DETAILED AGENDA

MAY 7 | MAY 8 | MAY 9

DAY 3 - MAY 9

MORNING PROGRAM: '“AI, TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCIES”

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Networking Breakfast

8:30 AM
Welcome to the Future of the Patent Department

**RALPH SCHROEDER**
President, NA
**RightHub**

8:40 AM - 8:50 AM
LLMs in Action: Transforming Legal Department Dynamics

Speaker:

8:50 AM - 9:50 AM
Breakfast & Discussion: The Future of the Patent Department: Impact of AI Tools on our Profession
We are on the cusp of great change. AI tools have the potential to reshape legal departments, processes and procedures. With their ability to increase efficiencies, you could potentially build a very lean IP department. Where is the patent department headed, as technological advances change the way we work?

What tools and technologies are companies using? What are the pros and cons?
How can legal technologies and AI support innovation and increase efficiencies without discouraging your inventors?
Can AI tools create efficiencies in litigation?
Is there an easier and more affordable way to conduct prior art search, patent landscape analysis and valuations?
Are AI tools good for writing patent applications?
How are companies deciding what to prune to reduce maintenance fees? How can tools help?
What are the limits of AI and other technologies?
What does this all mean for the future of patent departments?

Speakers:

**JEFF DRAEGER**
VP, Director of Intel Patent Group
**Intel**

**CHEN GU**
Senior Legal Counsel, IP
Seyond

**JASON HARRIER**
Lead Counsel, IP
**Plaid**

**EUGENE KIM**
Senior Director, IP
Twilio

**ARCHANA BHUTA**
Head of IP Legal
**SRI International**

**MARIE WEISKOPF**
Associate General Counsel
**Meta**

**AUSTIN WALTERS**
Founder
**IP Copilot**

**NIGEL SWYCHER**
Strategic Advisor
LexisNexis IP Solutions

9:50 AM - 10:50 AM
Building Your IP Portfolio in the Current Landscape
Over the past year, many companies have undergone layoffs and restructuring. IP departments have had to do more with less headcount and resources, and it’s unclear when the environment will improve. Facing budget pressures, IP departments are under increased pressure to justify the cost of their IP portfolios. Our panel will address various considerations around portfolio building in the current environment.

How do you make budget projections in an uncertain economic environment?
How do you increase innovation and efficiencies when rightsizing?
As your portfolio grows, how do you think about ROI on patents?
How do you determine how much a patent is worth?
Where is the market headed and how do you decide which assets to pursue?
If you are not pursuing a program, how do you prepare the patent for licensing opportunities?
What licensing trends should you be aware of?
The IP application process flow can be quite predictable, but many external factors can impact cost. How do you plan your budget with expected costs at certain times of the year?
How do you deal with unexpected factors?
How do you deal with unpredictable hiccups such as 101 rejections that can impact your budget and cost expectations?

Speakers:

**MARCIA CHANG**
Vice President Client Success
**Tradespace**

SUNIT TALAPATRA
Partner
Foley & Lardner

**JENNIFER CHIANG**
IP Counsel
**Stripe**

**JONAE FELTON**
Senior Patent Engineer & Patent Counsel
**Mercedes-Benz R&D NA**

**STEVE GONG**
Patent Counsel, Head of Data Science, PMO, Technology & Operations
**Google**

**JAMES KIRYAKOZA**
IP Counsel
**Block**

**MICHELLE LEE**
Senior Director, IP
Alector

**CATHERINE TORNABENE**
Deputy General Counsel, IP
Aurora Innovation

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Networking Coffee Break

11:10 AM - 12:05 PM
Rise of Trade Secrets and Privacy Concerns: Protecting Data & Confidential Information While Extracting Value
Companies are collecting large amounts of extremely valuable data, yet they often do not know how to manage this esoteric category of IP. We will discuss best practices for extracting value, protecting data privacy, and avoiding IP contamination.

What data are you collecting and what insights can be extracted from a data analytics point of view?
How should you treat company data? What are the risks and rewards?
How do you avoid IP contamination in various scenarios?
How do you educate your business on what information they can and cannot disclose?
How do you ensure your scientists are not disclosing confidential information or trade secrets in joint developments or other collaborations with outside parties?
How do you educate teams on how to treat documents and proprietary information?

Speakers:

**ERIN MEHTA**
Senior Corporate Counsel, IP & Technology
**Northrop Grumman**

**CHEN LI**
Managing Counsel, IP & Patents
**Mercedes-Benz R&D NA**

**ASHOK RAMANI**
Partner
**Davis Polk & Wardwell**

MICHAEL MOORE
Chief Privacy Officer
Lacework

KELLY HARRADINE
Director of IP
Biomarin Pharmaceutical

**FLORA FENG** Senior Legal Director, Global Intellectual Property
PepsiCo, Inc.

12:05 PM - 12:55 PM
Global IP Strategy and Working Seamlessly with Law Firms on a Global Scale

In our global economy where companies are doing business across borders with vastly different laws, regulations, and practices, obtaining and protecting IP across multiple jurisdictions is a challenge. Achieving the right balance of patents, copyrights and trademarks is important for effective IP protection.

How can you cost-effectively work with U.S. and foreign counsel across jurisdictions?
How do you select outside counsel and create a successful relationship so that they are helpful strategic advisors?
US and European patent laws are very different, and US attorneys do not know European laws very well. How do you cost effectively deal with the differences in foreign laws?
How do you deal with trademark infringement in multiple countries?
How do you decide which infringers to pursue?
How do you partner with foreign firms to ensure your global IP protection is effective yet within budget?
How do you maximize the value of outside counsel and incentivize them to do more efficient prosecution?
How are companies working with their outside counsel? Are models evolving?

Speakers:

**RENEE BROWN**
Director of IP
**LinkedIn**

**MILAN KAPADIA**
Senior Counsel
**Palo Alto Networks**

**ERIC LIN**
Senior Patent Counsel
**Genentech**

**CHUCK SHOLTZ**
Vice President, IP
Nutcracker Therapeutics

**CHRIS BENSON**
Head of Electronics
**HGF Limited**

VICTORIA WONG
General Counsel
Arta Finance

12:55 PM - 2:00 PM
Luncheon & Discussion: AI, Open Source Risk and Indemnities
With the rise of generative AI, there are increased concerns around OS risk. There is ambiguity around the terms of OS licenses. Furthermore, OS license are rapidly changing, causing a great deal of business unpredictability.

How do you manage and reduce OS risk?
How do you integrate OS into your overall IP strategy?
What are the areas of concern?
What indemnities are being offered and are they useful?
Who will own AI and why does it matter?

Speakers:

**JONATHAN TORRES**
Associate General Counsel
**Meta**

**HELEN LI**
Associate Director of Patents
**Intel**

**NIDHI NAHAR**
Head of Patents & Open Source
**Block**

**SEONG PAE**
Managing Counsel
**Mercedes-Benz R&D NA**

**PETER JOVANOVIC**
Legal Director, IP
**Dell**

**JOHN TSAI**
Head of Patents, IP Litigation, OS & Standards
**Stripe**

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

IP Counsel Career Path - What is the Future of the Patent Profession?
The world, work culture, and our IP profession are changing. What is different about them today than 10 years ago? What does this mean for your career? What challenges do we face as we hire and build out our teams? How can today's IP Counsel shape the future of the profession? How do DEI initiatives fit into the future of our profession?

Speaker: