The development of AI raises a growing number of legal issues for businesses, including in the areas of IP and personal data processing, as well as ethical and reputational issues.
At the business breakfast "Artificial Intelligence. Law. A Look into the Future" on 18 March 2026, experts from Ermolina & Partners, together with other recognized industry leaders, will discuss the current state of AI regulation in Russia and worldwide, as well as analyze situations that arise in practice when creating, training, and using neural networks.
Date and Time: March 18, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Participant registration from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Venue: Moscow, Voznesensky Lane, 7, Hotel Artcourt
Program
09:30 a.m. -Registration
10:00 a.m. -Welcome Said Bayakli, CEO of the Center for Eurasian Cooperation Alfredo Gozzi, CEO of Confindustria Russia Darya Ermolina, Ph.D. in Law, Managing Partner, Ermolina & Partners (moderator)
10:10 a.m. - Session 1: Technology and IP: A Look into the Future
Problems and Risks of Using AI for Information Processing Vitaly Kalyatin, PhD. in Law, Associate Professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics
The Use of IP in AI Training Lyudmila Novoselova, Doctor of Law, Professor, Head of the Department of Intellectual Rights at the O.E. Kutafin Moscow State Law University, Head of the Department of Financial Transactions and New Technologies in Law at the Russian School of Private Law, Chair of the IP Court (2012–2024), Professor, Department of Civil Law, Saint Petersburg State University
AI Regulation in Kazakhstan Darya Ermolina, PhD. in Law, Managing Partner, Ermolina & Partners
AI and Patenting in the US. Overview of Recent Changes Andrey Inshakov, Head of Patent Department, Yandex
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. -Coffee Break
11:30 a.m. - Session 2: Legal Aspects of AI Application
The Use of AI in Business: An Overview of Russian Cases and Legal Risks Kirill Dyakov, MWS AI (MTS)
The Dark Side of Automation: Legal Risks of Using AI Agents Alexander Savelyev, PhD. in Law, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Academic Director of the Master's Program in Digital Law, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Patenting IT Solutions Vitaly Lebedev, Patent Attorney, Ermolina & Partners
Processing Personal Data When Working with and Training AI Mikhail Sholokhov, Partner, Ermolina & Partners
Overview of Foreign AI Cases Dmitry Grachyov, Ph.D. in Law, LL.M., partner, Ermolina & Partners
12:30 p.m. -Networking
Participation is free of charge. Advance registration is required at the link. The working language of the event is Russian. Simultaneous interpretation will not be provided.
*The event is closed to representatives of law firms and private practitioners. Space is limited.