Event
[What We do?]
The IPR Gorilla: Dubai Edition
After successfully hosting our 1st edition in Singapore on 25 June 2019 The IPR Gorilla is now moving to Dubai, a region that’s well poised to become the next major legal and IPR innovation hub. The IPR Gorilla, Dubai edition is scheduled to be held on the 19-20 November 2019 at Crowne Plaza Dubai. The conference aims to bring together 150+ in-house legal department, law firm partners and other service providers technology providers, investors and government agencies. The theme of the conference is to emphasize on changing the face of Innovation & increasing demand for IP rights.
Advanced Speakers
Hear inspiring talks, meet the best professionals in industry, and party together after the event!
Refreshing Tea & Coffee Break
Lunch, snacks and refreshing tea and coffee are all part of the ticket price – veggie options included!
Specialized Workshops
Add skills to your professional toolkit with our specialized workshops, taught by experts in their field. Learn with fun.
Incredible Crowd
Join over 200 attorneys, founders, engineers, scientists, product managers, designers – and everything in between.
Highlights
[ The IPR Gorilla Conference, Singapore, June 25, 2019 ]
Glimpse Of Past Event
About
[About Conference]
Welcome to the Greatest Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Conference 2019
9 times a year, a group of interesting and impact people gathers for a day -long experience — which attendees have described as “the ultimate IPR event” and “a journey into the future of IPR, in the company of those creating it.”
PAST AWARDEES
[ The IPR Gorilla ]
Top 50 Emerging IP/IP Players Award
Ashutosh Kumar
[ Singh & Singh ]
Dr. Geetesh Kaushik
[ IP
Micro Labs Ltd ]
Mohamed Agamy
[ Links & Gains Law Firm ]
Sharon Shofner-Meyer
[ Activ8 IP ]
Allen (Jun) Wang
[ Beijing TA Law Firm, China ]
Dr. Nourhan N. Moussa
[ Law Tv Co. ]
Brenda Matanga
[ Bmatanga IP Attorneys ]
Francesca La Rocca
[ Studio Legale Sena & Tarchini ]
AGENDA
[Conference Itinerary]
Theme: IP. Patent. Trademark. Copyright. Technology. Cyber-Security. AI. Block-Chain
| Timings | Schedule (Day I) |
| 07:30 AM – 08:15 AM | Registration of Delegates, Speakers & Partners |
| 08:15 AM – 08:30 AM | Inaugural Session
Welcome Address: Meetali Batra, Vice President, The Conference Gorilla |
| 08:30 AM – 08:45 AM | To know who’s who – One on One introduction |
| 08:50 AM – 09:20 AM
Every Keynote will be separated for 15 minutes. |
Keynote Session 1: IP Challenges & Opportunities in an Innovation Ecosystem
H.E. Hussain Mohammed Al Mahmoudi CEO, American University of Sharjah Enterprises & Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTIP) Keynote Session 2: The ‘Patents and Nothing Else Matters’ Phenomena Pete C. Mehravari, U.S. Intellectual Property Attaché for Middle East and North Africa U.S. Embassy Kuwait, U.S. Department of Commerce Keynote Session 3: Cybersecurity and Protection of Databases: Challenges and Opportunities Dr. Tabrez Ahmad, Pro Vice Chancellor & Dean, Galgotias University |
| 09:20 AM- 09:50 AM | Award Distribution I |
| 09:50 AM -10:10 AM | Networking Tea Break |
| 10:10 AM – 11:00 AM | Panel Discussion: The Emergence and Development of IP Law in the Middle East VS Global perspective
Moderator: Steffen Feike, Regional Legal Counsel, BOMBARDIER Shilpi Jha, Serving as Officer-in-Charge, USPTO, Office of South Asia |
| 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM | Panel Discussion: Start Ups, IP and Gulf – How IP is changing the landscape
Moderator: Khalid Babikir Elnour Osman, Legal Advisor, Dubai Government Karim Elhelaly, Legal Director, Oracle. |
| 11:50 AM – 12:40 PM | Roundtable Discussion: Technology Ethics, Data Privacy and AI- legal, policy and IP issues.
