Lead Panel+ Announced for IP Summit; Limited Time 25% Discount for IP CloseUp Readers

Six leaders in artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights, including a former Philips and IBM executive, a serial entrepreneur, ex-ITC Commission and current USPTO Director of AI and Emerging Technologies have been added to the 2024 IP Awareness Summit on March 28th.

Jerry Ma – Director of AI and Emerging Technologies, USPTO; fmr Senior AI roles at Facebook/Meta
F. Scott Kieff – Fmr Commissioner of the International Trade Commission; national security advisor under three U.S. Presidents
Emily Joy Bembeneck – Director Center for Applied AI at Chicago Booth School of Business; Researcher in digital storytelling
Daniel Papst – Managing Director of Papst Licensing; patent attorney
Armando Pauker – General Partner and Co-Founder, Tensility Venture Partners, early-stage investors in AI, digital health and cybersecurity
Brian Hinman – Chief Innovation Officer, Aon IP Solutions; fmr CIPO, Philips; VP Licensing IBM

This year’s IPAS theme is “AI + IP = ?” The goal: sharing that leads to an action plan in support of creators, businesses and the public. The opening panel is “Slow, regulate or leave it alone? – Rising to the AI challenge.”

Keynote speaker Alex Castrounis is author of AI for People and Business: A Framework for Better Human Experiences and Business Success. He is a data scientist and former INDYCAR racing engineer with has over 20 years of experience advising startups to Fortune 100 companies on using data, analytics, and AI models.

For the full agenda, speakers and their biographies, as well as information about hotels and registration discounts go here.

More Than 20 Speakers

This year’s Summit is being held on March 28th by the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) in conjunction with the McCormick School of Engineering and Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. It will take place at the beautiful Allen Center on NW’s Evanston Campus, 30 minutes from O’Hare Airport.

IP CloseUp readers can receive a 25% discount if they register before March 8th. Space is limited.

IPAS 2024 will feature five timely panels, a morning keynote, a featured afternoon speaker, two breakout sessions for audience member participation, 20+ speakers, as well as multiple networking opportunities.

Lunch & Cocktail Reception

A light lunch will be served. A reception with drinks and hors d’oeuvres will follow the final panel. The nominal registration fee covers the cost of food and conference overhead.

The IP Awareness Summit® is the only annual event that examines the impact of IP awareness on innovation, business and people – and the strategies for improving it. Participants include IP owners of all sizes, entrepreneurs, inventors and other creators, educators, lawyers and AI investors.

Join a select group of people who care about the future of innovation and creative expression and want to assure their future.

For more information or to register www.ipawarenesssummit.com. (It takes two minutes.) Space is limited.

IP CloseUp readers are eligible for a 25% discount off of the already low registration fee if they act before March 8th. The discount covers companies, law firms and consultants; government, educators and non-profits; and students. Space is limited. Use the discount code: IPCU24

CIPU Board Members

Brian Hinman, Keith Bergelt (CEO Open Invention Network), Manny Schecter (fmr Chief Patent Counsel, IBM), Mickie Voges-Piatt (Chicago-Kent College of Law), Adam Mossoff (see bio on event website), Tiffany Norwood (see bio on event website), Terry Hart (ex-Associate GC U.S. Copyright Office; GC Association of American Publishers) and Bruce Berman (see bio on event site).

Committee Members Include

James Pooley (ex-WIPO Deputy Director General; trade secret author), Madeleine Key (Forbes), Maysa Razavi (Moderna) and Derek Morales (Estee Lauder; ex-Ralph Lauren).

Image source: CIPU