Speakers
Conference Co-Chairs
Liz Cohen
Partner Bristows LLP
Dr. Kai Rüting, LL.M.
Partner | UPC Representative Vossius & Partner
Ruud van der Velden
Partner Hogan LovellsJudges of the Unified Patent Court
Honorable Edger Brinkman
Presiding Judge UPC LD the Hague, the NetherlandsSenior Judge
Court of the Hague, the Netherlands
Honorable Peter Blok
Presiding Judge UPC, Court of Appeal, the HagueGovernment Speakers and Associations
Boris Andrejaš
Case Handler European CommissionDG Comp
Dr. Sönke Holtorf
Director, Biotechnology European Patent Office
Dr. Martijn de Lange
Patent Examiner Netherlands patent office
Sergio Napolitano
General Counsel and External Relations Director Medicines for Europe
Michael Swita
Director of IP Policy European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)In-House Speakers
Tamaris Bucher
Principal Patent Attorney Novartis
Sabrina Duschner
VP Patent Litigation Strategy Fresenius Kabi
James Horgan
Chief IP Counsel, International Litigation and Policy Merck Sharp & Dohme (UK) Ltd.
Dr Rose Hughes
Director of Patents Astrazeneca
Katie Rooth
Lead IP Litigation Counsel Sandoz
Jiri Slavik
Director, IP Adalvo
Brigitte Carion-Taravella
European Patent Attorney Sanofi
Damas Gallardo Torres
European Patent Attorney Farmaprojects S.A.U.Law Firm and Academics
Christopher Brückner
Partner Dennemeyer SA
David Carling
Partner Potter Clarkson
Mike Gruber, LL.M.
Partner | UPC Representative Hoffman Eitle
Eduardo Hallak
Founding Partner Licks Attorneys Christian Helbig
Founding Partner | Patent Attorney WAGNER + HELBIG IP Counselors Switzerland
Professor Willem Hoyng
Managing Partner Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Dr. Ian Jones
European Patent Attorney | UPC Representative Gill Jennings & Every LLP
Oliver Kingsbury
Partner Elkington + Fife LLP
Adam Mossoff
Professor of Law Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University
Daniel G. Rudoy, PhD
Shareholder | Executive Committee Member Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C
Dr. Moritz Schroeder
Counsel Bird & Bird
Camille Terfve
Partner Mewburn Ellis
Ingrid Vandenborre
Partner | Co-head Antitrust/Competition Practice Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Anita Varma
Partner White & Case LLP