2026
25 June 2026 The EU Data Act in Practice: Industrial Data Sharing, AI, and the Future of the Data Economy”.
The EU Data Act is rewriting the rules for how industrial and connected-device data is accessed, shared and — crucially — priced. For licensing professionals, it opens an entirely new field of data access and data-sharing agreements, with statutory rules on reasonable compensation, FRAND-style access conditions, unfair contractual terms, and the protection of trade secrets in the deal. On this topic day, LES Benelux brought together senior lawyers, in-house counsel, industry experts and policymakers for a full-day conference on the Data Act in practice — built around the questions that matter when you are structuring and negotiating data deals.
- The EU Data Act in the EU Digital Ecosystem: Navigating Between Data Act, DGA, GDPR, AI Act, DMA, DSA, and Digital Sovereignty, Alain Strowel, Pierstone
- DPR Meets the Data Act: Privacy Compliance and the Intersection of Two Regimes, Ophélie Snoy and Martin Rappe, Pierstone
- FRAND in the Data Economy: Access Conditions, Competition Law, and Practical Implications, Peter Camesasca, Camesasca
- Sector Focus: Energy Data Spaces and Smart Infrastructure in Practice:
- TNO – Green Space Data, Kartik Chawla and Olga Batura, TNO
- Insieme – Project and Scope-AES, Menno Kroes, Alliander
28 May 2026 Webinar Inventor’s Remuneration – France & Benelux perspectives
The first session in this lunchtime webinar series featured France and Benelux perspectives. The webinar explored legal frameworks and practical approaches to inventors’ remuneration, addressing challenges faced by companies, inventors, and IP professionals operating in different jurisdictions.
Speakers: Frédéric Portal , Bardehle Pagenberg, Paris (FR); Achim Krebs, HGF, The Hague (NL) and Michael Kinyentama, IP Porta, Sint-Martens-Latem
28 January 2026 Bankruptcy and IP in Rotterdam
- Bankruptcy – Activities and the role of the trustee, Thijs Hekman (AKD, Amsterdam)
- License agreements (and IPR) in the perspective of bankruptcy proceedings – an introduction, Cedric Berckmans (Bird & Bird, Brussels)
- International license agreements and complexities in case of bankruptcy, Wouter Pors (Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh, Rotterdam)
- Bankruptcy in licensing: the perspective from a licensee with bankrupt licensor, Achim Krebs (HGF B.V., The Hague)
NB Members can find handouts from earlier events under “Presentations”.
