Global IP Exchange Europe 2020 | IQPC Germany | 9 March 2020 | Hotel Palace Berlin, Budapester Str. 45, 10787 Berlin, Germany

The Global IP Exchange will bring together 100 of the leading Heads of IP, Patent, Trademark and Brand Protection to discover new ideas and make new connections across over interactive roundtable discussions, lively debates and evening reception. Over this immersive three day event, you will have the opportunity to explore the following key topics that will provide you with practical skills to take back to the office:

• Strengthening The IP Department's Connection To AI Technology
• Keeping Track Of Your Competitors In The Revolving IP Landscape
• Striking The Right Target At The Right Time: The Whack-A-Mole Game
• Becoming a Chameleon – Engaging the Wider Business In The Value of IP
• Protecting Your Brand on Social Media Platforms: How to Keep Up!
• Diversity in IP: Developing The Next Generation of Innovators and IP Leaders
• Navigating Your IP Compass – EU vs. Asia vs. USA
• Converting IP Into A Profit Generating Machine: Culture and Cost Management
• Preparing For The Storm: UPC, Brexit And European Upheaval

2020 Speakers

Leo Longauer
VP of Corporate IP, Swarovski

Beat Weibel
Chief IP Counsel, Siemens

Matthias Schneider
Chief Licensing Officer, Audi AG

Harrie Temmink
Deputy Head, Intellectual Property and the Fight Against Counterfeiting, European Commission

Måns Sjöstrand
Global Head of IP & Brand Protection, Daniel Wellington

Sandro Chiesura
Senior Legal Counsel - Intellectual Property - Global Rights Owner, eBay

Michael Swita
Global Legal Director of IP & Innovation, Anheuser-Busch InBev

Bruno Leduc
Director of IP & Licensing, IBM

Helen Stanwell-Smith
Senior Legal Consultant - Intellectual Property, ITV

Wendy Pang
IP & Media General Counsel, Danone

Thomas Schwarzweller
Chief IP Counsel, WABCO

Satoshi Matsuo
Head of Licensing and Trademarks, Hitachi

Katherine Tsang
General Counsel, Global IP, Diageo

Alessandro Marroni
Director of IP Transactions, Nokia

Rebecca Brown
Senior Counsel, IP EMEA, Sonos

Christian A. Mohr
Group Head of Patents, Germany, Electrolux

Jan Schulze
Head of IP Strategy, thyssenkrupp

Charlotta Ljungdahl
VP Corporate IP, Air Liquide

Mirjam E. Ros
Director Contracts, Commercial & Legal and Author of 'The Innovation Matrix', Airbus

Lucy Wojcik
Head of IP, Ocado Group Plc

Hein Wille
Corporate IP Director, SBM Offshore

Dennis Wilke
Brand Protection & Intellectual Property, Cluse

Gilman Grundy
Senior IP Specialist, Kenwood

ADVISORY BOARD:

Chris Sharkey
VP and GC, IP, Wal-Mart

Lucy Wojcik
Head of Intellectual Property, Ocado Group plc

Bobby Mukherjee
Chief Counsel - IP & Technology Law, BAE Systems

Vincent Couteau
Head of Legal IPR, Atos

Sean Harte
VP, Senior Regional Counsel Intellectual Property, MasterCard

Kurt Brasch
Senior Manager, Patents, Uber

Tricia Lui
Director of IP, Olympus

Jennifer Chung
Associate GC, Accuweather

Lucy Johnson
Partner, HGF

Marc Weiner
Partner, Birch, Stewart, Kolasch Birch LLP

Richard Bray
Partner, Appleyard Lees

2020 Sponsors and Partners

SILVER PLUS SPONSORS:
• AWA
• CPA Global
• HGF
• LexisNexis IP
• PatentSight
• Questel
• Red Points
• Sonoda & Kobayashi IP Law
• Withers & Rogers

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Anaqua
• Appleyard Lees
• Connor Consulting
• Dilworth IP
• Gowling WLG
• INCOPRO
• Lathrop Gage

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• China IP Magazine
• International Comparative Legal Guides
• International In-House Counsel Journal
• International Lawyers Network
• Life Sciences IP Review
• The Global IP Matrix
• Women's IP World
• World IP Review