Public Speaking Engagements & Talks

Jan 2026. Host of a conference on ‘SEPs Speak Louder Than Words: Technology Innovation Amidst Deglobalization’, hosted by CRISP – BITS Law School (New Delhi)

Dec 2025. Global Summit on Technology, R&D, and Intellectual Property, hosted by CII (New Delhi)

Nov 2025. Moderator and Speaker in a panel on 'SEPs, FRAND, and the Indian Regulatory Landscape' in 'IP & Innovation Conclave', hosted by Economic Times (Mumbai)

Oct 2025. Discussant in ‘Australia-India Roundtable on Bilateral Engagement in Arts, Sports, and Culture’, hosted by The Gateway House (Mumbai)

Oct 2025. Panellist in ‘AI in Law’ webinar hosted by The Hindu Group (Online) 

Oct 2025. Moderator and Discussant in 3rd Innovation Law & Policy Meeting, CRISP-BITS Law School (New Delhi)

Oct 2025. Moderator in a special panel discussion on ‘Why do deeptech startups need patents to survive?' at the 2025 India Mobile Congress (New Delhi)

Sep 2025. Moderator & Speaker in the symposium on ‘Publicity, Privacy, Performance, and Personality Rights in the Influencer Economy’ co-hosted by the University of New Hampshire's Franklin Pierce School of Law and ISDE Spain (Online) 

Sep 2025. Special Address on People-to-People and Education Connection with the Vice Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia at the India-Indonesia Track 1.5 Dialogue hosted by the Gateway House, Centre for Strategic & International Studies, and the Embassy of India in Jakarta (Jakarta)

Sep 2025. Keynote Address on Academic Success and Culture Building, hosted by the Manipal Academy of BFSI, University/MAHE (Bangalore)

July 2025. Speaker at the ‘Responsible AI Governance’ Dialogue at the Embassy of Switzerland (New Delhi)

Jun 2025. Address on ‘AI for Lawyers’ at the ABG Global General Counsels Conclave, Corporate Legal Department of the Aditya Birla Group (Mumbai)

Jun 2025. Inaugural Address on ‘IP and India’s Digital Future’ at BITS Law School (Mumbai)

May 2025. Welcome Address on the launch of the Centre for Research on Innovation Law for Shared Prosperity with Justice Amit Bansal (Delhi High Court), hosted by BITS Law School (Mumbai)

Apr 2025. Seminar on Technology & Environmental Justice, hosted by Pace University's Elizabeth Haub School of Law & Newcastle University (Online)

Apr 2025. Leadership Dialogue on Education hosted by the University of South California (USC) Gould Law School & BITS Law School (Mumbai)

Apr 2025. Discussant for a paper on 'SEP Licensing: From Courts to National Regulators' presented by Sir Robin Jacob (UCL) and Igor Nikolic (Nokia), hosted by ICRIER (Online)

Mar 2025. Panel Speaker in the session on 'Academic Integrity and Tech Integration' in a conference on Law & Technology in the Commonwealth Nations, hosted by the Commonwealth Legal Education Association (Mumbai)

Mar 2025. Discussant in a Roundtable on Legal History and Philosophy hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Legal Theory and Legal Philosophy, Frankfurt, and the German Embassy (New Delhi)

Feb 2025. Book Discussion on ‘The Fearless Judge’ with Author Insiyah Vahanvaty hosted by BITS Law School (Mumbai)

Feb 2025. Host of the ‘Fali Nariman Memorial Lecture and Award’ with Surana & Surana International Attorneys (Mumbai)

Jan 2025. Speaker in the Panel on 'Redefining Legal Profession', hosted by the General Counsels Association of India (New Delhi)

Nov 2023. Fireside Chat with Ananya Birla, Artist & Director (Aditya Birla Management Corporation Private Limited), hosted by BITS Mumbai Campus (Mumbai)

May 2023. Discussant in the 'Bharat@100' Session hosted by Pahle India Foundation (Mumbai)

Nov 2024. Moderator in the Panel Discussion to commemorate the 75th Constitution Day of India, hosted by BITS Law School (Online)

Nov 2024. Invited Speaker in the High-Level Policy Roundtable on Innovation in Emerging Technologies (New Delhi)

Nov 2024. Speaker in the Panel on 'Industry-Academia Partnership to Bridge Skill Gap and to Enhance Employability' in the ET Education InspirED conference hosted by Economic Times (Bangalore)

Sep 2024. Speaker in a session on Research Integrity & Ethics, hosted by Springer Nature and BITS Pilani (Mumbai)

Aug 2024. Inaugural Address on the UN-designated International Youth Day on the theme 'Young India Unchained' with Minister for Women & Child Development in the Government of Maharashtra, organized by BITS Law School and Maharashtra State Commission for Women (Mumbai)

Apr 2024 Keynote Address on Cybersecurity & Fintech, hosted by BK Birla College (Mumbai)

