TL;DR ContractsCon Day 1 includes five 45-minute mystery training sessions cover customer data use, rights to output and customization, data flow architecture, data breach, and AI agents. Each session pairs speaker training with small-table drafting exercises. The program targets the AI platform contract issues lawyers actually negotiate today.
AI product agreements have moved from novelty to standard practice. Day 1 of ContractsCon 2026 walks attendees through five sessions on the AI product contract issues that come up in day-to-day transactions for everyone working on commercial contracts.
Here are the sessions and why it earned a spot on the program.
Session 1: Customer Data Use
“The Case of the Open Door.” Customer data use is one of the most heavily negotiated provisions in any AI product agreement. Vendors want flexibility to train models, improve services, and build aggregated insights. Customers want their data locked down. The drafting choices in this provision shape everything from model training rights to confidentiality obligations. The session covers how to draft customer data use clauses that hold up when the deal gets tested.
Session 2: Rights to Output and Customization
“The Case of the Unclear Uses.” Output ownership and customization rights are where AI deals often go sideways. Who owns the output. Who owns the fine-tuned model. What happens to the customizations when the contract ends. The answers are rarely as clean as either side wants. This session digs into how to draft output and customization rights with enough clarity that both sides know what they get.
Session 3: Data Flow Management
“The Case of the Invisible Network.” AI products rarely involve a single vendor and a single customer. Data flows through subprocessors, model providers, hosting infrastructure, and integration partners. Most contracts treat this complexity as someone else's problem. The session covers how to draft data flow provisions that account for the actual architecture of an AI deal.
Session 4: Data Breach
“The Case of the Missing Protocol.“ Data breach provisions look similar across most agreements until you actually need them. The notification timelines, cooperation obligations, and cost allocations matter enormously when a breach happens, and they get drafted lightly when no one expects one. This session covers how to draft data breach provisions that work in the real world.
Session 5: AI Agents
“The Case of the Automated Actor.” AI agents are the newest contracting challenge on the list. When an agent acts on behalf of a customer or a vendor, who is responsible for what the agent does. How do you allocate liability for agent decisions. What happens when the agent integrates with third-party systems and takes actions the contract did not contemplate. This session covers how to draft data breach provisions that work in the real world.
How the In-Person and Virtual Days Are Structured
Each in-person session runs 45 minutes and splits into two parts. The speaker delivers training on the provision. Then attendees shift to do their own small-table drafting work where they apply what they just heard. After giving the group time to make their own edits, the speaker walks the room, talking to different tables about the issues they identified.
The virtual sessions adapted to the online platform. The session goes for 40 minutes, with the first half the speaker training. The second half also involves drafting exercises, but done individually by attendees. The speaker will come back on and walk through with everyone key issues in the language.
CLE and Logistics
We expect to offer up to 10 hours of CLE for the in-person program and 7 hours for the virtual one. We are pursuing CLE and CPD credits in all U.S. states other than Hawaii and in all provinces that require CPD. Some states may use self-study credit or come through reciprocity. Check with your state bar for specific requirements.
Get Your Ticket
If you negotiate AI product agreements, the Day 1 program covers the provisions you are dealing with right now. The drafting exercises give you the chance to work through the issues with peers before you face them in your next deal.
Buy your ticket now to join us in Philadelphia or virtually.
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