START UPS: LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS & CHALLENGES

The third panel of the second day was titled, "Start Ups: Legal Developments & Challenges" and discussed topics including the evolving legal landscape such as e-commerce laws, consumer protection, information security, data privacy and governance; compliance burdens – ease of doing business; need for speed; building legal expertise; and government incentives. Moderated by Tejal Patil, Senior Legal Advisor, OYO, the session saw participation from Neera Sharma, CEO/CLO Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd; Geetika Singh, AVP - Legal, Pine Labs; Anu Tiwari, Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; and Tushar Mehrishi, Technology Lawyer, Thought Partner and Emerging Leader. Tushar Mehrishi said, "The session was very insightful and engaging. It was very useful to have diverse perspectives on the panel. That is, thoughts both from a law firm and in-house counsel perspective. The panel members picked up on each other's points and had good discussions".