Brian J. Lally
Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property - Transactions & Market Compliance, Ford Motor Company – Office of General CounselRead More
Byron Thom
Partner, BDC Industrial Innovation Venture Fund (I2VF)Read More
Chang Han
EiR (Entrepreneur in Residence, Innovation UBCRead More
Conor Sheehan
Vice President, Global IP Business Development, UnitedLexRead More
Derek de Laat
President & CEO, FIN IP GroupRead More
Dr. Houston Brown
IP Executive & Registered Patent Agent, In-House IPRead More
Erin Pisko
VP, Strategy Innovation Asset Collective (IAC)Read More
Jessica Yip
COO & Co-Founder, A&K RoboticsRead More
Joel Semeniuk
CEO, PrimalRead More
Karn Manhas
Founder & Executive Chair, TerrameraRead More
Kerry Hillier
Vice President & General Counsel, Ballard Power SystemsRead More
Maryam Sadeghi
CEO, MetaOptimaRead More
Rachel Haller
Senior Corporate Counsel, MicrosoftRead MoreConference Agenda:
1:00 PM - Registration Opens
Registration opens at Microsoft, 725 Granville St.
1:30 - 1:55 PM - Opening remarks
Emcee: Chang Han, EiR, Innovation UBC
1:55 - 2:40 PM - AI, Open Source, and IP Rights - Where is the Common Ground?
Speakers:
- Rachel Heller, Senior Corporate Counsel, Microsoft
- Joel Semeniuk, CEO, Primal
Moderator:
TBD
*Followed by 10-minute break
2:50 - 3:35 PM - Lessons Learned: The IP Risks That Mattered at Scale
Panelists:
- Erin Pisko, VP, Strategy, Innovation Asset Collective (IAC)
- Brian J. Lally, President and COO, Ford Global Technologies
Moderator:
- Conor Sheehan, VP, Global IP Business Development UnitedLex
*Followed by 10-minute break
3:45 - 4:30 PM - Building the Right IP Team: Strategy & Metrics for Every Growth Stage
Panelists:
- Jessica Yip, COO & Co-Founder, A&K Robotics
- Karn Manhas, Founder & Executive Chair, Terramera
- Maryam Sadeghi, CEO, MetaOptima
Moderator:
- Houston Brown, IP Executive & Registered Patent Agent
*Followed by 10-minute break
4:40 - 5:30 PM - IP, Finance, and Valuation: Structuring for Long-Term Value
Speaker:
- Derek de Laat
President & CEO, FIN IP Group
*Followed by 10-minute break
