As AI reshapes the global landscape, legal professionals need to be at the forefront of understanding its intricacies. How do LLMs actually work? How do GCs navigate the biggest legal challenges AI presents? Where are the opportunities for the future of AI? This conference will delve deep into the heart of AI's most pressing legal and ethical challenges.
Join TechGC for a curated discussion on these issues hosted by leaders from Anthropic, a16z, Scribe, Github, and Automattic, as well as focused small-group discussions with GCs tackling the same challenges you are. Hear their insights so you’ll be prepared to avoid the pitfalls of AI while maximizing its value for your company.
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*This event is at capacity and registration is closed. For TechGC members who are the GC/CLO at high growth companies, public companies or venture funds. Apply for membership above to be considered for future events like these or visit https://www.techgc.co to learn more about TechGC.
Jared Kaplan is a co-founder of Anthropic and a professor at Johns Hopkins University. He spent the first 15 years of his career as a theoretical physicist before moving to work on AI, where his contributions include research on scaling laws in machine learning, GPT-3, Codex, and more recently AI safety work such as RLHF for helpful and harmless language assistants and Constitutional AI. Jared is now Anthropic’s Chief Science Officer.
Before joining Anthropic as General Counsel in 2022, Brian spent a decade in public service: in the State Department’s legal shop, and leading NASA’s international, national security, and space law practices. Between government appointments Brian worked in tech startups, including as GC of Planetary Resources. Brian is a graduate of UC San Diego and Berkeley Law, where he teaches as a lecturer.
Jennifer is Co-founder and CEO at Scribe, a productivity tool that enables teams to turn any process into a step-by-step guide that they can share, automatically. Previously, she was at consulting firm McKinsey & Company and venture capital firm Greylock Partners. Jennifer has a BA from Princeton in Economics and Finance and an MBA from Harvard.
Anjney Midha is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz where he invests in AI, infrastructure, and open source technology. Prior to joining the firm in 2023, Anjney was vice president of platform ecosystem at Discord where he oversaw all developer products for the company’s 200 million+ users. Anjney set up Discord’s first dedicated developer platform organization, launched its partnership with Midjourney, and helped it scale to one of the world’s fastest growing generative AI businesses. Anjney joined Discord via the acquisition of Ubiquity6, a pioneering computer vision and multiplayer technology company where he was cofounder and CEO. Before that, Anjney was a partner at Kleiner Perkins, where he led the formation of the firm’s first dedicated seed fund and invested in companies across venture and growth stages. Originally from India and Singapore, Anjney pursued his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Stanford University.
Holly is the General Counsel of Automattic Inc./WordPress.com where she leads the legal team in making the web more open and accessible, one website at a time. Holly has navigated the novel legal issues facing global internet companies as Automattic has grown in size and impact. Prior to Automattic, she was a partner in the IP Litigation group at K&L Gates LLP. A native San Franciscan, Holly attended the University of San Francisco (B.A. in Politics, magna cum laude) and Harvard Law School.
Shelley is a Vice President of Microsoft and the Chief Legal Officer of GitHub, where she leads a broad team responsible for legal, policy, platform trust and safety, social impact, and accessibility. Prior to her current role, she was the Vice President of Microsoft’s Technology and Corporate Responsibility organization, where she oversaw programs aimed at ensuring technology is used to benefit society, including Microsoft’s efforts in sustainability, accessibility, justice reform, human rights and responsible AI. She has also led legal, corporate, and external affairs teams across Europe and worked on products in Microsoft’s gaming division, including Xbox and HoloLens. Prior to joining Microsoft, she was legal counsel at Wizards of the Coast, where she supported the “Dungeons & Dragons” and “Magic: The Gathering” brands.
- AI & Privacy: Training & Use of Generative AI Tools
- AI: Regulatory Developments
- AI Use in Code Development (Privacy, Security, IP)
- AI Use in General Business Operations (Privacy, Security, IP)
- Corporate Governance & AI
- Contracts: Drafting & Negotiating Reps, Warranties & Indemnities in AI
- Developing AI in Your Products
- Drafting Your AI Policy
- AI & Privacy: Training & Use of Generative AI Tools
- AI: Regulatory Developments
- AI Use in Code Development (Privacy, Security, IP)
- AI Use in General Business Operations (Privacy, Security, IP)
- Corporate Governance & AI
- Contracts: Drafting & Negotiating Reps, Warranties & Indemnities in AI
- Developing AI in Your Products
- Drafting Your AI Policy
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We have secured a reduced rate room block for our attendees for $429/night. This rate will expire when the block fills or on September 12, whichever comes first. The booking link will be in your confirmation email.
TechGC is an independent, invite-only organization for GCs and CLOs of leading high-growth technology companies and venture capital firms. Our mission is to help GCs excel in their day-to-day jobs and succeed throughout their careers.
Our membership includes over 2,400 prominent GCs across the United States, Europe, and beyond. We host regular, private events for our members around the globe, each designed specifically to bring together similarly-situated peers and facilitate their most important conversations.
