Helen Stanwell-Smith

Helen is currently a Senior Legal Consultant at ITV Group managing a strategic review of IP. She spent 2 years as Head of Intellectual Property at Thomas Cook Group, responsible for all IP matters in the Group including management of international brand portfolios, IP licensing and brand protection. Prior to joining Thomas Cook, Helen was Senior Legal Counsel at Orange Group, the global telecommunications group, for 12 years where she led the international brand portfolio and enforcement team and was responsible for global brand registration and enforcement strategy and B2B brand licensing. Helen has also worked in house at the BBC, advising on IP and media issues.  Prior to her in house career she practiced media, IP and commercial litigation at Richards Butler LLP (now Reed Smith LLP) and Nabarro LLP.