Speakers confirmations
(as of November 30, 2010)
Including:
Keynotes & plenary sessions
Neelie Kroes Vice-President, Commissioner for the Digital Agenda EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Michel Barnier Commissioner for Internal Market & Services EUROPEAN COMMISSION
A video of Karel De Gucht
Commissioner for Trade EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Benoît Battistelli President EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE
Philippe de Buck
Director General
BUSINESSEUROPE
Thomas Leysen
President
FEB-VBO
Chairman of the Board of Directors
UMICORE GROUP
Dr Péter Balas
Director General (acting), Trade DG
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
António Campinos President OFFICE FOR HARMONIZATION IN THE INTERNAL MARKET
Margot Fröhlinger Director of the Knowledge Economy, Internal Market DG
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Richard D. Austin
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
ALSTOM POWER
Didier Barret President EMEA
MYLAN, INC.
Stephanie Bodoni
EU Legal News Reporter
BLOOMBERG NEWS
David Brown
President, IP Services Solutions
THOMSON REUTERS
Dr Jacques Bughin Director MCKINSEY & COMPANY
Stephen Fidler
Brussels Bureau Chief
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE
Carl Horton Chief Intellectual Property Counsel GENERAL ELECTRIC
James Nurton Managing Editor MANAGING IP
Government Authorities, Institutions, NGOs
Leena Ballard
Legal Officer, Domain Name Dispute Resolution Section, Arbitration & Mediation Center
WIPO \ Switzerland
Lord Daniel Brennan QC Member, representative of the Labor Party HOUSE OF LORDS \ United Kingdom
Esteban Burrone
Policy Adviser
MEDICINES PATENT POOL \ Switzerland
Jacques Darcy Head of Product Development & Incubation
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT FUND \ Luxembourg
Peter Dröll
Head of Unit, Innovation Policy Development, ENTR DG
EUROPEAN COMMISSION \ Belgium
Tomás Lorenzo Eichenberg Policy Administrator. Unit IP Rights, MARKT DG EUROPEAN COMMISSION \ Belgium
Xenia Iwaszko Senior International Trade Adviser IFPI \ Belgium
Carl Josefsson Former Associate Judge of Appeal, Senior Legal Advisor MINISTRY OF JUSTICE \ Sweden
Johannes Karcher Judge GERMAN FEDERAL COURT OF PATENTS \ Germany
Paul Maier President, Boards of Appeal OHIM \ Spain
Toine Manders
MEP, Internal Market & Consumer Protection Committee
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT \ The Netherlands
Eun-Joo Min Head, of the Legal Development Section, Arbitration and Mediation Center WIPO \ Switzerland
Francisco Mingorance Senior Director of Public Policy, Europe BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE \ Belgium
Niclas Morey
Director IP5/Trilateral Affairs & International Organizations
EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE \ Germany
Matt Moran
Vice President
APIC (CEFIC)
Director
PHARMACHEMICAL IRELAND \ Ireland
Olof Nordling
Director, Services Re-lations & Branch Manager
ICANN \ Belgium
Patrick Ravillard Policy Officer, Unit Public Procurement & Intellectual Property, Trade DG EUROPEAN COMMISSION \ Belgium
Hannah F. Tümpel
Manager, Dispute Resolution Services
International Chamber of Commerce \ France
Oliver Varhelyi Head of Unit Industrial Property Rights, MARKT DG
EUROPEAN COMMISSION \ Belgium
Coşkun Yazici
Superintendent - Chief of IP Crime Unit
İZMİR POLICE DEPARTMENT \ Turkey
Christophe Zimmermann
Head of the Fight Against Counterfeiting and Piracy
WCO-OMD \ Belgium
Lawyers, academics & IP service providers
Mark E. Appel Senior Vice President International Centre For Dispute Resolution
Bruce Berman Chief Executive Officer BRODY BERMAN ASSOCIATES \ USA
David Brown President, IP Services Solutions THOMSON REUTERS \ USA
Axel Casalonga Founding Partner BUREAU CASALONGA & JOSSE \ France
Giovanni Francesco Casucci
Founding Member & Legal Representative
CASUCCI LAW FIRM \ Italy
Julian Crump
Secretary General
FICPI
Managing Partner, London
MINTZ LEVIN \ UK
Urs Dommann Director IP Services EVALUESERVE \ Switzerland
Dominique Ducay
Senior Director, IP Solutions
THOMSON REUTERS \ France
Patrick Van Eecke Partner DLA PIPER \ Belgium
Kim Finnilä European Patent Attorney
AWEK Industrial Patents
President
EUROPEAN PATENT INSTITUTE \ Finland
Marilena Garis Trademark Attorney METROCONSULT \ Italy
Lakshmikant Goenka
Marketing Director
Dolcera \ India
Tove Graulund Former President
MARQUES Director GRAULUND IP SERVICES \ Denmark
Patrick Hauss
Member of the Board and Director
INDOM \ France
Lidy-Anne Jeswiet European & Benelux Trademark Attorney, Head of Trademark Practice GEVERS \ Belgium
