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Event Date | Sat May 18 EDT - Wed May 22 EDT (7 months ago) |
Location |
Georgia World Congress Center
285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313, USA |
Region | Americas |
We’re bringing our 146th Annual Meeting to the historic city of Atlanta, the birthplace of one of the most well-known trade secrets ever—Coca-Cola! Come join us in America’s “city in a forest” where you will find a diverse array of food options and culture. Atlanta is also home to the busiest airport in the world, easily welcoming visitors from around the globe.
Join us at the 2024 Annual Meeting for robust conversations and the exchange of best practices with more than 10,000 colleagues from around the world. Connect with the most influential brand professionals from across industries, over cutting edge legal and business discussions along with various professional development activities!
2024 Speakers
CO-CHAIRS:
Urko Ochoa
Partner, MINIÑO, Dominican Republic
Auma Reggy
Managing Lead Counsel Intellectual Property, McKesson, USA
INNOVATION TRACK PROJECT TEAM:
Adjoa Anim
Trade Mark Director, HGF, United Kingdom
Christian Bolduc
Principal/Director, Smart & Biggar, Canada
Meera Chature Sankhari
Co-founder & Partner, Jupiter Law Partners, India
Yoon Cho
Partner, Y.P. Lee, Mock & Partners, Korea
Joel Feldman
Shareholder and Co-Chair, Trademark & Brand Management Group, Greenberg Traurig LLP, USA
Wilfrido Fernandez
Founding Partner, Zacarias & Fernandez, Paraguay
Tanya Fickenscher
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Major League Baseball, USA
Michael Graham
Senior IP Consultant, GnosisIP, USA
Lynn Scanlon Hernandez
Senior Counsel, Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Security, Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Huang Hui
Partner, Wanhuida Intellectual Property, China
Myrtha Hurtado Rivas
General Counsel Brands and Marketing Properties, Anti-Counterfeiting & Licensing, Nestlé, Switzerland
Trevor Little
Managing Editor, IAM and World Trademark Review, UK
Keith Mendansky
Partner, DLA Piper, USA
Susan Natland
Partner, Knobbe Martens, USA
Brooke Singer
Partner, Davis & Gilbert LLP, USA
Ilene Tannen
Of Counsel, Jones Day, USA
Kelly Thompson
Partner, Adams & Adams, South Africa
Tanya Varma
Partner, Fidus Law Chambers, India
Julian Waiblinger
Partner, NORDEMANN, Germany
Jake Wharton
Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson LLP, USA
BUSINESS TRACK PROJECT TEAM:
Janine Anthony Bowen
Partner, Baker Hostetler, USA
Micheal Binns
Director and Associate General Counsel, Head of Patents & Trade Secrets, Meta, USA
Traci Bransford
Partner, Parker Poe, USA
Theresa Conduah
Partner, Alston & Bird LLP, USA
Anuj Desai
Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, USA
JoAnn Holmes
Attorney, HOLMES@LAW, LLC, USA
Kimberly Kociencki
Chief Executive Officer, Society of Product Licensing Committed to Excellence (SPLiCE), USA
Bruce Siegal
Attorney At Law, Greenspoon Marder LLP, USA
Tiffany Valeriano
Senior Manager, KPMG, Germany
2024 Sponsors
PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Tencent
PLATINUM INNOVATION MARKETPLACE STAGE SPONSOR:
• Global Block
PLATINUM LANYARD SPONSOR:
• GoDaddy Corporate Domains
PLATINUM IN-HOUSE PRACTITIONERS RECEPTION SPONSOR:
• Wanhuida Intellectul Property
GOLD+ REST AND REFRESH ZONES SPONSOR:
• Dannemann Siemsen
GOLD+ TABLE TOPICS AND REGIONAL RECEPTION SPONSOR:
• Markmonitor
GOLD+ GAMEON SPORTS ARENA SPONSOR:
• ST&P
GOLD+ MEETING POINT SPONSOR:
• Vanrell Intellectual Property
GOLD HOTEL KEYCARDS:
• Acumass
SILVER SPEED NETWORKING:
• Complete Intellectual Property Services
SILVER TRADEMARK ADMINISTRATORS BRUNCH:
• Iberbrand
BRONZE DAILY NEWS TRADEMARK TRIVIA SPONSOR:
• Shanghai Patent and Trademark Office Co., Ltd.