GLOBAL SUMMIT AGENDA, EXPERIENCES AND POP-UP SHOPS

The ChIPs Global Summit 2025 will be submitted for MCLE hours, contingent upon state review and decision. 

 

2025 Experiences and pop-up shops are listed below the agenda.

 

2024 AGENDA - CHECK BACK SOON FOR THE 2025 AGENDA

3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Registration Opens
 
International Terrace, Terrace Level
 
 
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Welcome Reception: Sip & Shop (open to all registrants)

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International Terrace, Terrace Level
 
 
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration opens
 
 
 
 
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Networking Breakfast

Coffee courtesy of

 

 

 

International Terrace, Terrace Level
 
 
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Forces for Good - State of the ChIPs Union
 
International Ballroom, Concourse Level
Joan Toth, Executive Director - ChIPs Network
Joan Toth
8:45 AM - 8:55 AM
8:45 AM - 8:55 AM
Welcome - ChIPs Board Director Katherine Minarik

Featuring ChIPs and Board Director Katherine Minarik

 
Katherine Minarik, Chief Legal Officer - Uniswap Labs
Katherine Minarik
8:55 AM - 9:25 AM
8:55 AM - 9:25 AM
A Force for Good in Global IP: Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Partnership with Foreign Markets
 
International Ballroom, Concourse Level
Deborah Lashley-Johnson, Acting Director for the IP Attache Program - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Laura Hammel, Senior Policy Advisor and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Liaison - U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary, Office of Policy and Strategic Planning
Deborah Lashley-Johnson Laura Hammel
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
General Counsel: Advancing Women at the Top - Leading for Good
 
 
Angie Hankins, Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer - Schott North America, Inc.
Melissa Jobe,
Michele Lee, General Counsel - Pinterest
Jennifer Miller, General Counsel - Grammarly
Cynthia Cole, Partner - Baker & McKenzie LLP
Angie Hankins Melissa Jobe Michele Lee Jennifer Miller Cynthia Cole
10:10 AM - 10:55 AM
10:10 AM - 10:55 AM
Networking Break

Coffee courtesy of

 

 

 

International Terrace, Terrace Level
 
 
10:55 AM - 11:45 AM
10:55 AM - 11:45 AM
ChIPs Hall of Fame Honorees

This year, ChIPs honors Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Kathi Vidal. The two will sit for a fireside chat, moderated by Nina Easton.

 
NIna Easton, Co-CEO - SellersEaston Media
Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - United States Department of Commerce
NIna Easton Gina Raimondo
11:55 AM - 12:40 PM
11:55 AM - 12:40 PM
Breakout: Empowering High-Value Partnerships Between Client and Outside Counsel
 
Jefferson Room, Concourse Level
Manita Rawat, Partner - Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP
Regina Thomas, Lead Counsel for Copyright, Trademark, and Media Law - Yahoo Inc.
Susan Morrison, Principal - Fish & Richardson P.C.
Cary Miller, VP and Head of IP - REGENXBIO
Tanya Kiatkulpiboone, Head of Legal - Speedo North America
Manita Rawat Regina Thomas Susan Morrison Cary Miller Tanya Kiatkulpiboone
11:55 AM - 12:40 PM
Breakout: Chief IP Officers Innovate for Good
 
Lincoln Room, Concourse Level
Laurie Stempler, Special Counsel - Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Ceyda Maisami, Chief IP Counsel - HP
Gael Tisack, Chief IP Counsel, Divisional Vice President & Associate General Counsel - Abbott Laboratories
Sri Atluri, Chief IP Counsel - Walmart Inc.
Erika Singleton, Vice President, Global Chief IP Counsel - Entegris Inc.
Laurie Stempler Ceyda Maisami Gael Tisack Sri Atluri Erika Singleton
12:40 PM - 2:10 PM
12:40 PM - 2:10 PM
Networking Lunch

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Concourse Level Foyer
 
 
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM
Breakout: AI for Good: Developing Guard Rails in Artificial Intelligence
 
Lincoln Room, Concourse Level
Angela Dunning, Partner - Cleary Gottlieb
Cathy Lee, Director, Associate General Counsel - Stability AI
Charlin Lu, Senior Director, Intellectual Property & Product Legal - Rubrik
Brianna Hinojosa-Smith, Director, IP Business Development - Dolby Laboratories
Angela Dunning Cathy Lee Charlin Lu Brianna Hinojosa-Smith
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM
Breakout: Leading the Charge in and out of the Courtroom
 
Jefferson Room, Concourse Level
Daralyn Durie, Partner - Morrison & Foerster
Erin Gibson, Partner - DLA Piper LLP
Tara Trask, President - Trask Consulting
Daralyn Durie Erin Gibson Tara Trask
2:55 PM - 3:40 PM
2:55 PM - 3:40 PM
Networking Break

Coffee courtesy of

 

 

 

International Terrace, Terrace Level
 
 
3:40 PM - 3:45 PM
3:40 PM - 3:45 PM
Announcing the General Counsel Boot Camp 2024 Graduating Class and welcoming Cohort 3, Class of 2025
 
