2023 agenda

Day One
December 5th 2023

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Opening Reception at The James NY Nomad

Day Two
2023-12-06
Day Three
2023-12-07
07:45 - 08:45
Registration & Breakfast
08:45 - 09:00
Welcome & Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
09:00 - 17:30
One-to-One Meetings

Participants have the option to schedule 30-minute meetings utilizing our desktop or mobile app. Registered attendees will receive an invitation to login to the app the week prior to the event.

09:00 - 10:00
STATE OF THE IP MARKET: THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF 2023
  • A review of the year’s biggest deals, awards and settlements
  • IP and the economy: how things are changing
  • Emerging opportunities in IP monetization
  • Predictions for 2024 and beyond

Speakers:
Aaron Fahrenkrog, Partner, Robins Kaplan (moderator)
Elvir Causevic, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Tech+IP Capital
Claus Melarti, SVP, Acquisitions, RPX
Joshua D. Schmidt, EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, InterDigital
Katharine Wolanyk, Managing Director, Burford Capital

10:00 - 10:30
KEYNOTE: CREATING GENERATIONAL LICENSING PROGRAMS IN EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY AREAS

Speakers:
Kerry Kimes, Senior Business Development Director, Rambus
Steven Woo, Fellow & Distinguished Inventor, Rambus
In conversation with: Charles Eldering, CEO, CAsE Analysis

10:30 - 11:00
Networking Break
11:00 - 11:10
AN UPDATE FROM SENATOR COONS
11:10 - 11:55
THE GREAT DEBATE: IS POLICY KILLING IP AND INNOVATION?
  • Does PREVAIL really fix the PTAB?
  • Will PERA save patents?
  • Are we threatening US innovation because of China and US national security interests?
  • Is SEP policy next?

Speakers:
Chris Israel, Senior Partner, ACG Advocacy (moderator)
Ronald Abramson, Partner, Liston Abramson
Vishal Amin, Head of IP Policy, Intel
James R. Perkins, Member, Cole Schotz
Jamie Simpson, Chief Policy Officer & Counsel, C4IP (Council for Innovation Promotion)

11:55 - 12:40
5 WAYS TO WIN A CASE
  • Assembling the right team
  • Building the case (discovery, targets, claims construction)
  • Damages modeling and projections
  • Preparing to tell the story
  • Driving to settlement and negotiation

Speakers:
Scott W. Hejny, Principal, McKool Smith (moderator)
Fred Fabricant, Partner, Fabricant LLP
Heather Faltin, VP & Senior Deputy GC, Comcast
Robert Kramer, Partner, Kramer Alberti Lim & Tonkovich
Anup Misra, Director, Curiam Capital

12:40 - 14:00
Networking Luncheon
14:00 - 14:45
THE GLOBAL LITIGATION WAR ROOM: TIPPING THE SCALES
  • Getting results in litigation: tips and tricks from the battlegrounds
  • US District Courts and the PTAB
  • The ITC option: who can use it and how best to leverage it
  • UPC: what does the first 6 months of data say?
  • National courts versus UPC: weighing up the pros and cons

Speakers:
Michael T. Renaud, Chair of IP Division, Mintz (moderator)
Clemens Heusch, Global Head of Dispute Resolution, Nokia
Lionel Martin, Partner, August Debouzy
Gillian Thackray, VP, Deputy GC, IP and Litigation, Thermo Fisher Scientific

14:45 - 15:30
THE FUTURE OF SEPs: ACHIEVING FRICTIONLESS DEALMAKING
  • Updates from the Courts and the latest on rate setting
  • The latest on deals, platforms and pools
  • Essentiality, rate setting and the impact of EU policies
  • Where next? Preparing for 6G and new industry verticals

Speakers:
Alexandra Brodie, Partner, Gowling (moderator)
Chris Dubuc, Founder, President & CEO, Harfang IP
Steven Geiszler, US Chief IP Counsel, Huawei
Danielle “DJ” Healey, Partner, Spencer Fane
Peter Toto, SVP, IP, Sony Corporation of America

 

15:30 - 16:00
Networking Break
16:00 - 16:45
EVOLVING STRATEGIES TO MANAGE RISK PART 1: LITIGATION FINANCE
  • What’s really getting funded?
  • Breaking down the waterfall
  • Navigating disclosure and discoverability
  • Beyond single case: innovations in funding

Speakers:
Ian DiBernardo, Partner & Chair of IP Litigation, Brown Rudnick (moderator)
Michelle Eber, Managing Director, West U Capital
Russell J. Genet, Director, Longford Capital
Francis Rushford, Managing Director, Pretium Partners
Geoff White, GC, Chief IP Officer, SilcoTek

16:45 - 17:30
EVOLVING STRATEGIES TO MANAGE RISK PART 2: INSURANCE
  • What’s really getting insured?
  • Diving into the underwriting process
  • How funding and insurance work together
  • Beyond JPI: innovations in insurance

Speakers:
Jarret Prussin, CEO, Business Funding Group (moderator)
Ayanna Lewis-Gruss, VP & Head of North American Litigation and Other Contingent Liability Insurance, Ryan Transactional Risk
Andrew Mutter, SVP & Co-Leader of Contingent Risk, CAC Specialty
Jon Scahill, CEO, Quest Patent Research Corporation
Jonathan Waldrop, Partner & Chair, IP Group, Kasowitz Benson Torres

 

17:30 - 18:30
Networking Reception
08:00 - 08:45
Registration & Breakfast
08:45 - 09:00
Chairperson’s Day One Recap
09:00 - 16:30
One-to-One Meetings

Participants have the option to schedule 30-minute meetings utilizing our desktop or mobile app. Registered attendees will receive an invitation to login to the app the week prior to the event.

