The IP TECH SUMMIT 2020 is a two-day virtual conference held on December 3 and 4, 2020, focusing on the latest technological, regulatory, legal, and intellectual property issues impacting various industries. Organized by Premier Cercle™, a firm specializing in intellectual property events since 2002, the summit is hosted by Microsoft, a global leader in technology.
The summit covers key topics such as data sovereignty, hybrid cloud solutions, and open data strategies. Sessions include keynote speeches, fireside chats, and panel discussions addressing innovation frameworks for digital transformation, the role of intellectual property in open innovation, and the impact of emerging technologies on legal practices.
Notable speakers include Brad Smith, President and Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft; Jenni Lukander, President of Nokia Technologies; and Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market. The event also offers networking opportunities and virtual expo halls for participants to engage with industry leaders and explore new technologies.
The IP TECH SUMMIT 2020 is designed for professionals in the technology, legal, and intellectual property sectors seeking to stay informed about the latest trends and challenges in the industry. Attendees will gain valuable insights into how to navigate the evolving landscape of digital transformation and intellectual property management.
Speakers(42)
Anna Kopp
IT Director at Microsoft
Anna Kopp is Head of IT Microsoft Germany since 6 years, and has 30 years of IT industry experience in international management roles across sales, services, operations.
Anne Le Turnier
Business Development Manager IP at LexisNexis
Anne is in charge of business development in France, Spain, and in the MENA region, selling the full LexisNexis range of mainly SaaS tools servicing the patent workflow.
Aurélie Jimenez
Member of the Boards of Appeal at European Patent Office
Aurélie Jimenez is a member of the French judiciary.
Brad Smith
President and Chief Legal Officer at Microsoft
Brad leads a team of more than 1,400 business, legal and corporate affairs professionals working in 56 countries. He plays a key role in spearheading the company’s work on critical issues involving the intersection of technology and society, including cybersecurity, privacy, artificial intelligence, human rights, immigration, philanthropy and environmental sustainability.
Carl Josefsson
President of the Boards of Appeal at European Patent Office
Carl Josefsson is President of the Boards of Appeal at the European Patent Office.
Cedric Manara
Director, Head of Copyright at Google
Cédric Manara, PhD, has lost his hair teaching, writing or consulting.
Dr. Henrik Holzapfel
Partner at McDermott Will & Emery
Dr. Henrik Holzapfel advises clients in a variety of industries on patent litigation matters, including the enforcement of patents essential to industry standards and FRAND defenses.
Dr. Julia Keim
IP Lead Attorney Europe at Microsoft
Dr. Julia Keim is the IP lead attorney for Microsoft Europe, focusing on strategic deals in the field of AI.
Dr. Ulrike Till
Director of the Division of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at WIPO / OMPI
Experienced IP lawyer focused on helping organizations maximize their IP assets to transform and drive opportunities and performance.
Erik Lucero
Lead Production Quantum Hardware at Google
Dr. Erik Lucero leads Google’s Quantum Computing Service, with the mission to deliver beyond classical quantum computing tools to the world to enable humankind to solve problems that would otherwise be impossible.
Gene Quinn
President & CEO at IPWatchdog, Inc.
Gene Quinn is a US Patent Attorney, the Founder of IPWatchdog.com and President & CEO of IPWatchdog, Inc.
Giuseppe Abbamonte
Director for Media Policy at European Commission
I have been the Director for Media Policy at the European Commission since 2016.
Ira Blumberg
Senior Vice President, Client Strategy and Services at VideoLabs Inc
Ira Blumberg is Senior Vice President, Client Strategy and Services at VideoLabs Inc., a Silicon Valley patent startup.
Jean-François Gagné
Founder & CEO at Element AI
Jean-François Gagné, a veteran AI entrepreneur and outspoken advocate of the safe development of AI, is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Element AI.
Jenni Lukander
President of Nokia Technologies at Nokia
In June Jenni Lukander was handed one of the top roles in the IP value creation world when she was appointed president of Nokia Technologies, giving her oversight of the Finnish telco’s vast licensing arm.
Jennifer Yokoyama
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft
Jennifer Yokoyama is VP & Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft Corporation with responsibility for leading the company’s Intellectual Property Group.
