Agenda

Interested in speaking? Contact Lauren Harvey at Lauren.Harvey@LBResearch.com.

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