Agenda

Program Co-Chairs

Building the AI Backbone: Data Center and Digital Infrastructure

This session will examine current legal and commercial pressures shaping data center and digital infrastructure build-outs and deals, including AI-driven demand, high Capex requirements, power availability, and a fast-moving regulatory landscape. Panelists will discuss how these forces are being negotiated across the contract stack at every phase of the lifecycle, including property purchase, development and construction, power, utility, and equipment supply, and colocation/customer agreements.

Moderator:
Claudia Lin | Counsel, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Speakers:
Sean Harb | Vice President, Legal, NScale
Nick Jaramillo | Assistant General Counsel, Azure Hardware Systems & Infrastructure
Matt Pearson | Associate General Counsel, CoreWeave
Dennis Wallace | General Counsel, Fluidstack

Agentic AI: Autonomy and Oversight

This panel will explore the emerging legal and commercial issues raised by agentic AI, with a focus on implications for product counseling and contract negotiation. Panelists will discuss how autonomous AI systems are shaping product boundaries, allocation of risk, and practical controls and best practices, as these tools begin to act autonomously on behalf of individuals and businesses. The discussion will also examine security considerations associated with granting AI agents access to enterprise systems and data.

Moderator:
Filipp Kofman | Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Speakers:
Alison Ardinger | Director & Associate General Counsel, Amazon
Michael Borgia| Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Ghazal Mason | Lead Agentic AI Counsel, Google Cloud

Trends in U.S. Privacy and Security Regulations & Enforcement

This panel will unpack the growing patchwork of privacy and security regulations in the U.S. and enforcement trends. Panelists will discuss practical strategies for navigating this landscape, including across product development, contracting, governance, and regulatory inquiries.

Moderator:
Jayne Ponder | Associate, Covington

Speakers:
Laura Ewbank | Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft
Brian Janura | Associate General Counsel, Reality Labs - Meta
Greg Luloff | Associate General Counsel, Privacy, Amazon
Neelofer Shaikh | Attorney, California Privacy Protection Agency
Heather Wolfe | Assistant Attorney General, Oregon Department of Justice

From Innovation to Obligation: Evolving Regulatory Requirements for AI

This panel will examine the rapidly evolving landscape of AI regulation, with a focus on emerging state AI laws in the United States and the EU AI Act. Panelists will discuss practical implications for product development, compliance, governance, and risk mitigation as companies navigate overlapping and complex regulatory regimes.

Moderator:
Lindsey Tonsanger | Partner, Covington

Speakers:
William Bartholomew | Director of Public Policy, Office of Responsible AI, Microsoft
August Gweon | Policy Counsel, Anthropic
Kelly Nieto | Senior Corporate Counsel, Products, at Amazon Web Service
TBC | Microsoft

Emerging AI & Robotics: Legal Challenges in Motion

This panel will examine how AI‑driven robotic systems are changing the legal landscape as they move, sense, and make decisions in the physical world. From industrial and warehouse robots to medical, consumer, and autonomous drones/vehicles, AI now powers machines that interact directly with people, workplaces, and public spaces.

Panelists will discuss core issues for in‑house counsel, including product safety, data protection and privacy, IP and data rights, cybersecurity, liability, and evolving regulation. The conversation will focus on practical strategies for assessing risk, structuring contracts, and building governance frameworks for AI‑enabled robotics deployed at commercial scale.

Moderator:
Jane Eckels | Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Speakers:
David Sneed | Partner, Covington
Mauricio Uribe | Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Program Co-Chairs

Location

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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