TechTainment™ 2026 Agenda
ASU California Center Broadway | Los Angeles, California
9 - 9:25 a.m.
Registration Opens
Historic Lobby
9:30 - 9:55 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Event Center
- Dean Angelea Banks – ASU, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Interim Dean
- Jordan Nafekh – Irell & Manella LLP, Attorney
- Mark Treitel – Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, TechTainment Founder and Co-Chair
10 - 11 a.m.
Algorithms or Arbitrators? Addressing Implicit Bias in Tech-Driven ADR
Room 145
- Tricia Schafer – Tricia Schafer Dispute Resolution PLLC, Mediator | Arbitrator, Moderator
- Paul Burns – JAMS, Arbitrator, Mediator
- Mike Murray – Veritext, LLC, VP of Product Strategy
- Maria Crimi Speth – Jaburg Wilk, P.C., Shareholder
Greenlighting Projects in Film and Television: How has AI impacted the process - AI’s Impact on Project Selection and Approvals for projects in film and music
Event Center
- Konrad Trope – Trope and Trope, Managing Shareholder, Moderator
- Joshua Raphaelson – PPI Releasing, LLC, Owner
- Craig Wagner – Paradigm Talent Agency, Head of Business Affairs and General Counsel
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Best practices for managing AI data and addressing bias in prompt design
Room 145
- Rina Yano – Tokyo Broadcast System International, Inc., Head of Business and Legal Affairs, Moderator
- Courtney Collins – Microsoft, Senior Corporate Counsel, Director, Data and AI Initiatives
- Ian Fried – DME Law LLP, Partner
- Dana Kempler – LexisNexis, Legal AI Engineering Attorney
- Pedram Sameni – Patexia, President & CEO
Entertainment Law & IP: Recent Developments and Landmark Cases
Event Center
- David Franklyn – ASU, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Professor of Practice; Executive Director, the McCarthy Institute, Moderator
- Megan Bannigan – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Partner
- Jonathan Hyman – Knobbe, Partner
- Peter Kidd – Amazon Prime Video and MGM Studios, Senior Corporate Counsel, Global Content Protection and IP
- Matthew Samet – Ashurst Perkins Coie, Attorney
1 - 1:55 p.m.
From Story to Franchise: Building Durable IP in the Age of Platforms, Games, and AI
Event Center
- Fábio de Sa Cesnick – CQS FV Law Firm, Founding Partner, Moderator
- David Alpert – Skybound, CEO
2 - 3 p.m.
Ticketing, Fighting, and Merging: The High-Stakes Battle for Competition in Tech and Entertainment
Event Center
- Will Sears – Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Partner, Moderator
- Mike Burshteyn – Burshteyn Polin LLP, Founding Partner
- Dr. David Cowan – National University of Ireland Maynooth, Law Professor, Author & Adviser
Bias in the Machine: Does AI Amplify or Eradicate the Glass Ceiling?
Room 145
- Michelle Etchebarren – Attorneys in Motion, CEO and President, Moderator
- Tracey L. Freed – Freed Law, P.C., Founder & Principal Attorney
- Sandra Haberny – Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Partner
3:10 - 4:10 p.m.
Civility 2.0: Navigating Professionalism and Ethics in Tech & Law
Room 145
- Dr. Laura Scherck Wittcoff – The Intrinsic Group; Small & Gutsy, Inc., Management Consultant/Professor/Podcaster
- Stefanie Lindquist – WashU Law, Nickerson Dean and Professor of Law
- Patrick Maloney – The Maloney Firm, APC, Partner
IP in the AI Era: Legal Trends and New Breakthroughs
Event Center
- Zach Rufa – Knobbe Martens, Associate, Moderator
- Jason Bloom – Haynes & Boone, Partner, Chair – Intellectual Property Litigation | Chair – Copyright Practice Group
- Shanti Sadtler Conway – Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Partner
- Benjamin Hernandez – WilmerHale, Partner
- Marcus Peterson – Oracle, Senior Counsel – Trademark, Marketing & Copyright
4:10 - 4:30 p.m.
Happy Hour
Event Center
4:30 - 5:15 p.m.
Plenary Keynote
Event Center
5:15 - 5:20 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Event Center
- Nedeen Nasser – Law Cubed, Shareholder
- Douglas Sylvester – ASU, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Dean Emeritus
