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Please join LeadershIP and CSIS on April 9 for LeadershIP 2024, the premier conference on intellectual property (IP), innovation, and national security policy.
In this new era of great power competition, technology and innovation have never been more critical. Yet the policies that promote innovation and technology leadership are often misunderstood. Secure IP rights incentivize the investment and risk-taking required to innovate in a broad range of critical industries, from semiconductors to artificial intelligence to pharmaceuticals. Healthy market competition drives innovation, as companies vie to offer superior products and services to their customers. How can these core pillars of innovation be harnessed to ensure our economic and national security?
Join experts, policymakers, and industry leaders to analyze and debate the pressing topics in IP, innovation, and national security policy--including geopolitical competition for technology leadership, innovation in emerging technologies, and the intersection of intellectual property and competition policy with economic and national security.
Learn more about speakers here.
This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.
Agenda
Attendee Registration and Breakfast
8:30 am
Welcoming Remarks
9:00 am
Dr. Kirti Gupta, Executive Director, LeadershIP
Dr. John Hamre, President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership, CSIS
(Panel I) National Security: Innovation, Intellectual Property, and International Competitiveness
9:30 am
The ongoing global IP policy developments are impacting U.S. technological and economic competitiveness. From March-In rights to Standards Essential Patents (SEPs), how do these developments impact the U.S. industries from biopharmaceuticals to wireless communications to semiconductors?
Hon. Dr. Walter G. Copan, Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Renewing American Innovation, CSIS
Prof. Jonathan Barnett, Torrey H. Webb Professor of Law, University of Southern California
Patrick Kilbride, Senior Vice President, Global Innovation Policy Center, US Chamber of Commerce
Gillian M. Fenton, Special Counsel - Innovation and Government Collaboration, GSK
Fabian Gonell, Senior Vice President, Licensing Strategy and Legal Counsel, Qualcomm
Coffee Break
10:45 am
(Panel II) Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence
11:00 am
The Artificial Intelligence revolution has raised key questions that society has yet to answer, from pending litigation over training data ownership to questions around AI inventorship. This panel explores the pressing issues at the intersection of AI and IP relating to patents, copyrights, and trademarks.
Dr. Kirti Gupta, Executive Director, LeadershIP
Dr. Lynne E. Parker, Associate Vice Chancellor and Director, AI Tennessee Initiative, University of Tennessee
Rama Elluru, Senior Director for Society and Intellectual Property, Special Competitive Studies Project
Phil Hill, Special Counsel, Covington
Lunch
12:15 pm
(Panel III) Architecting the Future: Call to Action for Innovation Policy
1:15 pm
There are several legislative proposals on the table today affecting IP, antitrust, and competition. Is more (or less) needed to establish a holistic innovation policy regime that prepares us for the future?
Holly Fechner, Partner, Covington
Kate Hudson, Associate Vice President and Counsel for Government Relations and Public Policy, American Association of Universities
Judge Paul Michel, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Ret.)
Brian Pomper, Partner, Akin Gump
Judge Randall R. Rader, Former Chief Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Ret.)
Break
2:30 pm
(Panel IV) The Geopolitical Technology Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities
2:45 pm
National security priorities and technological leadership are inextricably linked. What can innovation, intellectual property, and competition policies do to help with these priorities?
Dr. John Hamre, President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership, CSIS
Dr. Jason Matheny, President and CEO, RAND Corporation
Hon. David L. Norquist, President and CEO, National Defense Industrial Association
Closing Remarks
4:00 pm
Reception and Happy Hour
4:30 pm
Contact Information
- Chris Borges
- Program Manager and Associate Fellow, Geoeconomics Center
- cborges@csis.org
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Holly Fechner
Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
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Dr. Jason Matheny
President and CEO, RAND Corporation
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Hon. David L. Norquist
President and CEO, National Defense Industrial Association
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Prof. Jonathan Barnett
Torrey H. Webb Professor of Law, University of Southern California
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Patrick Kilbride
Senior Vice President, Global Innovation Policy Center, US Chamber of Commerce
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Fabian Gonell
Senior Vice President, Licensing Strategy and Legal Counsel, Qualcomm
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Gillian M. Fenton
Special Counsel - Innovation and Government Collaboration, GSK
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Dr. Lynne E. Parker
Associate Vice Chancellor and Director, AI Tennessee Initiative, University of Tennessee
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Rama Elluru
Senior Director for Society and Intellectual Property, Special Competitive Studies Project
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Phil Hill
Special Counsel, Covington
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Kate Hudson
Associate Vice President and Counsel for Government Relations and Public Policy, American Association of Universities
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Judge Paul Michel
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Ret)
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Brian Pomper
Partner, Akin Gump
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Judge Randall R. Rader
Former Chief Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Ret.)