LIPIT is an English language Study Programme with students and lecturers from many countries in the world focusing on the European and transational aspects of IP and IT law. The LIPIT International IP&IT Law Forum brings together senior practitioners from the LIPIT teaching staff with a lot of experience in the field, LIPIT alumnis who are working in different sectors of the digital economy, current students as well as other interested participants from the field. LIPIT teaching staff and graduates give talks about interesting topics from their field of practice as well as from the research they have been involved in. With a focus on international issues of IP and It Law the conference is meant to provide a forum of exchange and discussion that we want to establish as a valuable international addition to the fora we are offering annually in Göttingen. Interested participants from outside of LIPIT are very welcome!
AGENDA 2026
FRIDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2026
09:30 – 18:00
9:30
Welcome speech
Prof. Dr. Andreas Wiebe, LL.M. (Virginia), Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
9:45
International Data Transfer from the Peoples Republic of China to other countries
Dr. Mathias Lejeune, Attorney at law, Munich
10:25
State-Level Blockchain Deployment in the EU: Extracting Transferable Models for Integration into Trademark Management Systems
Abdullah Tareq, Masar for Intellectual Property, LIPIT 2020/2021 Alumni
11:05
Coffee break
11:30
Trade secrets & AI
Dr. Stephan Wolke, Head of Corporate Intellectual Property at ThyssenKrupp, Head of management board of ThyssenKrupp Intellectual Property GmbH
12:10
The EHDS and IP Rights
Elisabeth Herzog, DPA Rhineland-Palatine, PhD Candidate
12:50
Lunch
14:00
From Human Error to Systemic Failure: AI Malfunctions and the Evolving Business Judgment Rule
Hendrik Witt, Witt Legal, Bonn & Prof. Dr. Simon Gerdemann, BSP Business & Law School, Berlin
14:40
Cloud Switching under the Data Act
Dr. Thomas Stögmüller, LL.M. (Berkeley), TCI Rechtsanwälte, München
15:20
Coffee break
15:50
Quantum Computing: What Are the Legal Implications?
Dr. Roman Heidinger, Cerha Hempel Rechtsanwälte, Wien
16:30
Digitization of Cultural Heritage
Dr. Matej Myška, Head Institute of Law and Technology, Masaryk University, Brno
17:10
Omnibus and its impact on the advertising industry
Dr. Sachiko Scheuing, C-Chairwoman of the Federation of European Direct and interactive Marketing Association (FEDMA), Brussels
18:00
Dinner
SATURDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2026
09:30 – 14:30
9:30
So, what exactly is Law as Code?
Laura Camilleri, Komplianz, LIPIT 2017/2018 Alumni
10:10
Meaningful Human Oversight under Article 22 GDPR after SCHUFA: Articles 14 and 26 of the EU AI Act as Interpretative Aids and Evidence of Emerging Legislative Standards
Amit Luhach, Advocate at the Supreme Court of India, LIPIT 2018/2019 Alumni
11:00
Coffee Break
11:30
Operationalising the FRIA-DPIA Interface in Cross-Border AI Deployments: A Doctrinal and Compliance Study under EU Law
Anshita Arora, LIPIT candidate
12:10
Multi-Agent AI Systems as a Challenge for Law
Prof. Dr. Zsolt György Balogh, Institute of the Information Society, Ludovika University of Budapest
13:00
Lunch
ALUMNI DAY
14:30
Welcome Speech
Prof. Dr. Andreas Wiebe, LL.M. (Virginia)
14:45
Introducing the LIPIT Global Alumni Network
Board of LIPIT Alumni Network
15:15
Alumni Representative’s Talk
Volodymyr Spirin, Manager Privacy Counsel at Adidas, LIPIT 2019/2020 Alumni
15:30
Coffee break & Networking
16:00
Video Sessions & Interactive Discussion
17:00
Campus Tour: Historic University Prison
tbc
18:30
Dinner & Social Evening
Organized by the LIPIT Program Office and LIPIT Global Alumni Network e.V. In cooperation with Förderverein für internationales und nationales Wirtschafts- und Medienrecht
