Agenda
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Tuesday, October 13, 2026
8:30 AM-9:30 AM
Registration and networking
9:30 AM-9:40 AM
Welcome address
9:40 AM-10:10 AM
Keynote interview: When the world is watching: brand protection at global sporting events
10:10 AM-11:00 AM
Panel: AI in brand protection: what’s working, what’s not and what’s next
- Work smarter, not harder: AI tools transforming clearance, monitoring and enforcement
- Lessons learned from the first wave of AI implementation
- ROI in focus: measuring impact and making AI investment count
11:00 AM-11:30 AM
Networking break
11:30 AM-12:20 PM
Masterclass: Follow the fakes: smarter enforcement in a shifting counterfeit landscape
- Turn legislation and marketplace policies into powerful takedown tools
- Hotspots, chokepoints and blind spots: tailoring cross-border strategies
- AI and data: where enforcement teams and counterfeiters are raising the stakes
12:20 PM-1:15 PM
Lightning talks: The IP enforcement bulletin
Talk 1: Keeping pace with Schedule A litigation: trends and tensions
Talk 2: Same offence, different rules: effective enforcement across borders
Talk 3: Practical lessons from Cox v Sony
1:15 PM-2:30 PM
Lunch and networking
2:30 PM-3:20 PM
Panel: Copyright risk under the microscope
- Helping your creative teams avoid copyright pitfalls
- Influencer deals and viral content: managing social media risk before it escalates
- Fair use, ownership and liability: getting ahead of AI-generated content challenges
3:20 PM-3:50 PM
Networking break
3:50 PM-4:40 PM
Panel: Shock-proofing IP budgets in unpredictable environments
- How to ringfence "non-negotiable" IP spend when budgets are cut mid-year
- Winning internal budget debates with marketing, compliance, ESG and tech
- Timing budget asks around product cycles, crises and leadership change
4:40 PM-4:50 PM
Closing remarks
4:50 PM-5:50 PM
Networking drinks reception
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
9:00 AM-9:30 AM
Registration and networking
9:30 AM-9:40 AM
Welcome address
9:40 AM-10:10 AM
Fireside chat: Policy, pressures and priorities: what brand owners need now
10:10 AM-11:00 AM
Panel: Flattered? Hardly! Winning the fight against dupe culture
- Beyond trademarks: how to get creative with copyright, design rights and trade dress
- Sharpening confusion arguments for an evolving market
- Courtroom strategies: lessons from recent lookalike rulings
11:00 AM-11:30 AM
Networking break
11:30 AM-12:00 PM
Interview: Maintaining face value: protecting name, image and likeness in an AI-powered world
12:00 PM-12:50 PM
Panel: Glow up your trademark portfolio
- Legacy marks and rebrands: what to keep, cut and repurpose
- Making the deal work: IP checks that can drive or derail M&A
- Scale across borders without adding portfolio clutter
12:50 PM-2:10 PM
Lunch and networking
2:15 PM-3:00 PM
Masterclass: Trade secrets: an underused weapon in the brand protection arsenal
- How savvy brands gain a competitive edge through trade secrets
- Define, document, defend: what reasonable measures looks like in practice
- AI, employee mobility and data exposure: the escalating trade secret risks
3:00 PM-3:30 PM
Networking break
3:30 PM-4:20 PM
Panel: From IP function to leadership function
- Evolving IP professionals: business partners, strategists and trusted advisers
- Get more from outside counsel: trust, communication and strategic alignment
- Training the next generation: technology, AI and working attitudes
4:20 PM-4:30 PM
Closing remarks
4:30 PM-5:30 PM
Networking drinks reception
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