Mar 2024. Panel Discussion on Deepfakes & Trust: Implications of Technology, Law, and Business hosted jointly by USC Gould School of Law, University of Sussex Business School, and BITS Law School (Online)

Dec 2023. Special Address on 'Digital Trade Between India & Australia' in the workshop on 'India-Australia Partnership Framework on AI, Quantum and Critical Technologies enabling Digital Economy' hosted by MNLU, GNLU, and Victoria University (Mumbai)

Oct 2023. Speaker in the lunch seminar on Cross-Border Disputes and Investigations: Best Practices and Strategies, hosted by Selendy Gay PLLC (Mumbai)

Jun 2022. Workshop on ‘Insolvency, Bankruptcy and the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016’, hosted by Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India, Indian Institute of Insolvency Professionals, and ICAI (Sonipat)

Dec 2021. Global Law Schools’ Summit on ‘The Present and Future of Global Legal Education’ hosted by Jindal Global Law School (Online) 

Nov 2021. Speaker at the 65th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, Centre for Intellectual Property, Information and Privacy Law, University of Illinois (Chicago) 

Nov 2021. 1st Dr Pritam Singh Memorial (PRISM) Conference on ‘Architecting the Future of Business: Leadership Governance & Technology’, hosted by the Jindal School of Banking & Finance, ESCP Business School, and Dr Pritam Singh Foundation (Online)

Nov 2021. 3rd Global Finance Conclave on ‘India’s Growth Story from 1991 to 2021, and Beyond’, hosted by the Jindal School of Banking & Finance (Online)

Oct 2021. Online Panel Discussion on ‘Strategies for Promoting Research, Innovation, IPR & Technology Transfer’, Innovation and Design Centre (Online)

Jul 2021. Speaker and Moderator in the Inaugural World Universities Summit 2021 on the theme ‘Universities of the Future: Building Institutional Resilience, Social Responsibility and Community Impact’, hosted by O.P. Jindal Global University (Online)

Apr 2021. National Virtual Conference on Economic Dimensions in Judicial Decisions, hosted by CUTS International and Jindal Global University (Online) 

Nov 2020. 2nd Global Finance Conclave on ‘All Eyes on India: Resurgence & Resilience Post-COVID-19’ hosted by JGU (Online) 

Aug 2020. Speaker and Moderator in the Conference on Reimagining the University: Confluence of Ideas During and Beyond COVID-19. Moderated session on policy, regulation, and governance for university sustainability, hosted by the Association of Commonwealth Universities, Association of Indian Universities, Qatar Foundation, and JGU (Online)

July 2020. Lecture on 'SEPs and Intellectual Property in a Technology-Driven Society: Opportunities for SMEs', hosted by the Telecommunications Standards Development Society India and the Department of Telecom, Government of India (Online) 

May 2020. Speaker and Moderator on a panel discussion on 'India & China in the World Economy Post-COVID', hosted by Jindal School of Banking & Finance (Online)

May 2020. Panel Discussion on 'Stop COVID-19 or Save Economy: Can India Do Both?', hosted by the Jindal School of Banking & Finance (Online) 

Apr 2020. Speaker in the Dialogue on ‘Global Pandemic - Future of Work’, hosted by FICCI and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Online) 

Dec 2019. Conference on ‘The Judiciary & Public Policy in Australia and India’, hosted by the Gilbert & Tobin Centre of Public Law at the UNSW (Sydney) 

Oct 2019. India-Russia Conference on the legal profession, education & global governance, hosted by Indian University Bloomington and O.P. Jindal Global University (New Delhi)

Sep 2019. Universities of the Future: Global Aspirations and Local Imperatives, hosted by International Institute for Higher Education and Research (New Delhi)  

Sep 2019. 1st Global Finance Conclave on 'Building a $5 Trillion Indian Economy: The Way Forward' hosted by Jindal School of Banking & Finance (New Delhi)  

Sep 2019. 'CPIP Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship Meeting on Future Directions in IP (Washington, DC)

Jul 2019. Speaker at the 'IP Conclave 2019', hosted by the Association of Chambers of Commerce (New Delhi)

Apr 2019. 'CPIP Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship Meeting on Presentation of New Ideas (Arizona)

Feb 2019. 'CPIP Thomas Edison Innovation Meeting on Discussion and Formulation of a global agenda for IP research (San Diego)

Dec 2018. 'Air Pollution in Delhi NCR: A consultation on what can be done', held at the Jindal Global Educational and Professional Academy (New Delhi) 

Sep 2018. Speaker in a session on IP and innovation in TPRC46 - Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy, hosted by the American University Washington Law School (Virginia)

June 2018. Speaker on the topic 'How is India Innovating Technologically, And What Is The Reliance On The Patent System?', Conference on Law in Global Political Economy: Heterodoxy Now, at Institute of Global Law & Policy, Harvard Law School (Boston)

