The IP100 Executive Forum

January 30-31, 2012 
Arizona Biltmore 
Phoenix, AZ

This year's IP100 Executive Form, to be held January 30-31 at the Arizona Biltmore, will address three key issues on the minds of intellectual property professionals:

Speakers at this year's IP100 include:

  • Joe Beyers, Chairman & CEOAmbatureFormer Vice President of LicensingHP
  • Alpheus Bingham, FounderInnocentive
  • Rochelle Blaustein, Senior Advisor for Technolgy Transfer, US Department of Energy
  • Kathleen Denis, Associate VP, Office of Technology TransferThe Rockefeller University
  • Beatrix de Russe, Vice President of Licensing and IPTechnicolor
  • Bill Elkington, Senior Director, IP Management, Rockwell Collins
  • David Jones, Director of IP Policy StrategyMicrosoft
  • Bill Krovatin, Vice PresidentMerck
  • Lesley Millar, Director, Office of Technology Transfer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Lita Nelsen, Director, Technology Licensing OfficeMIT
  • Marshall Phelps, Independent Management Consulting Professional
    Former Corporate Vice PresidentMicrosoft Corporation and IBM
  • Joshua Salisbury, Managing Director, Accuitive Medical Ventures
  • Jim Sledzik, PartnerEnergy Ventures
  • Paul Stewart, Director, Global Business DevelopmentEli Lilly

The IP100 is an exclusive, invitation-only event for senior IP management professionals from IP owner organizations.  Its aim is to provide best practices, problem-solving, and peer networking opportunities to its participants in the field of intellectual property management.  It is a first-come, first-served event.

Eligibility

The IP100 Executive Forum is designed for senior IP management people from IP owner organizations, LES USA and Canada Trustees, and employees and invited guests of our platinum sponsor or sponsors.  Members of IP firms, such as external law firms, IP consulting firms, IP management software firms, IP broker firms, IP auction firms, IP market or transaction firms, and other IP-industry-specific products and services firms are not eligible to attend.  By registering for this event, you certify that you meet these qualifications.  If you have any questions, please call the LES office at:  703-836-3106.  If you received an invitation by mistake, we apologize.  Please let us know.  If you register, and we discover that you do not qualify for attendance at the meeting, we will refund your registration fee, and we will ask you not to attend.

About The IP100 Executive Forum

The IP100 Executive Forum is a unique and exclusive gathering of senior executives charged with the IP decision-making responsibilities within their organizations. The IP100 focuses on strategic issues related to IP business, including IP valuation, best practices in deal structure, IP strategy and organizational alignment.

Held annually, the event explores the business dynamics of IP and organizational strategy through panel and small, facilitated group discussions, where the focus is on peer-to-peer interactions, thought-provoking engagement and valuable take-aways to implement and integrate immediately into your organization. Attendance is limited to experienced, management-level professionals from various types of organizations of all sizes and industries.