International Ballroom, Concourse Level
Dorian Daley, Board Member, ChIPS, former GC of Oracle Corporation - ChIPs Network
Dorian Daley
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Announcing: ChIPs Honor Roll Law Firms
 
International Ballroom, Concourse Level
Valerie Portillo, Director, Legal Department and Law Firm Integration - Diversity Lab
Valerie Portillo
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM
Announcing: ChIPs Scholarship Awardees
 
International Ballroom, Concourse Level
Noreen Krall, Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel - Apple Inc.
Cyndi Wheeler, Head of Intellectual Property - Unity
Noreen Krall Cyndi Wheeler
4:10 PM - 4:55 PM
4:10 PM - 4:55 PM
Hot Topics in IP
 
International Ballroom, Concourse Level
Nicola Dagg, Partner - Kirkland & Ellis
Sharre Lotfollahi, Partner - Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Komal Patel, Assistant General Counsel - Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Taylor Ludlam, Executive Director - Global Litigation - Lenovo
Nicola Dagg Sharre Lotfollahi Komal Patel Taylor Ludlam
4:55 PM - 5:25 PM
4:55 PM - 5:25 PM
Fireside Chat: Ketanji Brown Jackson
 
International Ballroom, Concourse Level
Mallun Yen, Founder & Partner - Operator Collective
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Supreme Court Justice - United States Supreme Court
Mallun Yen Ketanji Brown Jackson
5:25 PM - 5:30 PM
5:25 PM - 5:30 PM
Closing Remarks
 
International Ballroom, Concourse Level
Julianne Hartzell, partner - Marshall Gerstein
Natalie Gonzales, Partner - Yetter Coleman LLP
Julianne Hartzell Natalie Gonzales
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Networking Reception

sponsored by 

     

 

 

 

 

 

International Terrace, Terrace Level
 
 
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration Opens
 
International Terrace, Terrace Level
 
 
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Networking Breakfast
 
 
 
 
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Opening Remarks
 
International Ballroom, Concourse Level
Joan Toth, Executive Director - ChIPs Network
Joan Toth
8:40 AM - 9:25 AM
8:40 AM - 9:25 AM
Artificial Intelligence: Policies for Good
 
International Ballroom, Concourse Level
Rama Elluru, Senior Director - Special Competitive Studies Project
Carolyn Herzog, Chief Legal Officer - Elastic
Nikki Pope, Sr. Director, AI & Legal Ethics - NVIDIA
Kate Goodloe, Managing Director, Policy - BSA | The Software Alliance
Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director - U.S. Copyright Office
Rama Elluru Carolyn Herzog Nikki Pope Kate Goodloe Shira Perlmutter
9:25 AM - 9:55 AM
9:25 AM - 9:55 AM
Fireside Chat: Kara Swisher
 
International Ballroom, Concourse Level
Mallun Yen, Founder & Partner - Operator Collective
Kara Swisher, Author - Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
Mallun Yen Kara Swisher
9:55 AM - 10:40 AM
9:55 AM - 10:40 AM
Networking Break
 
International Terrace, Terrace Level
 
 
10:40 AM - 11:30 AM
10:40 AM - 11:30 AM
Female Founders of Legal Tech
 
International Ballroom, Concourse Level
Stephanie Curcio, CEO & Co-Founder - NLPatent
LOURDES FUENTES, CEO - Karta Legal
Kara Peterson, Co-Founder - descrybe.ai
Cecilia Ziniti, CEO & Founder - GC AI
Allyson Kapin, General Partner - W Fund
Stephanie Curcio LOURDES FUENTES Kara Peterson Cecilia Ziniti Allyson Kapin
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Advocating for Innovation: Strategies for Tech Policy
 
International Ballroom, Concourse Level
Vanessa Bailey, Head of Patent Policy - Amazon
Sarah Beth Jansen, Partner - Franklin Square Group
Sharon Israel, Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Michelle Ankenbrand, Administrative Patent Judge - USPTO - PTAB
Karen Robinson, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel - Adobe
Vanessa Bailey Sarah Beth Jansen Sharon Israel Michelle Ankenbrand Karen Robinson
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Closing Remarks
 
International Ballroom, Concourse Level
Jennifer Yokoyama, SVP & Deputy General Counsel, Legal Innovation Strategy Team - Cisco Systems
Karen Robinson, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel - Adobe
Jennifer Yokoyama Karen Robinson
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Conference Concludes
 
International Ballroom, Concourse Level
 
 
Time Zone: (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]

2025 GLOBAL SUMMIT EXPERIENCES & POP-UP SHOPS

WIFI 

PHONE CHARGING STATIONS 

International Terrace and Concourse Level

CHAIR MASSAGE: Unwind with a 10-minute massage.

Georgetown West, Concourse Level

SHOPPING: Update your wardrobe and accessories with our pop-up shops.

International Terrace, Terrace Level