Venue
Georgia World Congress Center
Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313, USA

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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
Details

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!

Speakers

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

Sponsors & Partners

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.