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Rachel Sheppard

Director of Ventures
Mars Petcare

Rachel Sheppard

Director of Ventures
Mars Petcare

Rachel Sheppard

Director of Ventures
Mars Petcare
 

Ross Parker

Head of Information Governance and Privacy
S&P Global

Ross Parker is the Head of Data Governance and Privacy Compliance for S&P Global Inc. In his current role, Ross leads the strategic planning, management, and direction of S&P Global's Privacy program. Ross has coordinated, or overseen, all stages of the implementation of compliance programs, policies and procedures for GDPR, CCPA, and emerging privacy regulations across the world.

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Ross Parker

Head of Information Governance and Privacy
S&P Global

Ross Parker

Head of Information Governance and Privacy
S&P Global

Ross Parker is the Head of Data Governance and Privacy Compliance for S&P Global Inc. In his current role, Ross leads the strategic planning, management, and direction of S&P Global's Privacy program. Ross has coordinated, or overseen, all stages of the implementation of compliance programs, policies and procedures for GDPR, CCPA, and emerging privacy regulations across the world.

Ross works with his team to assess S&P Global’s existing data management and privacy practices, identifying risk areas and opportunities for improvement, and provide global-level guidance and oversight for privacy compliance operations across the enterprise.

Ross currently resides in Charlottesville, Virginia and, when not working, enjoys skiing, playing music, and spending time with his two daughters

 

Jo Ann Davaris

Vice President, Global Privacy
Booking Holdings

Jo Ann Davaris

Vice President, Global Privacy
Booking Holdings

Jo Ann Davaris

Vice President, Global Privacy
Booking Holdings
 

Martin O'Malley

Head of Global Privacy & Privacy Counsel
Apellis Pharma

Martin O'Malley

Head of Global Privacy & Privacy Counsel
Apellis Pharma

Martin O'Malley

Head of Global Privacy & Privacy Counsel
Apellis Pharma
 

Martin O'Malley

Head of Global Privacy & Privacy Counsel
Apellis Pharma

Martin O'Malley

Head of Global Privacy & Privacy Counsel
Apellis Pharma

Martin O'Malley

Head of Global Privacy & Privacy Counsel
Apellis Pharma
 

Adrian White

Director, Financial Crimes
Canadian Bankers Association

Adrian White

Director, Financial Crimes
Canadian Bankers Association

Adrian White

Director, Financial Crimes
Canadian Bankers Association

Following the shut-down of all non-essential travel in 2020 and 2021, there is an opportunity for a major reset in how deal-making and IP transactions are done. While many companies are enjoying the benefits of reduced travel budgets and easier conversation, getting deals across the line remains challenging without face-to-face rapport and negotiation. So, how are those making the deals achieving success using the multiple tools and options now at their disposal?

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Kurt Brasch

Director of Patent Transactions
Uber
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Kurt Brasch

Director of Patent Transactions
Uber

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Kim Jessum

Chief IP Counsel
Heraeus
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Kim Jessum

Chief IP Counsel
Heraeus

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Changhae Park

SVP and Chief IP Officer
NXP Semiconductors
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Changhae Park

SVP and Chief IP Officer
NXP Semiconductors

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Keith Wilson

Executive Vice President- Partnerships & Acquisitions
IPValue

Keith Wilson is executive vice president, partnerships and acquisitions, at IPValue Management Inc.  IPValue’s mission is to generate value for leading innovative enterprises by licensing their patented inventions. IPValue has returned well over $1bn to high-tech enterprises from its licensing activities and, over the past four years, has acquired rights to over 10,000 patents. Mr Wilson has over 25 years of experience in intellectual property law, licensing, and management. Before joining IPValue, Mr Wilson was vice president, general and IP Counsel at Solus Microtechnologies, a venture capital-funded technology company. Mr Wilson worked for over a decade for Litton Industries, a $5bn technology company, in a number of technical, legal, and executive positions, including chief IP counsel. Mr Wilson has a BS in electrical engineering from UC Berkeley and a law degree from UC Hastings College of the Law.

 

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Keith Wilson

Executive Vice President- Partnerships & Acquisitions
IPValue

Keith Wilson is executive vice president, partnerships and acquisitions, at IPValue Management Inc.  IPValue’s mission is to generate value for leading innovative enterprises by licensing their patented inventions. IPValue has returned well over $1bn to high-tech enterprises from its licensing activities and, over the past four years, has acquired rights to over 10,000 patents. Mr Wilson has over 25 years of experience in intellectual property law, licensing, and management. Before joining IPValue, Mr Wilson was vice president, general and IP Counsel at Solus Microtechnologies, a venture capital-funded technology company. Mr Wilson worked for over a decade for Litton Industries, a $5bn technology company, in a number of technical, legal, and executive positions, including chief IP counsel. Mr Wilson has a BS in electrical engineering from UC Berkeley and a law degree from UC Hastings College of the Law.

