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:

  • Elvir Causevic, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Tech+IP Capital
  • Claus Melarti, Senior Vice President, Acquisitions, RPX
  • Joshua D. Schmidt, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, InterDigital
10:00 - 10:30
KEYNOTE
10:30 - 11:00
Networking Break
11:00 - 11:45
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:

  • Ronald Abramson, Partner, Liston Abramson
  • Vishal Amin, Head of IP Policy, Intel
  • Aaron Davidson, Member, Cole Schotz
  • Jamie Simpson, Chief Policy Officer and Counsel, C4IP (Council for Innovation Promotion)
11:45 - 12:30
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

Moderator:

Richard Kamprath, Principal, McKool Smith

Speakers:

  • Fred Fabricant, Partner, Fabricant LLP
  • Heather Faltin, VP & Senior Deputy GC, Comcast
  • Robert Kramer, Partner, Kramer Alberti Lim & Tonovich
  • Anup Misra, Director, Curiam Capital
12:30 - 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

Moderator:

Michael T. Renaud, Chair of IP Division, Mintz

Speakers:

  • Lionel Martin, Partner, August Debouzy
  • Gillian Thackray, VP, Deputy GC, IP & 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
    • Steven Geiszler, US Chief IP Counsel, Huawei
    • Danielle “DJ” Healey, Partner, Spencer Fane

 

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:

  • Russell J. Genet, Director, Longford Capital
  • Francis Rushford, Managing Director, Pretium Partners
  • Geoff White, Chief IP Officer, SilcoTek
  • Ian DiBernardo, Partner & Chair of IP Litigation, Brown Rudnick
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:

    • Andrew Mutter, SVP & Co-Leader of Contingent Risk, CAC Specialty
    • Jon Scahill, CEO, Quest Patent Research Corporation
    • Jonathan Waldrop, Partner, 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

Speaker:
James T. Carmichael, Managing Member, Carmichael IP

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:

  • 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

Moderator:
Gregory Lundell, Partner, Haley Guiliano

Speakers:

  • Keith Wilson, Executive Vice President, Partnerships and Acquisitions, IPValue
11:45 - 12:15
A CASE STUDY IN STRATEGIC IP FINANCE

Speakers:

  • Shantanu Gaur, Founder and CEO, Allurion
  • Christopher LiPuma, Director, IP Group, Fortress Investment Group
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:

  • Jacob Babcock, CEO, NuCurrent
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

Moderator:
Nader Mousavi, Partner & Co-Head of IP and Tech Group, Sullivan & Cromwell

Speakers:

  • Steven Gong, Head of Data Science, PMO, Technology and Operations, Global Patents, Google
  • Shui Li, 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
FACILITATED ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

Participants can schedule one-to-one meetings or join us for roundtable discussions. We’ll host facilitated discussions for small groups of 8-10 people per roundtable. Discussion topics will be announced.

16:00 - 17:00
Closing Reception
17:00
Event Concludes
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