Apr 2018. Speaker on the topic 'Strategic Actions Speak Louder Than Words? A Framework for National IP Policy Making, Conference on Intellectual Property in Transitions: (Re)Imagining Intellectual Property by University of Exeter Law School, New IP Lawyers Network, and the Science, Culture and the Law Research Centre (Exeter)

Apr 2018. Speaker on the topic 'Where is the Woman Inventor and Entrepreneur in India: Exploring the Gender Dimension of Patents in India (with Upasana Mahana and Indranath Gupta)', Conference on Intellectual Property in Transitions: (Re)Imagining Intellectual Property by University of Exeter Law School, New IP Lawyers Network, and the Science, Culture and the Law Research Centre (Exeter)

Apr 2018. Speaker on the topic 'Dynamics of Industrial R&D, Technological Innovation and IPRs: Evidence-Based On New Survey Data From India', Conference on Intellectual Property in Transitions: (Re)Imagining Intellectual Property by University of Exeter Law School, New IP Lawyers Network, and the Science, Culture and the Law Research Centre (Exeter)

Jan 2018. Invited Fellow at the Institute for Global Law & Policy (IGLP) Scholars Workshop, organized by Harvard Law School and Thailand Institute of Justice (Bangkok)

Nov 2017. Speaker on the topic ‘India Innovation Survey’, Economics Seminar, hosted by Prof. Sadao Nagaoka at the Institute for Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University (Tokyo)

Nov 2017. Speaker on ‘India Innovation Survey Phase 1’ in the 3rd International Conference on ‘Innovation for Shared Prosperity’, organized by JIRICO/OPJGU (New Delhi)

Aug 2017. Speaker in a seminar on ‘Technology Evolution in India and FRAND Disputes’ in the Institute for Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University (Tokyo)

June 2017. Invited Speaker/ Participant for a session on ‘Issues in Licensing of SEPs: Learnings from Patent Disputes & Policy Changes in India’ in the 14th WIPO-WTO IP Colloquium 2017 (Geneva)

June 2017. Speaker on the topic ‘Developments in ICT in India’ (seminar), hosted by the College of Law & Business, Ramat Gan (Israel)

Mar 2017. Moderator in the conference on ‘Universities of the Future: Knowledge, Innovation and Responsibility’, International Institute for Higher Education and Research (New Delhi)

Jan 2017. Discussant in a seminar on ‘Economics of Patents’ hosted by the Hoover Institute IP2 at Stanford University (California)

Jan 2017. Discussant in the Conference on Antitrust Enforcement hosted by the USC Gould School of Law (Los Angeles)

Dec 2016. Participant in the Workshop on 'Busting Patents Myths in the ICT Industry’ organized by JIRICO/JGU in collaboration with Stanford University’s Hoover Institute IP2 (New Delhi)

Nov 2016. Speaker in the ‘7th Asia-Pacific Innovation Conference' - APIC 2016 (Fukuoka)

Sep 2016. Speaker at the conference on ‘Advancing Internet Solutions: India’, organized by IEEE (New Delhi)

Aug 2016. Speaker & Moderator in the conference on ‘Innovation for Shared Prosperity: IPRs, Competition and Standard Setting in the ICT Industry’, organized by JIRICO/JGU (New Delhi)  

Feb 2016. Speaker in a conference on ‘Mainstreaming ecosystem services into country's sectoral and macroeconomic policies and programs’ organized by UNEP (Geneva)

May 2015. Speaker at the '9th Advanced IP Research Forum’ organized by WIPO in collaboration with Hebrew University Jerusalem (Geneva)

Oct 2014. Discussant in the conference on ‘Countering Counterfeiting and Piracy in India’ hosted by Anand & Anand Law Firm (New Delhi)

Nov 2013. Speaker in the Indo-European Conference on the Role of Patent System in Fostering Innovation & Tech Transfer hosted by the European Patent Office and the Indian Patent Office (New Delhi)

Nov 2012. Speaker in the seminar on The Green Growth Dilemma: Final Conference of the PAKT Project ‘Economics of an Integrated & Long-Term Climate & Energy Policy hosted by ZEW (Berlin)

Jul 2012. Speaker/ Presenter in the 3rd Law & Economics Workshop organized by ETH Zurich and Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition (Ringberg)

May 2012. Speaker/ Presenter in the Conference on Innovation Management organized by ETH Zurich and the Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition (Wildbad Kreuth)

Apr 2011. Speaker/ Presenter in the PhD Conference on Innovation and IP (Frauen-Chiemsee)

Jun 2010. Participant and Presenter in the Workshop on Empirical Legal Studies organized by ETH Zurich and the University of Illinois School of Law (Zurich)

Feb 2010 and 2009. Annual EALE Conferences on Law & Economics (Hamburg)

Sep 2008. Invited Participant in the Workshop on Competition and Market Regulation organized by Telecom Italia and the University of Milano (Milan)