Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, June 28, 2017
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Steven Teppler, Abbott Law Group, P.A., Jacksonville, FL
Bennett B. Borden, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Washington, DC
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Internet of Things – 20 Billion Smart Devices and the Future of Mass Liability
Steven Teppler, Abbott Law Group, P.A., Jacksonville, FL
Bennett B. Borden, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Washington, DC
Eric Hibbard, CTO, Security and Privacy, Hitachi Data Systems, San Francisco
Erik Laykin, Duff & Phelps, Los Angeles
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
IoT Security – Not Your Father’s Hack
Andrew Girson, CEO, Barr Group, Germantown, MD
Eric Hibbard, CTO, Security and Privacy, Hitachi Data Systems, San Francisco
John Jorgensen, President & CEO, The Sylint Group, Inc., Sarasota, FL
Seamus C. Duffy, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Philadelphia
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
IoT Risks – Theories of Liability and Defenses
Judge Matthew F. Kennelly, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Chicago
Steven Teppler, Abbott Law Group, P.A., Jacksonville, FL
Seamus C. Duffy, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Philadelphia
Jay Edelson, Founder & CEO, Edelson P.C., Chicago
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
IoT Software Discovery
Andrew Girson, CEO, Barr Group, Germantown, MD
Bennett B. Borden, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Washington, DC
Andrew Reisman, CEO, Elijah Ltd., Chicago
Chad S. Roberts, The Roberts Firm, PLLC, Jacksonville, FL
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
IoT Liability Insurance – What’s Being Insured?
Moderator:
Martin T. Tully, Akerman LLP, Chicago
Erik Laykin, Duff & Phelps, Los Angeles
Bennett B. Borden, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Washington, DC
Elisabeth D. Case, Managing Director, Marsh USA Inc., Chicago
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Wrap Up – Where Do We Go from Here?
Steven Teppler, Abbott Law Group, P.A., Jacksonville, FL
Bennett B. Borden, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Washington, DC