Speakers

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

Keynote speakers:

Catherine Farrelly
Catherine Farrelly
Partner and Co-Chair of the Trademark and Brand Management Group
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Tiffany Shephard
Tiffany Shephard
Director, Senior Counsel, Brand Rights and Protection
FIFA World Cup 2026

Fireside chat speakers: 

Dan Vavonese
Dan Vavonese
Acting Commissioner for Trademarks
USPTO

Stefanie Wood
Stefanie Wood
Director of Product, Online Brand and Fraud Protection
Crane Authentication

Speakers:

Daniel Ackerman
Daniel Ackerman
Senior Director Global IP Enforcement
Alibaba

Matteo Amerio
Matteo Amerio
President of Brand and Content Protection
Corsearch

Sara Blotner
Sara Blotner
Director, IP Legal
Citi

Gemma Bradley
Gemma Bradley
Senior reporter
WTR

Chanel Briggins
Chanel Briggins
Senior IP Counsel
Authentic Brands Group

Michael Carson
Michael Carson
Senior Director, Legal Affairs, Contracts and Intellectual Property
YMCA of the USA

Anna Chauvet
Anna Chauvet
Partner
Finnegan

Schuyler Corbin
Schuyler Corbin
Corporate Counsel
NFL Players' Association

Susan Crane
Susan Crane
Group Vice President, Legal
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Jayne Durden
Jayne Durden
Senior Manager, Global Brand Engagement
Amazon

Diane Fiddle
Diane Fiddle
General Counsel
Qloo

Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme
Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme
Partner
Pryor Cashman

Sharoni Finkelstein
Sharoni Finkelstein
Partner
Venable

Jomarie Fredericks
Jomarie Fredericks
Deputy General Counsel, Chief IP and Brand Counsel
Rotary International

Lizzy Han
Lizzy Han
Head of IP and Brand Protection
SKIMS

Lance Hochhauser
Lance Hochhauser
Associate General Counsel
Prove

Marylauren Ilagan
Marylauren Ilagan
Head of IP and Global Brand Protection
OLAPLEX

Jason Jones
Jason Jones
Partner
Fross Zelnick

Hannah Joseph
Hannah Joseph
Senior Director, Trade Secrets
Regeneron

Emilie Lavirotte
Emilie Lavirotte
Senior IP Advisor
Sephora

Jenna Loadman
Jenna Loadman
Director, Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property
QVC

Stephen Lowry
Stephen Lowry
Partner, Head of Trade Marks, Copyright and Designs
Brandsmiths

Irina Lyapis
Irina Lyapis
Director, Trademark and Brand Protection
Atlassian

Tyler Marandola
Tyler Marandola
Partner
Duane Morris

Kristen McCallion
Kristen McCallion
Principal
Fish & Richardson

Sofya Nadgorny
Sofya Nadgorny
Vice President, Senior Trademark & Domain Name Counsel
Warner Music Group

Andre Oliveiera
Andre Oliveiera
Partner
DANIEL

Monica Richman
Monica Richman
Partner and Global IP Chair
Dentons

Jordan Romanoff
Jordan Romanoff
Senior Director and Senior Managing Counsel
BNY

Heather Smith-Carra
Heather Smith-Carra
Senior Shareholder
Banner Witcoff

Susan Stearns
Susan Stearns
Director, Trademark and Brand Enforcement
PayPal

Adam Sulewski
Adam Sulewski
Senior Director, IP Enforcement
US Chamber of Commerce

Monica Riva Talley
Monica Riva Talley
Director, Head of the Trademark & Brand Protection Practice
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox

Mike Turner
Mike Turner
Director, IP Strategy
Yokogowa

Cindy A Villanueva
Cindy A Villanueva
Member
Dickinson Wright

John Ward
John Ward
Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Trademarks
Moderna

Evan Williams
Evan Williams
Senior Director Global IP Enforcement
Alibaba

Kristine Young
Kristine Young
Partner
Mayer Brown