Get Up, Stand Up. For Music (and for IP!)
Please join us at our special tenth annual World IP Day event as we explore emerging issues in intellectual property, including patent reform, the new role of the record label in the digital music era, and the increasing importance of IP to U.S. trade issues.
Opening Keynote Address
Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA)
Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, House Judiciary Committee
Panel: The Making of A Global Artist in the Digital Economy
In an era when musicians can directly upload their music to iTunes and other sites, what is the role of the record label? This panel features executives from major record labels.
Cris Lacy, Artist Recruitment and Development, Warner Music
John Fleckenstein, Global Marketing, RCA Records
Mark Piibe, Digital Licensing and Strategy, Sony Music
Nicole Wyskoarko, Business and Legal Affairs, Def Jam/Island/Republic
Moderated By:
Mitch Glazier, Senior Executive Vice President, RIAA
Michele Ballantyne, Executive Vice President, Public Policy and Industry Relations, RIAA
Panel: Patent Reform? Litigation Reform? Which?
Many are asking the question, “Didn’t we just do patent reform? Or are we now talking about litigation reform?” In this panel, hear from an array of patent reform players from the pharmaceutical, software, and retail industries, and discover whether there is potential for common ground. Can we fix some of the problems with extortive demand letters and other abusive behaviors without undermining a patent system that has helped facilitate America’s innovation economy? Isn’t everyone’s goal to make the patent system more robust and reliable?
Gail Levine, Vice President, Intellectual Property & Public Policy, Verizon
Diane K. Lettelleir, Chief IP Counsel, JCPenney
Laurie Self, Vice President and Counsel, Government Affairs, Qualcomm
Bruce Artim, Director, Federal Affairs, Eli Lilly
Moderated by
Tom Giovanetti, President, Institute for Policy Innovation
Keynote Address
Michele Woods
Director, Copyright Law Division, World Intellectual Property Organization
Panel: International Challenges and Opportunities for IPRs
With the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) nearing completion and other trade agreements (TTIP) underway, intellectual property issues are central to U.S. trade. For example, is India’s new Modi government more friendly to IP? In this panel, we’ll hear from Michele Woods, Director of the Copyright Law Division at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), as well as from industry representatives and trade negotiators on America’s international IP challenges and opportunities.
Thaddeus Burns, General Electric
Joseph Damond, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
Patrick Kilbride, Global Intellectual Property Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Keynote Address
F. Scott Kieff
Commissioner, U.S. International Trade Commission
Event Details
Breakfast: 9:00 AM Program: 9:30 AM TO 1:00 PM
Reserve Officer's Association (ROA) Headquarters
Minuteman Ballroom
One Constitution Ave NE, Washington DC 20001
*Complimentary lunch will be served.
Evening Reception!
Please join us Wednesday, April 29 on Capitol Hill for our complimentary evening reception at 5:30 pm featuring hors d'oeuvres, drinks and live music from the talents of an ensemble from the Washington Jazz Arts Institute as well as R&B/Pop artist Reagan James, a Top Ten "Team Blake Shelton" finalist on NBC's "The Voice." Register here.
Questions? Contact Erin Humiston at (972) 874-5139, or erin@IPI.org.