Dr Georgina Wilkins is Head of Intellectual Property at Hitachi Energy, HQ Zurich, Switzerland. Hitachi Energy are a pioneering technology leader advancing the world’s energy system to be more sustainable, flexible and secure. Dr Wilkins leads a global team driving on all aspects of the company’s IP from operations, prosecution, risk management and IP strategy, ensuring they build a meaningful IP portfolio securing Hitachi Energy’s current and future business. With IP strategy at the heart of the Global IP organization, purpose driven portfolios to enable business value based IP creation. Dr Wilkins began her career in IP as a Patent Attorney in a law firm, but quickly moved to industry gaining experience in IP transactions such as M&A and defensive and offensive IP licensing, and defining IP strategies for incoming startups. She is a regular conference speaker on various aspects of IP law and strategy, with interests ranging from trade secret management, IP risk mitigation, IP transactions, and IP software solutions. She is also a passionate advocate for equity, diversity and inclusion, and volunteers for social mobility charities and charities encouraging broader access to legal careers. Dr Wilkins is a UK chartered patent attorney, European patent attorney, holds a legal degree from the University of Manchester, UK and a PhD and Master’s degree in physics and electronics from the University of Leeds, UK.