Speakers
Co-Chairs

Dominic Adair
Partner
Bristows LLP (U.K)

Dr. Penny Gilbert
Partner
Powell Gilbert LLP

Bert Oosting
Partner
Hogan Lovells
Government and Association Speakers

Boris Andrejaš
Case Handler Officer
European Commission
DG COMPETITION

Andrzej Gadkowski
Associate Legal Officer, IP Disputes Section
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

Gordon Humphreys
Chairperson of the 1st and 3rd Board of Appeals
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Honorable Rian Kalden
Senior Judge
Court of Appeal, The Hague

Honorable Margot Kokke
Senior Judge
District Court, The Hague

Sergio Napolitano LL.M.
General Counsel and External Relations Director
Medicines for Europe
In-House

Alessandra Attavino
Senior Patent Attorney
Chiesi Farmaceutici

Sara Burghart
Lead IP Litigation Counsel
Sandoz

Dr. Sabrina Duschner
VP Patent Litigation Strategy
Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH

Professor Willem Hoyng
Partner
HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER
Chairman, Advisory Committee of the UPC
Member, Drafting Committee of the Rules of Proceedings of the UPC

Karin Pramberger
Head of IP
Polpharma Group

Ioana Ratescu
Head Legal, Regulatory Europe
Attorney at Law
Novartis Pharma AG

Mathilde Rauline
Counsel, European Patent Attorney
August Debouzy (FRA)

Pedro Roman
Intellectual Property Lawyer
Insud Pharma

Peter Silverman
Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel
Merus

Jiri Slavik
Senior Manager, Intellectual Property
Adalvo
Outside Counsel

Koen Bijvank
Partner
Brinkhof

Gaëlle Bourout
Counsel
Linklaters

Philippe Campolini
Partner
Stibbe

Thierry Calame
Partner
Lenz & Staehelin

Robert V. Cerwinski
Partner
Gemini Law LLP

Anthony Chen
Partner
Jones Day

Grant Castle
Partner
Covington & Burling LLP

Daan de Lange
Partner
Brinkhof Advocaten

Ida Gjessing
Partner
GjessingReimers

Philipp Groz
Partner
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

James Horgan
Assistant Managing Counsel
Merck Sharp & Dohme

Ian Jones
Partner
Gill Jennings & Every

Gregor König
Partner
König Szynka Tilmann von Renesse

Daniel Lim
Partner, Intellectual Property
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Benjamin May
Partner
ARAMIS Société d'Avocats

Maarten Meulenbelt
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP

Miquel Montañá
Partner
Clifford Chance LLP

Oswin Ridderbusch
Partner
VOSSIUS & PARTNER

Rob Rodrigues
Partner
Licks Attorneys

Eleanor Root
Partner
Bird & Bird

Pete Sadler
Partner
Reddie & Grose

Deborah Sterling
Director, Chair, Biotechnology & Chemical Practice Group
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Ruud van der Velden
Partner
Hogan Lovells International LLP
