| Tuesday, September 19, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8:00 AM | 8:00 AM Registration opens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Networking Breakfast Breakfast and Networking – network and connect with old and new friends and colleagues, share in the ChIPsterhood, and develop connections to support you on your journey and in your career. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Welcome Joan Toth, Executive Director - ChIPs Network Vaishali Udupa, Commissioner of Patents - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM | 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote Fireside Chat: Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Set the stage for the day and uplift women to Adapt and Thrive: Melissa Ruiz, NextGen Committee Co-chair will interview Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Melissa Ruiz, Intellectual Property Litigation Associate - Jackson Walker Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office - USPTO   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM | 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM Skill-building sessions – PTAB Judges panel and workshop to review key criteria to win your case. - 30 minutes - Mock Oral Argument Showcase: Brittany Amadi of WilmerHale will demonstrate a winning technique alongside PTAB Judges to showcase a mock oral argument. - 45 minutes - How to Win Your Case – What goes on behind the scenes? What makes an effective oral argument? Learn how to win your case from this all-star judicial panel. Brittany Amadi, Partner - Wilmer Hale Jackie Bonilla, Deputy Chief APJ & Senior Legal Advisor - USPTO Melissa Haapala, Acting Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge - USPTO Farheena Rasheed, PTO Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor - US Patent and Trademark Office Christa Zado, Administrative Patent Judge - USPTO      | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Networking Break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM How to Pitch to Win - Your Case/ New Business Meredith Price, NextGen Committee co-chair and Senior Director, Legal at Nvidia will moderate a panel with a BD expert, in-house counsel, and law firm partner. Veronica Ascarrunz, Partner - Perkins Coie LLP Vanessa Bailey, Head of Patent Policy - Amazon Danielle Coleman, Senior Director & Associate General Counsel - Global Litigation - VMware Meredith Price, NextGen Committee co-chair and Senior Director, Legal - NVIDIA Corporation Heather Choi, Partner - Baker Botts LLP Ariana Woods, Head of IP - Coinbase       | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM | 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM Networking Lunch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Empowerment through the Anatomy of Change Building a compass to steer you towards what’s next when you can’t see the other side of the transition – holding sacred space to rediscover yourself – your values, strengths, and the parts of you yearning to be amplified or expressed  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM | 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Creative Career Paths to Adapt and Thrive on Your Journey Heather Burke , NextGen Committee co-chair and Partner at White & Case will moderate a panel featuring leading lawyers with a range of career journeys from law firm to in-house. Heather Burke, Partner - White & Case LLP Victoria Jeffries, Global Head of Competition Policy - Meta Olgav Mack, VP & CEO of CounselLink CLM - LexisNexis Hope Shimabuku, Regional Director of the Texas Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office - USPTO Eulonda Skyles, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Humans to Humans - Humans to Humans      | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Networking Break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM Interactive panel on AI Hear from leading AI experts in this session who will demonstrate how to apply practical advice in using AI to manage legal ops, cases, and more. Elena DiMuzio, Partner, NextGen Committee co-chair - Kammerud DiMuzio LLP Victoria Espinel, CEO - BSA | The Software Alliance Alyssa Golay, Senior Associate - Hogan Lovells Jessica Nguyen, CLO - Lexion Lisa Nguyen, Attorney - Allen & Overy LLP      | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Networking Reception Join us for the reception and for a look inside the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
