
2nd AnnuaL
IP Dealmakers
Europe
june 23-25, 2025
RoYAL LANCASTER LONDON
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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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STATS FROM OUR 2024 ANNUAL FORUM
IP Dealmakers by the numbers
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Makers
16
INTERACTIVE
SESSIONS
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2025 PRELIMINARY agenda
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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.
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2025 KEYNOTE SPEAKER

TUDOR BROWN
Co-Founder, ARM Holdings &
Independent Director,
Ceres Power & Marvell Semiconductor
Tudor Brown
CO-FOUNDER, ARM & INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR, CERES POWER & MARVELL SEMICONDUCTOR
Tudor Brown, MBE, was one of the founding members of ARM Holdings plc based in Cambridge, UK, where he spent over 20 years until his retirement in 2012. He began as a principal engineer and later assumed other roles, including Chief Technical Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and President. He is currently an independent director on the boards of Marvell Semiconductor (US), and Ceres Power (UK), and has previously sat on the boards of: Lenovo, SMIC, Xperi, Garrison, P2i, and various advisory boards.
His many roles in ARM and subsequent board roles have given him a deep understanding of the technologies involved and also the business models, partner engagements and legal and financial disciplines critical to the success of technology companies.
Mr. Brown received an MA degree in Electrical Sciences from Cambridge University. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
2025 FEATURED SPEAKERs
Sean Alexander
Head of IP
Umicore Group
Sean Alexander
HEAD OF IP, UMICORE GROUP
Sean Alexander is Head of Intellectual Property at Umicore, a leading materials science company. Sean is a qualified European Patent Attorney, as well as a U.S. and Canadian Patent Agent. He has worked in the IP field for many years including with Procter & Gamble, DSM, Eli Lilly, and Gowlings WLG. Sean has been recognized as a leading IP strategist by IAM magazine and has a particular focus on aligning IP with business objectives.

Harold Barrault
VP, Patent Licensing
Orange
Harold Barrault
VP, PATENT LICENSING, ORANGE
Harold Barrault was appointed VP Licensing at Orange Group in 2017, in the Intellectual Property & Licensing department, part of Orange Research. This fully integrated business unit manages patents, licensing, partnerships, and all associated legal matters. His team specializes in patent licensing, patent portfolio strategy, and business intelligence.
With a background in business and information technology, Harold brings over 25 years of international experience, including expatriation in Silicon Valley, Madagascar, and Poland.
Prior to his current role, he led innovation initiatives for Orange affiliates in Spain, England, and Romania. His career includes diverse roles in information technology companies of all sizes, from start-ups to large enterprises. He has held positions ranging from technical expert to product marketing, large project management, transformation programs, business development, managing director, and entrepreneur.

Kurt Brasch
Director, Patent Transactions
Uber
Kurt Brasch
DIRECTOR, PATENT TRANSACTIONS, UBER
Kurt Brasch is the director of patent transactions at Uber. Mr. Brasch focuses on reducing patent risk for Uber by leading inbound licensing negotiations, closing all patent transactions and managing cooperative community engagement. He was hired by Uber in 2016 to inorganically grow the patent portfolio to ready the company for the 2019 initial public offering (IPO). He is also the Co-Founder and President of Allied Transportation Association, an organization focused on reducing IP risk in the burgeoning automotive and broader transportation industries.
He is known for his innovative IP programs, having launched and managed Uber’s UP3 Patent Purchase Program in April 2017, and in September 2018 Mr Brasch was ranked 35th in IAM’s Top 40 Global Market Makers. Before joining Uber in October 2016, Kurt led strategic initiatives and patent divestitures for Google’s patent transactions team in addition to heading up multiple patent licence negotiations. He was named as one of the Top 10 IP Personalities of 2015 by IAM for his work creating and driving Google’s Patent Purchase Promotion and the Patent Starter Program. Before Google, Mr Brasch had a 22-year career at Motorola in patent management/licensing and product management. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Arizona State University and an MBA from Northern Illinois University.

Mark Chadwick
Head of IP
Meatable
Mark Chadwick
HEAD OF IP, MEATABLE
Mark Chadwick is Head of Intellectual Property at Meatable. Mr Chadwick is a European Patent Attorney with more than 25 years’ experience advising on IP matters in the Life Sciences sector, working both in-house and in private practice. From 2018-2022, Mr Chadwick was Head of Intellectual Property at Biotalys in Belgium and prior to that worked in various senior IP roles at Merus, DSM and Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics. Mr Chadwick has considerable experience of patent matters relating to industrial biotechnology and the food industry and has a particular interest in IP issues relating to Access and Benefit Sharing.

