23 March 2026
5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Registration and opening networking reception
Sponsored by Sisvel
Pullman Montparnasse, C2 Suite
24 March 2026
8:30 am-9:30 am
Registration and networking breakfast
9:30 am-9:40 am
IAM welcome address
Rachel Mountain
Editor, IAM
9:40 am-10:10 am
Featured speaker interview: Powering Europe’s digital future: innovation, connectivity and IP value
Lyse Brillouet
Executive Vice President Research, Orange
Darren Jiron
Partner, Finnegan
10:10 am-11:10 am
Panel: Engineering the future: inside the journey to 6G
- The major innovators driving the next cellular standard
- How 6G will reshape the next generation of SEP licensing
- New use cases and verticals driving IP value creation
Micky Minhas
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Technology, Avanci
Mathias Hellman
Vice President, Head of IPR Strategy and Value, Ericsson
Shahrokh Nayeb Nazar
Vice President of Technology, Head of Patent Assertion and Portfolio Analysis, Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL)
Sari Nielsen
Head of Protocol Research and Standardisation, Research & Innovation, Nokia Technology Standards
Philippe Sartori
Director of Engineering, InterDigital
11:10 am-11:40 am
Networking break
11:40 am-12:40 pm
Panel: Mastering licensing in the multimedia maze
- Getting to grips with video streaming licensing opportunities
- Mapping the codec litigation surge and settlements
- Understanding bilateral licensing and patent pool dynamics
Richard Kamprath
Principal, McKool Smith
Gabriel Bouvigne
Head of IP, Sagemcom
John Kinton
Chief Legal Officer, Access Advance LLC
Ashleigh Landis
Vice President, Legal, Litigation, Warner Bros. Discovery
Rui Luo
Partner, Han Kun Law Offices
Hasan Rashid
Vice President, Patent Licensing – Strategy and Growth, Dolby Laboratories
Focus session: Biotech: the next frontier for patent deal-making?
- Untapped potential for deal-making
- The high-tech players making moves in the life sciences sector
- Spotting new opportunities from high-tech/life sciences convergence
Azatuhi Ayrikyan
Head of IP, Astraveus
Elizabeth Capan
Chief Patent Officer, Cloudbreak Pharma
Ksenia Takhistova
Chief Legal Officer, LCM Biosensor Technologies
Masterclass: Patent portfolio management from valuation to value creation
- AI tools and new approaches for credible valuations
- Smart pruning: maintaining strategic coverage while reducing cost and complexity
- Aligning portfolio management with business goals amid shifting markets
Alexis Cheynel
IP Business Intelligence and Portfolio Manager, Orange Research
Christina Duttenhöfer
Head of IP, DEHN
Mathen Ganesan
Executive Vice President, Invention Investment Funds, Intellectual Ventures
Farnaz Massoumian
Lead Patent Attorney, Vodafone
Ilija Pjanovic
Global Head of IP, Nexperia
Karl Reichenberger
Chief IP and Information Technology Counsel, Johnson Controls
12:40 pm-2:10 pm
Networking lunch
2:10 pm-2:40 pm
Fireside chat: Leading implementers in focus
Bing Hu
Licensing Director, Xiaomi
2:40 pm-3:40 pm
Fireside chat: Power, purpose and progress – IAM's Women in IP series live
Leading women IP executives from around the world share best practices in forming world-class IP strategies, top lessons in team leadership, negotiation tactics that win licences and inspiration for upcoming IP leaders.
Sophie van Asten
Counsel, Taylor Wessing
Gabriele Mohsler
Vice President, Patent Creation Management, Ericsson
Natalia Muska
Senior Director of Licensing, Adeia
Kimberly Schmitt
Director of Patent Litigation, Intel Corporation
Scenario session: Winning the case for litigation funding
- You have strong infringement suspicions. How do you build a business case that gets internal buy-in?
- It’s time to pitch for funding. What do funders really want to see, and how do you stand out?
- You’re in the room with a funder. How do you build credibility, handle scrutiny and turn interest into investment?
