26 episodes

Advancements in technology, changing business models and the evolution of workforces, are transforming the global economy. Boards and business leaders need to prioritise digital transformation, cyber security and ethics, and embrace emerging technologies to remain competitive in the digital age. In this series we explore the opportunities and challenges arising from technology, data and cyber, and the ensuing regulatory changes. To stay informed, please visit www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/latest-thinking/hubs/inside-tech

Inside Tech Herbert Smith Freehills

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Advancements in technology, changing business models and the evolution of workforces, are transforming the global economy. Boards and business leaders need to prioritise digital transformation, cyber security and ethics, and embrace emerging technologies to remain competitive in the digital age. In this series we explore the opportunities and challenges arising from technology, data and cyber, and the ensuing regulatory changes. To stay informed, please visit www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/latest-thinking/hubs/inside-tech

    TechQuake: EP1 – The Metaverse and Crypto Assets

    TechQuake: EP1 – The Metaverse and Crypto Assets

    Rounding off our TechQuake series tackling the high-impact technologies shaking up business and society, our two-part discussion explores the development of a host of emerging tools and platforms in a period in which such advances have often dominated the headlines. Joining forces with our Emerging Technology Group, the discussion looks back on the developments in The Metaverse, Crypto Assets and AI since the series launched a year ago, as well as considering likely future developments in these fast-moving – and often controversial – fields.

    • 31 min
    TechQuake: EP2 – Artificial Intelligence

    TechQuake: EP2 – Artificial Intelligence

    In the second part of our TechQuake discussion, Emerging Technology Group co-head Alex Cravero discusses the hottest topic in cutting edge tech: artificial intelligence (AI). Driven by audacious breakthroughs in generative AI such as ChatGPT, triggering an investment boom and anxious debates over social impacts and the potential for fake news, the technology has captured popular imagination. Looking at key industry developments and the emerging regulatory picture, we ask if AI can possibly live up to the hype.

    • 19 min
    TMT Fast Five: Proposed competition and regulation reforms

    TMT Fast Five: Proposed competition and regulation reforms

    Our competition and regulation experts look at key developments for the technology, media and telecommunications sectors, including two topics particularly relevant to tech companies and insights on the ACCC’s new Chief Economist. Listen in for updates on new scam controls and proposals for a co-regulatory code requiring tech to have greater responsibility for scam safety, and what proposed merger reforms could mean for the sector.  

    • 11 min
    Inside Tech: Done Deal EP4: Top tax issues in tech deals

    Inside Tech: Done Deal EP4: Top tax issues in tech deals

    Join hosts Malika Chandrasegaran, Partner and Mia Harrison Kelf, Senior Associate from our Sydney Corporate M&A team for a discussion with Toby Eggleston, Partner and tax expert from our Melbourne office, on navigating tax related issues that arise when negotiating tech deals. They cover what regulators, such as FIRB and the ATO, are thinking about at the moment, issues such as scrip for scrip rollover, earnouts, retention payments and option schemes, and ways that we are bridging value gaps on tech deals in current markets.

    • 25 min
    Inside Tech: Done Deal EP3 - Joint Ventures, alliances and other strategic collaborations

    Inside Tech: Done Deal EP3 - Joint Ventures, alliances and other strategic collaborations

    From contractual to incorporated joint ventures, data sharing arrangements and everything in between, the structures and complexity of tech deals are less likely to follow the traditional M&A or investment path which makes tech an exciting space to be working in. Join our host Mia Harrison-Kelf, Senior Associate in the Sydney Corporate M&A team, for a discussion with Peter Jones, Sydney Telecommunications, Media & Technology Partner, and Jamie McLaren, Corporate M&A Partner based in our Singapore office as they touch on the trends they are seeing across the APAC region and the drivers behind companies seeking out alternative structures.

    • 33 min
    Inside Tech: Done Deal EP2 - Key regional trends in tech deals across APAC

    Inside Tech: Done Deal EP2 - Key regional trends in tech deals across APAC

    Southeast Asia is said to be one of the fastest growing and one of the most active regions for tech deals in the world, so in this episode we’ll be taking a whistle stop tour around the region to talk about some of the key recent trends in tech transactions. Join our host, Malika Chandrasegaran, Corporate M&A Partner, with special guests Vik Tang, Partner and Head of Corporate in our associated Indonesian law firm Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung, and Victor Chiew, Director at our associated Singapore law firm Prolegis, as they discuss digital infrastructure, an increase in M&A deals and cloud hosting, tech companies acquiring banks in Indonesia, and how regulators are keeping up with the changing landscape.

    • 25 min

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