Agenda
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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
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
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
Networking lunch
Interview: The road to IP excellence
Women in IP Live returns, bringing together senior executives responsible for protecting and extracting value from some of the world's most significant IP portfolios to discuss the leadership, negotiation and strategic decision-making skills required to succeed at the highest level.
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:
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
Featured keynote interview
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
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
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
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
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