The World IP Review Summit 2026 is a premier event dedicated to intellectual property (IP) professionals, organized by Newton Media. Scheduled for March 10-11, 2026, at the Hilton Doubletree in Chicago, this summit aims to bring together IP owners and key stakeholders to share case studies and strategies addressing the industry's most pressing challenges.
Key themes of the summit include navigating the complexities of artificial intelligence in IP practices, delivering actionable advice to executive leadership, effective monetization through licensing, and developing international IP strategies in response to evolving global markets. Additionally, the event will cover evolving IP protection strategies and the regulatory landscape in the United States.
Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in networking sessions, access an exhibition hall featuring industry-leading service providers, and hear from notable speakers such as James Kovacs, Vice President and Head of Technology & Innovation Group at Intel; Stephen Sheldon, Chief IP Counsel at Koch Capabilities; and Lauren Dienes-Middlen, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at WWE.
This summit is ideal for IP professionals, including general counsels, directors of IP, patent licensing managers, and legal directors, seeking to stay abreast of industry trends, enhance their strategic approaches, and connect with peers and industry leaders.
Speakers(58)
Amol Parikh
Partner at McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
Andrew Kelley
Deputy Chief Investment Officer at Lex Ferenda Litigation Funding LLC
Ann Palma
Division IP Counsel at Saint Gobain
Anne Burkhart
IP Portfolio Manager at Lenovo
Barbara McClung
Chief Legal Officer at Caribou Biosciences
Barry Golob
Co-Chair IP Litigation at Cozen O'Connor
Betul Ayranci
Senior Director, Business & Legal Affairs at FOX Sports
Brian Emfinger
Attorney at Banner Witcoff
Brittany Estell
Associate General Counsel, Marketing & Brand at Scout Motors
Caitlin Byczko
Partner at Barnes & Thornburg
Carol Fang
Global Head of IP Platforms at Novartis
Christine Cochran
Associate General Counsel, IP at Northwestern University
David Lee
Senior Director, Global Licensing at Kellanova
David Oberst
Associate General Counsel at Accordion
Deirdre Clarke
IP Counsel at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Dorothy Du
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Power Solutions International
Emma Johnson
Partner / UK and European Patent Attorney / UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney at Forresters
Erwin Cruz
IP Strategist, Innovator, & Inventor at Forge and Fortress Corporation
Evan Williams
Global IP Enforcement at Alibaba Group
Franois-Xavier Leduc
Co-founder & CEO at DeepIP
Gabriel Mahe
Account Executive at DeepIP
Genevive Prvost
Director, Global Intellectual Property at Molson Coors
Honorable Stephen Swedlow
Circuit Judge at Circuit Court of Cook County
Ian Block
Partner at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
James Gale
IP Litigation Co-Chair at Cozen O'Connor
James Kovacs
Vice President, Head of Technology & Innovation Group at Intel
Jeremy Cubert
Senior Assistant General Counsel, IP Transactions & Technology Integration at Elanco
Karthik Padmanabhan
Vice President at Secretariat Advisors, LLC
Kate Nye
Associate General Counsel & Senior Director at Gap Inc.
Katie Fink
Attorney at Banner Witcoff
Katie Ruhe
Senior Director, Sales at GoDaddy Corporate Domains
Korie Walters
Principal Legal Operations Specialist, IP at Compassion International
Lauren Dienes-Middlen
SVP, Deputy General Counsel at WWE
Lina Khalaf
Senior Legal Counsel at Ferrara
Malaika Tyson
Partner at Lathrop
Megan New
Partner at Barnes & Thornburg
Michael Kahn
Partner at Akin
Morris Wilder
Director, Business Development at RWS
Osiri Ndukwe
Senior IP & Compliance Manager at Groq
Patrick Zhang
Deputy General Counsel, IP, Policy & Regulatory Affairs at Atlassian
Paul Borovay
Senior Counsel, Global Trademarks, Copyrights, & Advertising at Zebra Technologies
Ryan Dowell
Counsel at Akin
Ryan Walsh
CEO at Valqari
Sanjiv D. Sarwate
Senior Legal Director Trademarks & Copyrights at Dell
Sara Suleiman
Trademark and Marketing In-House Counsel at HP Inc
Scott Garnick
Head of Legal Transactions at HERE
Shyla Jones-Ali
Director, Legal Counsel | Advertising, Marketing & Brand Protection at Schwab
Soody Tronson
Managing Counsel at STLG
Stephan Wolke
CEO at ThyssenKrupp Intellectual Property
Stephen Sheldon
Chief IP Counsel at Koch Capabilities
Steve Akerley
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Head of Litigation at Interdigital
Steven Fisher-Stawinski
Program Manager, STSM, Patent Strategy & Defense, IP External Submission at IBM
Tanya Garrett
Senior IP Counsel & Manager at Camcar.com
Themi Anagnos
Director of Intellectual Property, Americas at Continental Automotive
Theresa Conduah
Partner at Alston & Bird
Thomas Williams
Partner at Crowell & Moring
Tyler Hoge
Patent Counsel at Zimmer Biomet
William Mansfield
Director, IP at Abro
Event Details
- Date
- March 10-11, 2026
- 2 days
- Location
- 🇺🇸 Chicago, United States
- Hilton Doubletree
- Audience
- IP professionals, including general counsels, directors of IP, patent licensing managers, and legal directors.
- Attendees
- 250+ attendees