 

Just 22% of registered patent attorneys and patent agents are women, and only 6.5% are racially diverse according to data from the ABA. And just 1.7% of registered patent attorneys and patent agents are racially diverse women.

Great talent and people exist everywhere but too often opportunity does not. Experts will explore the DEI initiatives and programs making a difference – and the results they are bringing.

Author:

Jeremiah Chan

Director and Associate General Counsel, Head of Patents, Licensing and Open Source
Meta Platforms
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Jeremiah Chan

Director and Associate General Counsel, Head of Patents, Licensing and Open Source
Meta Platforms

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Jason Friday

Managing Director, IP Counsel
Morning Consult
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Jason Friday

Managing Director, IP Counsel
Morning Consult

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Steven Gong

Head of Data Science, PMO and Operations, Global Patents
Google
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Steven Gong

Head of Data Science, PMO and Operations, Global Patents
Google

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Tao Zhang

Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, IP and Product
Juniper Networks
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Tao Zhang

Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, IP and Product
Juniper Networks

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Ceyda Azakli Maisami

Director, IP
HP
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Ceyda Azakli Maisami

Director, IP
HP

People are critical to the success of an IP department and few tasks are more important than recruiting and retaining talent. This session will explore how world-class IP teams are built - from hiring the right talent to mentoring high performers and putting in place effective succession plans.

Author:

Deepak Parashar

Chief IP Counsel
Faraday Future
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Deepak Parashar

Chief IP Counsel
Faraday Future

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Bridget Smith

Assistant General Counsel, IP
Relativity Space
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Bridget Smith

Assistant General Counsel, IP
Relativity Space

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Catherine Tornabene

Deputy General Counsel
Aurora Innovation, Inc.

Catherine Tornabene is the Deputy General Counsel, Intellectual Property at Aurora, a leading autonomous vehicle company. Catherine has been with Aurora since June 2017 and in her role works on all aspects of intellectual property. She has been an intellectual property attorney since 2007 and prior to Aurora, worked at Google Inc. and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Prior to attending law school, she worked as a software engineer at a startup that was ultimately acquired by Netscape and then AOL. Catherine earned BAs in Computer Science and History at UC Santa Cruz, an MS in Computer Science from Stanford, and her JD at UC Hastings. She is also an inventor on two patents.

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Catherine Tornabene

Deputy General Counsel
Aurora Innovation, Inc.

Catherine Tornabene is the Deputy General Counsel, Intellectual Property at Aurora, a leading autonomous vehicle company. Catherine has been with Aurora since June 2017 and in her role works on all aspects of intellectual property. She has been an intellectual property attorney since 2007 and prior to Aurora, worked at Google Inc. and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Prior to attending law school, she worked as a software engineer at a startup that was ultimately acquired by Netscape and then AOL. Catherine earned BAs in Computer Science and History at UC Santa Cruz, an MS in Computer Science from Stanford, and her JD at UC Hastings. She is also an inventor on two patents.

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Harry Harden

Senior Vice President
Kilburn & Strode

Harry heads Kilburn & Strode’s, San Francisco liaison office. With a background in physics, he primarily works on software, automotive and autonomous driving technologies.

His practice involves advising on filing strategies across the globe, particularly for Silicon Valley companies, with a focus on balancing efficiency with strength of IP protection.

Harry has particular expertise in risk assessment (freedom to operate) and patent portfolio strength analysis as companies approach IPO. Recent work has involved detailed

patent due diligence investigations to advise on commercial implications of patent portfolios.

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Harry Harden

Senior Vice President
Kilburn & Strode

Harry heads Kilburn & Strode’s, San Francisco liaison office. With a background in physics, he primarily works on software, automotive and autonomous driving technologies.

His practice involves advising on filing strategies across the globe, particularly for Silicon Valley companies, with a focus on balancing efficiency with strength of IP protection.

Harry has particular expertise in risk assessment (freedom to operate) and patent portfolio strength analysis as companies approach IPO. Recent work has involved detailed

patent due diligence investigations to advise on commercial implications of patent portfolios.

Truly brilliant IP leaders make the right calls time and time again, even through tough times. Together, our distinct IP leaders will traverse a series of theoretical scenarios, demonstrating their thought-process, the action they would take and why.

