Event Agenda

Review the full event program with dedicated session timings, rooms, speakers, and moderators.

Monday, September 21, 2026

08:00 AM

08:00 AM - 08:45 AM

RegistrationMain Hall

Registration & Networking

08:00 AM - 08:45 AMMain Hall

08:45 AM

08:45 AM - 09:00 AM

Welcome NoteMain Hall

Welcome Address

08:45 AM - 09:00 AMMain Hall

Speakers

Azam Ghani

Founder, IIPLA

09:00 AM

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

PanelMain Hall

Session 1 : The Future of Intellectual Property in the AI Economy

09:00 AM - 10:00 AMMain Hall

Moderator

Ryan Smith,

Partner,, Wilson Sonsini

Speakers

Keith Bergelt

Chief Executive Officer, Open Invention Network

Nazeer Ali

Partner, Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman

Rina Wang

Assistant General Counsel, Velo3D

RC

Rohit Chandra

Profile available

10:00 AM

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

BreakMain Hall

Networking Break

10:00 AM - 10:15 AMMain Hall

10:15 AM

10:15 AM - 11:20 AM

PanelMain Hall

Session 2: AI-Generated Inventions & Patent Eligibility

10:15 AM - 11:20 AMMain Hall

Moderator

Jack Chen

Counsel, Foresight Legal Services

Speakers

David Sanker

patent Attorney, Sanker IP

Malgorzata (Gosia) A. Kulczycka

Partner, PATTERSON + SHERIDAN LLP

Ajay Gambhir

Founder and Managing Partner, IP Spring

Jerry Liu

Lecturer, Georgia Institute of Technology

11:20 AM

11:20 AM - 11:30 AM

KeynoteMain Hall

Keynote

11:20 AM - 11:30 AMMain Hall

Speakers

DM

Dr. Masoud Vakili

Co-Founder, IIPLA

11:30 AM

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

PanelMain Hall

Session 3: Copyright, Open Source & AI: Managing Digital IP Risks in the Age of Generative AI

11:30 AM - 12:30 PMMain Hall

Moderator

Denzel cadet

Partner, Cadet Legal

Speakers

Konrad Trope

Managing Shareholder, Trope and Trope

Aleksandra Auleytner

Partner, Domański Zakrzewski Palinka sp. k.

Robert DeMaio

Founder, Inventor and CEO, Phinge Corporation

12:30 PM

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

LunchMain Hall

Networking Lunch

12:30 PM - 01:30 PMMain Hall

01:30 PM

01:30 PM - 02:00 PM

KeynoteMain Hall

A Special talk on BRAND PROTECTION BEYOND THE BASICS

01:30 PM - 02:00 PMMain Hall

Speakers

William Mansfield

Director of Intellectual Property, ABRO Industries, Inc.

02:00 PM

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

PanelMain Hall

Session 4: Brand Protection Against Counterfeiting, E-Commerce & International Trademark Enforcement

02:00 PM - 03:00 PMMain Hall

Moderator

Subroto Bose

Head of IP, Astera Labs

Speakers

William Mansfield

Director of Intellectual Property, ABRO Industries, Inc.

Shriya Varma

Director of Legal Operations and Compliance, West Coast Innovation Inc

Joel Barry

Co Founder, Carlton Elleker Chase UK

03:00 PM

03:00 PM - 04:30 PM

PanelMain Hall

Session 5 :SEPs, FRAND, Global Licensing & Patent Monetization

03:00 PM - 04:30 PMMain Hall

Moderator

Diego Oritz baigts

Attorney and Head of Intellectual Property, SESMA & MCNEES

Speakers

Subroto Bose

Head of IP, Astera Labs

Earl Nied

Founder, Veracity IP Consulting

Aden Chen

Managing Partner, Lawjay Partners

Alex Avstreykh

Associate Director, Vitek IP

James Hannah

Partner, Brown Rudnick

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

09:00 AM

09:00 AM - 09:45 AM

Keynote

A special Talk on Immediate Research Assistance by Michael T. Yonker

09:00 AM - 09:45 AMHall TBA

Speakers

TBA

To be announced

Speaker

09:00 AM

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

PanelMain Hall

Session 6: Cross-Border Patent Enforcement & Global Patent Portfolio Management

09:00 AM - 10:00 AMMain Hall

Moderator

Michael Dryja

Principal, Law Offices of Michael Dryja

Speakers

Yash Shailesh Bajaj

Foreign Legal Counsel, DevRev

Habsat Badmus

IP Attorney in Intellectual Property

Bridget Smith

Patent attorney and senior director, Relativity Space

10:00 AM

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

BreakMain Hall

Networking Break

10:00 AM - 10:15 AMMain Hall

10:15 AM

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

PanelMain Hall

Session 7 : Trademark Licensing, Brand Valuation, M&A, Due Diligence & Global Brand Expansion

10:15 AM - 11:15 AMMain Hall

Moderator

William Mansfield

Director of Intellectual Property, ABRO Industries, Inc.

Speakers

Dr. Marc Nathmann

Legal Counsel, ING

Colin Mendoza

General Counsel, Butterfili technologes, inc.

Soody Tronson

Strategic Legal Executive, STLG Law Firm

Shriya Varma

Director of Legal Operations and Compliance, West Coast Innovation Inc

Peter Munyi

Managing Partner

11:35 AM

11:35 AM - 12:35 PM

PanelMain Hall

Session 8 : Software & AI Patent Portfolio Strategy

11:35 AM - 12:35 PMMain Hall

Moderator

NT

Nils Tracy

Founder and CEO, Artificial Rules

Speakers

Michael Dryja

Principal, Law Offices of Michael Dryja

Babak Akhlaghi

Founder and Managing Director, NovoTech Patent Firm

12:30 PM

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

LunchMain Hall

Networking Lunch

12:30 PM - 01:30 PMMain Hall

01:30 PM

01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

Plenary SessionMain Hall

Session 9: Generative AI, Deepfakes, Open Source & AI Model IP Risk Management

01:30 PM - 02:30 PMMain Hall

Moderator

Jack Chen

Counsel, Foresight Legal Services

Speakers

Aleksandra Auleytner

Partner, Domański Zakrzewski Palinka sp. k.

Diego Oritz baigts

Attorney and Head of Intellectual Property, SESMA & MCNEES

Robert DeMaio

Founder, Inventor and CEO, Phinge Corporation

02:30 PM

02:30 PM - 03:30 PM

PanelMain Hall

Session 10: International IP Strategy: Licensing, Enforcement, Portfolio Management & Commercialisation

02:30 PM - 03:30 PMMain Hall

Moderator

Peter Munyi

Managing Partner

Speakers

Aden Chen

Managing Partner, Lawjay Partners

Yash Shailesh Bajaj

Foreign Legal Counsel, DevRev

Denzel cadet

Partner, Cadet Legal

03:30 PM

03:30 PM - 04:30 PM

Other

Closing Plenary: Winning the IP Battle: Strategic Litigation for Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights

03:30 PM - 04:30 PMHall TBA

Speakers

Robert DeMaio

Founder, Inventor and CEO, Phinge Corporation

04:15 PM

04:15 PM - 04:45 PM

PresentationMain Hall

Closing Address

04:15 PM - 04:45 PMMain Hall

Speakers

DM

Dr. Masoud Vakili

Co-Founder, IIPLA