Webinar: Lawyers and Emerging Technologies

When? 14h july, 7:30 am (Colombian Time* -5 GMT)

Where? Zoom Webinar

Registration: esp.innovacionlegal@uexternado.edu.co

Lawyers and Emerging Technologies

Key speaker:

Prof. Erik Vermeulen

Erik’s work can be broken down into four categories.

First, Erik is a Professor of Business and Financial Law and the Director of the International Business Law program at Tilburg University in The Netherlands. He teaches business organizations and governance, law and technology, and business innovation and finance at Tilburg Law School, TIAS School for Business and Society, and at University Externado of Colombia teaching International Joint Ventures as part of the Master in International Business Law, and Transactions and Engineering through Artificial Intelligence in the Diploma program in Legal Innovation. Erik also offers classes specifically tailored to an online audience. His research, including chapters of his academic books, can be downloaded from the Social Science Research Network. Erik has appeared at numerous conferences as a featured or keynote speaker.

Second, Erik works at the intersection of the academic and corporate worlds. He is a Senior Legal Counsel at Signify (formerly known as Philips Lighting). He works on corporate matters, mergers & acquisitions, and reorganizations. He is also an Innovation Advisor at a law firm (Pels Rijcken) in The Hague (focusing on digital transformation), and a board/advisory member of several companies/organizations, including a healthcare provider in The Netherlands.

Third, Erik can be described as a content creator. He has a blog at medium.com/@erikpmvermeulen, where he shares insights in how emerging technologies are creating new opportunities across all areas of the economy and society. In our fast-changing world, Erik revisits long-held assumptions and theories, and seeks to develop new models more appropriate to the next normal. He is a top writer in innovation, education, and entrepreneurship on online publication platform Medium.

Erik’s thought-provoking and innovative views on business, technology, education, and the law have attracted international attention. He regularly serves as an expert advisor to international organizations, such as the European Commission, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations, the World Bank, the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia, the Institute of Directors in London, and national and local governments around the world.

Finally, he is a co-owner of a Michelin star restaurant in The Netherlands.

The world has changed!

And, emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality, will continue to transform (some would say, “eating”) the world. Their impact on business models and governance cannot be denied. Delivering innovation – offering technology-driven products and services that offer a frictionless user experience – has become the number one priority for most businesses. The webinar examines the role of lawyers, regulators, and other legal professionals in this new and rapidly evolving business environment. To remain relevant, legal professionals themselves must also adapt to a world that is experiencing the digitization of everything. It’s hard to think of any aspect of law that isn’t affected by emerging digital technologies anymore.