Moderator: Hala Bou Alwan, Founder and Managing Director, HALA BOU ALWAN CONSULTANCY FZ-LLC Antonius Alexander Tigor, Head of Digital Business Compliance Dept. , Telkomsel |
| 12:40 PM – 12:55 PM | Exclusive Presentation: Using data and analytics to align IP strategy with business goals
Sharon Shofner-Meyer, President, Board of Advisors, Activ8 IP |
| 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM | Networking Lunch Break |
| 02:00 PM – 02:40 PM | Panel Discussion: Developing the best and successful strategies in Intellectual Property Portfolio Prosecution
Moderator: Moutaz Abdullat, Head of Legal GCC, Ferrero Trading Lux S.A Jeff Holman, IP Strategy Counsel, HZO |
| 02:40 PM – 03:20 PM | Panel Discussion: How to defend your IP Rights in challenging jurisdictions – The Art of “no-litigation”
Moderator: Mahmoud Zedan, Head of Legal, Yokogawa Middle East & Africa B.S.C.(c) |
| 03:20 PM – 03:40 PM | Networking Tea Break |
| 03:40 PM – 04:20 PM | Panel Discussion: How to effectively manage the IP assets for business growth and competitiveness
Moderator: Sarah Norkor Anku, Senior Partner, Lawyer & Intellectual Property Consultant, Anku. Anku at Law Ma. Janice Tejano, Director of IP, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. |
| 04:20 PM- 05:00 PM | Panel Discussion: IP Due Diligence in the age of Blockchain & AI
Moderator: Jaspal Singh, Digital Banking Product Owner, Capgemini Singapore Pte Ltd – Dubai Branch Prasanna Lohar, Head Innovation & Architecture, DCB Bank Ltd |
| 05:00 PM – 05:30 PM | Award Distribution II |
| 05:30 PM – 05:35 PM | Vote of Thanks for Day I |
| 5:40 PM | Day I Closing |
| Timings | Schedule (Day II) |
| 07:30 AM – 08:15 AM | Registration of Delegates, Speakers & Partners |
| 08:15 AM – 08:30 AM | Inaugural Session Welcome Address: Meetali Batra, Vice President, The Conference Gorilla |
| 08:30 AM – 08:45 AM | To know who’s who – One on One introduction |
| 08:50 AM – 09:20 AM Every Keynote will be separated for 15 minutes. |
Keynote Session 1: Copyright Law’s accommodation to digital technology. Enforcement costs and benefits. Arab Courts Decision (Success Stories)
Dr. Mohamed Hegazy, Head of Legislative Committee, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt Keynote Session 2:Artificial Intelligence (AI): New Challenges Faced by Copyright Law Allen Jun Wang, Managing Partner, Beijing TA Law Firm, China Keynote Session 3: Practical Application of Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain in the IP field Zain Rehman, Patent Specialist, Dennemeyer |
| 09:20 AM- 09:50 AM | Award Distribution I |
| 09:50 AM -10:10 AM | Networking Tea Break |
| 10:10 AM – 11:00 AM | Panel Discussion: Maximize potential of IP through licensing: The next era of IP monetization
Persis Hodiwalla, Chief Manager Legal, Reliance Big Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. |
| 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM | Panel Discussion: Cybersecurity – Anti-counterfeiting and data breach prevention in the UAE and Middle East
Mamdouh Al-Gendy, Sr. Solutions Architect – CyberSecurity, Ingram Micro |
| 11:50 AM – 12:40 PM | Roundtable Discussion: Intellectual Property (IP) Rights in Today’s Digital Economy- Data Privacy, GDPR and new challenges
Moderator: Beatriz Ruiz-Beato , Data Protection Officer, NEC Technologies Thilina Weerasekera, AVP – Head of IP, Technology Strategy & Business Development, John Keells Research |
| 12:40 PM – 12:55 PM | Exclusive Presentation: Litigation aspects that protect and foreign trademarks
Mohamed Agamy, Managing Partner, Links & Gains Law Firm, Egypt |
| 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM | Networking Lunch Break |
| 02:00 PM – 02:40 PM | Panel Discussion: 3D Printing: IP Opportunities and Challenges
Moderator: Dr. Ahmed Dabbagh, Director, Technology Transfer & Partnership, Sharjah Research Technology & Innovation Park (SRTIP) Paolo Morresi, Contract Management Lead for Middle East, Accenture |
| 02:40 PM – 03:20 PM | Panel Discussion: Patent Licensing – The Future enabling innovation for 5G Technology & IoT
Dr. Ahmad Saleh, Head of Patents & Designs (R&D and Innovations), AL Tamimi & Co. |
| 03:20 PM – 03:40 PM | Networking Tea Break |
| 03:40 PM – 04:20 PM | Panel Discussion: Copyright issues and challenges in broadcasting
Moderator: Dr. Tabrez Ahmad, Pro Vice Chancellor & Dean, Galgotias University Paula Cristina Cunha, Executive Board Member, Portuguese Society of Authors (SPAutores) |
| 04:20 PM- 05:00 PM | Panel Discussion: Risk and Reputation in the Digital Age
Moderator: Bernadette Baynie, Senior Lawyer & Managing Director, Bernadette Baynie International Co GREGOR Pannike, Group Head of Legal, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group |
| 05:00 PM – 05:30 PM | Award Distribution II |
| 05:30 PM – 05:35 PM | Vote of Thanks for Day II |
| 5:40 PM | Day II Closing |
Questions?
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Speakers
[Who's Speaking?]
