LOT NETWORK BRIDGE

MEMBER MEETING

Speakers

Hear from experts at companies like:

Olivia Tsai
Assistant General Counsel, Head of IP at Cruise
Michael Lee
Director, Head of Patents at Google
Suzanne S. Harrison
Chair of the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) for the USPTO
Christine Foo
Meta, Associate General Counsel, Head of Enforcement & Analytics, in Patents, Licensing & Open Source
Harry Harden
Partner at Kilburn & Strode’s
Burton Davis
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft
Kent Richardson
Partner at Richardson Oliver Law Group
Katharine Wolanyk
Managing Director, Burford Capital
David B. Perry
Director of IP, Red Hat, Inc.
Eric Lancaster
Partner at Allen & Overy
Gail Su
Senior Patent Counsel on the Patent Transactions Team at Google LLC
Steve Gong
Patent Counsel, Head of Data Science, PMO and Operations at Google
Danielle Benecke
Founder and Global Head of Baker Mckenzie’s Machine learning Practice
Jessica Thomson
Associate Principal Counsel, Patents at The Walt Disney Company
Judy Yee
Assistant General Counsel in Microsoft’s IP Group

Preliminary agenda:

9:00 AM Breakfast / registration
9:30 AM Opening Remarks
Ken Seddon, CEO LOT Network
9:45 AM Keynote Panel: Views on IP from Corporate Tech Leaders 
Moderator: Suzanne Harrison, Chair of the Patent public Advisory Committee (PPAC) at the USPTO
Olivia Tsai, Assistant General Counsel, Head of IP at Cruise
Michael Lee, Director, Head of Patents at Google
Christine Foo, Meta, Associate General Counsel, Head of Enforcement & Analytics, in Patents, Licensing & Open Source
Burton Davis, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft
10:45 AM Networking Break
11:00 AM Deal Making in Patents – Buying, Selling and Financing
Kent Richardson, Partner at Richardson Oliver Law Group
Katharine Wolanyk, Managing Director, Burford Capital
11:45 AM Networking Break / Pick up Lunch
12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunchtime Roundtable Discussions
Topic 1: IP Litigation and U.S. Antitrust Implications of IP Licensing Conduct and Strategies
Eric Lancaster, Partner at Allen & Overy
Topic 2: Tools of the Trade: Resources and Patent Prosecution Strategies Available to In-House Attorneys
Sam Wiley, VP of Thought Leadership at LOT Network
Topic 3: Tools of the Trade: How to Protect Open Source Developers and Customers
David Perry, Director of IP at RedHat
12:45 PM Afternoon Session Check-in: Open to All in the IP Community
1:00 PM Networking Break
1:30 PM UPC: Litigation Updates and Patent Prosecution Strategies
Harry Harden, Partner & Senior Vice President of San Francisco Liaison Office, Kilburn & Strode
2:15 PM Networking Break
2:30 PM ADAPT Introduction & Update
Gail Su, Senior Counsel, Patent Transactions at Google
2:35 PM ADAPT Data Pillar Showcase
Steve Gong, Head of Global Patent Operations, Technology, and Tactics at Google
Danielle Benecke, Founder and Global Head of Baker McKenzie’s Machine Learning Practice
2:55 PM ADAPT Success Celebrations
Jessica Thomson, Associate Principal Counsel, Patents at The Walt Disney Company
3:25 PM Networking Break
3:35 PM ADAPT Embracing Discomfort in DEI, an Interactive Tabletop Session:
Judy Yee, Assistant General Counsel in Microsoft’s IP Group
4:00 PM Cocktail Reception
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