Cassandra Derham
Head of Technical IP
Amadeus
Cassandra Derham
HEAD OF TECHNICAL IP, AMADEUS
Cassandra Derham started her IP career twenty five years ago and qualified as a European Patent Attorney (EPA) and Chartered Patent Attorney (CPA) in private practice in London, building on a Masters in Physics with Medical Physics from the University of Bristol. After nearly a decade in and around Gray’s Inn, Mrs Derham moved from private practice to industry, which has taken her from the South East of England (in high-tech) to the South East of France, where she works for Amadeus, a travel IT company. Mrs Derham is the head of Technical Intangibles, which is the team responsible for determining Amadeus’s IP strategy and for creating the IP portfolio including classic registered rights such as patents and designs alongside more mysterious unregistered rights such as Open Source, trade secrets, know-how and defensive publications. When not protecting the IP rights around computer-implemented inventions, Mrs Derham enjoys the offerings of the French Riviera including hiking, cycling, skiing, building sandcastles with her children and martial arts.

Yann Dietrich
Head of IP and R&D
Eviden
Yann Dietrich
HEAD OF IP AND R&D, EVIDEN
In his role, Yann and his team are managing all intellectual property, AI and also tech regulations at Atos. His main priority is to secure all intellectual property developed at Atos and leverage them to ensure the freedom to innovate of Eviden, its customers and partners. He is also deeply involved in AI governance and compliance and also support various initiatives around new technology regulations.
He is also a lecturer in several French universities and very involved in IP and AI initiatives at international level.

Jako Eleveld
VP, Head of IP Licensing
Philips
Jako Eleveld
VP, HEAD OF IP LICENSING, PHILIPS

Fred Fabricant
Managing Partner
Fabricant LLP
Fred Fabricant
MANAGING PARTNER, FABRICANT LLP
Alfred R. Fabricant (Fred) is an experienced first chair trial lawyer who focuses his practice on patent, copyright, trademark and unfair competition matters.
Fred has litigated patent infringement cases in district courts throughout the United States for both patent owners and defendants including cases in the most active courts in Delaware, Texas, California, Illinois and Florida. His cases have involved a large variety of technologies including automotive, semiconductor, audio processing, LED lighting and displays, smartphone handsets, medical devices, electronic ratings systems, copy protection and anti-piracy technology, NFC and radio frequency identification systems, robotic systems, memory and storage devices, software, internet-related method and system patents, universal remote control devices, and optical systems and methods. According to “The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners” published by the IAM1000: “clients say they cannot imagine working with anyone better, hailing (Fabricant’s) outstanding skills of presentation and persuasion in the courtroom.”
Fred has represented clients in patent matters before the International Trade Commission. He has also appeared in more than 100 inter partes review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board. Fred has argued numerous appeals before the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Federal, Second and Fourth Circuits where he has represented both appellants and appellees in a variety of matters.
Since 2008. Fred has handled a large number of cases that have been financed, in whole or in part, by litigation funders. He has also represented litigation funds as outside diligence counsel and is frequently recommended by litigation funders to claimants for both lead counsel representation in litigation as well as for IPR work before the PTAB.
In addition to his litigation experience, Fred routinely acts as a legal counselor and advisor in the negotiation and drafting of patent, trademark and copyright license agreements, joint venture and funding agreements, and other business contracts. Fred also specializes in IP due diligence, freedom to operate analyses and strategies for the management and monetization of IP portfolios, a topic on which he has lectured extensively over the past decade. He advises clients on portfolio acquisitions and development, licensing and enforcement strategies, and litigation financing options.

Julio Fonseca
Senior Legal Counsel, IP
ASML
Julio Fonseca
SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL, IP, ASML
Julio is a senior IP counsel at ASML’s Corporate Intellectual Property department (“CIP”). CIP’s mission is to maximize the value of ASML’s IP, so the company maintains its technological freedom to operate and leading market share. At CIP, Julio deals with contract negotiations, licensing and counseling regarding IP matters arising out of ASML’s dealings with other ASML entities and external parties (suppliers, partners, customers, research institutes, universities and government bodies). Before joining ASML, Julio was an intellectual property associate at big law, where he assisted clients on contract negotiations, cross-border licensing, technology transfer transactions, IP enforcement and M&A deals. Julio holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and a LLM in intellectual property law from the George Washington University (D.C., USA).

