GLOBAL SUMMIT AGENDA

This program has been submitted for MCLE and is pending approval for up to 11.9 continuing education hours, contingent upon state approval.

CLE is pending approval in the following states:

*AR, *AZ, *CA, *CO, *CT, *DE, *FL, *GA, *IL, *IN, *KS, *KY, *LA, *ME, *MN, *MO, *NC, *NH, *NJ, *NY, *OH, *OR, *PA, *TX, *UT, *VA, *WA.

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Registration Opens
 
 
Platinum Foyer, Level 2
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Welcome Reception: Sip & Shop (open to all registrants)
 

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Shop from Carbon & Hyde, CeCe Freade, Cuyana, Essential Bodywear brought to you by Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Infera, and M.M.LaFleur.

                       

Platinum Foyer, Level 2
Thursday, October 22, 2026
7:30 AM
Registration opens
 
 
 
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Networking Breakfast
 

sponsored by

 

 

 

Platinum Foyer, Level 2
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Welcome / State of the ChIPs Union
Dorian Daley, Board Chair, ChIPs; Board Member, Panetta Institute for Public Policy - ChIPs Network
Joan Toth, Executive Director - ChIPs Network
 
Platinum Ballroom, Level 2
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM
ChIPs Hall of Fame
Dorian Daley, Board Chair, ChIPs; Board Member, Panetta Institute for Public Policy - ChIPs Network
Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator - U.S. Senate
 
Platinum Ballroom, Level 2
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Fireside Chat with Anastasia Soare
Anastasia Soare, CEO & Founder - Anastasia Beverly Hills
Yuri Mikulka, Partner - Alston & Bird LLP
 
Platinum Ballroom, Level 2
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Networking Break
 

sponsored by

Platinum Foyer, Level 2
10:45 AM - 11:35 AM
Setting the Stage: CLOs Driving Strategy
Gina Beredo, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel - Owens Corning
Ann Cathcart Chaplin, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary - Qualcomm
Jill Ratner, EVP & General Counsel - Sony Pictures Entertainment
Cynthia Lock Tregillis, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary - Western Digital
Katherine Minarik, Chief Legal Officer - Omaze
 
Platinum Ballroom, Level 2
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Breakout Session: Lights, Camera,… Action: Turning Values into Real-World Impact
Mahlet Getachew, Managing Director, Corporate Program - PolicyLink
Jeannie Rhee, Founding Partner - Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP
Jackie Stelling, Co-Founder - Brand Action
Mona Sabet, SVP Strategy and Operations - GCG
 
Diamond 5, Level 4
Breakout Session: Courtroom Cliffhangers—Global IP Litigation Trends and PTAB Plot Twists
Dr. Anna Giedke, Partner - Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB
Heidi Nadel, VP, Worldwide Litigation & Government Investigations - HP Inc.
Kristi Sawert, Principal - Fish & Richardson
Nicole Williams, Sr. Director of IP and Litigation - 10x Genomics
Natalie Gonzales, Partner - Yetter Coleman LLP
 
Diamond 4, Level 4
12:30 PM - 1:50 PM
Networking Lunch
 

From 1:10 - 1:40 pm, attendees can enjoy a 30-minute guided conversation or unstructured networking time.

Lunch sponsored by

 

 

Gold Ballroom, Level 1
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Announcing: ChIPs General Counsel Boot Camp, ChIPs Chapter Leadership, ChIPs Scholarship Awardees
Karen Robinson, SVP & Deputy General Counsel - Adobe Inc.
Stephanie Burns, SVP, General Counsel SIE - Sony Interactive Entertainment
Katherine Minarik, Chief Legal Officer - Omaze
 
Platinum Ballroom, Level 2
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
AI on Trial: Law, Policy, and the Future of Governance
Devon Hanley Cook, Associate General Counsel, Litigation - Anthropic
Julia Powles, Professor and Executive Director, Institute for Technology, Law & Policy - University of California Los Angeles
Bridget Smith, Associate General Counsel, Head of IP and Managing Counsel - Relativity Space
Stephanie Curcio, CEO & Co-Founder - Clerq (formerly NLPatent)
 
