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The IPR Gorilla – Virtual IP Conference (10th edition - Big and Better)
Beginning of New year 2021 is been magnificent wherein we have successfully managed our back to back and multiple time zone conferences in Jan 2021. Keeping our vision forward and accelerating our value to your business, let’s move to our 10th edition on The IPR Gorilla – Virtual IP Conference on 08 April 2021 happening at Eastern standard zone. The conference aims to bring together 100+ in-house legal departments, law firm partners, and other service providers technology providers, investors, and government agencies. The theme of the conference is to define a roadmap of IP journey in 2021 and taking the global perspectives along. Join us for the enticing sessions and a better experience this time!
Advanced Speakers
Hear inspiring talks, connect with the best professionals in industry, and remember them even after the conference.
Refreshing one on one networking and quick games
One on one video chat to connect with your potential audience and know them better through rejuvenating hours of games.
Specialized Quick Presentations
Add skills to your professional toolkit with our specialized presentation by our exhibitors. Learn with fun & LIVE demo.
Global Crowd
Join over 100+ inhouse counsels, law firm partners, service providers, start-ups and govt agencies at a single connect online and staying safe at your place.
About
[About Conference]
Welcome to the Greatest Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Conference 2021
9 times a year, a group of interesting and impactful people gathered for a 2 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.” Now turning the current situation to an opportunity, we bring in our first virtual conference to add value to IP fraternity in this critical times.
Agenda
[Conference Itinerary]
| Timings (EST ZONE) | Schedule |
| 08:00 AM – 08:20 AM | Virtual Registration and Speed Networking |
| 08:20 AM – 08:30 AM | Welcome Remarks – VP, The Conference Gorilla Speaks |
| 08:35 AM – 08:45 AM | One on one introduction – where everyone speaks! |
| 08:45 AM – 09:05 AM | Keynote Session I: International IP : Are the Caribbean and Africa poised to capitalize on the new trends in International IP in the COVID era ? |
| 09:15 AM – 10:05 AM | Panel Discussion I: IP trending challenges in future of the Internet of Things (IoT) |
| 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM | Panel Discussion II: Cross-border IP disputes & infringement cases – A Global perspective |
| 11:10 AM – 11:50 AM | Panel Discussion III: Key Issues Affecting Brands |
| 12:00 PM – 12:40 PM | Panel Discussion IV: New Trends in IPR Enforcement worldwide |
| 12:45 PM – 01:20 PM | Quick Industry Insights Session: Influencing and informing: trademark issues in global advertising |
| 01:30 PM – 02:15 PM | Meetup with The Corporates (Expo time) |
| 02:25 PM – 02:40 PM | Quick Presentation Slot: Enforcement of Intellectual Property in Nigeria: Navigating Towards Arbitration and Specialised Courts.
Sponsored by: Fred-Young & Evans LP, Nigeria
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| 02:50 PM – 03:20 PM | Quick Panel Session Discussion: What is store in for AI, blockchain & Machine Learning: Future of IP management technology from an outsiders’ perspective |
| 03:30 PM – 03:45 PM | Virtual Recognition – Top IP in-house lawyers |
| 03:45 PM – 04:15 PM | Virtual Networking Games/Virtual Coffee Room |
| 04:25 PM – 04:45 PM | Specialized Presentation slot: Transparency in FRAND Licensing (HARFANG)
Sponsored by: Harfang IP
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| 04:45 PM – 05:10 PM | Speed Networking |
| 05:15 PM – 05:50 PM | Quick Panel Session Discussion: 2021: The turning point for data privacy regulation globally |
| 05:55 PM – 06:40 PM | Panel Session V: Innovation at the time of crisis and how to overcome them – A Global Approach 2021 |
| 06:45 PM – 07:30 PM | Panel Session VI: Building an IP team from the ground up: Exploring strategy diversity and flexibility across the IP Landscape |
| 07:35 PM – 07:55 PM | Mini Roundtable Discussion: Affordable Access to Medicines and IP |
| 08:00 PM – 09:00 PM | Grand Roundtable Discussion: Managing A Global Trademark Portfolio in 2021: The Value of Effective Communication |
| 09:00 PM – 09:05 PM | Closing Remarks |
| 09:10 PM – 09:30 PM | Speed Video Networking |
Questions?
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Speakers
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Meet the Industry Experts
Hear inspiring talks, meet the best professionals in industry, and party together after the event!
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Abiola Inniss Ph.D. LLM
Executive Director,
Caribbean and Americas Intellectual Property Organization
Topic: International IP : Are the Caribbean and Africa poised to capitalize on the new trends in International IP in the COVID era ?
