Agenda: ChIPs Global Summit 2026

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) Sponsored by 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 - 8:30 AM	Networking Breakfast sponsored by Platinum Foyer, Level 2
8:30 AM - 8:45 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
8:45 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: 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	Breakout Session: Lights, Camera,… Action: Turning Values into Real-World Impact Karen Dunn, Founding Partner - Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP Mahlet Getachew, Managing Director, Corporate Program - PolicyLink Jackie Stelling, Co-Founder - Brand Action Mona Sabet, SVP Strategy and Operations - GCG Diamond 5, Level 4
12:30 PM - 1:50 PM	Networking Lunch Enjoy guided conversations 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, Director & 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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