Trade Secret IP Protection and Management 2023 | Kisaco Research | 13 November 2023 | Le Louise Hotel Brussels - MGallery, Av. de la Toison d'Or 40, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium

After successfully launching in 2022, this event is back for its second edition, expanding into a 2 day event to bring you together with experts from across the globe to address the most immediate industry challenges.

Join us for more practically focused examples and real life case studies including Mulsanne Insurance Company Ltd v Marshmallow Financial Services Ltd and Celgard, LLC v Shenzhen Senior Technology Material, and expert industry views.

By attending this event you will gain the latest knowledge to preserve confidentiality, reduce the risk of misappropriation and maintain a competitive edge in an ever-competitive marketplace.

Reasons For You To Attend
• A uniquely cross-industry-focused event to highlight benchmarking opportunities across all areas of IP and trade secrets, which are having an increasingly real-world impact
• Participate in interactive panel sessions and roundtable discussions to share your expertise, and form business connections with IP leaders and legal experts with our professional networking opportunities
• Over 60% of attendees from in-house positions, examining trade secret IP developments in Europe and the US
• Bringing together private practice and in-house to discuss the latest challenges, as well as trade secrets and IP management priorities, to help you remain ahead of the competition

This Years Highlights Include:
• Reviewing recent European trade secret cases to discover the latest legal nuances and how they impact industry in-house executives
• Devising a successful in-house trade secret management and risk mitigation strategy
• Optimising your internal cyber framework by understanding the importance of privacy, data and cyber security for trade secret IP protection
• Identifying your company’s commercial value and exploring how to audit your company’s trade secret IP
• Establishing the importance of trade secret IP in anticipation of the Rise of AI

2023 Speakers

ADVISORY BOARD:

Dr. Leslie Fischer
Principal Patent Attorney, Sandoz

Christoff Bull
Associate General Patent Counsel, UCB

Frank Landolt
Chief Counsel IP & Legal, Confo Therapeutics

Corinna Sundermann
Senior Vice President Intellectual Property, Fresenius Kabi

Mathilde Rauline
Head of Greater Europe Patent Litigation, Sanofi

Lorenz Kallenbach
Senior Corporate Patent Counsel (Director), Merck

Stephan Kutik
Director, Intellectual Property, Genevant Sciences GmbH

Ewan Nettleton
Principal IP Counsel, Oncology Litigation, Novartis Pharma AG

Mike Cottler
Global Head of Litigation, Alvotech

SPEAKERS:

Lena Pauschenwein
Legal Officer, DG Grow | European Commission

Dr. Nina Belbl
Associate Legal Officer, World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)

Julie Sommer
Patent Specialist, Valneva

Bart Goddyn
General Counsel & Company Secretary, Mnemo Therapeutics

Olivier Lemaire
General Counsel and Compliance Officer, Ziphius Vaccines

Pascal van Troost
Global Intellectual Property Leader, Punch Powertrain

Domien Op de Beeck
Partner, Bird & Bird

Christine Maury Panis
EVP, General Counsel and Security, Viaccess Orca (Orange Group)

Stefan Braun
Senior Legal Counsel IT, Leoni

Preben Kjær Kristensen
Senior Lead IPR Specialist, Ørsted

Dr. Stefan Horstmann
VP of PS Core - Patents and Scientific Services, Merck KGaA

Chris Buntel
Co-Founder & CIPO, Tangibly

Mark Chadwick
Head of IP, Meatable

Dr. Sam Williams
Head of IP, Siemens

Arnie Francis
Senior Associate, Gowling WLG

Don McCombie
Partner, Clifford Chance

Denis Schertenleib
Partner, Schertenleib Avocats

Tilman Breitenstein
CEO, Scalable IP

2023 Partners

• Schertenleib Avocats
• Bird & Bird
• HGF
• Tangibly
• Clifford Chance