Synopsis
The digital trade landscape is rapidly evolving, driven by the need for efficiency, economic benefits, and global collaboration.
This event aims to shed light on the legal developments in digital trade, with a particular focus on the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR) and the UNCITRAL Model Law on the Use and Cross-Border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services (MLIT). The UNCITRAL Model Laws serve as a global framework that provides a foundation for bilateral agreements and other advancements made by countries in the realm of digital trade.
The primary objective of this event is to provide a comprehensive overview of the legal progress in digital trade, highlighting the benefits derived from the adoption and implementation of the UNCITRAL Model Laws. By examining the recent advancements made in the adoption of the MLETR and the MLIT, along with related legislations, the event will explore how countries have utilised this framework to enhance the legal environment for digital trade and the opportunities in the future.
Furthermore, the event will delve into the initiatives taken by different countries, including the establishment of bilateral partnerships, to further advance digital trade. Participants will gain valuable insights into how these bilateral agreements and other initiatives enhance the legal environment for digital trade, fostering innovation and facilitating cross-border business interactions.
Programme
08.30 am Registration and Networking
09.00 am Welcome Remarks by EuroCham
09.05 am Opening Remarks by Dr Lovneesh Chanana, Chair of the Digital Economy Committee
09.15 am Sharing Session by Mr. Rajesh Sreenivasan, Rajah and Tann
10.15 am Closing Remarks by Dr Tom James, Co-Chair of the Digital Economy Committee
10.30 am End of Event
Speaker
Rajesh Sreenivasan
Head, Technology, Media and Telecoms Law Practice
Rajah & Tann Asia
Rajesh Sreenivasan is a Partner and Head of the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Law Practice at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP and the Coordinating Partner for the firms’ multidisciplinary and cross-practice Data and Digital Economy (DDE) Legal Services. He is a Director and Co-founder of Rajah & Tann Technologies Pte Ltd and Rajah & Tann Cybersecurity Pte Ltd which are the Legaltech arms of Rajah & Tann Asia.
With over 20 years in practice, he has been universally recognised as the leading technology, media and telecoms lawyer in Singapore by all major professional ranking agencies and noted as one of the top TMT lawyers the Asia Pacific region.
Rajesh has been at the forefront of legal, regulatory and policy matters relating to technology procurement, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data protection, analytics and governance, telecommunications, electronic commerce, cloud computing, distributed ledger technologies, digital forensics and digital media in the region. He has since built a team of over 50 lawyers with significant depth.
Moderator
Tom James
CEO and CIO, TradeFlow Capital Management
Co-Chair of the Digital Economy Committee, EuroCham
Tom has over 30 yrs of commercial exposure gained through a broad range of senior executive roles in trading, investment management, commodity finance (Trade and Project) & advisory. He is called upon by governments & multinationals for advice & insight on market developments.
In 2014 he was called upon to serve as a Senior Energy Advisor to the United States Department of Defense (TFBSO) and he currently sits on the “Financing Advisory Resources” panel for Enterprise Singapore, the trade development body of the Singapore Government.
Tom is a serial Commodity FinTech entrepreneur with a history of combining technology with best practice in order to create innovative industry services & solutions within the Commodity Industry. He is also a successful published author, having documented and shared his deep industry expertise through a series of 9 books and publications with Wiley Finance, Palgrave Macmillan and Springer. Tom holds a PhD from Middlesex University, UK based on the study of “Best practices in the commodity industry within the functional disciplines of trading and risk management”.
This meeting is only open to EuroCham members.