Online Symposium on Trade Secrets for Scholars and Practitioners
Thursday 24th and Friday 25th February 2022
Objective of Symposium
This 2-day symposium intends to create a space for policymakers, academics, PhD students and practicing lawyers to listen to key-note speakers and discuss topics on cybersecurity, trade secret theft, technology, policy and innovation.
Criteria for papers
We welcome papers from PhD students or post-docs within four years of completing their PhD.
Talks and discussions will be loosely based on:
- Law and policy surrounding trade secrets – cybersecurity, trade secret theft, innovation.
- Economics and Management of trade secrets – innovation, policy and firm strategies.
We welcome applicants from a range of disciplines – law, policy, economics, management, sociology – to submit and present original research for 10-15 minutes based on the mentioned topics. Interdisciplinary approaches towards the topics are encouraged.
For successful submissions, we hope this symposium will help contribute to your paper’s development, provide a chance to speak to experts in the field, and receive feedback during the workshop.
Papers will be selected on originality and scholarly merit.
Submissions
All submissions can be in the form of either a draft paper or extended abstract (800 words).
Submission deadline: 21st January 2022
Notification of successful submissions: 4th February 2022
To submit your abstract or paper please email a pdf file with your name, student status and contact information to Anna at astew010@gold.ac.uk.
We look forward to your submission!
Curated by
Dr Nicola Searle
EPSRC Digital Economy Fellow and Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Cultural & Creative Entrepreneurship (ICCE), Goldsmiths, University of London.
Funded by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Grant EP/P005039/1.