2025 Speakers

  • The Honourable Mr Justice Mellor

    Keynote Speaker. High Court Judge in the Chancery Division

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  • Kai Härmand

    UPC Judge - Regional Division Stockholm

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  • Margot Kokke

    UPC Judge - Local Division The Hague

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  • Ronny Thomas

    UPC Judge - Local Division Düsseldorf

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  • Prof. Dr. Peter Tochtermann

    UPC Judge - Local Division Mannheim

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  • Lars Meinhardt

    Presiding Judge, The Higher Regional Court Munich

  • Alex Wilson

    Partner, Powell Gilbert

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  • Alexander Haertel

    Head of Patents, Deutsche Telekom

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  • András Jókúti

    Director, Patent and Technology Law Division, WIPO

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  • Dr. Andreas von Falck

    Partner, Hogan Lovells

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  • Dr. Anna-Katharina Friese-Okoro

    Partner, Hogan Lovells

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  • Dr. Benno Buehler

    Vice President, Charles River Associates

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  • Fei Deng

    Vice President, Charles River Associates

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  • Heike Röder-Hitschke

    Counsel and UPC Lead, Maiwald

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  • Julia Mattis

    Chief Licensing Officer, InterDigital

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  • Lucy Wojcik

    Chief IP Counsel, Ocado Group

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  • Mathilde Rauline

    Head of Greater Europe Patent Litigation, Sanofi

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  • Scott Hayden

    VP of Intellectual Property at Amazon

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  • Siddharth Kusumakar

    Partner, Powell Gilbert

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  • Dr. Thomas Buchholz

    Senior Expert Digital IP, SEP Licensing & Regulatory Affairs, BSH Home Appliances Group

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  • Wolfram Thomas

    Patent Counsel - Senior Director, Qualcomm