Speaker, Gibbons P.C., "“Keys to Negotiating Better Software & Software-as-a-Service Agreements”
Events
Spring 2019 - present (annual presentation)
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