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IP Strategy Innovation Summit

Learn to Optimize your IP Strategy to Protect Yourself and Foster Innovation

SEPTEMBER 28−29 2016 | BOSTON

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By covering the hottest topics within IP, we create a platform for senior level executives to obtain real action points and useful connections to better support their business goals. Topic areas covered this year include:

• Trade Secrets • Innovation & IP • Soft IP • Creating a succesful global IP Strategy • Proactive patent development strategies • Protecting IP whilst on a budget • Global Patent Prosecution • Adapting a Defensive Litigation Strategy • Mining IP Assets

Online videos of all sessions, with integrated slides and audio will be made available to all attendees after

September 28 & 29, 2016

Boston Marriott Copley Place The IP Strategy Innovation Summit brings together intellectual property leaders from the world’s most reputable companies for two days of interactive learning and unparalleled networking opportunities. Reinvent your business with fresh ideas, meet industry pioneers, and discover how to deliver breakthrough results.

IP Strategy Innovation Summit

OverviewABOUT THE EVENT

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Confirmed Speakers

James Coe, Chief Patent Counsel, Schneider Electric

Alexey Titov, Senior IP Manager, Stryker

Darren Braham, SVP & General Counsel, Spartan Race

Johanna Dwyer, Head of Innovation, Aramco

Atabek Royaee, Associate Director & Corporate IP Counsel, Boehringer Ingelheim

Paul Kafadar, Senior IP Counsel, Sonos

Susan Krelitz, Assistant Director of IP, Mitchell Hamline Law School

Joseph Sherinsky, IP Counsel, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings America

Saket Sankhla, Business Unit Patent Officer, Schneider Electric

Suhrid Wadekar, Associate, Godwin Procter

Kaine Hampton, Counsel, Viacom

Ronald Sarian, VP & General Counsel, eHarmony

Ryan Mitchell, Legal Counsel, Philips

SpeakersSPEAKERS AT A GLANCE

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SpeakersDarren Braham SVP & General Counsel SPARTAN RACE

Darren Braham is the Senior Vice President & General counsel at Spartan Race. He is in charge of all legal functions of the organisation.

Alexey Titov is a Senior Intellectual Property Manager at Stryker, a leading medical device company. His primary responsibilities include defining IP strategy and architecting patent development processes to maximize the business value of Stryker Medical IP portfolio.

Alexey Titov Senior IP Manager STRYKER

James is the Chief Patent Counsel at Schneider Electric.He is in charge of overseeing all patent prosecution, patent process activities and associated patent prosecution personnel in the Americas and for the Business Units operating in the region.

James Coe Chief Patent Counsel SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

Johanna Dwyer Head Of Innovation ARAMCO

Johanna founded the Innovation Lab at Aramco and provides intellectual property and technology strategy for the world’s most valuable company. She manages the effective acquisition of technology to deliver sustainable business value at a time when the company is increasing its R&D funding by fivefold.

As the lead attorney for Sonos’s patent group, Paul is responsible for protecting the innovations that are changing the way the world listens to music. In his role Paul oversees the development of Sonos’s patent portfolio. He also leads Sonos’s patent litigation efforts.

Paul Kafdar Senior IP Counsel SONOS

Susan Krelitz Assistant Director of IP Institute MITCHELL HEMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW

Susan Prohofsky Krelitz is an Adjunct Professor of Law and the Assistant Director of the IP Institute at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. Ms. Prohofsky Krelitz’s experience includes working with companies globally, helping maximize efficiency in portfolio management and developing metrics that streamline processes. 

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SpeakersAtabek Royaee Associate Director & IP Corporate Counsel BOEHRINGER INGELHEIMAtabek serves as the Associate Director and Corporate Counsel of IP at Boehringer Ingelheim. He has extensive experience in the legal sector having worked for a mixture of law firms and industry. Prior to joining the legal field Atabek completed a doctorate in biochemistry from Georgetown University.

Suhrid is an Associate at Goodwin Procter, LLP and a member of its IP Transaction & Strategies Practice. Suhrid holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering & Systems from University of Southern California, and was an Advisory Engineer / Scientist at IBM prior to his legal career.

Suhrid Wadekar Associate GOODWIN PROCTER LLP

Saket is a Business Unit Patent Officer for IT business at Schneider Electric. He leads Schneider Electric’s global IT IP function. His key responsibilities include: portfolio development and strategic IP development, determine new technologies for Schneider, manage IP budget, and review key projects to mine IP.

Sakhet Sankhla Business Unit Patent Officer SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

Kaine Hampton IP Rights & Clearance Associate VIACOM

Kaine Hampton is an Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law attorney. He serves as counsel with Viacom Networks. In this role, Kaine secures rights to third party owned intellectual property content for linear television and digital programs.

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Joseph Sherinsky IP Counsel MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL HOLDINGS AMERICA Joseph is currently working at the Mitsubishi Holdings Corporation Americas. He has over 10 years of experience practicing IP law in both industrial and commercial law settings. He moved to the legal sector from the Biochemical industry having initially graduated from columbia university with a degree in Biochemistry.

Ryan is legal counsel at Philips, where he advises Philips’ healthcare business on software and informatics related matters including licensing, development, strategic partnerships, data analytics initiatives, privacy, and M&A. Prior to his time at Philips, Ryan was counsel at an established software development firm specializing in enterprise software for IBM’s mainframe platform

Ryan Mitchell IP Counsel PHILIPS

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SpeakersRonald Sarian VP & General Counsel EHARMONY

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With 28 years of experience as a civil litigator, Ron brings a dynamic legal perspective to eHarmony.  Rated a Top Lawyer in California, Ron has earned a Martindale “AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5” rating and has four published opinions that cover privacy, regulatory, jurisdictional, and Federal consumer class action issues in the California Court of Appeals, the United States District Court, and the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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10:30 Coffee Break

11:00 Keynotes

13:00 Lunch

17:30 Networking Drinks

14:00 Keynotes

CHECK INAn opportunity to check yourself into the event and meet other leaders in your industry ahead of the day

Day 2

COFFEE BREAK & LUNCHA chance to sit down, network and connect with decision makers within the industry

KEYNOTESListen to actionable case studies largely brought to you by Fortune 500 companies

NETWORKING DRINKSA more relaxed environment in which to engage with all attendees and gain valuable connections

15:30 Coffee Break

16:00 Keynotes

07:30 Check in

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10:30 Coffee Break

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13:00 Lunch

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