Life Sciences Masters™ 2024 IPW Studios, Ashburn, VA
October 28 - 30, 2024
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Ratib Ali

Economist

Competition Dynamics

Robert Bahr

Robert Bahr

Partner, Former Deputy Commissioner for Patents

Maier & Maier PLLC

Eyal Barash

Patent Attorney and Founder

Barash Law LLC

Christian Bauer

Fractional In-House IP Counsel

Multiple Biotech Companies

Brent R. Bellows, Ph.D.

Partner

Knowles Intellectual Property Strategies

Heather Champion Brady

Associate General Counsel, Head of Intellectual Property

Emergent BioSolutions LLC

Melissa Brand

Intellectual Property Counsel

Radius Health, Inc.

Kady Bruce, Ph.D.

Head of Intellectual Property

Crescent Biopharma

Christopher Bruno

Partner

McDermott, Will & Emery

Jennifer Burdman

Jennifer Burdman

Managing Director

Sauvegarder Investment Management

Dr. Walter Copan

Dr. Walter Copan

Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer

Colorado School of Mines

Jeffrey E. Depp

IP & Innovation Policy

University of Pittsburgh

Gillian Fenton

Executive Director

LST Strategies LLC

Tim Fink

Former Vice Chief Judge (PTAB)

O’Melveny & Myers

Deborah Herzfeld

Partner

McNeill PLLC

Chris Israel

Senior Partner

ACG Advocacy

Patrick Kilbride

Patrick Kilbride

Policy Advisor, Public Speaker & Corporate Trainer

Kilbride Public Affairs

Sherry Knowles

Principal

Knowles Intellectual Property Strategies

Sage Mandel

Vice President, Intellectual Property Group

Fortress Investment Group

Nick-Matich-McKool-Smith

Nicholas Matich

Principal, IP Practice

McKool Smith

Bryana McGillycuddy

Principal

Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

Scott McKeown

Shareholder, Post-Grant Proceedings Practice

Wolf Greenfield

Kwame Mensah

Assistant General Counsel, Oncology Biologics IP

AstraZeneca

Chief Judge Paul Michel

Hon. Paul R. Michel

Chief Judge (ret.)

US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Judge Pauline Newman

Hon. Pauline Newman

Circuit Judge

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Diana Pankevich

Global Innovation Policy Lead

Pfizer

Brad D. Pedersen

Chief Strategy and Legal Officer

EnQuanta

Anthony Prosser, Ph.D.

Anthony R. Prosser, Ph.D.

Partner

Knowles Intellectual Property Strategies

Jon Putnam

Founder and Principal

Competition Dynamics, Inc.

Gene Quinn

President & CEO

IPWatchdog, Inc.

John Rearick, Ph.D.

Partner

Cooley LLP

Daniel Rudoy

Shareholder, Electrical & Computer Technologies Practice

Wolf Greenfield

Robert Sahr

Shareholder, Biotechnology Practice

Wolf Greenfield

Corey Salsberg

Vice President and Global Head of IP Affairs

Novartis

Stephanie Schonewald

Stephanie Schonewald

Partner

Choate, Hall & Stewart

Stephen T. Schreiner

Partner

Carmichael IP, PLLC

Meghann Teague

Head of Intellectual Property

NewAmsterdam Pharma Corporation

Mary C. Till

Of Counsel

Finnegan Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Brad-Watts

Brad Watts

Vice President, Innovation Policy

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Tobias Wuttke

Partner

Bardehle Pagenberg

Daniel Young

Shareholder, Biotechnology Practice

Wolf Greenfield

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