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2nd AnnuaL

IP Dealmakers

Europe

june 23-25, 2025

RoYAL LANCASTER LONDON

About The Event

Driving IP Transactions

Experience the 2nd Annual IP Dealmakers Europe on June 23-25 at the Royal Lancaster London.

Following a highly successful debut, we are excited to return to London, bringing together a distinguished group of IP leaders from across Europe and beyond. This exclusive forum offers unparalleled opportunities to engage with key decision-makers, explore emerging trends, and participate in highly productive 1-to-1 meetings — fostering valuable connections and high-impact partnerships in the ever-evolving IP landscape.

This event will be co-located with the 2nd Annual LF Dealmakers Europe. Join us as we bring together the best IP Dealmakers and LF Dealmakers from across the globe for in-depth discussions, debate, and dealmaking.

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Overall networking was rated very good to excellent

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Program quality was rated very good to excellent

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1:1 Meetings were rated very good to excellent

STATS FROM OUR 2024 ANNUAL FORUM

IP Dealmakers by the numbers

325

Decision
Makers

16

INTERACTIVE
SESSIONS

65

EXPERT
SPEAKERS

400+

one to one
meetings

EVENT GALLERY

DealmakERS in action

sponsorship opportunities

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2025 PRELIMINARY agenda

The preliminary agenda below is in development. Get updates and inquire about speaking below. 

Please note: This event will be co-located with the 2nd Annual LF Dealmakers Europe. If you would like to attend sessions at both events, register with an all access ticket. 

DAY ONE: MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2025

This half-day workshop will focus on the current state of play in IP monetisation, how to build a game plan and get started plus tips and tricks for building a successful IP profit center from assembling the right team to choosing the right strategy.

Please note: The workshop is not included with the single-event or all-access event tickets. A separate workshop add-on ticket is required for entry.

1:30 PM AN UPDATE ON THE CURRENT STATE OF MONETISATION

2:30 PM PREPARING A MONETISATION GAME PLAN AND GETTING BUY-IN

3:30 PM Networking Break

4:00 PM IP MONETISATION IN ACTION: GOING FROM PLAN TO PROFIT

5:00 PM Close of Workshop

 

DAY TWO: TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2025

  • The biggest deals, awards and settlements
  • Opportunities and challenges
  • Predictions for 2025 and beyond

Speakers:

  • Shai Silverman, SVP, Contingent Risk, CAC Specialty (moderator)
  • Emily O’Neill, Head of Patents, BAT
  • Anup Misra, Managing Director, IP, Curiam Capital
  • Speaking the Board’s language
  • Linking IP to products, opportunity and returns
  • Proving the value

Speakers:

  • Cassandra Derham, Head of Technical IP, Amadeus
  • Annick Vandorpe, IP Value Creation and Strategy, Amadeus
  • Building a UPC “playbook” for patent owners
  • When to use the UPC as a tool to drive licensing results
  • Mitigating the invalidity risk presented by the Central Division and by parallel EPO opposition proceedings
  • Coordinating the role of the UPC in a multinational litigation strategy

Speakers:

  • Michael T. Renaud, Chair, IP Division, Mintz (moderator)
  • Jako Eleveld, VP, Head of IP Licensing, Philips
  • Bernhard Thum, Founding Partner, Thum & Partner
  • Tobias Wuttke, Partner, Bardehle Pagenberg
  • Shifting battlegrounds: Has the UK lost its shine?
  • Global tensions: The WTO’s probe into China rate setting
  • Key methodologies for valuing licenses

Attendees can either book one-to-one meetings or continue the conversation in the networking area, where a selection of desserts will complement both structured roundtables and casual networking opportunities.

  • Hotspots for convergence and where AI falls into this
  • What licensors and licensees must do to capitalise on the shift
  • Who’s driving the next wave of pooling and how they are shaping the landscape

Speakers:

  • Harold Barrault, VP, Licensing, Orange
  • Claudia Ritter, VP, Digital IP and IP Operations, BASF
  • Ensuring IP expertise is embedded in every deal
  • Shifting from reactive to proactive
  • Common pitfalls and costly mistakes

Speakers:

  • Julio Fonseca, Senior IP Counsel, ASML
  • Daniel Northway, Head of IP, Ceres Power
  • Helen Waugh, Interim Lead for Defence and Security, Ploughshare

9:00 AM – 5:30 PM:
ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS

Participants have the option to schedule 30-minute meetings utilising our desktop or mobile app. Registered attendees will receive an invitation to login to the app the week prior to the event.

