More of our 2025 ChIPs Global Summit speakers are being announced each week leading up to the summit! Continue to check this page for updates on speakers.

2025 ChIPs Global Summit Hall of Fame Inductee

2025 ChIPs Global Summit Speakers

Becca Baneman
Becca Baneman
Global Head of Litigation
Advance Publications
Lisa Blatt
Lisa Blatt
Chair, Supreme Court and Appellate Practice
Williams & Connolly
Jessi Brooks
Jessi Brooks
GC & CCO
Ribbit Capital
Stephanie Burns
Stephanie Burns
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Kara Calvert
Kara Calvert
Vice President, US Policy
Coinbase
Yungmoon Chang
Ms. Yungmoon Chang
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Yen Chu
Yen Chu
EVP, Chief Legal Officer
Tailored Brands
Cynthia Cole
Cynthia Cole
Partner
Baker McKenzie
Kimberly Crider
Kimberly Crider
Major General
United States Air Force
Dorian Daley
Dorian Daley
Board Chair, ChIPs; Board Member, Panetta Institute for Public Policy
ChIPs Network
Victoria Espinel
Victoria Espinel
CEO
Business Software Alliance
Shellie Freedman
Shellie Freedman
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Anirma Gupta
Ms. Anirma Gupta
SVP, Chief Legal Officer
Unity Technologies
Jeannie Heffernan
Jeannie Heffernan
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Diane Honda
Diane Honda
Chief Administrative Officer, GC and CHRO
Redis
Chantal Hwang
Chantal Hwang
PRINCIPAL COUNSEL
NVIDIA
Karineh Khachatourian
Karineh Khachatourian
Managing Partner/Co-Founder
KXT Law
Tuongvy Le
Tuongvy Le
General Counsel
Veda
Michelle Lee
Michelle Lee
CEO
Obsidian Strategies
Lori Lesser
Ms. Lori Lesser
Head of IP Group
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Lily Lim
Lily Lim
Head of Legal Affairs
xAI
Ashley Littlefield
Ashley Littlefield
Director, Global Litigation and Investigations
Applied Materials
Rachel MacGuire
Rachel MacGuire
Managing Counsel
Oracle
Katherine Minarik
Katherine Minarik
Chief Legal Officer
Omaze
Shira Perlmutter
Shira Perlmutter
14th Register of Copyrights
U.S. Copyright Office
Elizabeth Prelogar
Elizabeth Prelogar
Partner
Cooley LLP
Karen Robinson
Karen Robinson
Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
Adobe Inc.
Lara Rogers
Lara Rogers
Head of Intellectual Property Disputes
Amazon
Navrina Singh
Navrina Singh
Founder & CEO
Credo AI
Eulonda Skyles
Eulonda Skyles
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Humans to Humans
Humans to Humans
Karyn Smith
Karyn Smith
Chief Legal Officer
Avalara, Inc.
Coke Stewart
Ms. Coke Stewart
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director
USPTO
Gael Tisack
Gael Tisack
Chief IP Counsel and Divisional Vice President/Associate General Counsel
Abbott Laboratories
Joan Toth
Ms. Joan Toth
Executive Director
ChIPs
Sarita Venkat
Sarita Venkat
SVP, Corporate Legal Affairs
CISCO
Kathi Vidal
Kathi Vidal
Partner
Winston & Strawn
Nikki Vo
Nikki Vo
Director & Associate General Counsel
Meta
Cyndi Wheeler
Cyndi Wheeler
Head of Intellectual Property
Unity
Verna Williams
Verna Williams
CEO
Equal Justice Works
Allison Williams Singleton
Allison Williams Singleton
J.D. Candidate
Harvard Law
Jennifer Yokoyama
Jennifer Yokoyama
SVP & Deputy General Counsel, Legal Innovation, Strategy and Technology
Cisco Systems

Speakers subject to change.