Prominent Speakers
Smrithi Mohan
Senior Attorney and Leader, Global Innovation & Intellectual Property Strategy,
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
Beatriz Ruiz-Beato
EMEA Data Protection Officer,
NEC Europe Ltd
Heather N. Bowen, Esq
Commercial Counsel
6Sense Insights, Inc.,
Michael Sharp
Senior Legal Counsel and Head of Intellectual Property,
Aurora Cannabis Inc.
Dr. Enrico Bonadio
Reader in Intellectual Property Law
City,
University of London
Tanya Garrett
Intellectual Property Counsel & Manager,
Acument Global Technologies
Dr. Alpesh Pathak
Global IP Head,
Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Trisha Kozu
Deputy Legal Counsel,
Panopto, Inc
Scott E. Schneider
Worldwide Patent Engineering Lead,
IBM
Relani Belous
Principal & Founder,
Belous Law Corporation
William A. Tanenbaum
Partner, IP, Technology, Data and Health Care Technology,
Moses & Singer LLP (New York)
Meghna Sudha Panda
Senior Legal Counsel,
Infosys Limited
Kedi Beh Emmanuel
O.A.P.I. Accredited Industrial Attorney,
Cabinet Impact
Karthik Kumar, Ph.D.
Partner,
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Michaël De Vroey
Senior Associate,
Baker McKenzie
Vanessa Halle
Partner / IP Attorney,
Nico Halle & Co. Law Firm
Howard Urnovitz, PhD
CEO,
FBB Biomed
Gargi Nadkarni
Senior Manager - Portfolio Planning,
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Lakshika Joshi
Lead IP Counsel,
Global & AVP -Legal,
Altran-part of Capgemini
Luisa Herrera
Head of the IP Department,
GHA Lawyers
Jason Daniels
Brand Protection Senior Manager,
UL
Ben Taylor
Co-founder / Principal,
Intellectual Resources
Laura Berton
Partner,
Kepler Wolf
Sreekar Gadde
Executive Director,
BlueTree Capital Group
Risti Wulansari
Partner/Co-Founder,
K&K Advocates
Kirk A. Sigmon
Partner,
Banner & Witcoff Ltd.
Alexandra Arneri
Partner,
Cittone, Demers & Arneri LLP
Russ Petersen
Director of Intellectual Property,
Security People, Inc. DBA Digilock
Debera Hepburn
Vice President, Technology,
IP & Contracts,
Goldman Sachs
Christopher Scharff
Shareholder,
McAndrews, Held, & Malloy, Ltd.
Ajita Abraham
Deputy General Counsel,
Capgemini
Curtis Dodd
Chief Intellectual Property Officer,
Harfang IP
Chris Dubuc
Founder, President and CEO,
Harfang IP
Arindom Hazarika
Counsel, Trademarks & Brand Protection,
Western Digital
Amanda Fuisz
Senior Counsel,
Datdog, Inc.
Eric L. Sophir
Partner,
Foley & Lardner LLP
Abiola Shobola
Vice President, Senior Counsel IP,
FuelCell Energy
Moji Onabanjo
Partner,
GV Legal
Similoluwa Oyelude
Senior Associate,
G.Elias & Co.
Ilia Rozhnov
Head of Digital Risk Protection APAC,
Group-IB
Rose James
Global Trademark Counsel,
Cummins Inc.
Samarpita Deb
Ex-Head of Legal and Compliance, International,
Innoterra AG
Evan Feldstein
Vice General Manager & General Counsel,
FOREO Inc.
Todd Pleiness
Senior IP Counsel,
MAHLE International, GmbH
Robert Grant
Senior Director, International Affairs,
Global Innovation Policy Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Richard Milchior
Partner,
Herald
Leonor Magalhães Galvão
Partner,
magellan IP
Krrishan Singhania
Managing Partner,
K. Singhania & Co.
David Mace Roberts
General Counsel,
Electronic Transaction Consultants, LLC
Narinder Sanotra
Legal Director,
OYO
Steve Zelinger
General Counsel,
HTT; Flux Financial; SweetSpot; Safr CARE
Emmanuel Ekpenyong
Managing Partner,
Fred-Young & Evans LP,
Nigeria
Dr. Aaradhana Sadasivam
Senior Manager, IP,
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory Limited
Genevieve Henshaw
Associate,
TNP
Karla J. Pinckes
Associate General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary,
WD-40 Company
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Partners
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Virtual Stage Sponsor
Cameroon IP Law Firm Partner
Reception Banner Sponsor
Nigeria Law Firm Partner
Session Sponsor
Associate Partners
Past Partners
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Media Partners
A view on transparency in FRAND Licensing sponsored by Harfang IP - Our Virtual Stage Sponsor on 08 April 2021
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