DAY THREE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2025

Speaker:
Tudor Brown, Co-Founder, ARM Holdings & Independent Director, Ceres Power & Marvell Semiconductor

  • Surviving Trump 2.0 and the China challenge
  • EU SEP regulation: Withdrawn but not abandoned?
  • Maximising IP’s impact with minimal resources

Speakers:

  • Sean Alexander, Head of IP, Umicore Group
  • Douglas Gordon, Head of IP, Leonardo
  • Rachel Kelly, Head of IP – Hydrogen Technologies and Corporate Research, Johnson Matthey

Step inside the minds of top negotiators as they unveil the strategies, tactics and hidden levers that rarely make it into textbooks. This session will reveal what truly drives success at the negotiation table. Whether you’re a seasoned dealmaker or looking to sharpen your edge, expect exclusive takeaways that could redefine your next big deal.

Speakers:

  • Kurt Brasch, Director of Patent Transactions, Uber
  • Fred Fabricant, Founding Partner, Fabricant LLP
  • Risk vs reward
  • GenAI and inventorship
  • AI-powered monetisation: What’s reshaping value creation?

Speakers:

  • Farnaz Massoumian, IP Strategy and Commercialisation Lead, Vodafone Group
  • Miguel Soriano, Patent Filing and Prosecution Director, JT International
  • Jatinder Summan, Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Head of Digital, Privacy and Cybersecurity, GSK
  • Ensuring IP expertise is embedded in every deal
  • Shifting from reactive to proactive
  • Common pitfalls and costly mistakes

Speakers:

  • Mark Chadwick, Head of IP, Meatable
  • Yann Dietrich, Head of IP and R&D, Eviden

9:00 AM – 3:30 PM:
ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS

Participants have the option to schedule 30-minute meetings utilising our desktop or mobile app. Registered attendees will receive an invitation to login to the app the week prior to the event.

2025 SPEAKERs

The 2025 IP Dealmakers Europe program is in development. Inquire about speaking below. 

2025 KEYNOTE SPEAKER

TUDOR BROWN

Co-Founder, ARM Holdings &
Independent Director,
Ceres Power & Marvell Semiconductor

2025 FEATURED SPEAKERs

Sean Alexander

Head of IP

Umicore Group

Harrold Barrault

Harold Barrault

 

VP, Patent Licensing

Orange

Kurt Brasch

 

Director, Patent Transactions

Uber

Mark Chadwick

 

Head of IP

Meatable

Cassandra Derham

 

Head of Technical IP

Amadeus

Yann Dietrich

 

Head of IP and R&D

Eviden

 

Jako Eleveld

Jako Eleveld

 

VP, Head of IP Licensing

Philips

 

Fred Fabricant

 

Managing Partner

Fabricant LLP

 

Julio Fonseca

 

Senior Legal Counsel, IP

ASML

 

Douglas Gordon -

Douglas Gordon

 

Head of IP

Leonardo

 

Rachel Kelly

Rachel Kelly

Head of IP – Hydrogen Technologies and Corporate Research

Johnson Matthey

FARNAZ

MASSOUMIAN

IP Strategy and Commercialisation Lead

Vodafone Group

ANUP MISRA

 

Managing Director, IP

Curiam Capital

 

Daniel Northway

 

Head of IP

Ceres Power

 

Emily O’Neill

 

Head of Patents

BAT

 

Michael T. Renaud

 

Chair, IP Division

Mintz

 

Claudia Ritter

 

VP, Digital IP and IP Operations

BASF

Shai Silverman headshot

Shai Silverman

 

SVP, Contingent Risk

CAC Specialty

 

Miguel Soriano

 

Patent Filing and Prosecution Director

JT International

Jatinder Summan

VP, Associate General Counsel, Head of Digital, Privacy and Cybersecurity

GSK

Bernard Thum

Bernhard Thum

 

Founding Partner

Thum & Partner

 

Annick Vandorpe

 

IP Value & Creation Strategy

Amadeus

 

Helen Waugh

Interim Lead for Defence and Security

Ploughshare

Tobias Wuttke

 

Partner

Bardehle Pagenberg

THANK YOU TO OUR

2025 SPONSORS & PARTNERS

The 2025 IP Dealmakers Europe program is in development. Inquire about sponsoring below. 

