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Notable Speakers

We are honored to welcome an exceptional group of global leaders to this year’s Annual Meeting. Our Notable Speakers include senior in‑house practitioners, business leaders, policymakers, legal authorities, and public officials—decision‑makers who sit at the intersection of business, innovation, and policy. Together, they bring real‑world perspective from the boardroom, the C‑suite, and the front lines of industry. Meet the leaders shaping the conversations that matter most this year.  All speakers are arranged by last name in alphabetical order.

In-House Practitioners

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Ese Akpogheneta

Trademark Counsel

British American Tobacco Group

UK

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Mohammad Amro

General Counsel

Agthia Group PJSC

UAE

Edward L. Brant

Edward L. Brant

Chief IP Office, Legal Operations Executive

Chemours

USA

Cecile Cailac

Cécile Cailac

Global Head of Intellectual Property

Chanel

UK

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Michael Carson

Senior Director, Legal Affairs, Contracts and Intellectual Property

YMCA of The USA

USA

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Irene Chang

IP Counsel

HP Inc.

USA

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Randolph Collins

Trademark, Copyright & Marketing Counsel

HP.com

USA

Christina Demetriades

Christina Demetriades

Group Operating Officer

Accenture Legal

UK

Jacob Ewerdt

Jacob Ewerdt

Senior Legal Counsel, IP Policy

Qualcomm Inc.

USA

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Cheryl Foytlin

Assistant General Counsel – Trademarks

Johnson & Johnson

USA

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Rose James

Senior Director, Global, Legal, Intellectual Property

Expedia, Inc.

USA

Dylan Lee

Head of European Litigation

Huawei

UK

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Naledi Magomola

Senior Manager, Commercial Legal-Intellectual Property

MTN Nigeria

South Africa

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Megan Martin

Head of Intellectual Property

Middle Earth Enterprises LLC

USA

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Dr. Bobby Mukherjee

Head of IP

BAE Systems Plc

UK

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Marianna Nitsch

Global Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary

Chanel Limited

UK

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Sarah Orchard

Chief Intellectual Property Officer

Unilever P.L.C.

UK

Obianauju Otudor

Obianuju Otudor

Manager Commercial Legal Intellectual Property and Technology Law Company Secretary

MTN Group

Nigeria

Samir Singh

Samir Singh

Head Legal and Compliance

Grasim Industries Ltd, Birla Paints Division

India

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Welly Tantono

Executive Head for Legal, Compliance & InfoSec

Secretlab

Singapore

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Molly Baxi Thakkar

Head of Trademarks & Domain Names

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson

Sweden

Sarah Vaughan

Senior Patent Attorney

Rolls-Royce

UK

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Oliver Watson

Senior IP Counsel

Novartis Pharma AG

Switzerland

IP Offices and Non-Governmental Organizations

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António-Serge de Pinho Campinos

President

European Patent Office (EPO)

Germany

Konstantinos Georgaras

Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Canada

Anna Jardfelt

Anna Jardfelt

Director General

Swedish Intellectual Property Office

Sweden

Mark Leishman

Executive Director & Secretary

Royal Warrant Holders Association

UK

Elisa Rodriguez Ortiz

Elisa Rodriguez Ortiz

Director

Spanish Office of Patents and Trademarks

Spain

Michael Schwager

Michael Schwager

Director General

IP Australia

Australia

Sune Stampe

Sune Stampe Sørensen

Director General and CEO

Danish Patent and Trademark Office

Denmark

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John A. Squires

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director

United States Patent and Trademark Office

USA

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Daren Tang

Director General

World Intellectual Property Organization

Singapore

Adam Williams

Adam Williams

CEO

UK Intellectual Property Office

UK

Karin Žvokelj

Karin Žvokelj

Director

Slovenian Intellectual Property Office

Slovenia

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Dupsy Abiola

Non-Executive Director

Essentra

UK

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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji

Founder and CEO

Future Africa

Nigeria

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Tom Athron

CEO

Fortnum & Mason

UK

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David Haigh

CEO and Founder

Brand Finance Plc

UK

Fernando Polo

CEO

Good Rebels

Spain

 

Academia, Judges and Non-Profits

Dr Ryan Abbott

Ryan Abbott

Professor of Law and Health Sciences

University of Surrey Law School

UK

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Sir Richard David Arnold

Lord Justice

Judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales

UK

Sir Colin Birss

Sir Colin Birss

Chancellor of the High Court

Royal Courts of Justice

UK

Enrico Bonadio

Enrico Bonadio

Professor of Law

City St George’s University of London

UK

Wei Han

First-class Senior Judge

3rd Civil Tribunal, Supreme People’s Court

China

Sir Richard Jacob

Director, Institute of Brand and Innovation Law

University College London

UK

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Judge Young Gi Kim

High Court Judge

Intellectual Property High Court

South Korea

Duncan Matthews

Duncan Matthews

Professor of Intellectual Property Law

Queen Mary University of London

UK

Sir Richard Meade

Sir Richard Meade

Justice of the High Court – Head of the Patents Court

Royal Courts of Justice

UK

Sir James Mellor

Sir James Mellor

Justice of the High Court

Royal Courts of Justice

UK

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