The conference opened by Scottish Government Culture Minister, Fiona Hyslop, features the rare opportunities for legal novices to get a crash course in the complexities of legally protecting their businesses from counterfeiting and fraud before the keynote speeches and seminars begin.

Speakers come from Google, Nokia, Sony and leading legal firms like Hardwicke, Saul Ewing and Thorntons who in  Digital Spark offer unique opportunity for an intensive two-day introduction to the complexities and huge opportunities of successful IP management.

Google’s Trevor Callaghan (left), who trained and studied in Scotland  will speak about how content creators and lawyers can best work together to create new products and innovate in a legally safe way.

Nokia’s Louise Pentland (alas, faceless on the web and unfindable on Nokia's site) will look at the challenges of legal protections in the move to a digital age. Sony’s Hogarth Andall (graphically drowned out by the same name famous painter, printer and satirist!) will be speaking about protecting and enforcing computer games IP.

Other offering opinions and advice include Michael Rawlinson (left) Director General of games trade body ELSPA; (right)Tim Collins,  Head of Commercial Development for Children's Entertainment at publisher DC Thomson; and (left)Colin Macdonald, former Studio Manager at Realtime Worlds.

Delegates also have the opportunity to meet the expert speakers at an evening social event to discuss their own business queries. More information – including online registration- at Digital Spark