The 2026 Speakers

Take a look at our expert speaker faculty contains leaders in Intellectual Property, Patent Litigation, Trademark, Brand Protection, and Licensing from leading European organisations.

Chris Benson
Partner & Head of Electronics
HGF

Emily O'Neill
General Counsel, UK
Deminor

Tim Oelmann
Head of Business IPR Management
Deutche Telekom

Nishat Ruiter
General Counsel
TED Conferences

James Horgan
Chief IP Counsel - International Litigation and Policy
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Shelley Duggan
SVP & General Counsel - Global IP Protection & Anti-illicit Trade
Procter & Gamble

Karin Dyvelkov
Vice President of Intellectual Property
GEA Group

Simon Müller
Head of IP Care Chemicals
Basf PLC

Manuel Neetz
Head of IP Diagnostic Imaging
Siemens Healthineers

Ralf Duckeck
Vice President Intellectual Property
Ebm-Papst Group

Le Chen
Senior Legal Director, Head of IP Policy (Europe)
Xiaomi Technology

Jorg Thomaier
Former Head of IP
Bayer

Donato Pasquariello
Director, Patent Attorney
Ericsson

Bjorg Texel
Lead Trademark Counsel (Head of Trademarks)
Maersk

Sean Alexander
Head of Intellectual Property
Umicore SA

Nikos Minas
Global IP Counsel
Wesco

Ken Seddon
CEO
LOT Network

Itai Galmor
CRO
BrandShield

Janine Swarbrick
Partner and Patent Attorney
HGF

Olivia Mazzucotelli
Head of Brand & Industry Relations
TikTok Shop

Robertha Hoglund
Head of Intellectual Property
Elkem

Itai Saldinger
Director of Intellectual Property
Playtika

Peter Arrowsmith
Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney, and UPC Representative
Gill Jennings & Every LLP

Rebecca Matheson
Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney, and UPC Representative
Gill Jennings & Every LLP

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