FORGING NEW PATHS
Our content for 2025 will focus on our theme: Forging New Paths. Speakers will address the current climate of our industry and how we can creatively think of new pathways ahead.
2025 AGENDA
Thursday, 20 November, 2025
See our agenda below. Please note, agenda is subject to change.
11.00-11.30 |
Registration and networking |
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11:30-12:00 |
Welcome and opening remarks |
12:00-13:15 |
Session 1: UPC Judges Panel |
13:15-14:15 |
Lunch and networking |
14:15-15:15 |
Session 2: From disparity to discovery – challenges and opportunities in women’s health |
15:15-16:15 |
Session 3: Female Founders |
16:15-16:45 |
Coffee and networking |
16:45-17:45 |
Session 4: Navigating risk and protecting security |
17:45-18:00 |
Closing session: Summing up and call to action |
From 18:00 |
Networking Reception |
SESSION SUMMARIES
Session 1: UPC Judges’ Panel
We now have over two years of UPC cases and experience. With a focus on preliminary injunction proceedings, this panel of UPC judges and practitioners will discuss key trends and debate best practices in the new court. Led by Signe Lundorf (Bech-Bruun) and Amy Crouch (UK Co-Chair, Mewburn Ellis), the panel, including Judge Florence Butin, Judge Kai Harmand, Judge Anna-Lena Klein and Judge Sabine Klepsch will shed some light on what it entails to be a UPC judge and discuss important issues relating to diversity and representation.
Session 2: From Disparity to Discovery in Women’s Health – challenges and opportunities
Despite recent advancements in gender representation within clinical research, women's health issues remain significantly under-researched. According to a report by the World Economic Forum and McKinsey from January 2024, less than 2% of global research funds are allocated to non-cancer-related women's diseases. This disparity not only adversely affects women worldwide but also impacts societies and market structures. This session will convene leaders and advocates committed to catalyzing transformative changes in healthcare research, development, and policy. Led by Louise Bertelsen Forman (Bech-Bruun) and Gabriella Simon (Powell Gilbert), with panelists from both private industry and public authorities, this session will address the current landscape and explore opportunities. Panelists include Eda Stark (Olympus), Sanne Brun Jensen (BII), and Anette Steenberg (Medicon Valley Alliance).
Session 3: Female Founders
Generating trillions of dollars of revenue is women’s work. In the US alone, women-owned business generated $2.7 trillion in revenue each year and in the UK, over $100 billion in gross-added value is added to the UK economy. Led by Emily Bottle (London Leadership, HSF Kramer), with panelists Klara Hvidberg Shelton (Tetomo ApS), and Sara Nazare (NLP) this dynamic panel will explore the unique journeys of women entrepreneurs—from the spark of an idea to scaling successful ventures—while navigating challenges from financing to strategic partnerships.
Session 4: Navigating Risk and Protecting Security
In a volatile global landscape, in-house counsel, business leaders and outside counsel are under increasing pressure to anticipate risk, ensure compliance, and safeguard corporate integrity and consumer security - all while responding to rapidly evolving regulatory frameworks, cross-border trade complexities, and heightened litigation threats. This panel, led by Johanne Eeg Bækbøl Pedersen (Bech-Bruun) and Boukje van der Maazen (Brinkhof), brings together Kat Hinterberg (Moderna), Kim Schmitt (Intel), and Belinda Gascoyne (IBM) and Amanda Perrot (Adobe) to explore how lawyers and business leaders can proactively manage risk, adapt to shifting regulatory and geopolitical landscapes and strengthen consumer security.