Tuesday 14 October 2025

The Slants

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MODERATOR    
Bastiaan Koster, Von Seidels (ZA)

PERFORMERS:
Simon Tam, Bassist, and Joe X. Jiang, Guitarist, The Slants (US)

What AI and frontier technologies mean for IP Practitioners and IP Offices

In an era marked by rapid technological advancements, Intellectual Property (IP) offices are increasingly integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and frontier technologies to streamline operations, enhance decision-making, and improve service delivery.

This shift is transforming how practitioners interact with IP systems, from patent filings to trade mark searches, providing new tools for efficiency and accuracy. 

This overview explores the impact of these technologies within IP offices, highlighting their potential to automate routine tasks, predict outcomes, and foster global collaboration. 

It also examines the challenges and opportunities these innovations present for IP professionals as they adapt to an evolving landscape.

MODERATOR      
Elia Sugrañes, Sugrañes (ES)

SPEAKERS:        
Nellie Simon, Vice President, Corporate Services, EPO,
João Negrão, Chief Executive, EUIPO, 
Kenichiro Natsume, Assistant Director General, Infrastructure & Platforms Sector, WIPO
CNIPA
USPTO

Wednesday 15 October 2025

How diversity is a strength both inside a firm and externally with client relationships, visible and invisible diversity

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MODERATOR
MaryAnne Armstrong, Ph.D., BSKB (US)

SPEAKERS:
Susan McGahan, AT&T (US)
Hannah Brown, DCC (AU)

Your business development strategy: size does matter

A cohesive, firm-wide business development strategy is a comprehensive approach that aligns all departments and resources towards common goals, ensuring that every aspect of the firm works in harmony to achieve growth and success. This is essential for an IP firm to navigate the competitive landscape, attract and retain clients, and ultimately drive the firm’s long-term success.

This session lays out essential components of a unified BD strategy such as: cross-departmental collaboration, market analysis, goal setting and KPIs, CRM, training and development, and more.

A unique perspective is provided by examining these components through the lens of three different sized firms: small, medium, and large. Three BD leaders will explain how they led the change in developing their business development strategies within their respective sized firms and will share encountered pitfalls in its development and implementation.  

Additionally, a business development expert will provide feedback on their strategies, offering valuable insights and actionable advice. The session will explore and discuss how the speaker’s challenges were addressed and, in some cases, successfully overcome.

Understand how to craft a unified business development strategy that can drive growth and success, regardless of your firm's size. Learn from real-world experiences and expert analysis and take away practical knowledge that you can apply to your own business development efforts.

MODERATOR
Laura Mannering, Bryn Aarflot (NO)

SPEAKERS:  

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