Gold sponsor

silver sponsors

bronze sponsors

MEDIA PARTNER

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2025 SPONSORS

gold SPONSOR

Fabricant LLP is a dynamic IP litigation boutique with unparalleled success enforcing or defending patent infringement claims involving the most important and cutting-edge technologies. We are experts representing plaintiffs and defendants in all high-tech industries including, audio processing, smartphone, semiconductor, automotive, payments, computer hardware and software, LED displays and lights, GPS location services among many others. Fabricant LLP is regularly ranked among the most active U.S. law firms representing patent owners in the courts and before the PTAB where it has achieved win rates for defeating validity challenges far above the national average. 

SILVER SPONSORS

BARDEHLE PAGENBERG is a leading IP law firms in Europe which has pooled the strengths and competences of patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law for more than 45 years. Our clients appreciate the mixed approach (legal and technical expertise) based on the intense cooperation between attorneys-at-law – handling infringement cases before all relevant courts through all instances, and patent attorneys representing the client in proceedings before the Patent Offices, including the UPC and the Federal Patent Court.

CAC Specialty’s Contingent & Litigation Risk Solutions Group is an integrated team of seasoned corporate litigators and senior investment bankers. Whether you are a litigation finance group, law firm, or corporate litigant, CAC’s industry-leading team can help you protect against downside litigation risk, lock in a core value to a legal asset, secure non-recourse financing to bring forward litigation proceeds, and decrease your cost of capital. CAC Specialty brings an innovative, proactive approach to insurance broking and structured solutions to solve your risk challenges – from the simple to the previously unsolvable.

Curiam Capital is a private investment firm that provides financing for high-value litigation. Curiam specializes in finding flexible and creative solutions that allow parties to hire the lawyers of their choice to pursue strong legal claims. The investment process with Curiam is thorough but straightforward and efficient. Curiam’s team has decades of experience working on some of the largest and most complex litigations in United States history.

 

 

 

Mintz creates breakthrough legal strategies that help our clients solve problems and forge ahead. Leveraging our incredible depth of experience in the sectors driving innovation and growth — including life sciences, technology, energy & sustainability, and private equity — we help clients protect and monetize their intellectual property. Our robust teams of IP and transactional attorneys partner with companies to unlock the value of their innovations — from building competitive portfolios to successfully navigating pivotal IP deals.

Thum & Partner is a German IP boutique with offices in Munich and Constance, focusing strongly on contentious work. Since the UPC commenced its activities, the firm has been involved in around 20 UPC cases, acting as main representatives or co-counsels in various capacities. The team is involved in infringement and invalidation proceedings on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants. Managing partner Bernhard Thum has gained substantial experience of pleading before the UPC.

West U Capital is a private investment firm dedicated to investments in intellectual property. We craft customized capital investment structures, incorporating debt, equity, and the direct acquisition of intellectual property. Founded by IP industry veterans and bolstered by top-tier talent, West U possesses the experience and expertise necessary for our bespoke investment approach. Our objective is to implement the optimal strategy for shared success.

BRONZE SPONSORS

Adeia is a leading R&D and intellectual property (IP) licensing company that accelerates the adoption of innovative technologies in the media and semiconductor industries. Adeia’s fundamental innovations underpin technology solutions that are shaping and elevating the future of digital entertainment and electronics.

Liston Abramson is a U.S.-based litigation boutique with a focus on patent litigation. We have a winning record and a deep bench of technical and trial experience. We work extensively with litigation funding and funders. We also handle complex business disputes, white collar criminal matters, internal investigations, and criminal referrals.

Lumenci is a full-service IP consulting firm dedicated to extracting maximum value from IP assets and providing technical, valuation, and strategic advice to patent owners and law firms to drive successful results.
With a global footprint spanning Austin, New York, San Francisco Bay Area, and New Delhi, India, Lumenci gathers over 100 technical and valuation/damages experts under one roof. Lumenci’s work has saved clients over $3 billion in verdicts, settlements, and cost savings.

RPX is the leading patent risk management platform, offering defensive buying, acquisition syndication, patent intelligence, and advisory services. Since its founding in 2008, RPX has introduced efficiency to the patent market by providing a rational alternative to litigation. As of March 31, 2024, RPX has invested over $4B to acquire rights to more than 200,000 US and international patent assets on behalf of more than 450 clients.

Sisvel is driven by a belief in the importance of collaboration, ingenuity and efficiency to bridge the needs of patent owners and users of their technologies. In a complex, constantly evolving marketplace, our guiding principle is to create a level playing field with flexible, accessible, commercialisation solutions.

