Women’s IP Forum 2025 IPW Studios, Ashburn, VA
September 15-17, 2025
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Keynote Speakers

Judge Pauline Newman

Hon. Pauline Newman

Circuit Judge

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Judge Kathleen O'Malley

Hon. Kathleen O’Malley

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (ret.)

Kate O’Malley LLC

Coke Morgan Stewart

Coke Morgan Stewart

Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Confirmed Speakers

Melissa Adams

Principal

Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

Tracy Bornman

Partner

Hovey Williams

Janine Carlan

Partner

ArentFox Schiff LLP

Morgan Connell

Business Development Manager

IPWatchdog, Inc.

Erin Crockett

Principal

Charles River Associates (CRA)

Jill Crosby

Policy Counsel

Engine Advocacy

Stephanie Curcio

IP Lawyer, Co-founder & CEO

NLPatent

Loletta Darden

Managing Partner

Darden Betts Strategic Intellectual Property Counselors

Jayne Durden

Global Brand Engagement, Customer Trust External Relations

Amazon

Kendra Ervin

Vice President & Head of Global Litigation and Enforcement

IP House

Pinar Gencer

Senior Associate

Competition Dynamics

Nicole Glauser

Partner

Kramer Alberti

Gina Johnson

Gina Johnson

Chief Legal Officer

Ridge

Karen Kerrigan

President & CEO

Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council

Sarah Kohn

Director of Policy

ACG Advocacy

Casey Kraning

Principal

Fish & Richardson P.C.

Jennifer Kuhn

Assistant General Counsel

Tricentis

Emilie Lavirotte

Senior Advisor Intellectual Property

Sephora

Stéphanie Leparmentier

Regional Intellectual Property Counselor for U.S., Canada, Mexico

The French Embassy, Washington, D.C.

Marie MacNichol

Mediator and Intellectual Property Attorney

Marie MacNichol LLC

Christine McDaniel

Senior Trade Economist

The World Bank Group

Eileen McDermott

Editor-in-Chief

IPWatchdog, Inc.

Bijou Mgbojikwe

Senior Policy Counsel

Entertainment Software Association

Cynthia Mitchell

Assistant Chief IP Counsel

Solventum

Lissi Mojica

Managing Director and Head of IP Strategy

Answers IP, LLC and Garden

Rochelle Mondesir

Product Security Intelligence Manager

Johnson & Johnson

Elisabeth (Bette) Muirhead

Partner

Merchant & Gould

Kayleigh Nauman

Kayleigh Nauman

Intellectual Property Attaché for North America

The United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office

Ngoc Ngo

Economist

Competition Dynamics, Inc.

Angela Oliver

Partner

Haynes Boone

Katie O’Sullivan

Senior Corporate Counsel, US Litigation

Renesas Electronics

Mansi Parikh

Associate General Counsel

Catalent Pharma Solutions

Mary Penn

Managing Associate General Counsel

Verizon

Alison Pepper

Executive Vice President, Government Relations & Sustainability

4A's

Kimberly Philipp

Chief of Strategic Initiatives

Access Advance

Renée C. Quinn

Chief Operating and Chief Financial Officer

IPWatchdog, Inc.

Salumeh Ramsay

Founder

S.R. Patents LLC

Sydney Redden

Director, IP Enforcement

U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Global Innovation Policy Center

Liliane Roriz

Partner

Licks Attorneys

Thara Russell

Director, Assistant General Counsel for IP

Capital One

Kristi Sawert

Principal

Fish & Richardson P.C.

Runa Shah-Qaderi

Intellectual Property Manager

Cellphire Therapeutics

Catie Shawley

Counsel, Intellectual Property Protection & Security

Entertainment Software Association

Jamie Simpson

Jamie Simpson

Chief Policy Officer and Counsel

The Council for Innovation Promotion

Patricia Stepp

Assistant Vice President of Technology Transfer

Rice University

Jamie Susskind

Partner

ACG Advocacy

Maja Szumarska

Special Counsel

Sheppard Mullin

Brienne Terril

Co-Head Intellectual Property

The Bank of New York Mellon

Margaret Turchinski

Attorney Advisor

U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Marlene Valderrama

Principal Intellectual Property Assets Manager

Halliburton

Alaina van Horn

Chief of the IP Enforcement (IPE) Branch

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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