Dr Achim Krebs
Secretary & Board Member
LES BENELUX \ The Netherlands
Elisabeth Logeais Partner UGGC & ASSOCIÉS \ France
Yann Magnan
Managing Director
DUFF & PHELPS \ France
Annick Mottet Haugaard
President ECTA Partner LYDIAN \ Belgium
Geert de Neef
Partner
AB TAXAND \ Belgium
Maurice Nussenbaum Founder & Managing Partner
SORGEM \ France
Daniel Papst Managing Director and co-Owner PAPST LICENSING \ Germany
Richard Peet Partner FOLEY & LARDNER, LLP \ USA
David C.L. Perkins Partner ARNOLD & PORTER (UK) LLP \ United Kingdom
Patrick Pierre Chief Executive Officer AVENIUM CONSULTING \ France
Philippe Rincazaux Partner ORRICK RAMBAUD MARTEL \ France
Luc Santarelli Managing Partner SANTARELLI \ France
Guido Von Scheffer
Chief Executive Officer
IP STRATEGISTS \ Germany
Tim Schumacher
Chief Executive Officer
SEDO \ Germany
Philip Stern co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer YET2.COM \ USA
David Taylor Partner HOGAN LOVELLS LLP \ France
Mélanie Thill-Tayara Partner NORTON ROSE LLP \ France
Q. Todd Dickinson
Executive Director
AIPLA \ USA
Jean-Christophe Troussel Chairman of the European Committee LES INTERNATIONAL \ Belgium
Prof. Bruno Van Pottelsberghe
Professor of Economics
UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES
Vice Dean
SOLVAY BUSINESS SCHOOL \ Belgium
Patrice Vidon
former Chairman
CNIPA
Chief Executive Officer
CABINET VIDON \ France
Severin de Wit Managing Partner IPEG CONSULTANCY BV co-Owner IPHIRE \ The Netherlands
David Wood
Legal Adviser
ICOMP \ United Kingdom
Raymond Zenkich Partner RED CHALK GROUP, LLC \ USA
Jonathan Zuck President
Association for Competitive Technology \ USA
Companies: Industry & Services
Sandra M. Aistars Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property TIME WARNER INC. \ United States
Bruno Alves Manager, Government and Public Affairs NIKE \ Belgium
Maria Teresa D’Antonangelo Chief Operating Officer and Chief Intellectual Property MONDOBIOTECH AG \ Switzerland
Jakob Balling Intellectual Property Specialist ARLA FOODS AMBA \ Denmark
Rémi Bastien
VP Advanced Engineering, Research & Materials
RENAULT SA \ France
Jacques Bauvir Head of the Intellectual Property Department
MICHELIN \ France
Keith Bergelt Chief Executive Officer OPEN INVENTION NETWORK \ United States
Valérie Beunèche Head of Intellectual Property SNCF \ France
Lawrence Bickers
IP Operations Manager
COLLER CAPITAL LIMITED \ United Kingdom
Frédéric Blanc Intellectual Property Manager LACOSTE SA \ France
Catherine Boudot Head of Trademarks LABORATOIRES SERVIER \ France
Frédéric Bourgeois Associate Vice President, Global Quality Supply Chain SANOFI AVENTIS \ France
Alex Brabers Executive Vice-President, Venture Capital GIMV \ Belgium
Gustav Brismark Vice-President, Patent Strategy and Portfolio Management ERICSSON AB \ Sweden
Aaron Brodsky Managing Counsel, Patent, Trademark & Copyright Group ORACLE \ United Kingdom
Martin Brown Global Customs Manager, Regulatory Affairs TNT EXPRESS \ USA
Thaddeus Burns
Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property & Trade
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY \ Belgium
William Bush Director of Communications and Public Affairs ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE \ United Kingdom
Massimiliano Caforio Legal Director ARTSANA GROUP \ Italy
Frédéric Caillaud Licensing & Business Development Director L'OREAL R&D \ France
Dr Hugo Caro Head of Compound Management & IP GRUPO FERRER \ Spain
Jose M. Checa
Legal Counsel, Trade Marks
DU PONT DE NEMOURS \ Switzerland
Gong Chen Senior Intellectual Property Counsel INTEL CORPORATION EMEA \ United Kingdom
Roberto Dini Founder SISVEL SPA \ Italy
Jacob Eisenberg Director of IP Creation TOMTOM \ The Netherlands
Jako Eleveld Manager, Business Group Consumer Lifestyle
Philips Intellectual Property
& Standards \ The Netherlands
Yoram Elkaim Head of Legal - Southern Europe GOOGLE \ France
Sylvie Forbin
Vice President, Public and European Affairs
VIVENDI SA \ France
Michel Friocourt
General Counsel
PPR GROUP \ France
Dr Michael Fröhlich Director of EU Intellectual Property Strategy
RESEARCH IN MOTION \ Germany
Marjan Frik Vice President of Legal Affairs KEYGENE NV \ The Netherlands
Dr Werner Fröhling Senior IP Counsel AB VOLVO GROUP \ Sweden
François Griesmar Legal Counsel, IP
BACARDI & COMPANY \ Switzerland
Hanns Hallesius Head of Group Intellectual Property ELECTROLUX AB \ Sweden
Dan Hermele Director of IPR and Licensing QUALCOMM EUROPE \ United Kingdom
