IP Dealmakers Forum 2017 | IP Dealmakers Forum | 15 November 2017 | Apella, Event Space At Alexandria Center, 450 E 29th St, New York, NY 10016, US

Focused on quality—content, speakers, partners & participants.

In just a few short years, the IP Dealmakers Forum has become the definitive gathering of complex IP monetization experts and public and private market investors, and the must-attend event of the year. Capped at 200 pre-approved attendees, the forum attracts an elite set of IP market participants from across the globe.

Topics and speakers are developed and vetted by top industry advisors, resulting in an annual program that addresses the most pertinent challenges and opportunities in the industry. Attendees have ample opportunities to connect, exchange information and best practices, and, most importantly, further dealmaking during our signature one-to-one meetings.

Past keynotes have included Jay Walker, Founder of Priceline and Executive Chairman of Patent Properties and TEDMED, and Edward Jung, Intellectual Ventures Founder and Chief Technology Officer, and former Chief Architect of Microsoft.

2017 Speakers:

Dr. Lulin Gao
China's State IP Office Founding Commissioner

Valerie Calloway
Chief IP Counsel / Alltech

Elvir Causevic
Managing Director / Houlihan Lokey

Kimberly Klein Cauthorn
IP Leader / Willis Towers Watson

Michael Dansky
Managing Director / BRG-Capstone

Paul Davis
General Counsel / Xperi

Yann Dietrich
Senior VP Licensing & IP Counsel / France Brevets

Abha Divine
Founder & Managing Director / Techquity

Chris Dubuc
Managing Partner / Longhorn IP

Jose Esteves
Partner / Skadden

Alfred Fabricant
Head of IP Litigation / Brown Rudnick

Aaron Fahrenkrog
Partner / Robins Kaplan

Michael Friedman
CEO / Hilco IP Merchant Banking

Michael Gulliford
Founder & Managing Principal / Soryn Capital

Hon. James Holderman (ret.)
former U.S. District Court Chief Judge

David Kappos
Partner & former USPTO Director / Cravath Swaine

Ashley Keller
Managing Director / Burford Capital

Edward Kelly
Partner / Ropes & Gray

Matt Larson
Tech Litigation Analyst / Bloomberg Intelligence

Ian McClure
Director, Office of Technology Commercialization / University of Kentucky

Dan McCurdy
Partner / Quatela Lynch McCurdy

Luke McLeroy
VP, Business Development / Avanci

William Merritt
President & CEO / InterDigital

Hon. Paul Michel (ret.)
former Chief Judge of CAFC

John Mulgrew
Global Head of IP / Uber

Suzanne Munck
Chief Counsel for IP / Federal Trade Commission

William New
Editor-in-Chief / Intellectual Property Watch

Michael Nicolas
Co-Founder & Managing Director / Longford Capital

James Palmer
Director / Fortress Investment Group

Michael Petracci
Managing Director / GE Licensing & Technology Ventures

David Pridham
CEO / Dominion Harbor Group

Courtney Quish
VP, Patent Strategy / Rovi Corporation

Michael Renaud
Head of IP Section / Mintz Levin

Matteo Sabattini
Director, IPR Policy / Ericsson

Michael Shore
Partner / Shore Chan DePumpo

Jamie Simpson
Counsel Detailee / US Senate

Jim Skippen
President & CEO / WiLAN

Wayne Sobon
VP of Intellectual Property / Juul Labs

Erich Spangenberg
Managing Director / SK14 Advisors S.a.r.l.

Boris Teksler
President & CEO / Conversant IP

Dick Thurston
Of Counsel / Duane Morris

Marco Tong
Senior Licensing Director / ZTE

Gerhard Tschiedel
Senior Licensing Counsel / Siemens AG

Marian Underweiser
Senior Counsel / IBM

Jon Wood
Executive Director of Innovation & Collaboration / Bridgestone Americas

Bill Yuen
CEO / Brickell Key Asset Management

2017 Sponsors:

VIP DINNER:
• Burford

OPENING RECEPTION:
• Shore Chan Depumpo LLP
Soryn IP Group, LLC

GOLD:
• BrownRudnick

SILVER:
• BRG
• Finjan
• Mintz Levin
• Robins Kaplan LLP
• Ropes&Gray
• Skadden
• WiLAN

BRONZE:
• Hilco
• Houlijan Lokey