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Day 1 - Sunday June 18
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17:30-19:30
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Opening reception – Laurier Terrasse, Fairmont Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau Street
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- Day 2
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Monday June 19
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09:15-17:30
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Morning plenaries and afternoon sessions
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09:15-09:30
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Official opening and welcome address – Ottawa Salon
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09:30-10:20
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Keynote address – Ottawa Salon IP in the boardroom: An inside perspective from a senior executive at a major international company.
Speaker
Laura Quatela, Chief legal officer, Lenovo
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10:20-11:00
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Networking break – Exhibition Hall
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11:00-12:30
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Where innovation meets IP – Ottawa Salon Senior IP executives from Global 100 Leading Innovator companies talk about their roles in capturing innovation and maximising its value.
- What makes an innovation leader?
- Making sure the IP voice is heard loud and clear
- Meeting the challenge of convergence
Moderator
David Brown, Global head of sales and services, Clarivate Analytics
Speakers
Ludovic Hamon, Deputy director, industrial partnership and transfer of innovation department, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Brian Hinman, Chief IP officer, Royal Philips
Philip Johnson, , IP Hall of Fame inductee 2017
Marie H MacNichol, Chief licensing officer, InterDigital
Kelvin Vivian, Director, intellectual property, Marvell Semiconductor
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12:30-14:15
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Lunch and networking break – Exhibition Hall
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14:15-17:30
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Breakout sessions
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14:15-15:30
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Breakouts 1
Standard futures – Room 205
Convergence makes standards vital; but with disputes between licensees and licensors at standards-setting bodies and beyond escalating, can the current system survive?
- Defining what is standard and essential
- How standards-setting organisations must evolve
- The role of patent pools
Moderator
Jeffery L Carter, President and CEO, HighTech-Solutions
Speakers
Mattia Fogliacco, CEO, Sisvel Group
James Harlan, Director, standards and competition policy, InterDigital Communications
Suzanne Munck, Chief IP counsel , US Federal Trade Commission
Arvin Patel, Chief IP officer, Technicolor
Managing the China challenge – Room 206
The growing global power of Chinese technology companies, combined with the rapid expansion of China's domestic market, creates dramatic IP strategy implications for businesses around the world.
- Licensing strategies and setting royalty rates for China
- Dealing with the regulatory authorities
- Risk mitigation for Chinese companies in the United States and the European Union
Moderator
Joseph Siino, President, Via Licensing
Speakers
Eeva Hakoranta, Head of patent licensing, patent business, Nokia Technologies
Paul Lin, Vice president, IP strategy, Xiaomi
Donald Merino, Co-founder, Asia Patent Group
Boris Teksler, CEO, Conversant Intellectual Property Management
The state of play – Ottawa Salon
Current patent market conditions in the United States, Europe and Asia, and how they are likely to develop over the coming year.
- Values and volumes
- What’s selling, what’s not
- Who is buying and why
Moderator
Richard Lloyd, North America editor, IAM
Speakers
Anders Arvidsson, CEO, Parallel North IP
Subash Krishnankutty, Vice president, IP licensing and business development, Kudelski Group
Tatsuo Nakamura, Founder and CEO, VALUENEX, Inc.
Jaime Siegel, CEO, Cerebral Assets
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15:30-16:10
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Networking break – Exhibition Hall
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16:10-17:30
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Convergence boot camps Focusing on two areas of key importance, with an emphasis on delivering practical, ready-to-use insight and information.
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16:10-17:30
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Boot camp: The Internet of Things – Room 205 A deep dive into the IoT patent landscape and an exploration of the major IP issues facing corporate executives.
- Key IoT players identified
- Inside IP IoT management and licensing strategies
- Where the technology is heading
Moderator
Ian MacLean, Senior vice president, IP services, TechInsights
Speakers
Micky Minhas, Vice president, IP licensing and engineering, Microsoft
Michael Pierantozzi, Strategic business development executive, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Joseph Sommer, Vice president, intellectual property, AT&T
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16:10-17:30
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Boot camp: Patent sales – Room 206 The profiles of patent buyers, as well as their motivations, are changing. This makes the ability to package assets to maximise deal-making success more important than ever.
- What is driving the market
- Evidence of use and other key selling points
- Getting the pricing right
Moderator
Kent Richardson, Partner, Richardson Oliver Law Group
Speakers
Russell Binns, CEO, Allied Security Trust
Edmund Fish, Co-head, technology and IP advisory, Houlihan Lokey
Ray Strimaitis, Vice president and deputy general counsel, Yahoo!
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17:30-19:00
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Drinks reception – Exhibition Hall, Shaw Centre
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- Day 3
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Tuesday June 20
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09:30-17:45
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Morning plenaries and afternoon sessions
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09:30-10:00
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IP Hall of Fame induction – Ottawa Salon A ceremony to honour the 2017 inductees into the IP Hall of Fame: Antonio Campinos, Charles Gielen, Carl Horton and Philip Johnson.