Douglas Gordon
Head of IP
Leonardo
Douglas Gordon
HEAD OF IP, LEONARDO
Douglas Gordon is a member of Leonardo UK Ltd’s central technology & strategy function and is responsible for supporting all the UK Divisions (Electronics, Helicopters, and Cyber & Security) and central applied research function in enhancing their ownership, management, exploitation, and governance of Intellectual Property, as well as providing specialist IP advice. Prior to working at Leonardo, Mr Gordon spent over 15 years working in various roles at companies including CPA Global, Thomson Reuters, and Clarivate, helping those organisations understand the IP needs of their customers and supporting their customers’ understanding of IP and the challenges and solutions for its management. From an academic background, Mr Gordon holds a Masters in chemistry from the University of Oxford and a Masters in the management of Intellectual Property from Queen Mary, University of London.

Rachel Kelly
Head of IP – Hydrogen Technologies and Corporate Research
Johnson Matthey
Rachel Kelly
HEAD OF IP – HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES AND CORPORATE RESEARCH, JOHNSON MATTHEY
Rachel leads the in-house IP team responsible for Johnson Matthey Plc’s Hydrogen Technologies business and its Corporate Research function, and sits on JM’s IP Leadership Team. After training and qualifying as a UK and European patent attorney with a leading UK firm, Rachel joined JM in 2012. Since then, she has held roles providing full-service IP support to a range of JM business units at different stages of their maturity cycle, developing and implementing tailored IP strategies. In addition to core IP work, she has advised on M&A transactions, high impact technology licensing deals and complex JDAs, working as a valued business partner to senior stakeholders. She has developed a strong interest in IP Operations since her involvement in implementing a new IP management system in 2017, and more recently has led a successful project to transform JM’s use of its IP data to drive strategic insight and improved portfolio management decisions.

FARNAZ
MASSOUMIAN
IP Strategy and Commercialisation Lead
Vodafone Group
Farnaz Massoumian
IP STRATEGY AND COMMERCIALISATION, VODAFONE GROUP
Farnaz is a patent attorney and IP strategy and commercialisation lead at Vodafone Group, and a lecturer in IP management at the IP Business Academy. Farnaz’s background is in Engineering Science and she worked in academia prior to joining the patent profession. She enjoys connecting the dots between ideas and business through the narrative of IP strategy and communicate this narrative to ensure that intellectual property assets are protected. She has published a number of articles on IP communication.

ANUP MISRA
Managing Director, IP
Curiam Capital
Anup Misra
MANAGING DIRECTOR, IP, CURIAM CAPITAL
Anup Misra serves as Managing Director for IP at Curiam Capital and is responsible for the underwriting of financing opportunities related to intellectual property litigation. He also works on business development and the monitoring of ongoing litigation for Curiam’s investments. This year he was individually ranked by Chambers and Partners in their Intellectual Property, Litigation Funding department.
Anup has over a decade of experience representing clients in complex intellectual property and general commercial litigation. Prior to joining Curiam, Anup was a senior associate at Winston & Strawn LLP, where he defended large technology companies in high-stakes patent litigation and provided guidance and counseling related to the management and acquisition of patent portfolios. He was also previously an associate in the intellectual property and litigation groups at Mayer Brown LLP and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP.
Anup graduated from Pennsylvania State University with degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics and cum laude from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where he was an editor on the Law Review.

Daniel Northway
Head of IP
Ceres Power
Daniel Northway
HEAD OF IP, CERES POWER

Emily O’Neill
Head of Patents
BAT
Emily O'Neill
HEAD OF PATENTS, BAT
Dr O’Neill is the General Counsel UK and a Director of Deminor UK, a leading European headquartered litigation fund. Dr O’Neill is also Head of Practice for Deminor’s intellectual property investments. Deminor has 25 years experience in supporting commercial litigation and funds from its balance sheet.
Dr O’Neill is an experienced and strategic litigator having held positions managing global disputes both leading an in-house team at Spectris plc and in private practice at Bird & Bird, London. Dr O’Neill’s IP litigation experience spans jurisdictions including the United Kingdom, the United States, China, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Dr O’Neill has been named as one of the world’s leading IP strategists in the IAM Strategy 300, as a Corporate IP Star by MIP, in the LawDragon 100 Global Leaders and in Who’s Who Legal for Litigation Finance.

