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AI Distribution Agreements in the Technology Channel: A Practitioner’s Guide

Abstract

Artificial intelligence is not just a technological shift. It is a contract risk multiplier across the technology supply chain. As AI products and solutions scale rapidly, distribution agreements increasingly determine how that risk is allocated, managed, and priced.

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Rich English
Of Counsel, R.E. is Of Counsel with Slater Law Group APC---Collaborating with Craig Carpenter--CLO (In House)-MS Companies in the US , USA

Richard D. English is Of Counsel with Slater Law Group, APC in the Newport Beach office, CA. USA and formerly Sr. Counsel, U.S., Ingram Micro, Inc

Craig Carpenter
Advisory Board Member and Counsel, DRM Worldwide, USA

Craig M. Carpenter has served as Vice President & Associate General Counsel, The Americas, and Global Practice Leader for Cloud and Services at Ingram Micro Inc., and as Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of Brightpoint, Inc.—both publicly traded companies—where he led legal strategy in support of global distribution, services, and technology platforms. He has most recently been serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of MS Companies and in an advisory board capacity for Direct Resources Management, a security- and sustainability-focused provider of technology recycling, IT asset disposition (ITAD), data, and product destruction solutions.

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R.E. is Of Counsel with Slater Law Group APC---Collaborating with Craig Carpenter--CLO (In House)-MS Companies in the US

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DRM Worldwide

DRM is a security and sustainability-focused company that provides comprehensive technology remarketing and recycling, IT asset disposition (ITAD), data, and product destruction solutions for business enterprises of all sizes, data centers, and medical and laboratory providers.

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