Agenda

Interested in speaking? Contact Holly Wyld at Holly.Wyld@LBResearch.com.

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

5:00 PM-7:00 PM

Registration and opening networking reception

Wednesday, November 18, 2026

8:30 AM-9:30 AM

Registration and networking breakfast

9:30 AM-9:40 AM
Limitless Innovation

IAM welcome address

9:40 AM-9:55 AM
Limitless Innovation

Welcome address

9:55 AM-10:30 AM
Limitless Innovation

Keynote interview

10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Limitless Innovation

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

11:30 AM-12:00 PM

Networking break

12:00 PM-1:00 PM
The IP Strategy Hub

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

Limitless Innovation

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

The Insight Network

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

1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Networking lunch

2:30 PM-3:00 PM
Limitless Innovation

Interview: Women in IP live

3:00 PM-4:00 PM
The Insight Network

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

Limitless Innovation

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

The IP Strategy Hub

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

4:00 PM-4:30 PM

Networking break

4:30 PM-5:00 PM
Limitless Innovation

Fireside chat: Cracking China’s licensing landscape

5:00 PM-5:05 PM
Limitless Innovation

Closing remarks

5:05 PM-7:00 PM

Networking reception

7:00 PM-10:00 PM

Asia IP Elite Gala Dinner

Thursday, November 19, 2026

9:00 AM-9:30 AM

Registration and networking breakfast

9:30 AM-9:40 AM
Limitless Innovation

IAM welcome address

9:40 AM-10:10 AM
Limitless Innovation

Fireside chat: Innovative IP strategies behind market success

10:10 AM-11:10 AM
Limitless Innovation

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

11:10 AM-11:40 AM

Networking break

11:40 AM-12:40 PM
The Insight Network

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

Limitless Innovation

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

The IP Strategy Hub

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?

12:40 PM-2:10 PM

Networking lunch

2:10 PM-2:40 PM
Limitless Innovation

Interview: New playbooks in motion for global litigation

2:40 PM-3:40 PM
The Insight Network

Masterclass: Antitrust, SEPs and LNGs

•    Evolving global policy on negotiation groups
•    Enforcement meets antitrust scrutiny in SEP disputes
•    Looking at the use of LNGs beyond automotive

Limitless Innovation

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

The IP Strategy Hub

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

3:40 PM-4:10 PM

Networking break

4:10 PM-5:10 PM
Limitless Innovation

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

5:10 PM-5:15 PM

Closing remarks

5:15 PM-7:15 PM

Closing networking reception