Michael T. Renaud
Chair, IP Division
Mintz
Michael Renaud
CHAIR, IP DIVISION, MINTZ
Michael Renaud is known as one of the world’s leading intellectual property strategists. As Chair of Mintz’s IP Division and a member of the firm’s executive committee, Michael leads an international team of IP prosecutors, litigators, transaction and technology specialists. A pioneer in IP strategy, Michael has unique experience and expertise in formulating and executing multi-national enforcement and monetization strategies. Through traditional litigation and licensing approaches, and by creating markets for, and brokering the sale and acquisition of, IP portfolios, Michael has helped his clients realize returns of over $1 billion.
Michael is driven to realize his clients’ business objectives employing his decades of experience in all aspects of IP, including: evaluating and valuing diverse patent portfolios, including portfolios with substantial SEPs, identifying untapped assets and value drivers, conducting IP due diligence, counselling investment firms on implementing strategies for leveraging patent value, negotiating deals and generating revenue through strategic partnerships, and prosecuting enforcement actions before the International Trade Commission, in the federal district and appellate courts and international patent courts. Michael’s renowned success both in and out of the courtroom, stems from his combination of seasoned legal judgment, strong business acumen, and tactical knowledge of global IP market conditions.
He is annually recognized in Chambers, IAM’s Patent 1000 and Strategy 300, and by Managing IP, including as a finalist for Massachusetts Litigator of the Yearand Patent Star – Contentious. He has also been ranked by Patexia as the #6 Most Active ITC Attorney Representing Complainants and among the Most Active ITC Attorneys overall, as well as ranked 5th by Patexia among the Best Performing ITC Attorneys Representing Complainants and ranked among Best Performing ITC Attorneys overall. He was recently named by Business Today as one of the “Top 10 Most Influential Section 337 Intellectual Property Lawyers in USA.”

Claudia Ritter
VP, Digital IP and IP Operations
BASF
Claudia Ritter
VP, DIGITAL IP AND IP OPERATIONS, BASF

Shai Silverman
SVP, Contingent Risk
CAC Specialty
Shai Silverman
SVP, CONTINGENT RISK, CAC SPECIALTY
Shai is a Senior Vice President on the Contingent Risk Insurance Practice at CAC Specialty, where he helps clients procure insurance solutions for a wide array of litigation-related risks.
Prior to joining CAC Specialty, Shai practiced as an appellate litigator at several large law firms in the northeast, including Sullivan & Cromwell and Mayer Brown. Shai also clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans. He received his J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was Senior Editor of the Yale Law & Policy Review, after receiving his B.A. from Columbia University and an M.A. in Talmud and Jewish Law from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York.

Miguel Soriano
Patent Filing and Prosecution Director
JT International
Miguel Soriano
PATENT FILING AND PROSECUTION DIRECTOR, JT INTERNATIONAL
Miguel Soriano is Patent Licensing and Litigation Manager at Japan Tobacco International (JTI) based in Geneva, Switzerland. JTI is one of the largest international tobacco and vaping product manufacturers, with market presence in 130 countries with some of the world’s best-known brands. JTI is also an EPO top-50 applicant since 2021. Miguel is a European patent attorney and UPC representative with an industrial engineering degree in mechanics. In the IP profession since 2011, he has gained since working experiences in private practice, and in in-house roles in the automotive and FMCG sectors. In his current role, he contributes to developing international patent strategies, with a keen an eye on the UPC, and is particularly active around US patent litigation, where he recently settled very favourably a claim.

Jatinder Summan
VP, Associate General Counsel, Head of Digital, Privacy and Cybersecurity
GSK
Jatinder Summan
VP, ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL, HEAD OF DIGITAl, PRIVACY AND CYBERSECURITY, GSK
Jatinder Summan is a seasoned tech lawyer with 15+ years of experience in digital, technology, privacy, and cybersecurity. As VP, Associate General Counsel, and Head of Digital, Privacy, and Cybersecurity at GSK, Jatinder serves as General Counsel to the Chief Digital and Technology Officer, leads the enterprise Data Ethics and Privacy framework, and advises the Chief Information Security Officer. A core member of GSK’s AI Governance Council, Jatinder helps shape the enterprise risk framework for responsible AI use. Her career spans global law firms and Richemont International, where she led advice on digital transformation and data strategy initiatives. With deep expertise in emerging technologies—AI, blockchain, crypto, and quantum—Jatinder develops innovative risk mitigation strategies that help businesses navigate regulatory complexity and unlock data-driven opportunities. Passionate about building high-performing teams, she delivers pragmatic, forward-thinking legal counsel that empowers organizations to stay agile in a fast-evolving digital world.

