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International Women's Leadership Virtual Forum - Europe 2020
December 8, virtual event │ Starts 09.25 AM GMT
The International Women's Leadership Forum is going online
After the first successful virtual event in September 2020 for east coast based lawyers in the US, the MIP International Women's Leadership Forum will host a day of interactive IP and career development discussions for women lawyers based in Europe on December 8, 2020.
Join an audience of over 200 delegates to discuss the IP industry's response to COVID-19 and how IP management can be optimised during this volatile time. In addition, review how our speakers' work-life balance has been affected and how they've avoided professional isolation. You will also understand how you can build effective teams, spread positivity and adopt a growth mind set.
Don't miss out - be part of what will be the largest online meeting of women counsel across Europe to share your thoughts, ideas and hear advice on how to support the advancement of women in IP.
Through the use of a specially designed events platform, all content, presentations, panel discussions, and participation in breakout sessions and networking groups can be viewed live from a desktop computer or mobile device. You can also view all sessions on demand at a time that suits you.
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Meet a truly global audience
Network with a global audience of IP professionals via chat functions and virtual networking rooms. Arrange meetings with others that suits your schedule and theirs, based on your local time zones. Experience a new way of building your network like never before.
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Content on demand
Join live panel discussions, presentations and a variety of digital formats or watch the recordings on demand at a more convenient time to suit your needs. Engage with our speakers in live Q&A and polling to get insights and answers to your questions in real time.
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Same event, online venue
The online platform for the event means you can do all the things you would expect at a physical, you just now do it online. Get full interaction from visiting sponsor booths, downloading resources, joining the main presentation or breakout sessions and using one of our virtual open or private meeting rooms.
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Sustainable event
In addition to being able to attend due to global travel restrictions, you can access all of the event content without travel and accommodation expenses and support an environmentally friendly event.
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REGISTER ONLINE
Register your place online - sign ups are limited to support several hundred attendees during live sessions.
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ACCESS YOUR INVITATION
An exclusive attendance link will be sent to you. This link will provide you with access to all of the event's content and sessions.
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WATCH LIVE OR ON DEMAND
Once logged in, you can view all sessions live, at a later date to suit you and can download any available presentation materials
Keynote addresses, panel discussions, presentations and breakout sessions will be hosted over two days. All session times are in GMT unless stated otherwise.
Tuesday, December 8
Introduction and welcome from Managing IP
09.25 GMT
Learnings from industry: Managing your IP in a volatile and challenging landscape
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09.30 GMT
- Balancing budget freezes with increasing demand to maintain your portfolio
- Adapting IP operations to cope with the economic downturn generated by COVID-19
- Managing a brand during COVID times
- How can outside counsel help economise?
Errol Bong
Head of compliance & legal counsel, Noble Group
Martin Rock
Director M&A, Commerzbank
Peter Wittmann
Managing director, Asia-IO
Eric Xin
Senior managing director, managing partner, private equity, CITIC Capital
Coffee break and networking
10.30 GMT
Diversity and inclusion in IP and tackling structural racism
11.00 GMT
This session will be a closed door, open discussion to address some of the major issues relating to diversity and inclusion in the IP sector, including how to improve visibility of BAME IP lawyers and also drawing comparative analysis of how IP diversity is being approached in the UK versus other jurisdictions including wider Europe and the US.
This session will also look at what steps are needed to tackle structural racism in the IP sector, and how companies can support their employees who are facing racial discrimination within the workplace.
Errol Bong
Head of compliance & legal counsel, Noble Group
Martin Rock
Director M&A, Commerzbank
Peter Wittmann
Managing director, Asia-IO
Eric Xin
Senior managing director, managing partner, private equity, CITIC Capital
Lunch break and networking
12.00 GMT
COVID-19: IP responses and mitigation tactics
13.00 GMT
- Increased measures for trade secret protection with teams working remotely
- Build trade secret protection into corporate culture – actual, physical and technical measures
- How can you balance work and home in a restricted time and space?
