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In this episode, our tech lawyers Vik Khurana and Anneke Pol discuss how IT suppliers use their customers’ data, the risks to customers and what they can do about it. In particular:
The supplier arms-race to embed AI in their enterprise products and services.How they are using customer data and the legal and contractual loopholes they are leveraging.A checklist of risks and mitigations customers can use to guard against inadvertent data sharing.How 'hidden AI' in enterprise services is causing GenAI-specific IP, confidentiality, liability and accuracy issues and what you can do about them.Thanks for listening!
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This time on the Roadmap, we’re exploring troubled projects. These are projects that are not in litigation territory yet but are having problems.

Our experts Toby Crick and Anneke Pol discuss how to manage projects as they start to go wrong to try and avert failure, avoid disputes and work out a sensible way forward. They consider the importance of contractual change mechanisms, open but carefully managed dialogue, judicious use of escalation mechanisms and, if at all possible, having some flexibility when pricing the deal. 
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In this episode, our tech partner Vik Khurana is joined by two very special guests, Adam McArthur and Warren Brown, from the global pharma and biotech company, AstraZeneca.  Adam is Assistant General Counsel (Digital, IT and Operations) and Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at Evinova (AstraZeneca’s new Healthtech business).  Warren is Senior Counsel (Digital & Data) at AstraZeneca.  They discuss:
the impact of AI and digital technologies on the pharma and healthcare industriesways of working with tech companies and managing culture clashesdrawing from different skillsets to find the right solution for a digital projectbeing comfortable with ambiguity in a science and innovation led environmentBristows' Digital Transformation Project Masterclass Series
Comprising four, half-day, training sessions - taking place between January and April 2024 - this programme is designed, specifically, for in-house lawyers and procurement professionals who work on buy-side digital transformation, IT, outsourcing and commercial projects.

You can find the full agenda, and registration details here. 
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In this bonus episode, commercial tech partners Vik Khurana and Adrian Sim introduce our Digital Transformation Project Masterclass Series. Comprising four, half-day, training sessions - taking place between January and April 2024 - the programme is designed, specifically, for in-house lawyers and procurement professionals who work on buy-side digital transformation, IT, outsourcing and commercial projects.

You can find the full agenda, and registration details here. 

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Many technology and sourcing deals are signed promising innovation, change and transformation. After all, there is a real need for these deals to drive more value from data through AI, analytics and multi-cloud, automate manual processes, and leverage best-of-breed tools and platforms.

But too often, they don’t deliver innovation beyond the business-as-usual. In episode 18 of The Roadmap, our experts Vik Khurana and Anneke Pol explain how procurement processes and contractual frameworks can be enhanced to incentivise innovation. In particular, how better governance structures, a creative approach to IP and data constructs, and thinking outside the box on pricing, risk, and remedies can help achieve genuine innovation in tech projects and services.

Our Digital Transformation Project Masterclass Series is coming-up in early 2024. The four, in person, sessions will be held monthly between January and April and be focused on buy-side digital transformation, IT, outsourcing and commercial projects. You can find out more information, as well as register your interest, here.

Note: All information was correct at the time of recording.
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There’s no shortage of material on the internet about generative AI. However, in this episode of The Roadmap, we’ll be tuning-out the noise to focus on how companies are using this technology to build a new breed of business solution.

Our technology experts Vik Khurana, Anneke Pol and William White give us an overview of how businesses are starting to deploy generative AI, together with a practical set of tips for any companies considering bringing generative AI into their business.
Some of the questions the conversation covers include:
What type of generative AI services are businesses purchasing? What kind of projects are they planning?What do you need to look out for when contracting with an AI vendor?How can you help your business prepare to safely maximise the potential of generative AI?If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at theroadmap@bristows.com.
Related episode: Generative AI – Top 5 legal risks and practical next steps


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