Meet the Industry Experts
Hear inspiring talks, meet the best professionals in industry, and party together after the event!
Keynote Speakers
H.E. Hussain Mohammed Al Mahmoudi
CEO, American University of Sharjah
Enterprises & Sharjah Research,
Technology and Innovation Park
(SRTIP)
Topic: “IP Challenges & Opportunities in an Innovation Ecosystem”
Allen Jun Wang
Managing Partner
Beijing Ta Law Firm, China
Topic: “Artificial Intelligence (AI): New Challenges Faced by Copyright Law”
Dr. Mohamed Hegazy
Head of Legislative Committee
Ministry of Communications and
Information Technology, Egypt
Topic: “Copyright Law’s accommodation to digital technology. Enforcement costs and benefits. Arab Courts Decision (Success Stories)”
Zain Rehman
Patent Specialist,
Dennemeyer
Topic: “Practical Application of Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain in the IP field”
Dr. Tabrez Ahmad
Pro Vice Chancellor & Dean,
Galgotias University
Topic: “Cybersecurity and Protection of Databases: Challenges and Opportunities”
Pete C. Mehravari
U.S. Intellectual Property Attaché for Middle East and North Africa U.S. Embassy Kuwait, U.S. Department of Commerce
Topic: “The ‘Patents and Nothing Else Matters’ Phenomena”
Prominent Speakers
Lori Baker
Vice President, Legal & Director, DIFC
Karim Elhelaly
Legal Director,
Oracle
Dr. Martin Kurze
Director Research & Innovation
Deutsche Telekom
Shilpi Jha
Serving as Officer-in-Charge,
Office of South Asia, USPTO
Beatriz Ruiz-Beato
Data Protection Officer,
NEC Europe Ltd
Bernadette Baynie
Senior Lawyer & Managing Director, Bernadette Baynie International Co.
Dr. Ahmed Dabbagh
Director, Technology Transfer & Partnership Sharjah Research Technology & Innovation Park
Richard Phelan
Legal Director,
Oman Gas Company S.A.O.C.
Michael Naroz
Co-founder Partner, Mohad El Kuthari Advocate and Legal Consultant
Persis Hodiwalla
Senior Manager Legal, Reliance big entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Moutaz Abdullat
Head of Legal GCC,
Ferrero
Sehan Anthony Soyza
State Counsel, Attorney Generals Department of Sri Lanka
Antonius Alexander Tigor
Head of Digital Business Compliance, Telkomsel
Syed Belal
Cybersecurity Technical Consultant,
PAS Global
Thilina Weerasekera
AVP - Head of IP, Technology Strategy & Business Development,
John Keells Research
Ma. Janice Tejano
Director of IP,
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
Mahmoud Zedan
Head of Legal Yokogawa Middle East & Africa
Prasanna Lohar
Head Innovation & Architecture,
DCB Bank Ltd
Muhammad Farrukh Irfan Khan
Of-counsel
United trademark and Patent Services
Georges Jreich
General Counsel
Juridica LF
Jeff Holman
IP Strategy Counsel, HZO
Hala Bou Alwan
Founder and Managing Director,
Hala Bou Alwan Consultancy Fz-Llc
Dr. Paula Cunha
Executive Board Member, Portuguese Society of Authors (SPAutores)
Mamdouh Al-Gendy
Sr. Solutions Architect, Ingram Micro
Vikas Agarwal
Senior Manager – BD/Portfolio Mgt/IP,
Amneal Pharmaceuticals
Ekta Aswal
Partner, Patent Attorney
anovIP
Aditya Verma
Senior Legal counsel , Head IP,
OSN
United Arab Emirates
Roosevelt Gould
Senior Legal Counsel, Liberia Intellectual Property Office
Liberia
Sarah Norkor Anku
(Senior Partner) Lawyer & Intellectual Property Consultant,
Anku.Anku At Law
Nishant Kewalramani
Founding Partner,
Ediplis Counsels
Fatma Alsuwaidi
Senior Manager of Knowledge and Intellectual Capital , Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
Ahmad Saleh
Partner, Head of Patents & Designs (R&D and Innovations),
AL Tamimi & Co.
