CLOUD LAW SUMMIT TO ADDRESS CRITICAL ISSUE FOR ENTERPRISES IN 2010

• Monday, 04 January 2010

London, January 4, 2010 – Legal and commercial experts from both sides of the Atlantic are converging in London at the Cloud Law Summit on February 10 to tackle pivotal concerns for major enterprises looking to adopt cloud services in 2010.

The Cloud Law Summit hosted by BroadGroup, will tackle decisive legal issues surrounding privacy, security, the Data Protection Directive, the implications of the US Patriot Act, internet geography and compliance mechanisms. Private law firms and inhouse counsel will share the platform with business, technology and enterprise leaders in the first event of its type in Europe. Academic experts, government officials, investors and professional intermediaries will also be in attendance.

The summit follows the second annual PoweredByCloud conference, also hosted by BroadGroup, in London on February 8-9. PoweredByCloud has established itself as the market leader in cloud computing strategy. More than 50 speakers will feature across the two events including industry leaders from Amazon, Berwin Leighton Paisner,BT, Cisco,Dechert, Denton Wilde Sapte, HP, IBM, Lanier, Microsoft, Proskauer, and Intel among others.

“The uptake of Cloud technology and services is widely predicted to surge in 2010, but many major enterprises remain cautious about privacy and security,” said Dominic Lowndes, Managing Director of the TMT Group at BroadGroup. “The summit will provide the first opportunity for a transatlantic debate to understand the major issues surrounding the location of data and the influence of international regulation and law in North America and Europe.”

Programme highlights include:

The “Big Two” Panel - Implications of the US Patriot Act and the European Union Data Protection Directive

Privacy in the Cloud- Connecting data protection and the geographical location

Open Law Panel- The implications of new standards, or the lack of them

Cloud Content and Liability - Security issues and managing liability

Negotiating Contracts - Service level agreements and more for cloud services

Future Law Panel - what will be the legal ramification of regulators next moves

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