Speakers

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

Keynote Speakers

Rodney Gilstrap
Rodney Gilstrap
United States District Judge
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

John Han
John Han
Executive Vice President, General Manager of QTL
Qualcomm

Yasuyuki Kasai
Yasuyuki Kasai
Commissioner
Japan Patent Office

Margot Kokke
Margot Kokke
Legally Qualified Judge
Local Division The Hague, Unified Patent Court

Speakers

Sandeep Agarwal
Sandeep Agarwal
Chief Executive Officer
XLSCOUT/TT Consultants

Koji Akutsu
Koji Akutsu
General Manager, IPR Department
Shimadzu Corporation

Naoki Asaba
Naoki Asaba
Senior Engineer, Innovation Department, IP Innovation Division
Maxell, Ltd.

Pascal Asselot
Pascal Asselot
Director
Tech+IP Capital

Caitlin Burnett
Caitlin Burnett
IP Commercialisation Manager
Fonterra Co-Operative Group

Daniel Chan
Daniel Chan
Deputy General Counsel, Head of IP
Yangtze Memory Technologies

Ting-Mao Chao
Ting-Mao Chao
Director, Patent Licensing
Dolby

Thomas Choi
Thomas Choi
Vice President, Licensing
Ericsson

Robert Earle
Robert Earle
Chief Patent Enforcement Officer
Ericsson

Mohammed Faisal
Mohammed Faisal
General Manager, Head of IPR and Innovation Management
Tata Motors Group

Alan Fan
Alan Fan
Chief Intellectual Property Officer
Huawei

Soenke Fock
Soenke Fock
Partner
Wildanger

Mattia Fogliacco
Mattia Fogliacco
President
Sisvel International SA

Belinda Hartmann
Belinda Hartmann
Director of IP
UniQuest

Joachim Hern
Joachim Hern
General Counsel, Chief Legal Adviser
Norwegian Green Solutions

Donna Huang
Donna Huang
Director, Arbitration and ADR, North Asia
ICC Arbitration

Sean Huang
Sean Huang
Head of Outbound Licensing
Acer

Shinyi Huang
Shinyi Huang
Senior Technical Manager, Legal, IP Department
MediaTek

Yusuke Ichiki
Yusuke Ichiki
Assistant Vice President, General Manager of Legal Division II, IP and Legal Unit
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Shan Jiao
Shan Jiao
Partner
Liu Shen & Associates

Christopher Kao
Christopher Kao
Partner
Pillsbury

Kazuki Kawakami
Kazuki Kawakami
General Manager, IP Strategy Office
Panasonic Energy

Sean Ke
Sean Ke
Legal Director
Alibaba

Pooja Khemani
Pooja Khemani
Head of Patents
Infosys

Hyonjong Kim
Hyonjong Kim
Manager, Patent Attorney
SK Telecom

Chiaki Kobayashi
Chiaki Kobayashi
Partner
Finnegan

Tatsuya Koyama
Tatsuya Koyama
Partner
Mayer Brown

Viviane Kunisawa
Viviane Kunisawa
Partner
DANIEL

Nicole-Anne Lagrimas
Nicole-Anne Lagrimas
Senior Reporter
IAM

Irfan Lateef
Irfan Lateef
Partner
Knobbe Martens

Han Sun Lee
Han Sun Lee
Senior Vice President, Head of IP
LG Energy Solution

Beatrice Levy-Moulin
Beatrice Levy-Moulin
Vice President, Strategy and IP Assets
Renault

Yingyan Li
Yingyan Li
Founding Partner
Li & N IP

Otto Licks
Otto Licks
Partner
Licks Attorneys

Ceyda Maisami
Ceyda Maisami
Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Innovation, IP, Standards, Fraud Risk Management
HP

Mitsuaki Matsumura
Mitsuaki Matsumura
Head of IP Licensing, APAC and EMEA
IBM

Julia Mattis
Julia Mattis
Executive Vice President, Chief Licensing Officer
InterDigital

Sean McBeath
Sean McBeath
Senior Director, Head of Patents
BlackBerry

Rachel Mountain
Rachel Mountain
Editor
IAM

Kenichi Nagasawa
Kenichi Nagasawa
Former Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of IP and Legal Headquarters, Canon, Former President, LES Japan, Member of Expert Committee of Economic Security Act
Cabinet Office

Ayumi Nishino
Ayumi Nishino
Vice President, Managing Director, General IP Counsel
NEC

Tomoko Noguchi
Tomoko Noguchi
Director, Licensing
Nokia

Chinenye Okafor
Chinenye Okafor
Global Head of IP and Patents
Fluence Energy

Qudus Olaniran
Qudus Olaniran
Senior Vice President
Avanci

Erik Oliver
Erik Oliver
Chief Operating Officer
Richardson Oliver Insights

Changhae Park
Changhae Park
Senior Vice President and Chief IP Officer
NXP Semiconductors

Balwant Rawat
Balwant Rawat
Head of IP
Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India

Louis Ross
Louis Ross
Chief Executive Officer
MEI Micro

Francis Rushford
Francis Rushford
Head of IP Finance, Managing Director
Pretium Partners

Caroline Ryan
Caroline Ryan
Partner
Allens

Yuichi Saho
Yuichi Saho
Deputy Manager, IPR Department, Legal and Corporate Governance Division
SoftBank Corp.

Mako Sasaki
Mako Sasaki
Division General Manager, IP Department
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Oliver Schön
Oliver Schön
Presiding Judge
7th Civil Chamber of the Regional Court of Munich

Sandro Spina
Sandro Spina
Senior Licensing Advisor
Tulip

Chammika Subasinghe
Chammika Subasinghe
Head of IP Licensing
Rakuten Group, Inc.

Nobuo Tanaka
Nobuo Tanaka
Senior General Manager, Deputy Head of IP and Design Center
Yokogawa Electric Corporation

Xin Tong
Xin Tong
Deputy Director of IP Department
ZTE Corporation

Jarred Twigg
Jarred Twigg
GM Partnerships, Global Product
Breville|Sage

Richard Vary
Richard Vary
Partner
Bird & Bird

Michael Waltrip
Michael Waltrip
Managing Director, Intellectual Capital Management Group, PARC
SRI International

Leslie Wang
Leslie Wang
Deputy Director of Patent Litigation and License Div.
AsusTek

Brad Watts
Brad Watts
Senior Vice President, Global Innovation Policy Center
US Chamber of Commerce

Georgina Wilkins
Georgina Wilkins
Global Head of IP
Hitachi Energy

Katharine Wolanyk
Katharine Wolanyk
Managing Director, Head of Global IP Business
Burford Capital

Eiichiro Yagi
Eiichiro Yagi
Senior General Manager of IP Technology Center 1, IP and Legal Headquarters
Canon Inc.

Rebecca Yan
Rebecca Yan
Vice President
Purple Vine IP

Andrew Yen
Andrew Yen
Chief IP Counsel
Panasonic IP Management Co.

Nancy Yu
Nancy Yu
Vice President, Legal Counsel, Licensing
Qualcomm

Jung-Ho Yun
Jung-Ho Yun
Chief Executive Officer
wert intelligence

Paul Zeineddin
Paul Zeineddin
Partner
Blank Rome

Patrick Zhang
Patrick Zhang
Vice President, Licensing, Commercial Strategy
Via Licensing Alliance

Dylan Zhou
Dylan Zhou
Executive Vice President, Head of Licensing, Asia
Access Advance