Speakers
Co-Chairs
Penny Gilbert
Partner Powell Gilbert LLP
Dr. Rose Hughes, PhD, EPA
European Patent Attorney Evolve IPJudiciary
Emmanuel Gougé
Judge (Legally Qualified) UPC, Court of Appeal
Dr. Florian Schweyer
Judge 7th Civil Chamber, Munich Regional CourtGovernment and Patent Offices
Dr. Fergal Brady
Patent Examiner Intellectual Property Office of Ireland
Rowena Dinham
Group Head, Patent Examination UK Intellectual Property Office
Elodie Ferraty
Patent Examiner INPI (French Patent Office)
Dr. Martijn de Lange
Patent Examiner Netherlands Patent Office
Rieke Kaup
Case Handler DG Comp, European Commission
Patrick Purcell
Senior Patent Examiner UK Intellectual Property Office
Dr. Stefanie Vukovic
Patent Examiner DPMA (German Patent Office)Distinguished Speakers
Rais Amils
Partner Gómez-Acebo & Pombo (Spain)
Michelle Ayora
Senior Data Protection Lawyer MyData-TRUST (Belgium)
Francesca Blythe
Partner Sidley Austin LLP (UK)
Ellen Broug, Ph.D
European Patent Attorney | UPC Representative Plasseraud (the Netherlands)
Brigitte Carion-Taravella, PhD
Principal Patent Counsel, Lead Biologics IP EU and EU Patent Policy Sanofi (France)
David Carling
Partner Potter Clarkson (UK)
Irene Casalprim
IP Director Adalvo (Spain)
Matthieu Denne, Ph.D.
Founding Partner | UPC Representative Dhenne Avocats (France)
Dr. Tobias Fischer
Vice President of IP Heidelberg Pharma AG (Germany)
Daniela Gill-Carey, PhD
Senior Director | IP Litigation Lead, EMEA Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd (UK)
Richard Gillard
Partner Elkington + Fife LLP (UK)
Ida Gjessing
Partner Gjessing (Norway)
Kurt Haegman
Partner Baker & McKenzie (Belgium)
Eduardo Hallak
Founding Partner Licks Attorneys (Brazil)
Katherine A. (“Kassie”) Helm
Partner Dechert LLP (US)
Oscar Lamme
Partner | UPC Representative Simmons & Simmons LLP (the Netherlands)
Dr. Graham Lewis
Partner | UPC Representative J A Kemp LLP (UK)
Mercedes Meyer, PhD
Partner Banner Witcoff (USA)
Amanda K. Murphy, Ph.D
Partner Finnegan (UK and US)
Sergio Napolitano
General Counsel & Director of External Relations Medicines for Europe (Belgium)
Wouter Pors
Partner Windt Le Grand Leeuwnburgh (the Netherlands)
Justyna Rasiewicz
Partner Rasiewicz & Associates (Poland)
Markus Rieck
Partner Fuchs Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB (Germany)
Dr. Kai Rüting
Partner | UPC Representative Vossius & Partner (Germany)
Lucy Samuels
Director Gill Jennings & Every LLP (UK)
Dr. Moritz Schroeder
Partner Bird & Bird (Germany)
Dawid Sierzant
Partner SDP (Poland)
Jiri Slavik
Vice President, IP Adalvo (Czech Republic)
Sanya Sukduang
Partner Norton Rose Fulbright (US)
Michael Swita
Director of IP EFPIA (Belgium)
Camille Terfve, PhD
Partner, Patent Attorney Mewburn Ellis LLP (UK)
Dr. Cláudia Trabuco
Former Global Head of Competition Law Gilead Sciences (Portugal)
Ruud van der Velden
Partner | Head of Amsterdam IP Hogan Lovells (the Netherlands)
Lionel Vial, Ph.D.
Founding Partner | UPC Representative Cabinet Vial (France)