Bernhard Thum
Founding Partner
Thum & Partner
Bernhard Thum
FOUNDING PARTNER, THUM & PARTNER
Bernhard Thum is the founding and managing partner of Thum & Partners. He was a partner at one of Germany’s leading IP law firms for over 15 years. He has extensive experience representing clients in all types of proceedings before the Unified Patent Court (UPC), and is currently involved in around 20 pending cases. He has also represented clients before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the German Federal Patent Court, and the German local and higher regional courts, as well as the Federal Court of Justice. He has furthermore contributed his opinion as an IP expert in several national and international court proceedings outside Germany, and supports and advises clients in multinational patent infringement proceedings in and outside Europe.
He gained several years’ experience as an in-house patent and licensing manager at Siemens AG, where he headed the “Patents and Standards” department from 2001 to 2003.
He studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Stuttgart completing a Master’s degree in the subject. As an engineer, he worked in the R&D department of Siemens AG’s medical division, where he was the inventor of several patent applications.
He also holds a Master’s degree in European Intellectual Property Law and participated in the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School’s mediation training programme. As a tutor, he promotes young talent within the patent attorney training programme.
Bernhard Thum is listed in several renowned rankings for IP professionals. Who’s Who Legal recommends him as a Global Leader, IAM is a leading independent professional. JUVE Patent has also mentioned him as one of the German patent attorneys with a technical speciality (https://www.juve-patent.com/firm-rankings/rankings-germany-2024/patent-attorneys-with-technical-specialty-germany-2024/) and recently included him in the list of recommended UPC litigators (https://www.juve-patent.com/firm-rankings/rankings-upc-2025/upc-litigators-upc-2025/). Handelsblatt, in cooperation with Best Lawyers, regularly lists him as one of Germany’s “Best Lawyers”.

Annick Vandorpe
IP Value & Creation Strategy
Amadeus
Annick Vandorpe
IP VALUE & CREATION STRATEGY AMADEUS
Annick Vandorpe left Belgium in 2001 for the south of France, which she had discovered in 1997 while doing a Masters in Astrophysics at Observatoire de Nice. After a first career as a journalist contributing to the Belgian press and the Financial Times, in 2015, she joined the Intellectual Property group in Amadeus, where she heads the IP Value Creation & Strategy team. The objective is to support the business in strategic decision-making with bespoke IP solutions. For this, the team has created a methodology to represent the IP portfolio and calculate the value of IP assets.

Helen Waugh
Interim Lead for Defence and Security
Ploughshare
Helen Waugh
INTERIM LEAD FOR DEFENCE AND SECURITY, PLOUGHSHARE
Helen Waugh began her career in research, where she discovered a passion for solving complex problems and collaborating with industry to drive progress, even when initial projects remained in the lab. With a strong belief that innovation lies at the heart of engineering, she transitioned from research into private practice before moving into the university sector as an IP specialist in Technology Transfer.
Helen has worked with universities and enterprise agencies across the UK and Ireland, and spent several years in the energy sector, most recently serving as Head of IP for an energy storage company. Throughout her career, she has supported a wide range of industry projects and helped organisations navigate their innovation journeys. With extensive experience in innovation and intellectual property, Helen continues to explore the persistent challenges in the field and observes that successful projects often follow similar pathways.

Tobias Wuttke
Partner
Bardehle Pagenberg
Tobias Wuttke
PARTNER, BERDEHLE PAGENBERG
Dr. Tobias Wuttke is a German qualified attorney-at-law with a particular focus on UPC and cross border litigation. Influential rankings confirm his reputation as one of Germany’s leading patent litigators. Since the start of the UPC, Tobias is one of the most frequented UPC litigators. He is active in over 30 UPC proceedings before the Central Division and many Local Divisions of the UPC. His UPC experience involves high profile SEP, high tech, pharma and life science cases. Tobias also has an extensive track record before German courts whereby his expertise stems from hundreds of patent infringement and validity proceedings. Tobias regularly gives presentations on topical issues regarding patent law at universities, offices, and associations, and – as an author – he actively promotes the distribution and development of patent law.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!