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Career footprint: change enabler. Key roles including Head of Intellectual property services, IP Manager, Intelligence & IP Analyst, Innovation Manager, BIRAC coordinator, Social innovation enabler for startups developed me into empathetic & sensitive analyst. My professional journey in last 20+years has traversed through leadership in Business analysis, Business intelligence, Innovation life cycle management & Intellectual property (IP) portfolio management encompassing competitive intelligence, analytics, business development, market forecasting, acquisition target identification for Airbus,Honeywell, SRISTI innovation labs, General Electric & Atul Chemicals. I led IP portfolio management of Aviation, Gasification, Gas & steam turbines, GE waters, GE nuclear, GE aero derivatives and GE oil & gas. Networked & travelled globally to most Airbus, GE research & business centers. I transitioned from the role of an analyst, IP Program leader, Gasification IP program manager & Thermals portfolio manager and people leader. My efforts succeeded in enabling business to save dollars & attain better competitive position. I received prestigious awards & lean six sigma black belt role form organization. I am trained in US law interpretations in GE through a Certified US based law firm enabling me to gauge & valuate Intellectual property assets. I earned my doctoral degree in Chemical engg. in radio diagnostics and process modelling form UDCT Mumbai, master’s degree in foods fermentation from Laxminarayan Institute Nagpur, Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical tech. from Amaravati Univ, Diploma in Chemical engg. from BTE. My active quest of being a better human shaped me as a strong

Simran Kaur is an Associate Manager in Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) at Iota Analytics, India, where she plays a strategic role in managing intellectual assets across their lifecycle to maximise commercial value, mitigate risk, and support technology-led monetisation strategies. She has strong expertise in patent analytics, portfolio optimisation, competitive intelligence, patent invalidation, and infringement analysis, and works closely with innovation-driven organisations to align intellectual property with core business objectives. Her work focuses on leveraging data-driven insights to support patent valuation, prior-art-based invalidation studies, infringement risk assessment, freedom-to-operate evaluations, licensing strategies, and IP-led decision-making. Simran brings a practical understanding of global IP landscapes, enabling organisations to strengthen innovation pipelines, manage litigation risk, and unlock value from intangible assets. She has actively contributed to IP education and thought leadership through professional training sessions and industry engagements. As a panel speaker at the 28th Edition of IIPLA 2026, Dubai — a leading global forum in intellectual property law, Simran looks forward to exchanging insights on emerging trends in IP analytics, monetisation, and strategic intellectual asset management.