4th annual
March 10
Convene 810 Seventh Ave, New York
09.00
OPENING REMARKS
Speaker
Patrick Wingrove, Americas editor, Managing Intellectual Property
IP monetization and licensing strategies
Speakers
Kimberly Maynard, partner, trademark & brand management, and litigation groups, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz (moderator)
Oliver Herzfeld, SVP and chief legal officer, Beanstalk
Elisheva Jasie, SVP, global business services & licensing, Coty
Julianna Orgel-Eaton, assistant general counsel, Ziff Davis
When to litigate?
Speakers
Dana Justus, counsel, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox (moderator)
Michael Crane, senior counsel, advertising & trademark, Choice Hotels International
Monica Riva Talley, director, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Ksenia (KT) Takhistova, vice chair, director, legal counsel, CME Group
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
Focusing on communities: Responsible advertising, social media and online influencers
Speakers
Marcella Ballard, partner, Venable (moderator)
Jessica E Cardon, deputy general counsel, Quality King Distributors
Lydia Cheuk, deputy general counsel, Away
Tim Hirsch, general counsel, CaaStle
Melissa Moriarty, assistant GC, VaynerMedia
Kristen Ruisi, counsel, Venable
Discussion at tables
Resolving international trademark issues
Speakers
Danny Awdeh, partner, Finnegan (moderator)
Pamela Mallari, senior counsel - chocolate, marketing properties, Mars
David Modzeleski, SVP IP & Litigation, Discovery
Larry Rickles, chief trademark counsel, Teva Pharmaceutical
Seana Smith, director - trademarks and copyrights, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
NETWORKING LUNCH
Breakout discussions on developing effective brand protection strategies
These interactive 30-minute breakout discussions will provide a unique opportunity to work closely with your peers to discuss the latest brand protection strategies. Attendees get to choose 2.
Roundtable A: Anti-counterfeiting and law enforcement
Speaker
Kasie Brill, vice president, brand protection & strategic initiatives, US Chamber of Commerce
Roundtable B: Ensuring your crisis communications will protect the brand
Speaker
Ainslee Schreiber, associate general counsel, principal counsel IP, WeWork
Roundtable C: Dealing with e-commerce and social media platforms: enforcing rights, second-hand goods and counterfeits
Speaker
Michael LeMieux, consultant, International Chamber of Commerce BASCAP
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
Best practices for fighting trademark squatting in China: from filing to enforcement
Speaker
Paul Ranjard, partner, Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Discussion at tables
Latest best practices from in-house trademark counsel
Speakers
Matan Balas, former general counsel, littleBits (moderator)
Patrick Flaherty, managing associate GC - IP law and policy, Verizon Communications
Viviana Mura, formerly assistant GC, global IP, Luxottica
Nishat Ruiter, general counsel, TED Conferences
Sudipta Rao, head, global trademarks, oncology, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
FORUM ADJOURNS