Helen Stanwell-Smith

Helen is Head of Intellectual Property at the Thomas Cook Group, responsible for all IP matters in the Group and including management of international brand portfolios, IP licensing and brand protection. Prior to joining Thomas Cook in 2018, Helen spent 12 years as Senior Legal Counsel at Orange Group, the global telecommunications group, 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.