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10:00-11:15
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Meeting the convergence challenge – Ottawa Salon Technological developments mean that major overlaps now exist in and between sectors and industries that once were very distinct. This poses significant challenges for senior corporate IP leaders.
- How convergence changes strategic IP approaches
- Open versus proprietary technology
- Aligning IP and business in the age of convergence
Moderator
Mike McLean, Senior vice president, IP services, TechInsights
Speakers
Erich Andersen, Corporate vice president and chief IP counsel, Microsoft
Monica Magnusson, Vice president and head, IP rights policy, Ericsson
Courtney Quish, Vice president, patent strategy, Rovi Corporation, a TiVo Company
Bruce Schelkopf, Chief IP officer, ABB
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11:15-11:50
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Networking break – Exhibition Hall
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11:50-13:00
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20/20 vision – Ottawa Salon Major players in the global IP market get out their crystal balls to predict what it will look like in three years’ time and how strategies should be shaped to prepare for this.
- Who and what will be driving the market
- Where the patent system will stand
- New business models to look out for
Moderator
Marek Wernik, President, TechPats
Speakers
Kurt Brasch, Head of patent transactions, Uber
Murali Dharan, CEO, IPVALUE
Heath Hoglund, Vice president, chief patent counsel, Dolby
Ilkka Rahnasto, Head of patent business, Nokia
Jim Skippen, Executive chairman, WiLAN
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13:00-14:30
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Lunch and networking break – Exhibition Hall
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14:30-17:45
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Breakout sessions
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14:30-15:45
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Breakouts 1
All change in Europe – Room 206
The UK’s shock Brexit vote has delayed implementation of the Unified Patent Court system, but that has not stopped Europe from becoming an attractive patent litigation hub.
- What Brexit means for European patent owners
- Planning a litigation strategy in Europe
- Understanding the full impact of the ECJ’s Huawei v ZTE ruling
Moderator
Frank DeCosta, Partner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
Speakers
Daniel Maier, Head of IP licensing and transactions, Siemens AG
Daniel Papst, Managing director, Papst Licensing GmbH & Co KG
Neil Parkinson, Director of portfolio management, Ericsson
The US pendulum – Ottawa Salon
Post-election, patent reform could return to the legislative table; the Federal Circuit, meanwhile, is adding meat to Alice’s bones; then there is the PTAB. Where next for the US patent pendulum?
- The current state of patent eligibility play
- Developments at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- Analysing the Trump presidency’s patent policy priorities
Moderator
Stuart Recher, Vice president, IP services, Clarivate Analytics
Speakers
James Barney, Partner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Philip Johnson, , IP Hall of Fame inductee 2017
Gene Quinn, Founder and editor, IPWatchdog.com
David Schreiber, Head of Americas group, Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
Policy priorities – Room 205
The importance of innovation within a converging world means that IP is now much further up the policy agenda than ever before. This means different things in different countries, though.
- Understanding sovereign patent funds
- The role of IP in encouraging innovation hubs
- Fighting back against the rise of IP scepticism
Moderator
Bowman Heiden, Deputy director, Centre for Intellectual Property
Speakers
Bruce Berman, Chair, Centre for Intellectual Property Understanding
Konstantinos Georgaras, Director general, corporate strategies and services, Canadian IP Office
Malcolm T Meeks, Vice president and patent director, France Brevets
Mark Schaan, Director general, marketplace framework policy branch, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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15:45-16:25
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Networking break
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16:25-17:45
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How to be brilliant Masterclasses with key takeaways from the people who know.
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16:25-17:45
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Masterclass: Being a brilliant in-house IP group – Room 205 Convergence makes the in-house IP function more important than ever before. Ensuring that their departments are best in class is a key skill of chief IP officers.
- Identifying best practices and putting them in place
- What does a world-class in-house IP team look like?
- The role of benchmarking
Moderator
Curtis Behmann, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Speakers
Roger Gobrogge, Managing director, ITIP ProFiciency
Robertha Höglund, Head of intellectual property, Elkem AS
Santosh Mohanty, Vice president and head, IP and product engineering, Tata Consultancy Services
Michael Vladescu, Chief operating officer, WiLAN
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16:25-17:45
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Masterclass: Doing brilliant licensing deals – Room 206 In the new age of convergence, licensing deals are becoming more sophisticated. Understanding the new dynamics and delivering value to licensees are paramount.
- The rise of technology licensing
- Outsource licensing or keep it in-house?
- The keys to successful deal making
Moderator
Giustino de Sanctis, CEO, Vectis
Speakers
Marc Ehrlich, Associate general counsel, IBM
Frederic Farina, Chief innovation and corporate partnerships officer, California Institute of Technology
Douglas Naab, Senior director, licensing and technology ventures, General Electric
Stefan Tamme, Vice president, IP strategy and licensing, Rambus
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17:45-19:15
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Closing reception – Level 4, Shaw Centre
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