Speakers

Interested in speaking? Contact Annabelle Thorpe at Annabelle.Thorpe@LBResearch.com.

Paul Ahern
Paul Ahern
Senior Director
Longitude Licensing

Azatuhi Ayrikyan
Azatuhi Ayrikyan
Head of IP
Astraveus

Harold Barrault
Harold Barrault
Vice President, Patent Licensing
Orange

Gabriel Bouvigne
Gabriel Bouvigne
Head of IP
Sagemcom

Kurt Brasch
Kurt Brasch
Director of Patent Transactions
Uber

Lyse Brillouet
Lyse Brillouet
Executive Vice President Research
Orange

Rien Broekstra
Rien Broekstra
Partner
Brinkhof

Tom Brown
Tom Brown
Head of IP Litigation
Dell

Rebecca Brown
Rebecca Brown
Director, IP, EMEA
Sonos

Florence Butin
Florence Butin
President of the Court of First Instance
Unified Patent Court

Elizabeth Capan
Elizabeth Capan
Chief Patent Officer
Cloudbreak Pharma

Elvir Causevic
Elvir Causevic
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Tech+IP Capital

Shuang Cheng
Shuang Cheng
Licensing Director
Xiaomi

Alexis Cheynel
Alexis Cheynel
IP Business Intelligence and Portfolio Manager
Orange Research

Hilel Chougui
Hilel Chougui
Head of IP
Verkor

Thomas Dreiser
Thomas Dreiser
Chief IP Litigation Counsel EMEA
Huawei

Christina Duttenhöfer
Christina Duttenhöfer
Head of IP
DEHN

Jacob Ewerdt
Jacob Ewerdt
Senior Counsel, Global IP Policy
Qualcomm

Soenke Fock
Soenke Fock
Partner
Wildanger

Mattia Fogliacco
Mattia Fogliacco
President
Sisvel

Michael Fröhlich
Michael Fröhlich
Director, Patent Developments and IP Lab
European Patent Office

Mathen Ganesan
Mathen Ganesan
Executive Vice President, Invention Investment Funds
Intellectual Ventures

Eeva Hakoranta
Eeva Hakoranta
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Licensing Officer, Senior Advisor
Aligning Stars

Kai Härmand
Kai Härmand
Legally Qualified Judge, Local Division, Stockholm
Unified Patent Court

Mathias Hellman
Mathias Hellman
Vice President, Head of IPR Strategy and Value
Ericsson

Jochen Herr
Jochen Herr
Managing Partner
Finnegan

Clemens Heusch
Clemens Heusch
Vice President, Head of Global Litigation and Disputes
Nokia

Adam Houldsworth
Adam Houldsworth
Deputy Editor
IAM

Bing Hu
Bing Hu
Licensing Director
Xiaomi

Ragini Jain
Ragini Jain
Senior Innovation and IP Manager,
Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd

Darren Jiron
Darren Jiron
Partner
Finnegan

Richard Kamprath
Richard Kamprath
Principal
McKool Smith

Susan Keston
Susan Keston
Partner
HGF

John Kinton
John Kinton
Chief Legal Officer
Access Advance LLC

Preben Kjaer Kristensen
Preben Kjaer Kristensen
Director of IP
Bang & Olufsen

Ashleigh Landis
Ashleigh Landis
Vice President, Legal, Litigation
Warner Bros. Discovery

Benjamin Levine
Benjamin Levine
Head of IP – Disputes and Special Projects
Ocado

Otto Licks
Otto Licks
Partner
Licks Attorneys

Taylor Ludlam
Taylor Ludlam
Vice President, Chief IP and Litigation Officer
Lenovo

Rui Luo
Rui Luo
Partner
Han Kun Law Offices

Kevin Mack
Kevin Mack
President
Via Licensing Alliance

Farnaz Massoumian
Farnaz Massoumian
Lead Patent Attorney
Vodafone

Dan McCurdy
Dan McCurdy
Chief Executive Officer
RPX

Isabel Milman
Isabel Milman
Partner
Daniel

Micky Minhas
Micky Minhas
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Technology
Avanci

Gabriele Mohsler
Gabriele Mohsler
Vice President, Patent Creation Management
Ericsson

Rachel Mountain
Rachel Mountain
Editor
IAM

Natalia Muska
Natalia Muska
Senior Director of Licensing
Adeia

David Muus
David Muus
Head of Licensing Programmes
Sisvel

Roger Nash
Roger Nash
Partner
Haley Guiliano

Shahrokh Nayeb Nazar
Shahrokh Nayeb Nazar
Vice President of Technology, Head of Patent Assertion and Portfolio Analysis
Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL)

Sari Nielsen
Sari Nielsen
Head of Protocol Research and Standardisation, Research & Innovation
Nokia Technology Standards

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

Shayne O'Reilly
Shayne O'Reilly
Director and Associate General Counsel
Meta

James Palmer
James Palmer
Managing Director
Fortress Investment Group

Peter-Anthony Pappas
Peter-Anthony Pappas
Director of IP Policy
US Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Senator Tillis)

Richard Pinckney
Richard Pinckney
Partner
Bristows

Ilija Pjanovic
Ilija Pjanovic
Global Head of IP
Nexperia

Hasan Rashid
Hasan Rashid
Vice President, Patent Licensing – Strategy and Growth
Dolby Laboratories

Karl Reichenberger
Karl Reichenberger
Chief IP and Information Technology Counsel
Johnson Controls

Claudia Ritter
Claudia Ritter
Digital IP, IP Operations
BASF

David Ruder
David Ruder
Managing Director and Co-Head of Intellectual Property
Vale Insurance Partners

Francis Rushford
Francis Rushford
Managing Director, Legal Opportunities
Pretium

Philippe Sartori
Philippe Sartori
Director of Engineering
InterDigital

Walter Schlapkohl
Walter Schlapkohl
Shareholder
Greenblum & Bernstein

Kimberly Schmitt
Kimberly Schmitt
Director of Patent Litigation
Intel Corporation

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

Jiri Slavik
Jiri Slavik
Vice President, IP
Adalvo

Ksenia Takhistova
Ksenia Takhistova
Chief Legal Officer
LCM Biosensor Technologies

Karlo Tinoco
Karlo Tinoco
Partner
RNA

Sophie van Asten
Sophie van Asten
Counsel
Taylor Wessing

Annick Vandorpe
Annick Vandorpe
Manager IP Value Creation and Strategy
Amadeus

Charles Varvaro
Charles Varvaro
Managing Director, IP Licensing, Technology Alliances and Client Advocacy
IBM

Dragon Wang
Dragon Wang
Managing Partner
Sitao IP

Brad Watts
Brad Watts
Vice President, Patents and Innovation Policy
Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC), US Chamber of Commerce

Pippa Wheeler
Pippa Wheeler
Senior Litigation Counsel
HP

Katharine Wolanyk
Katharine Wolanyk
Managing Director
Burford Capital

Cheng Yu
Cheng Yu
Licensing Director
Xiaomi