Sisvel Connect 2025

Navigating the Changing FRAND world

FULL PROGRAMME

9.00 am to 9.05 am - Welcome

9.05 AM TO 9.35 AM - Keynote

9.35 AM TO 10.15 AM - What the data says

An inside look at the work being done at the European Patent Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization to shed greater light on the standards and SEP landscape.

• Joff Wild, Head of Content and Strategic Communications, Sisvel (moderator)

• Pere Arque-Castells, Stream Leader, European Patent Office, Observatory on Patents and Technology

• Nina Belbl, Legal Officer, Patent and Technology Law Centre, World IP Organisation (WIPO)

10.15 AM TO 11.00 AM - What the world looks like – the US and China

The major policy and legal developments over the last 12 months affecting the SEP community, and a look forward to what may come next.

• Joff Wild, Head of Content and Strategic Communications, Sisvel (moderator)

• Judge Kathleen O'Malley, Former judge, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

• Senior speaker from China, to be confirmed

11.00 AM TO 11.30 AM - Coffee break

11.30 AM TO 12.30 PM - What the world looks like – Europe

EU SEP-related policy now and in the future; and how the UPC is developing as a major FRAND venue, the role of EU member states’ national courts and the implications of emerging divergence with UK courts.

• Christine Walmsley, Senior IP Legal Counsel, Sisvel (moderator)

• Brian Blasius, President and CEO, PanOptis

• Francesca Ferrari, IP Representative, Permanent Italian Delegation to the EU

• Sir Robin Jacob, Former Lord Justice of Appeal, Court of Appeal of England and Wales

12.30 PM TO 1.30 PM - Strategy insights

How to navigate the rapidly evolving global patent landscape, as well as the challenges posed by new market players and emerging jurisdictions

• Matteo Sabattini, Executive Adviser, Government Affairs, Sisvel (moderator)

• Lyse Brillouet, Chief IP Officer, Orange

• Dan Choi, Chief Patent Counsel, Microsoft

• Magali Fitzgibbon, Legal and Governance Director, ETSI

• Charles Varvaro, Managing Director, Intellectual Property & Technology Alliances, IBM

• Koenraad Wuyts, Chief IP Officer, KPN

1.30 PM TO 2.40 PM - Lunch

2.40 PM TO 3.30 PM - Technology and opportunity

Will connectivity and related technologies continue to dominate the licensing ecosystem, or might other opportunities begin to emerge?

• Garrard Beeney, Of Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell and member, Sisvel Advisory Board (moderator)

• Lorenzo Casaccia, Head of Technology Standards, Qualcomm

• Adam Gill, Founder and Managing Director, GLS Capital

• Shayne O’Reilly, Head of Strategic Transactions, Licensing and Open Source, Meta

3.30 PM TO 4.20 PM - Secret sauce

Overview of licensing strategies in Wi-Fi and IoT. Are new deal structures beginning to appear, how do you put these together to ensure buy-in from all parts of the relevant market?

• Jacob Schindler, Senior Content & Communications Manager, Sisvel (moderator)

• Jim Finnegan, Partner, Red Chalk

• Jin Sam Kwak, Founder and CEO, Wilus

• David Muus, Head of Licensing Programmes, Sisvel

4.20 PM TO 4.45 PM - Coffee break

4.45 PM TO 6.00 PM - The view from 35,000 feet

Chief IP officers in both licensor and implementer firms discuss the SEP world as they see it – policy, legal, deal making etc – as well as how they believe it is going to develop and what will be required to ensure the transparency, efficiency and certainty everyone wants.

• Mattia Fogliacco, President and CEO, Sisvel (moderator)

• Jako Eleveld, Head of IP Licensing, Philips

• Patrik Hammarén, President, Nokia Technologies

• Taylor Ludlum, Chief IP and Licensing Officer, Lenovo

• Dan McCurdy, CEO, RPX Corporation

• Na Wei, Head of IP Strategy, Xiaomi

6.00 PM TO 8.00 PM - Closing reception