Women’s IP Forum 2026 Ashburn, VA

September 23-25, 2026

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Speakers

Subject to change.

Keynote Speaker

Coke Morgan Stewart

Coke Morgan Stewart

Former Acting Director

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Confirmed Speakers

Krista Aiello

Assistant General Counsel, Patents

Unilever

Kelly Anderson (GIPC)

Kelly Anderson

Executive Director

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

Nancy Braman

Senior Associate

Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

Elizabeth Brannen

Managing Partner

Stris & Maher

Sarah S. Burg

Partner

Foley Hoag

Janine Carlan

Partner

ArentFox Schiff LLP

Francesca Cruz

Senior Vice President of IP Solutions

Juristat

Stephanie Curcio

IP Lawyer, Co-founder & CEO

NLPatent

Kendra Ervin

Vice President & Head of Global Litigation and Enforcement

IP House

Erica Fishel, Ph.D.

Counsel

GTC Law Group

Anna-lisa Gallo

Chief IP Officer, Global Head of Intellectual Property

Lixil International

Allison Gaul

Legal Counsel

Boston Consulting Group

Carlyn Irwin

Senior Advisor

Cornerstone Research

Sheila Kadura

Chief Innovation Officer & Associate General Counsel

The University of Texas System

Becky Kaufman

Associate Vice President and Senior Associate General Counsel

Ohio State University, Office of Legal Affairs

Sherry Knowles

Principal

Knowles Intellectual Property Strategies

Sarah Lopano

Partner

Munck Wilson Mandala

Ceyda Maisami

VP, Associate General Counsel, IP & Standards

HP

Nicole Mastrangelo

Senior Director, IP Counsel

Cognito Therapeutics, Inc.

Eileen McDermott

Editor-in-Chief

IPWatchdog, Inc.

Bijou Mgbojikwe

Senior Policy Counsel

Entertainment Software Association

Elisabeth (Bette) Muirhead

Partner

Merchant & Gould

Ngoc Ngo, Ph.D.

Economist

Competition Dynamics, Inc.

Katie O’Sullivan

Senior Counsel, U.S. Litigation Lead

Renesas Electronics

Mary Penn

Managing Associate General Counsel

Verizon

Melissa Pytel

Melissa Pytel

Head of Intellectual Property

Entrada Therapeutics

Renée C. Quinn

President

IPWatchdog, Inc.

Sydney Redden

Associate Director, Global External Affairs

IP House

Liliane Roriz

Partner

Licks Attorneys

Valarie Rosen

Intellectual Property Counsel

Cabot Corporation

Catherine Zaller Rowland

Vice President, General Counsel

Copyright Clearance Center

Runa Shah-Qaderi

Intellectual Property Manager

Cellphire Therapeutics

Rinat Shangeeta

Associate General Counsel

NASDAQ

Jamie Simpson

Jamie Simpson

Chief Policy Officer and Counsel

The Council for Innovation Promotion

Coke Morgan Stewart

Coke Morgan Stewart

Former Acting Director

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Margaret Turchinski

Attorney Advisor

U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Jocelyn Ulrich

Vice President of Policy and Research

PhRMA

Marlene Valderrama

Principal Intellectual Property Assets Manager

Halliburton

Alaina van Horn

Chief of the IP Enforcement (IPE) Branch

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Erin Wills

Senior Princial IP Counsel

Medtronic

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