OpenChain @ Bristows – An In-Person and Virtual Event on 20th May, 2025

To round off a successful run of Open Source Software Masterclasses, Bristows are pleased to announce that the final session, ‘Tech in focus: navigating legal and commercial challenges in an increasingly open source world’, has been expanded to include additional topics, offering even greater value. Please find the full programme below.

Register now to secure your in-person place. Attendance is available for the full day, or for either the morning or afternoon sessions. Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to discuss the latest Open Source insights and network with peers in the tech law community.

OpenChain will feature prominently, and many familiar faces from our UK community will be present. 

In-Person Registration:

• https://sites-bristows.vuturevx.com/6/1413/rsvp—new-contacts/rsvp—blank—20-may—linux.asp

Remote Attendance Registration:

• https://sites-bristows.vuturevx.com/6/1413/rsvp—known-contact/rsvp—prefilled—20-may—remote-attendance.asp

Meet the Speakers:

Agenda:

Tuesday 20 May 2025

10:00 am

Registration and coffee

10:30 am

OpenChain – an introduction Andrew Katz, Consultant, Bristows & CEO, Orcro

12:30 pm

Registration and lunch

1:30 pm

Open Source and the Cyber Resilience Act Andrew Katz, Consultant, Bristows & CEO, OrcroAnneke Pol, Associate, Bristows

2:15 pm

Refreshment break

2:30 pm

Open Source and AI Vik Khurana, Partner, Bristows, Nicola Okereke, Associate, Bristows

3:15 pm

Refreshment break

3:30 pm

Open Source in transactions: M&A and commercial agreements Toby Crick, Partner, Bristows

4:15 pm

Panel discussion: open source and risk management Lewis Parle, Head of Intellectual Property Risk, Lockton, Stephen Pollard, Director Open Source Advisory, Orcro, Andrew Katz, Consultant, Bristows & CEO, Orcro, Toby Crick, Partner, Bristows

5:00 pm

Close followed by networking, drinks and nibbles