Our 2026 Speaker Release is coming soon. In the meantime, you can view the 2025 speaker line-up below.

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