Tuesday, November 17, 2026
Registration and opening networking reception
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Registration and networking breakfast
IAM welcome address
Welcome address
Keynote interview
Panel: Rethinking IP strategy in the era of AI and open innovation
• Leveraging data intelligence to build a competitive portfolio
• Cutting through the noise with AI-led infringement detection
• Mitigating risk and sustaining value from AI-driven innovation
Networking break
Panel: Decoding multimedia market movement
• Seizing licensing opportunities in streaming
• Multimedia disputes and settlements shaping smarter decisions
• Deal momentum, pool activity and the directional trends of licensing
Focus session: Breaking down the battery boom
• The key players and disputes shaping the market
• How fierce competition is influencing IP strategy
• Exploring deal models and collaborative approaches
Masterclass: Finding your buying and selling edge
• Analysing the sectors driving secondary market activity
• Patent value shifts and maximising transaction returns
• Leveraging AI to support valuation, diligence and deal execution
Networking lunch
Interview: Women in IP live
Panel: Shifting ground in global SEP litigation strategy
• Global rate-setting: analysing divergence as approaches evolve
• Jurisdictional conflict and interim licensing dynamics at play
• The developing role of arbitration in SEP litigation
Focus session: Fresh thinking in the world of IoT
• Unpacking key player activity and innovative licensing approaches
• New frontiers in IoT: from point-of-sales to connected homes
• Getting deals done with IoT device makers
Masterclass: Semiconductor licensing at scale
• Asia’s growing leadership in licensing markets
• Sector-specific pools and new licensing models
• What key deals and disputes to date mean for strategy
Networking break
Fireside chat: Cracking China’s licensing landscape
Closing remarks
Networking reception
Asia IP Elite Gala Dinner
Thursday, November 19, 2026
Registration and networking breakfast
IAM welcome address
Fireside chat: Innovative IP strategies behind market success
Panel: Entering the next phase of SEP licensing
• APAC’s influence on the future of global SEP licensing
• Reinventing strategy: new sectors, players and negotiation dynamics
• Using AI to demystify portfolio complexity
Networking break
Masterclass: Using ADR to drive dispute outcomes
• Rising use of court-directed mediation
• Arbitration as a strategic alternative to litigation
• The factors driving today's forum decisions
Panel: China: front and centre of market momentum
• Leveraging dual-role strategy to drive value, influence and collaboration
• Pools gaining traction as China-led initiatives emerge
• Licensing lessons from the industries driving the region’s growth
Scenario session: Crisis response when trade secrets spill
• A leak materialises – what do you do first?
• Protection gaps are uncovered – how do you fix them?
• The breach spans multiple jurisdictions – how do you respond?
Networking lunch
Interview: New playbooks in motion for global litigation
Masterclass: Navigating antitrust risk in SEP licensing
• Enforcement meets antitrust scrutiny in SEP disputes
• The rise of regulatory interest and intervention
• Impact of antitrust challenges on licensing practices
Scenario session: The role of the IP team in IP-led M&A
• Shaping structure around portfolio value when a deal is on the table
• Tips for identifying strength and strategic fit of targets
• Manging disclosure risk during due diligence
Panel: In a changing US patent system what comes next?
• Policy direction of travel at the USPTO
• IPRs out and re-examinations in?
• Unpacking PTAB trends and the impact on patent value
Networking break
Panel: IP leadership into the next chapter
• Driving C-suite buy-in on IP as a value-generating asset
• Building teams, careers and leadership culture
• Leading AI-enabled transformation for tomorrow’s IP operations
Closing remarks
Closing networking reception
