Legal, IP Strategy, and Governance
Protect Value, Reduce Risk, Move Faster
Calling founders, GCs, legal and compliance leaders, CTOs, CFOs, product and data owners, and board members. Learn how to set clean foundations for IP, privacy, contracts, and governance without slowing down delivery. Do not miss this opportunity to align legal, product, and business so you can ship with confidence. Calling founders, COOs, CPOs, HR and recruiting leaders, team leads, L and D and DEI leaders, and people operations teams. Learn how to build fair, efficient, and inclusive talent systems from 5 to 150 employees. Do not miss this opportunity to design hiring loops, compensation, and rituals that help your teams grow with confidence.
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Track Overview
Legal hygiene unlocks speed. This track provides checklists and templates for company formation, founder agreements, IP assignment, open source use, privacy and data processing, AI policy and model governance, contracting and SLAs, and board operations. We will cover audit readiness, documentation, and the practical governance that keeps teams aligned.
Key Takeaways
- Set up clean founder agreements, equity, and cap table hygiene
- Protect IP with assignment, confidentiality, and trade secret practices
- Use open source safely with licensing, contribution, and compliance
- Design privacy by design and data processing with DPAs and SCCs
- Create practical AI policies, evaluations, and audit trails
- Negotiate commercial terms, SLAs, and risk allocation that close deals
- Run effective boards with cadence, minutes, and resolutions
- Prepare for audits with documentation and traceability
- Address international employment, entities, and tax basics
Who Should Attend?
- Founders and CEOs, GCs, and outside counsel
- CTOs, data and AI owners, and security leaders
- Finance leaders, controllers, and RevOps partners
- Board members, advisors, and company secretaries
- Operators who manage vendor and enterprise contracts
Interested in Speaking?
Have redacted templates or playbooks that kept your company safe while moving fast, share them and the pitfalls to avoid so others can benefit.
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