March 22-24, 2026
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Speakers

Subject to change.

Keynote Speaker

John Squires

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

All Confirmed Speakers

Ali Allawi

Senior Director, IP

Warner Bros. Discovery

Suvashis Bhattacharya

Chief IP Counsel

IQVIA

Adriana Folberg-Blum

Director of Intellectual Property

Hadasit

Jayne Durden

Global Brand Engagement, Customer Trust External Relations

Amazon

Shawn Gorman

Patent Attorney, Chief IP Counsel

Whisper Aero

Paul Higgins

Vice President of Law - Head of Global IP Policy

Johnson & Johnson

Hon. John W. Holcomb

United States District Judge

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Hon. Ryan T. Holte

Judge

United States Court of Federal Claims

Andrei Iancu

Hon. Andrei Iancu

Former Under Secretary of Commerce for IP & Director of the USPTO

Sullivan & Cromwell

Emily Johnson

Emily Johnson

Head of IP Policy & Advocacy

Amgen

Lisa Jorgenson

Deputy Director General, Patents & Technology

World Intellectual Property Organization

David J. Kappos

Hon. David Kappos

Former Under Secretary of Commerce for IP & Director of the USPTO

Cravath, Swaine & Moore

Mark Leonard

Mark Leonard

General Counsel

Sunsweet Growers Inc.

Mary Penn

Managing Associate General Counsel

Verizon

Gene Quinn

President & CEO

IPWatchdog, Inc.

Thara Russell

Director, Assistant General Counsel for IP

Capital One

Brienne Terril

Co-Head Intellectual Property

The Bank of New York Mellon

Mark Vallone

Chief Patent Counsel, Americas

IBM

Leo White

Leo White

Chief IP & Associate General Counsel

The Duracell Company

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