2026 AGENDA

Thursday, November 19, 2026
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMRegistration and Networking 
11:30 AM - 12:00 PMWelcome & Opening Remarks 
12:00 PM - 1:15 PMSession 1: UPC Judges’ Panel

Judge Rute Lopes (Lisbon, Local Division)

Judge Florence Butin (President, Paris, Central Division)

Judge Kai Härmand (Stockholm, Seat of the Regional Division)

Judge Anna-Lena Klein (Milan, Central Division- Section)

Judge Marta Cervera Martínez (Senior Commercial Judge, Spain)

1:15 PM - 2:15 PMNetworking Lunch 
2:15 PM - 3:15 PMSession 2: The Dual-Use Race: Who Owns Europe’s Next Strategic Advantage?

AI, autonomous systems, drones, space and software in the dual-use era

3:15 PM - 4:15 PMSession 3: What is Keeping You Up at Night?

A panel discussion on the top legal, regulatory and management issues that are taking up the most time for in-house counsel

4:15 PM - 4:45 PMNetworking Coffee Break 
4:45 PM - 5:45 PMSession 4: Health is Security

The technologies Europe cannot afford to outsource.

5:45 PM - 6:00 PMClosing Remarks

Summing up and call to action, and future events from ChIPs HQ

6:00 PM - 7:00 PMNetworking Reception