Bringing Together IP Leaders To Discover Emerging Technologies, Increase Protection & Develop Lasting Connections
March 11th - 12th 2025 | Meliá Berlin
Agenda Day 1
8:00 am - 8:30 am
REGISTRATION & COFFEE
8:30 am - 8:35 am
OPENING REMARKS FROM IQPC
8:35 am - 8:45 am
OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIRPERSON
Lucy Johnson -
Partner & Chair,
HGF
8:45 am - 8:50 am
LIVE POLLING
8:50 am - 9:20 am
FIRESIDE CHAT: TURNING YOUR PORTFOLIO INTO PROFIT - HOW TO IDENTIFY, DOCUMENT, BUNDLE AND TRANSACT IP RIGHTS
Vincent Couteau -
Legal Director IP/R&D Transactions and Brand Protection,
Eviden
Ilija Pjanovic - Head of Intellectual Property, Nexperia
9:20 am - 9:50 am
PRESENTATION: FIGHTING COUNTERFEITERS – A SUCCESS STORY FROM MAINLAND CHINA
Thierry Dubois -
Managing Director Asia Pacific,
STU
Ralf Duckeck - Vice President Intellectual Property, ebm-papst Group
9:55 am - 10:25 am MASTERCLASS: POST GRANT STRATEGIES IN EUROPE
Chris Benson - Partner & Head of Electronics, HGFBenjamin Janutta - Patent Director, HGF
9:55 am - 10:25 am 1:1 BUSINESS MEETINGS
10:30 am - 11:00 am COFFEE & NETWORKING BREAK
8:00 am - 8:30 am 1:1 BUSINESS MEETINGS
11:05 am - 11:35 am THINK TANK: THE DIGITAL PRODUCT PASSPORT – THE ROLE OF PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION IN NEW PRODUCTS
Yann Ischi - Vice President & General Manager - Product Authentication, Crane AuthenticationJessica Wirka - Commercial Director, Crane Authentication
11:05 am - 11:35 am 1:1 BUSINESS MEETINGS
11:40 am - 12:25 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: PROTECTION STRATEGIES AGAINST ONLINE COUNTERFEITING – WHY YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT YOUR CUSTOMERS CARING
Hieu Anh Nguyen -
IP Legal Counsel - Online Brand Protection,
HUGO BOSS
Morten R Serup - Senior Brand Protection Officer, Bang & Olufsen
Itai Galmor - CRO, BrandShield
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm REVOLUTIONIZING PATENT DRAFTING: HOW TO ENHANCE PATENT PROVISIONAL APPLICATIONS WITH GENERATIVE AI
Sumair Riyaz - General Manager Business Development, Europe, Dolcera
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm 1:1 BUSINESS MEETINGS
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
LUNCH
2:00 pm - 2:05 pm
LIVE POLLING
2:05 pm - 2:35 pm
FIRESIDE CHAT: ALLY OVER THREAT – UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF GENERATIVE AI AS A PRODUCTIVITY TOOL
Ishak Jonas Isik -
Global Head of Intellectual Property,
Siemens Energy
Pier Paolo Monticone - Head of AI-Assisted Data-Driven Innovation Lab, JTI
2:35 pm - 3:20 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE TRANSFORMING – STRATEGIES TO MANAGE CHANGE AS AN IP DEPARTMENT
Edgar Duschl -
Senior Vice President of Intellectual Property,
Schaeffler Group
Joeri Mombers - Lead IP Counsel, Signify
Christina Münter - Head of Trademarks, Takeda
