Speaker, Gibbons P.C., "“Keys to Negotiating Better Software & Software-as-a-Service Agreements”

Each spring, Mr. Frazza leads a 2.5-day seminar analyzing the negotiation of software licenses and software-as-a-service agreements, including data protection and privacy issues companies face that are specific to software transactions, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Additional topics of discussion include:

• The effects of virtualization and cloud computing on software licensing
• The IoT’s impact on SaaS and device-based software pricing
• Hidden traps in vendor form license agreements
• Advantages of using your own form contracts in negotiations
• Ways to negotiate agreements that will not come back to haunt you
• Conflict avoidance and litigation scenarios
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on licensing
• Hidden prohibitions on certain uses, including outsourcing, integration, and development
• Software licenses and software-as-a-service agreements and their legal background
• RFP and RFI negotiations
• Software licensing audits
• Ways to minimize your risks and maximize your rights
• Business Associate Agreements

The seminar is designed for:

• Chief Information Officers
• Chief Technology Officers
• Chief Financial Officers
• Contract Negotiators
• In-House Counsel
• IT/IS/MIS Managers
• Contract Managers
• Contract Administrators
• Purchasing/Procurement Agents
• Consultants