MEDIA PARTNER

SUPPORTING PARTNER

IP Europe is a coalition of European research- and development-intensive organisations championing policies that boost investment in the creation of new technologies and businesses. Its members include both licensors and implementers of patents including standard essential patents.

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VENUE & Accommodations

Royal Lancaster London

The 2nd Annual IP Dealmakers Europe will be held at one of London’s finest venues, Royal Lancaster London, located at Lancaster Terrace, London W2 2TY.

Royal Lancaster London is Hyde Park’s commanding mid-century architectural icon with unparalleled views of the iconic London skyline.

Dealmakers has secured a limited number of discounted rooms for registered attendees, available at an exclusive rate of £395 + VAT per night on June 23 and 24. Rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis with limited availability. Reservation instructions will be shared with confirmed registrants. 

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

GENERAL FAQs

The 2nd Annual IP Dealmakers Europe will be held on June 23-25, 2025 at The Royal Lancaster London. It will be co-located with the 2nd Annual LF Dealmakers Europe. You may find additional information regarding the venue and accomodations on our Venue page

You may register for the event using our online registration system.  Please note that all registrations need to be approved.

All registered attendees will have access to the following:

  • Admission to main conference 
  • Networking functions including breaks, lunches, and receptions
  • Online event platform and mobile app to schedule 1:1 meetings and direct messaging
  • Recorded sessions after the event to view on-demand

The IP Dealmakers Forum brings together a select group of leaders in the business community to address critical issues impacting the IP industry and broader innovation landscape. In order to ensure the event has balanced representation from market leaders and to maintain an optimal networking dynamic, we have instituted an approval process for all registrations. 

We actively seek thought leaders and senior executives with experience and decision-making power within their respective organizations. We review individual registrations based on organizational profile, level of seniority as represented by job title, biographical information, and referral source.

We consider the type of organization, aiming to achieve a balanced representation of corporate IP owners, licensing company executives, law firm executives, investors, advisors, and other key stakeholders.

Additionally, we look to include perspectives from those that have not previously attended the event, as well as historically underrepresented groups.

Once you have completed your online registration, you will receive an email notification regarding the status of your application within 48 hours.

Due to capacity limits at our event venue, along with our aim to achieve optimal dynamics for discussion and networking, we must be selective with registration approvals. If your registration was declined, we may have reached venue capacity, or it’s possible that you did not meet the criteria for attendance. We encourage you to reapply the following year.

Alternatively, you may be offered a place on the waiting list if we’ve reached our maximum capacity for your organization type (e.g., law firm, advisor, licensing company, etc.) Additionally, we limit the number of attendees per non-sponsoring organization to two individuals, so you may be offered a place on the waiting list if your organization has already registered two individuals.

Once you submit your registration, a hold will be placed on your card provided during registration. If your registration is approved, your payment will be processed using the credit card information you provide below.

If your registration is declined or you are waitlisted, your credit card will not be charged.

We welcome sponsorship inquiries and discussions regarding how to get involved in the event. Please contact us directly at info(at)dealmakersforums.com to request our prospectus which includes detailed information regarding sponsorship packages and opportunities to get involved in the event. We look forward to hearing from you.

We welcome speaking proposals from industry thought leaders and senior executives. Feel free to submit your proposal via this form. Please include as much detail as possible regarding your interest and relevant experience. Please note that we do not accept sales pitches or allow them at our events. 

Leveraging our experience examining complex markets, we engage in a rigorous market-based research process to develop our program content, including identification of session topics, discussion points, and speakers. We rely on the expertise and valuable insights of our community, including industry advisors, sponsors, and partners in this process.  

Registered participants will be invited to the 1:1 meetings platform via email approximately 1-2 weeks prior to the event start date, at which time all participants may begin scheduling their meetings.

Our 1-to-1 meetings feature is available to all registered attendees. You may request meetings with anyone attending the event, however, meetings are only confirmed and assigned a meeting location once the invited party accepts the request.

Cancellations received before 30 days prior to the event start date will receive a full refund minus processing fees. Cancellations received after this time will receive a credit with Dealmakers Forums that can be used toward a future event. No-shows will not be issued a refund or a credit.

To cancel your registration, contact us at registration(at)dealmakersforums.com with your request.

Substitutions are allowed at any time prior to the start of the event, but the substituting individual must be approved for attendance. If the individual is not approved, the registration will be considered a cancellation subject to the cancellation policy above.

Contact us at registration(at)dealmakersforums.com with your substitution request.

You may reach out to us at info(at)dealmakersforums.com or +1.914.365.7732. We look forward to hearing from you!

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