Center for Neurotech and Law - Symposium
1st October 2025, British Library, London
Centre for Neurotechnology and Law Symposium
09:00 to 17:00
Agenda
Sponsored by Blackrock Neurotech and DLA Piper
09:00: Introduction by Harry Lambert, Founder of the CNL, Barrister and Coroner
09:10: Talk 1 - Marinos Ioannides, Head of Software and AI medical devices, at the Healthcare Regulation Authority (“MHRA”) - Regulation and Innovation
09:50: Talk 2 - Dr Allan McCay, one of the world’s leading experts on Neurotech Law - The Use of Neurotechnology in Criminal Justice: Ethical and Legal Considerations
10:30: Talk 3 - Gareth Stokes, DLA Piper - AI, Machine Consciousness, and the Law
11:10: Coffee Break
11:25: Talk 4 - Carlos Amunategui Perello, Key contributor to the world’s first neurorights constitution in Chile (and Roman Law Scholar) - Neurotechnology: Civil Law traditions Vs. Common Law Traditions: A 10 Minute “Flash Talk”
11:35: Talk 5 - ICO’s Executive Director for Regulatory Risk, Stephen Almond - The Information Commissioner’s View
12:15: Talk 6 A Legal Debate! To adequately safeguard ‘Neuro-Rights’ we need:
New Legislation: Prof Purvi Pokhariyal, Dean of the School of Law and Director at the National Forensic Sciences University, Delhi.
Soft Law Guidance: Jose M Munoz, Expert in the Emotiv Litigation
Nothing, the existing Human Rights Act is fine: World leading ethicist Andrea Lavazza
Moderated by: Dr Deepa Dubey School of Law, National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), Delhi
13:05 to 1350 - Lunch
13:50: Talk 7 - Dr Alexandra George, Director of Research, Faculty of Law & Justice, University of New South Wales, Australia - Who Owns Your Mind? Brain Data, Intellectual Property, and the Legal Imagination
14:30: Talk 8 - Rebecca Lawrence, DLA Piper - Neurotech and Patents
15:10: Coffee Break
15:25: Talk 9 - Carlos Amunategui Perello, Key contributor to the world’s first neurorights constitution in Chile - The Metaverse, the Neuroverse, and the Law
16:05: Talk 10 - Nita Farahany, world famous author of The Battle For Your Brain
Closing Remarks
16:45 - 1700: End