09:00 - 09:30
FEATURED INTERVIEW: WHAT THE PTAB DOESN’T WANT YOU TO KNOW

Speakers:
James T. Carmichael, Managing Member, Carmichael IP
In conversation with: Harri Yli-Kujala, CEO & Founder, MPH Technologies

09:30 - 10:30
DEALMAKERS’ MASTERS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PAST DECADE
  • Top tips from the Dealmakers’ sanctum
  • How Dealmakers keep making deals no matter the landscape
  • Getting deals done outside the courtroom
  • If only I knew this 10 years ago…

Speakers:
Noel Egnatios, CEO & Chief Legal Officer, DivX, LLC
Bill LaFontaine, Former General Manager, IP & VP Research Business Development, IBM
Changhae Park, SVP & Chief IP Officer, NXP Semiconductors
Arvin Patel, Chief Licensing Officer, New Segments, Nokia

10:30 - 11:00
Networking Break
11:00 - 11:45
TACTICAL APPROACHES TO BUYING AND SELLING IP
  • Portfolio lust: differences between what buyers want and sellers are selling
  • Aligning with portfolio and wider company strategy
  • Acquisition and divestiture strategies
  • Outright acquisition versus participation in platforms and programs
  • Buying and selling versus in-licensing and out-licensing

Speakers:
Gregory Lundell, Partner, Haley Guiliano (moderator)
Mark Kokes, Chief Licensing Officer & General Manager of Media IP Business, Adeia
Emily J. Tremblay, Partner, Robins Kaplan
Keith Wilson, EVP, Partnerships and Acquisitions, IPValue

11:45 - 12:15
A CASE STUDY IN STRATEGIC IP FINANCE

Speakers:
Shantanu Gaur, Founder & CEO, Allurion
Christopher LiPuma, Director, IP Group, Fortress Investment Group
In conversation with: Elizabeth R. Tabas Carson, Partner, Sidley Austin

12:15 - 13:15
Networking Luncheon
13:15 - 14:00
ALIGNING IP WITH BUSINESS VALUE: FROM START-UP TO MULTINATIONAL
  • The revolution of IP in the venture world
  • IP as an asset for investment and growth
  • Aligning IP with wider business objectives
  • Practical IP considerations for SMEs

Speakers:
Vincent Rubino, Partner, Fabricant LLP (moderator)
Jacob Babcock, CEO, NuCurrent
Lorie Goins, Head of IP Strategy, Kyndryl
Roy Maharaj, VP, Global Patent Licensing,
Ericsson
Matteo Sabattini, President & Chief Licensing Officer, Convida

14:00 - 14:45
FUTURE VISION: IP OPPORTUNITIES IN GENERATIVE AI
  • AI and eligibility: how best to protect for future success
  • AI and monetization: are we building on quicksand?
  • Leveraging AI in IP work
  • Generative AI’s impact on other industries and verticals

Speakers:
Nader Mousavi, Partner & Co-Head of IP and Tech Group, Sullivan & Cromwell (moderator)
Steven Gong, Head of Data Science, PMO, Technology and Operations, Global Patents, Google
Jason Harrier, Lead Counsel, IP, Plaid
Shui Li, Principal Corporate Counsel, Cloud + AI, Microsoft
Shayne O’Reilly, Director & Associate GC, Head of Strategic Transactions, Licensing and Open Source, Meta

14:45 - 16:30
One-to-One Meetings Continue

Participants have the option to schedule 30-minute meetings utilizing our desktop or mobile app. Registered attendees will receive an invitation to login to the app the week prior to the event.

14:45 - 16:30
DEALMAKERS’ THINK AND DRINK

Participants can schedule one-to-one meetings or join us for networking and roundtable discussions accompanied by wine, soft drinks and nibbles. We’ll host a series of facilitated discussions for small groups of 8-10 people per roundtable with topics announced shortly.

TABLE 1: IP DAWN RAID IN EU: READY TO FIGHT OR FLIGHT?
Led by Lionel Martin, Partner, August Debouzy

TABLE 2: HOW CAN INSURANCE AND FUNDING BE USED TOGETHER TO MANAGE RISK IN IP CASES?
Led by Jarret Prussin, CEO, Business Funding Group

TABLE 3: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN VIDEO RELATED LICENSING
Led by Aaron Waxler, Director, Business Development, Nokia

TABLE 4: BIG RISKS – – BIG REWARDS. PACKAGING A PATENT ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN FROM INCEPTION THROUGH CASE FILING
Led by Fred Fabricant, Partner, Fabricant LLP

TABLE 5: FUTURE OF THE PATENT PROFESSION
Led by Steven Gong, Head of Data Science, PMO, Technology and Operations, Global Patents, Google

TABLE 6: TBD
Led by Robins Kaplan

16:30
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