2023 speakers

Arvin Patel is an American inventor, innovator, and entrepreneur. Patel currently serves as Nokia’s Chief Licensing Officer of New Segments. 

Patel has decades of experience in the technology and entertainment sectors and is an IP industry veteran known for creating non-traditional strategies to develop products and services. He has overseen R&D and IP for world-leading companies and held senior leadership roles at TiVo, IBM, and Technicolor. He most recently served as Intellectual Ventures’ Chief Operating Officer for the Invention Investment Fund – a portfolio dedicated to investing and working with the world’s best minds and businesses. 

Patel resides in Sunnyvale, California with his wife and son. He holds a B.A. in legal studies from the University of California, Berkeley, a J.D. from the California Western School of Law, and an LLM in technology, intellectual property, and commerce from Franklin Pierce School of Law.

Arvin is dedicated to diversity in the workplace. He is a strategic advisor to RSquaredAI, an innovative platform dedicated to enhancing the health and diversity of workplace culture. He is also an advisor to the American Kickboxing Academy – a lifelong passion of his.