Jens Bördin
Partner and CEO at Konsert Strategy & IP
Jens Bördin is Founder, Partner, and CEO of Konsert Strategy & IP.
John Lindgren
Chief Executive Officer at IPVALUE
John became the President & CEO of IPValue in August 2017.
Kai Brandt
Head of Patents Electrics/Electronics at AUDI AG
Dr. Kai Brandt is head of patents Head of patents digital/electric systems, mobility at AUDI AG.
Keith Bergelt
Chief Executive Officer at Open Invention Network
Keith Bergelt is CEO of Open Invention Network (OIN), the largest patent non-aggression community in history, created to support freedom of action in Linux and adjacent open source technologies.
Ken Stanwood
Chief Technology Officer at WiLAN
Kenneth Stanwood is Chief Technical Officer of WiLAN Inc.
Kevin Schubert
Senior Associate at McKool Smith
Kevin Schubert is a senior associate at the law firm McKool Smith.
Laura Urquizu
CEO & President at Red Points
Laura Urquizu joined Red Points in 2014 as CEO & Partner.
Lionel M. Lavenue
Partner at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Lionel M. Lavenue is a partner in Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP’s Reston, Virginia office, and leads the firm’s Aerospace, Aviation, and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) industry group.
Lisa Ritchie
Senior Counsel at Philip Morris International
Lisa’s IP career spans 20 years and three countries, with experience both in-house and in private practice.
Ludwig von Reiche
Board Member at Intellectual Property 2 Innovate
Lyse Brillouet
Vice-President Intellectual Property & Licensing at Orange
Lyse Brillouet is Director of Intellectual Property and Licensing for the Orange Group.
Magali Touroude Pereira
Associée at Touroude & Associates
European and French patent attorney & engineer in biotechnology, Magali founded the IP Law firm Touroude & Associates in 2015.
Michael Bronstein
Professor at Imperial College
Michael is Chair Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition at Imperial College London.
Michel Paulin
Chief Executive Officer at OVHCloud
Michel Paulin has spent most of his career in the computer, telecommunications and Internet sectors.
Mike Linksvayer
Head of Developer Policy at GitHub
Mike Linksvayer is Head of Developer Policy at GitHub, leading the company’s efforts to advocate for developers globally.
Mitsuaki Matsumura
Head of IP Licensing at IBM
Mitsuaki Matsumura leads IBM's Asia Pacific IP licensing team focusing on patent licensing and assignments in the region.
Nikolaus Thumm
Senior Fellow at European Commission
Nikolaus Thumm is Senior Fellow at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre.
Phillip Speed
CEO at Quantum Base
Phill has experience of building and running large technology companies and start-ups.
Thierry Breton
European Commissioner for Internal Market at European Commission
Thierry Breton is the EU Commissioner for Internal Market, digital, space, audiovisual, defense and tourism. Engineer in computer science, he began his career as an entrepreneur in the IT sector.
Tibor van Melsem Kocsis
CEO and Global Innovator of World Economic Forum at DiManEx
Tibor is the CEO of DiManEx a company that reinvented inventory by making 3D printing easy for supply chain teams.
Tim Pohlmann
CEO and Founder at IPlytics
Tim Pohlmann is the CEO and founder of IPlytics.
Vicki A. Barbur
IP and Technology Commercialization at Key Logic
Vicki A. Barbur, PhD, is currently Senior Advisor, Technology Commercialization, Partnerships and Growth at Key Logic, in Morgantown, WV.
Victoria Van Camp
CTO and President, Innovation & Business Development at AB SKF
Victoria Van Camp joined SKF 1996.
Vishal J. Amin
U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator at The White House
In 2017, Vishal Amin was nominated by the President and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate to serve as the White House Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC), or “IP Czar.”
Vivian Sapienza
Commercial Lawyer at Confluent
Vivian Sapienza works for the open-source unicorn Confluent, a software and cloud service company that makes an event streaming platform powered by Apache Kafka.
Yotam Drechsler
Chief Executive Officer at BrainQ Technologies
Yotam Drechsler has an extensive background in math, computer science and cognitive science.
Event Details
- Date
- June 15-16, 2020
- 2 days
- Location
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Pricing
- €199
- Audience
- Professionals in the technology, legal, and intellectual property sectors.