Platinum Ballroom, Level 2
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Networking Break
 
 
Platinum Foyer, Level 2
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Hot Topics in IP
Dale Cendali, Partner - Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Caitlyn Chacon, Associate General Counsel - Runway
Justyn Sanderford, VP & Counsel, Legal - Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Abbey Quigley, Partner - Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Laura Vartain, Partner - Kirkland & Ellis LLP
 
Platinum Ballroom, Level 2
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Women Who Run Entertainment
Michele Ganeless, CEO - Comic Relief
Mary Olson, Studio Head - Santa Monica Studio
Erin Underhill, President - Universal Television
Stephanie Burns, SVP, General Counsel SIE - Sony Interactive Entertainment
 
Platinum Ballroom, Level 2
5:15 PM - 5:20 PM
Closing Remarks
Sarita Venkat, SVP, Corporate Legal Affairs - Cisco Systems
Laura Norris, Associate Dean of Innovation, Clinical Professor - Santa Clara University
 
Platinum Ballroom, Level 2
5:20 PM - 6:20 PM
Networking Reception, sponsored by Dennemeyer
 

sponsored by

 

Platinum Foyer, Level 2
Friday, October 23, 2026
6:00 AM - 7:00 AM
Morning Yoga
 

Yoga for all levels, brought to you by BODi, Wilson Sonsini and ChIPs Los Angeles. 

RSVP required. An email with a sign-up link will be sent to registrants closer to the event.

                     

Diamond 5, Level 4
7:30 AM
Registration Opens
 
 
Platinum Foyer, Level 2
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Networking Breakfast
 
 
Platinum Foyer, Level 2
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Rated E for Ethics: AI, IP, and the Lawyer's Expanding Role
Britt Lovejoy, Partner - Latham & Watkins
Lauren Misztal, SVP, General Counsel - Clario, a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Natasha Schissler, Sr. Counsel, Privacy, Security, AI - Intel
Karen Silverman, CEO and Founder - Cantellus Group
 
Platinum Ballroom, Level 2
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Unscripted: IP and the Right of Publicity Reshaping the Entertainment Industry
Carrie Barbee, Partner - Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Monique Joe, SVP, Head of Brands and Content IP - NBCUniversal
Rebecca Liebowitz, Partner - Venable LLP
Jess Miers, Assistant Professor of Law - University of Akron School of Law
Monica Richman, Partner - Dentons US LLP
 
Platinum Ballroom, Level 2
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Networking Break, sponsored by Gish PLLC
 

sponsored by

Platinum Foyer, Level 2
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Judgment Calls: Shaping the Future of IP
Hon. Dr. Annabelle Bennett, Arbitrator & Mediator - Arbitrator of the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Hon. MaryJoan McNamara, Administrative Law Judge - U.S. International Trade Commission
Hon. Cathy Ann Bencivengo, United States District Judge - Southern District of California
Hon. Beth Labson Freeman, U.S. District Judge - Northern District of California
Kathi Vidal, Partner - Winston Taylor LLP
 
Platinum Ballroom, Level 2
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Who Gets the Final Cut? The Future of Creativity, Ownership, and AI in Hollywood with The Creative Coalition
Robin Bronk, CEO - The Creative Coalition
Jacque Edmonds Cofer, Executive Producer - Disney General Entertainment Company
Lucia Gervino, Head Of Production and Post Divisions - A+E Studios
Aubrey Villalobos, Writer and Producer - Dynasty
Joy Gorman Wettels, Executive Producer and Founder - JOY COALITION

 

Brought to you by The Creative Coalition

 

 

Platinum Ballroom, Level 2
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Closing Remarks
Jennifer Yokoyama, SVP & Deputy GC, Legal Innovation, Strategy and Technology - Cisco Systems
Sarita Venkat, SVP, Corporate Legal Affairs - Cisco Systems
 
Platinum Ballroom, Level 2

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