World-class panels and closed-door discussions offer valuable insights, practical tools and takeaways
WASHINGTON, February 1, 2012—An elite group of the world’s top intellectual property (IP) executives and thought leaders convened for the 2012 Licensing Executives Society IP100 Executive Forum, January 30-31, 2012 at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix.
This annual summit is a unique, invitation-only gathering of senior IP decision makers from leading companies, universities and government agencies that focuses on peer-to-peer interaction and off-the-record discussions on IP business issues and strategies, valuation, best practices, deal structure and organizational alignment.
"LES is uniquely positioned to convene this one-of-a-kind forum and to create an environment where attendees can make new professional connections and find real answers to burning questions, valuable strategic tools and useable solutions that can be implemented immediately into their everyday work stream," said Bill Elkington, Senior Director, IP Management for Rockwell Collins, IP100 Meeting Chair, and LES Trustee for Communications.
The meeting, which drew speakers and attendees from Bayer, Bob Mackie Design Group, Boeing, BP America, Eli Lilly, Hewlett Packard, Honeywell, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Mars Wrigley, Merck & Co., Microsoft, MIT, Rockwell Collins, Sandia National Laboratory, Stanford, Technicolor, The Rockefeller University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, among others, featured three "Hot Topic" panel discussions covering:
- The impact of the America Invents Act (AIA) on IP business
- Deals from Hell: What We’ve Learned, What We’d Do Differently, Spotting Signs of Trouble
- How to Think Like a VC – Valuation, Assessing Transactions, Risk Management and Methods for IP Management
Each panel was followed by a facilitated, closed-door discussion where attendees engaged in frank information sharing and problem solving.
In addition, attendees heard presentations from Innocentive Founder, Alpheus Bingham, Ph.D., who discussed the impact of open innovation on the global business environment, and Marshall Phelps, former Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Corporation and IBM, who discussed the latest innovations in IP monetization.
An IP100 Executive Forum summary report is in development and will be made available exclusively to attendees. In addition, plans are underway to reconvene the IP100 at the Arizona Biltmore in January 2013.
For more information about the IP100 Executive Forum, visit www.ip100.org.
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About the Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc.
Established in 1965, the Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc. (LES) is a professional society comprised of over 4,500 members engaged in the transfer, use, development and marketing of technology and intellectual property. The LES membership includes a wide range of professionals, including business executives, lawyers, licensing consultants, engineers, academicians, scientists and government officials. Many large corporations, professional firms, and universities comprise the Society's membership.
Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. & Canada), Inc. is a member society of the Licensing Executives Society International, Inc. (LESI), with a worldwide membership of more than 10,000 members in 32 national societies, representing over 90 countries. For more information on LES, see
www.lesusacanada.org.