intermediaries & their liabilities
  • OTT platforms


Breakout to meet speakers and networking
Speakers
Vivek Kathpalia

Session Chair

Gowree Gokhale
Huzefa Tavawalla
Rakesh Maheshwari
Tarun Katial
4 Tuesday 15th June
11:45 a.m. ET / 8:45 a.m. PT / 5:45 p.m. CET / 9:15 p.m. IST

Data Ownerships and Protection
  • Right to privacy
  • Personal data protection
  • Non-Personal data protection, including recent reforms for geospatial and maps data
  • Impact on digital economy business models


Breakout to meet speakers and networking
Speakers
Vaibhav Parikh

Session Chair

Aaron Kamath
Amlan Mohanty
Inika Charles
Jennifer Tiang
5 Wednesday 16th June
10:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. CET / 8:00 p.m. IST

Preferential Treatment & Exclusivity on Platforms
  • Network effects
  • Conflicts of interest
  • Abuse of dominance – Recent cases & actions


Breakout to meet speakers and networking
Speakers
Vyapak Desai

Session Chair

Payel Chatterjee
Payal Malik
Suman Bery
Vinay Shukla
6 Wednesday 16th June
11:45 a.m. ET / 8:45 a.m. PT / 5:45 p.m. CET / 9:15 p.m. IST

Equalization Levy and Other Tax Considerations
  • Equalization levy and recent expansion – Applicability and exclusions
  • Obligations, responsibilities and practical implications in various digital economy models
  • Software batch appeals


Breakout to meet speakers and networking
Speakers
Parul Jain

Session Chair

Dr. Dhruv Sanghavi
Dr. Leopoldo Parada
Meyyappan Nagappan
Rajat Bansal
7 Thursday 17th June
10:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. CET / 8:00 p.m. IST

Human Resources in Shared Economy
  • Labor law reforms - Four new labor codes
  • Work from anywhere & managing the hybrid model


Breakout to meet speakers and networking
Speakers
Vikram Shroff

Session Chair

Ajay Solanki
Deepak Arora
Perzine Dadyburjor
Preetha Soman
8 Thursday 17th June
11:45 a.m. ET / 8:45 a.m. PT / 5:45 p.m. CET / 9:15 p.m. IST

Closing Session Keynote - Professional Services in a Digital World: A Global Perspective
Sectorial Perspective on Digital Economy
  • Digital health and telemedicine
  • FinTech/payment systems – incl. blockchain
  • Media & online gaming
  • EduTech


Breakout to meet speakers and networking
Speakers
Lee Frederiksen

Dr. Milind Antani

Session Chair

Aarushi Jain
Darren Punnen
Jaideep Reddy
Tanisha Khanna

 

 

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