- IP operations – are the UK’s remote hearings here to stay?
Errol Bong
Head of compliance & legal counsel, Noble Group
Martin Rock
Director M&A, Commerzbank
Peter Wittmann
Managing director, Asia-IO
Eric Xin
Senior managing director, managing partner, private equity, CITIC Capital
Short break
14.00 GMT
Leadership and building for the next generation
14.15 GMT
- Building effective teams; spreading positivity and adopting a growth mind set
- Being a strong mentor – best practices for effective mentoring and sponsorship
- How to avoid professional isolation – tips to engaging your colleagues/clients/peers
- Career progression and development in uncertain times
- What qualities of a leader are important? What have we learnt from the past six months?
Errol Bong
Head of compliance & legal counsel, Noble Group
Martin Rock
Director M&A, Commerzbank
Peter Wittmann
Managing director, Asia-IO
Eric Xin
Senior managing director, managing partner, private equity, CITIC Capital
Closing comments
15.15 GMT
Close of forum and networking
15.20 GMT
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ATTENDEE PROFILE
The Forum welcomes over 200 women IP and general counsel every year to London and now that the event is virtual, we expect more participation than ever on a global scale. As an in-house focused event, the event welcomes all seniority levels, from those just starting in the careers to those at the top of it. The event is inclusive and men are also welcome to join to hear more on the substantive topics.
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"I really enjoyed the flow, setup and process. Great inclusion of cases that I can now go home and read.
"I enjoyed that the networking and topics addressed the needs of in-house counsel.
"Great substantive information and very good speakers. [Overall] The conferences was very informative and interesting. The MIP programs are excellent!
Past speakers
The 2020 speaker line-up will be announced shortly. See below for past speakers from the event for an idea of who you will hear from.
If you feel you have something to contribute or would like to position yourself as an expert in your field, please get in touch with Natalie Canter for corporate speaking enquiries or Aman Duggal for law firm or service provider opportunities.
Rachel Alexander
Wiggin
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Natasha Aziz
The Body Shop
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Claire Cornell
Finnegan
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Sharon Harrison
Mondelez International
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Sheila Henderson
Richemont International
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Ruby Kakati
Lucozade Ribena Suntory
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Anna Leathley
Carpmaels & Ransford
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Charlotta Ljungdahl
Air Liquide
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Lizzie Morters
British American Tobacco
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Amira Mukhtar
Mars Wrigley
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Maeve O'Flynn
Finnegan
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Emily O'Neill
Spectris
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Claudia Pappas
Thyssenkrupp
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Anette Rasmussen
AWA Law
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Irene Roberts
Getty Images
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Helen Saunders
Incopro
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Kimiya Shams
Devialet
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Diana Sternfeld
LifeArc
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Katherine Tsang
Diageo
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Catrin Turner
Dr Martens
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IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
The event is free all in-house counsel and all those working in IP, from those just starting in their careers to those at the top of it. As an inclusive event, men are also welcome to join.
Free registrations are limited to maintain virtual platform performance so early application to attend is advised. Registration includes:
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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Watch all panel discussions and presentations live
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ONLINE NETWORKING
Get access to an exclusive online networking platform to arrange meetings or have impromptu chats
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ON DEMAND ACCESS
Watch any of the recorded sessions at a time that suits you
LAW FIRMS AND IP ADVISORY SERVICES
Advisory firms and IP service providers are invited to either become members of the Women in IP Global Network to attend or to sponsor the event for group attendance and speaking opportunities. To learn how to position your firm as thought leader and to discuss the opportunities available, please get in touch below:
ATTENDANCE
For more information on the Women in IP Global Network, and to attend the event as an individual, please get in touch below:
Contact Melanie Petch
Email Melanie
Call: +44 (0) 207 779 8867
SPONSORSHIP
For sponsorship opportunities and to learn more on how you can position your firm as a thought leader, please get in touch below:
Contact Aman Duggal
Email Aman
Call: +44 (0) 207 779 8067
Venue
Address
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75 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, 10019
Transport
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