Author:

Laura Gisler

Director of IP
Bang & Olufson
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Laura Gisler

Director of IP
Bang & Olufson

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Lily Lim

Asisstant General Counsel, IP and Software
Fortive

Lily Lim leads worldwide intellectual property, software, and info-security legal strategies at Fortive, a $20B conglomerate of software, instrumentation, and medical device companies.  Lily also provides legal strategies for the Fort, the artificial intelligence center at Fortive.  She is a strategic partner to business, product, engineering, and security leaders at Fortive and its operating companies. 

Before joining Fortive, Lily was at ServiceNow, where she served as the Legal Director for Intellectual Property, Strategic Initiatives, and New Products, partnering with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and new product releases to new levels and speeds.  Prior to that role, Lily was a partner at Finnegan, Henderson LLP in Palo Alto, California, successfully representing clients in intellectual property, privacy, and cybersecurity matters.  Lily also dedicated time to government service, serving as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable S. Jay Plager at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and serving as a spacecraft navigation engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 

Lily’s JD is from Yale Law School.  Her MS in Mechanical Engineering is from MIT, and she earned a BS in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois.  Lily has proficiency in Mandarin and counts a number of privacy, cybersecurity, and IP certifications and registrations among her credentials.

 

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Lily Lim

Asisstant General Counsel, IP and Software
Fortive

Lily Lim leads worldwide intellectual property, software, and info-security legal strategies at Fortive, a $20B conglomerate of software, instrumentation, and medical device companies.  Lily also provides legal strategies for the Fort, the artificial intelligence center at Fortive.  She is a strategic partner to business, product, engineering, and security leaders at Fortive and its operating companies. 

Before joining Fortive, Lily was at ServiceNow, where she served as the Legal Director for Intellectual Property, Strategic Initiatives, and New Products, partnering with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and new product releases to new levels and speeds.  Prior to that role, Lily was a partner at Finnegan, Henderson LLP in Palo Alto, California, successfully representing clients in intellectual property, privacy, and cybersecurity matters.  Lily also dedicated time to government service, serving as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable S. Jay Plager at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and serving as a spacecraft navigation engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 

Lily’s JD is from Yale Law School.  Her MS in Mechanical Engineering is from MIT, and she earned a BS in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois.  Lily has proficiency in Mandarin and counts a number of privacy, cybersecurity, and IP certifications and registrations among her credentials.

 

Author:

Stephen Lee

Chief IP Counsel
Target Corporation

Stephen Lee is Chief I.P. Counsel at Target and has been with the company for the past 19 years. His practice has covered the entire spectrum of I.P. matters, as he has been responsible for all trademark, copyright and patent work. Particularly rewarding is the fact that his team provides legal services and advice to practically every business team within Target and has touched almost every one of Target’s key strategic initiatives. He manages a team of 24 high-functioning I.P. professionals, and he has first-hand experience leading his team through the ups and downs of the retail landscape transformation.

For the eight years prior to joining Target, Stephen practiced law as a partner at Fish & Richardson and as an associate at Faegre & Benson both in Minneapolis. In private practice, Stephen’s practice was equally diverse as it covered all aspects of I.P.: portfolio maintenance, litigation, contract drafting and negotiation, and strategy and counseling.

Stephen is a proud graduate of the University of Texas where he received both his B.A. and J.D. degrees. Stephen is married and has three children, ages 17, 15 and 6.

 

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Stephen Lee

Chief IP Counsel
Target Corporation

Stephen Lee is Chief I.P. Counsel at Target and has been with the company for the past 19 years. His practice has covered the entire spectrum of I.P. matters, as he has been responsible for all trademark, copyright and patent work. Particularly rewarding is the fact that his team provides legal services and advice to practically every business team within Target and has touched almost every one of Target’s key strategic initiatives. He manages a team of 24 high-functioning I.P. professionals, and he has first-hand experience leading his team through the ups and downs of the retail landscape transformation.

For the eight years prior to joining Target, Stephen practiced law as a partner at Fish & Richardson and as an associate at Faegre & Benson both in Minneapolis. In private practice, Stephen’s practice was equally diverse as it covered all aspects of I.P.: portfolio maintenance, litigation, contract drafting and negotiation, and strategy and counseling.

Stephen is a proud graduate of the University of Texas where he received both his B.A. and J.D. degrees. Stephen is married and has three children, ages 17, 15 and 6.

 

Author:

John Mulgrew

Chief Patent Counsel and Global Head of IP
Lenovo Group
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John Mulgrew

Chief Patent Counsel and Global Head of IP
Lenovo Group