Karlo Tinoco
Partner, RNA
James Palmer
Managing Director, Fortress Investment Group
David Ruder
Managing Director and Co-Head of Intellectual Property, Vale Insurance Partners
Francis Rushford
Managing Director, Legal Opportunities, Pretium
Panel: The long arm of the UPC in litigation strategy
- Testing the reach of the UPC in cross-border disputes
- Examining the court’s injunction approach
- The impact of anti-interim licence injunctions on litigation strategies
Richard Pinckney
Partner, Bristows
Rien Broekstra
Partner, Brinkhof
Kai Härmand
Legally Qualified Judge, Local Division, Stockholm, Unified Patent Court
Clemens Heusch
Vice President, Head of Global Litigation and Disputes, Nokia
Claudia Ritter
Digital IP, IP Operations, BASF
Jiri Slavik
Vice President, IP, Adalvo
3:40 pm-4:10 pm
Networking break
4:10 pm-4:20 pm
Featured speaker remarks - Fiction of Friction
Mattia Fogliacco
President, Sisvel
4:20 pm-5:20 pm
Panel: Decoding SEP licensing negotiations
- The key ingredients for constructive discussions
- The impact of evolving case law on negotiations
- Expert tips for navigating high-stakes dialogues
Mattia Fogliacco
President, Sisvel
Harold Barrault
Vice President, Patent Licensing, Orange
Tom Brown
Head of IP Litigation, Dell
Shuang Cheng
Licensing Director, Xiaomi
Taylor Ludlam
Vice President, Chief IP and Litigation Officer, Lenovo
5:20 pm-5:25 pm
Closing remarks
Rachel Mountain
Editor, IAM
5:25 pm-7:25 pm
Drinks reception
Sponsored By Xiaomi
Pullman Montparnasse, Grand Foyer
25 March 2026
9:30 am-10:00 am
Registration and networking breakfast
10:00 am-10:10 am
IAM welcome address
Adam Houldsworth
Deputy Editor, IAM
10:10 am-10:40 am
Keynote interview: Insights from a UPC judge
Florence Butin
President of the Court of First Instance, Unified Patent Court
10:40 am-11:40 am
Panel: The UPC’s impact on global patent management
- How the court is changing filing and litigation priorities
- Rethinking patent value, risks and opportunities
- The UPC’s appeal to SMEs, patent licensing entities and SEP owners
Jochen Herr
Managing Partner, Finnegan
Michael Fröhlich
Director, Patent Developments and IP Lab, European Patent Office
Preben Kjaer Kristensen
Director of IP, Bang & Olufsen
Benjamin Levine
Head of IP – Disputes and Special Projects, Ocado
Pippa Wheeler
Senior Litigation Counsel, HP
Katharine Wolanyk
Managing Director, Burford Capital
Cheng Yu
Licensing Director, Xiaomi
11:40 am-12:10 pm
Networking break
12:10 pm-1:10 pm
Panel: A new USPTO era: strategic shifts under Squires
- Discretionary denials and their impact on litigation and settlement strategy
- What Squires directorship could mean for Section 101
- Patent examiner morale, the application backlog and AI tools
Walter Schlapkohl
Shareholder, Greenblum & Bernstein
Kurt Brasch
Director of Patent Transactions, Uber
Rebecca Brown
Director, IP, EMEA, Sonos
Peter-Anthony Pappas
Director of IP Policy, US Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Senator Tillis)
Brad Watts
Vice President, Patents and Innovation Policy, Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC), US Chamber of Commerce
Focus session: Automotive SEP licensing models and market dynamics
- SEP licensing in China’s automotive industry
- What’s in store for the future with LNGs
- The bilateral v pool licensing landscape
Otto Licks
Partner, Licks Attorneys
Hilel Chougui
Head of IP, Verkor
Dragon Wang
Managing Partner, Sitao IP
Masterclass: IoT licensing in fragmented markets
- Pinpointing the best licensing opportunities in a complex ecosystem
- Partnering effectively with first-time licensees in connected industries
- Preparing for AI-enabled connectivity: implications for licensing frameworks and valuation
Roger Nash
Partner, Haley Guiliano
Jacob Ewerdt
Senior Counsel, Global IP Policy, Qualcomm
David Muus
Head of Licensing Programmes, Sisvel
Annick Vandorpe
Manager IP Value Creation and Strategy, Amadeus
1:10 pm-2:45 pm
Networking lunch
2:45 pm-3:15 pm
Featured Interview: Steering through a litigation success story
3:15 pm-4:15 pm
Scenario session: Staying strong when trade secrets slip
- You have spotted a leak: what are your immediate moves?
- Damage control: how are you securing evidence while plugging the breach?
- It’s over but not finished: what's your recovery strategy and how do you strengthen your defences?
Isabel Milman
Partner, Daniel
Ragini Jain
Senior Innovation and IP Manager,, Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd
Panel: Strategic moves in the secondary market
- Pursuing portfolio excellence through the secondary market
- Older patents, stronger position – the impact of settled expectations on patent value
- Rethinking buy-sell dynamics in a shifting geopolitical landscape
Elvir Causevic
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Tech+IP Capital
Paul Ahern
Senior Director, Longitude Licensing
Chinenye Okafor
Global Head of IP and Patents, Fluence Energy
Shayne O'Reilly
Director and Associate General Counsel, Meta
Masterclass: Europe’s role in global SEP enforcement
- German regional courts in the era of the UPC
- Have the UK courts had their time?
- How recent European case law has moved the needle
Susan Keston
Partner, HGF
Thomas Dreiser
Chief IP Litigation Counsel EMEA, Huawei
Soenke Fock
Partner, Wildanger
Oliver Schön
Presiding Judge, 7th Civil Chamber of the Regional Court of Munich
4:15 pm-4:45 pm
Networking break
4:45 pm-5:45 pm
Panel: Reshaping IP strategy for the new geopolitical and technological realities
- The shifting markets, politics and technologies redefining IP leadership
- Aligning IP priorities with long-term corporate and innovation goals
- Building agile organisations ready for the next wave of AI disruption
Dan McCurdy
Chief Executive Officer, RPX
Eeva Hakoranta
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Licensing Officer, Senior Advisor, Aligning Stars
Kevin Mack
President, Via Licensing Alliance
Charles Varvaro
Managing Director, IP Licensing, Technology Alliances and Client Advocacy, IBM
5:45 pm-5:50 pm
Closing remarks
Adam Houldsworth
Deputy Editor, IAM
6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Drinks reception
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