Dr Mohamed Al Hemairy
Head, Technology Transfer Office [TTO] and Chair,
University of Sharjah
Steffen Feike
Senior Legal Counsel,
Bombardier
Helen Tung
Founder,
NewSpace2060,
UAE
Abier Wasouf
Regional Anticounterfeit counsel - MEA Danfoss Intellectual Property Department
Paolo Morresi
Contract Management Lead for Middle East,
Accenture
Mohamed Agamy
Managing Partner,
Links & Gains Law Firm,
Egypt
Shahab Ahmed
Head Of Legal & Privacy Law,
Etihad Aviation Group
Ashutosh Kumar
Associate Partner,
Singh & Singh
Nicole Giblin
Senior Associate - UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney,
Clyde & Co LLP
Sharon Shofner-Meyer
President,
Board of Advisors,
Activ8 IP
Kapil Midha
Partner,
MK Midha & Associates
Randa Habib
Regulatory Manager
First Food Consultancy
BRENDA MATANGA
MANAGING ATTORNEY &
LEAD IP COUNSEL
BMATANGA IP ATTORNEYS
Gregor Pannike
Group Head of Legal
Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group
Becky Orock
IP Attorney
Minyogog & Associates
Daniel Xu
Partner,
King & Wood Mallesons
Nourhan N. Moussa
Legal consultant and Law Professor, Managing Partner, Co-Founder of LawTv Co.
Vivek Murugesan
Big Data - AI & BlockChain Architect
du
Dr. Rahma Beaugrand
Head of Presales
SAP UAE and Oman
Asawari Shirodkar
Senior Legal Counsel
Americana Group
Dinchu Oommen
Senior Legal Counsel, Middle East & Africa
Johnson Controls
Neha Chawla
Senior legal counsel,
Infosys
Jumanah Kadri
Information Security Performance Lead
Leading bank of Abu Dhabi
Jaspal Singh
Digital Banking Product Owner
Capgemini Singapore Pte Ltd - Dubai Branch
Tamara El-Shibib
Patent Portfolio Specialist
Cedar White Bradley
Elsayed Mahfouz
Head of solution sales
Nokia
Khalid Babikir E. Osman
Legal Advisor
Dubai Government
Abhishek Passi
Solutions Manager, Mercantile Information & Telecommunication Technology Co. LLC (MITTCO)
Hessam Kalantar
Managing Partner
Kalantar Business Law Group
Priyasha Corrie
Senior Associate
Fichte & Co Legal Consultancy
Rajat Rashmi
Senior Manager Legal,
Cognizant Technology Solutions
David Laliberte
Executive Director – Legal Counsel,
DarkMatter LLC
Upcoming
[Conferences]
Global Editions
The IPR Gorilla. 1 conference, 9 Editions. Brand, exhibit, engage and network like never before. The Conference editions will held in Singapore, Germany, China, Australia, United Arab Emirates and India.
Dubai
The IPR Gorilla (Dubai Edition) |19 & 20 November, 2019
Germany
The IPR Gorilla (Munich Edition)
New York
The IPR Gorilla (New York Edition)
India
The IPR Gorilla (New Delhi Edition)
London
The IPR Gorilla (London Edition)
Japan
The IPR Gorilla (Japan Edition)
China
The IPR Gorilla (China Edition)
Australia
The IPR Gorilla (Australia Edition)
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Partners
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Global IP Partner
China IP Law Firm Partner
Lanyard Sponsor
Research & Development Partner
Knowledge Partner
Silver Sponsors
Associate Partners
Supporting Partners
Media Partners
Testimonials
Atmaja Bhattacharjee SwarnaAssociate, Legal Counsel
Akanksha KarManaging Associate, Lexorbis, India
K Satish KumarGlobal Head Legal and Chief Data Protection Officer, Ramco Systems Ltd
Raphael DanaAttorney at Law, Dana Associés
Heather N. Bowen, Esq.Of Counsel, Sullivent & Fontanez, PLLC
Dr. Aaradhana SadasivamSenior Manager IP, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
Sehan Anthony SoyzaState Counsel, Attorney Generals Department of Sri Lanka
Pritesh KasliwalUS Patent Agent, Software Patent Engineer, Red Hat
K Satish KumarGlobal Head - Legal & Chief Data Protection Officer, Ramco Systems
Jeff LindsayHead of R&D + IP, Lumē Deodorant
Hossam TawfikLegal & Contracts Group Leader, Yokogawa Middle East & Africa B.S.C. (c)
Dr. Peter ParocziCompliance Officer, QAFCO
Beatriz Ruiz-BeatoData Protection Officer of EMEA, NEC Group
Elsayed MahfouzHead of Solutions Sales, 5G use cases, Nokia, UAE
Hanya HaroonAdvocate High Court Senior Associate
Debashish SankhariPartner at Jupiter Law Partners
Allen Jun WangManaging Partner Beijing Ta Law Firm, China
Avv. Francesca La RoccaLawyer, Studio Legale Sena e Tarchini
Rajat RashmiSenior Manager Legal, Cognizant Technology Solutions
Chloe LeeMarkets Legal Senior Vice President, Citi
Anthony Derek WongLegal Director, Asia-Pacific & Japan, Informatica
Adrian OoiHead of Legal, Next Story Group
Dr Liza LamSenior Patent Attorney, Amica Law LLC
Dennis CaiInternet DotTrademark Organisation Limited
Dr. Denis DiopEVP & Group GC-APAC, FERNBACH-Software Ltd