GLOBAL SUMMIT AGENDA

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

3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
International Terrace, Terrace Level
 
 
 
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
International Terrace, Terrace Level
 
 

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7:30 AM
7:30 AM
 
 
 
 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
International Terrace, Terrace Level
 
 

Breakfast courtesy of

 

 

 

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
 
Dorian Daley, Board Chair, ChIPs; Board Member, Panetta Institute for Public Policy - ChIPs Network
Joan Toth, Executive Director - ChIPs
Dorian Daley Joan Toth
 
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
 
 
 
 
9:45 AM - 9:50 AM
9:45 AM - 9:50 AM
International Ballroom, Concourse Level
Stephanie Burns, Senior Vice President and General Counsel - Sony Interactive Entertainment
Stephanie Burns
 
9:50 AM - 10:30 AM
9:50 AM - 10:30 AM
 
Verna Williams, CEO - Equal Justice Works
Allison Williams Singleton, J.D. Candidate - Harvard Law
Dorian Daley, Board Chair, ChIPs; Board Member, Panetta Institute for Public Policy - ChIPs Network
Verna Williams Allison Williams Singleton Dorian Daley
 
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
 
 
 
 
11:25 AM - 12:10 PM
11:25 AM - 12:10 PM
 
Diane Honda, Chief Administrative Officer, GC and CHRO - Redis
Chantal Hwang, PRINCIPAL COUNSEL - NVIDIA
Eulonda Skyles, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Humans to Humans - Humans to Humans
Karineh Khachatourian, Managing Partner/Co-Founder - KXT Law
Diane Honda Chantal Hwang Eulonda Skyles Karineh Khachatourian
 
11:25 AM - 12:10 PM
 
Yen Chu, EVP, Chief Legal Officer - Tailored Brands
Cynthia Cole, Partner - Baker McKenzie
Anirma Gupta, SVP, Chief Legal Officer - Unity Technologies
Karyn Smith, Chief Legal Officer - Avalara, Inc.
Yen Chu Cynthia Cole Anirma Gupta Karyn Smith
 
12:10 PM - 1:40 PM
12:10 PM - 1:40 PM
 
 
 

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1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
International Ballroom, Concourse Level
Stephanie Burns, Senior Vice President and General Counsel - Sony Interactive Entertainment
Karen Robinson, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel - Adobe Inc.
Victoria Espinel, CEO - Business Software Alliance
Stephanie Burns Karen Robinson Victoria Espinel
 
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM
 
Lisa Blatt, Chair, Supreme Court and Appellate Practice - Williams & Connolly
Elizabeth Prelogar, Partner - Cooley LLP
Lori Lesser, Head of IP Group - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Lisa Blatt Elizabeth Prelogar Lori Lesser
 
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM
 
Yungmoon Chang, Partner - Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Shellie Freedman, Partner - Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Ashley Littlefield, Director, Global Litigation and Investigations - Applied Materials
Gael Tisack, Chief IP Counsel and Divisional Vice President/Associate General Counsel - Abbott Laboratories
Jeannie Heffernan, Partner - Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Yungmoon Chang Shellie Freedman Ashley Littlefield Gael Tisack Jeannie Heffernan
 
3:05 PM - 3:50 PM
3:05 PM - 3:50 PM
 
 
 
 
3:50 PM - 4:35 PM
3:50 PM - 4:35 PM
 
Rachel MacGuire, Managing Counsel - Oracle
Coke Stewart, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director - USPTO
Nikki Vo, Director & Associate General Counsel - Meta
Karen Robinson, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel - Adobe Inc.
Rachel MacGuire Coke Stewart Nikki Vo Karen Robinson
 
4:35 PM - 5:00 PM
4:35 PM - 5:00 PM
 
Dorian Daley, Board Chair, ChIPs; Board Member, Panetta Institute for Public Policy - ChIPs Network
Dorian Daley
 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
International Terrace, Terrace Level
 
 

 

 

6:45 AM - 7:30 AM
6:45 AM - 7:30 AM
 
 
 

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Attendees can choose between a walk or a run route before breakfast on Friday. Both will take roughly 30 minutes. Please meet in the Washington Hilton lobby. Both our run and walk will begin at 6:45 am.

Option 1: Statue of Liberty Walk

  • 1.6 mile/40 min.
  • The miniature Statue of Liberty is on loan from France for 10 years and can be seen in the gardens of the French Embassy

Option 2: Embassy Row Loop

  • 3 miles/40 min.
  • View the Spanish Steps, the Woodrow Wilson House, the British Embassy, and the Naval Observatory on your route
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
International Terrace, Terrace Level
 
 
 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
 
 
 
 
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
 
Kimberly Crider, Major General - United States Air Force
Navrina Singh, Founder & CEO - Credo AI
Jennifer Yokoyama, SVP & Deputy General Counsel, Legal Innovation, Strategy and Technology - Cisco Systems
Kimberly Crider Navrina Singh Jennifer Yokoyama
 
9:40 AM - 10:25 AM
9:40 AM - 10:25 AM
 
Michelle Lee, CEO - Obsidian Strategies
Shira Perlmutter, 14th Register of Copyrights - U.S. Copyright Office
Kathi Vidal, Partner - Winston & Strawn
Victoria Espinel, CEO - Business Software Alliance
Michelle Lee Shira Perlmutter Kathi Vidal Victoria Espinel
 
10:25 AM - 11:10 AM
10:25 AM - 11:10 AM
 
 
 

 

Coffee courtesy of 

11:10 AM - 11:50 AM
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM
 
Becca Baneman, Global Head of Litigation - Advance Publications
Lily Lim, Head of Legal Affairs - xAI
Lara Rogers, Head of Intellectual Property Disputes - Amazon
Sarita Venkat, SVP, Corporate Legal Affairs - CISCO
Becca Baneman Lily Lim Lara Rogers Sarita Venkat
 
11:50 AM - 12:30 PM
11:50 AM - 12:30 PM
 
Jessi Brooks, GC & CCO - Ribbit Capital
Kara Calvert, Vice President, US Policy - Coinbase
Tuongvy Le, General Counsel - Veda
Katherine Minarik, Chief Legal Officer - Omaze
Jessi Brooks Kara Calvert Tuongvy Le Katherine Minarik
 
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
 
Cyndi Wheeler, Head of Intellectual Property - Unity
Sarita Venkat, SVP, Corporate Legal Affairs - CISCO
Cyndi Wheeler Sarita Venkat
 
Time Zone: (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]

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