Ton Van Hoef Vice-President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel ASML BV \ The Netherlands
Wulf Höflich Chief Intellectual Property Counsel EADS NV \ France
Dr Jürgen Klowait General Counsel E.ON KERNKRAFT \ Germany
Ulrich Knecht Vice President, Patent Creation & Operations ALCATEL-LUCENT \ Germany
Dr Juergen Koch Head of Corporate Intellectual Property ROBERT BOSCH GMBH \ Germany
Stefan Krawczyk Senior Director and Counsel, EU Government Relations E-BAY \ Belgium
Kolja Kuse Founder & Chairman TECHNOCARBON TECHNOLOGIES \ Germany
Bruno Labadens d'Arc Head of Intellectual Property Department AREVA \ France
Tim Lindon Chief Compliance Officer & VP Brand Integrity
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT SA \ Switzerland
Leo Longauer Global Lead Intellectual Property UBS AG \ Switzerland
Dr Francesco Macchetta Director, Intellectual Property BRACCO GROUP \ Italy
Bernard Marchaison Head of the Intellectual Property Division ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL \ France
Shona Merigeault Vice-President, Group Intellectual Property Department LAFARGE \ France
Ravi Mohindra Head of Legal, Brand & New Media VODAFONE GROUP \ United Kingdom
Santiago de la Mora EMEA Print content partnership Director GOOGLE BOOKS \ United Kingdom
Laurence Morel-Chevillet IP Counsel BULGARI SPA \ Italy
Nathalie Moullé-Berteaux
Director of Institutional & Legal Affairs
LACOSTE SA \ France
Dr Uwe Over Vice President, Associate General Counsel
HENKEL AG & CO KGAA \ Germany
Gerard J. Pannekoek President and Chief Executive Officer IPXI HOLDINGS LLC \ United States
Duncan Park Leading Counsel, Intellectual Property Rights STATOIL ASA \ Norway
Dr Jos B. Peeters Managing Partner CAPRICORN VENTURE PARTNERS \ Belgium
Julia Pike
Head, Global IP Litigation SANDOZ \ Germany
Vincent Pluvinage General Manager, Strategic Acquisitions and Private Equity INTELLECTUAL VENTURES \ United States
Sophie Pradere Head of Intellectual Property, Europe YAHOO! INC. \ United Kingdom
Ilkka Rahnasto Vice-President, Legal and Intellectual Property NOKIA CORPORATION \ Finland
Vincent Ryckaert European Patent Attorney, IP Manager IMEC VZW \ Belgium
Jonathan Sage EMEA Policy Lead, Open Standards, Open Source and Intellectual Property IBM CORPORATION \ United Kingdom
Giustino de Sanctis Managing Director and Director of the Licensing Program SISVEL SPA \ Italy
Yves-Alain Sauvage Head of the Trademarks and Anti-Counterfeiting Department CHANEL \ France
Mike Sax Founder and President SAX.NET \ United States
Patrice-Emmanuel Schmitz Director EU Management Consulting UNISYS CORPORATION \ Belgium
Dr Jürgen Schneider
Vice President, Global IP and Litigation
QIAGEN GMBH \ Germany
Rüdiger Schwartz Senior IP Counsel PORSCHE AG \ Germany
Jean-François Serrier
Senior Executive VP - General Manager Intellectual Assets Management SOLVAY SA \ Belgium
Werner Stuffer Former Tax Director of Siemens, Intternational Tax Partner PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS \ Germany
Thierry Sueur Chairman of the Patents Working Group at BusinessEurope, and Vice-President IP AIR LIQUIDE \ France
Mike Sufrin Head of Tax Rolls-Royce Group \ United Kingdom
Benoît Tabaka Director of Legal and Government Affairs PRICEMINISTER.COM \ France
Patrick Terroir Managing Director CDC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY \ France
Maria B. Thompson Director of Intellectual Asset Management Process & Tools MOTOROLA, INC. \ United States
Olivier Tsalpatouros Head Customs and International Trade LA POSTE \ France
Pasi Valtonen Head of Open Source & Intellectual Property TIETO \ Finland
Jef Vandekerckhove
Trademarks, Designs and Domain Names Portfolio Manager
Philips Intellectual Property
& Standards \ The Netherlands
Philippe Vandeuren Legal Director Brands and Innovation ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV \ Belgium
Jeannette Verbart Director of IP, Biotechnology Patents DSM NV \ The Netherlands
Joseph Villella Vice President, Intellectual Property INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG \ Germany
Natalia Voruz Associate General Counsel, International MONSANTO COMPANY \ Switzerland
Peter de Weerd Vice-President, Global Head of Pharmaceutical IP Novartis AG \ Switzerland
George Whitten Vice President, Patent Counsel QUALCOMM EUROPE \ United Kingdom
Dr Koenraad Wuyts Chief IP Officer, European Patent Attorney ROYAL KPN NV \ The Netherlands
Audrey Yayon-Dauvet Group Intellectual Property Director Pernod Ricard \ France
Ronald Zink Associate General Counsel MICROSOFT \ France
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