Testimonials from previous events

"The IPBC is unique in the world of IP." David Kappos
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property
Director of the United States Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office

"The best opportunity for networking of any conference I attend - ample time and attention is given to this aspect." Mickie A Piatt
Deputy Director, Program in Intellectual Property Law, and Associate Professor of Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law, IIT

"An astonishingly high participation of IP practitioners. In one event, a global IP who's who." Ciarán McGinley
Head of the controlling office
European Patent Office

"An outstanding and very valuable event." Elisabeth Sussex
Director Of Intellectual Property and IP Counsel
Proteus Biomedical Inc

"I found the 2009 Chicago IP Business Congress to be a very high level, informative and exceedingly well organized event. The calibre of the presenters and attendees was top tier. In these unsettled economic times, this was a golden opportunity to learn what companies expect from their external legal counsel and more importantly how companies are coping and managing in tough times. The sharing of information was free flowing and very enlightening." Mary Jane Lemenchick
Partner, trademark agent
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

"The event is one of the best conferences for IP business as significant part of the IP community attends." Ton van Hoef
Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel
ASML

"An excellent opportunity to learn, get updated, meet IP business professionals and to network internationally. The IPBC is an outstanding international event! The team must be congratulated on the standard of excellence applied to organise it!" Diana Jungmann
Intellectual Property Program Coordinator
Confederacao Nacional da Industria - CNI

"It is a conference of high level discussions with an audience of ideal size, which gives the opportunity to meet people you wish to meet." Jochen Pagenberg
Partner
Bardehle Pagenberg

"Thomson Reuters was pleased to support this conference; it successfully brought thought leaders together. The conference topics were a careful blend of the issues that intellectual property leaders face today with the challenges and opportunities that may be coming in the future." Giles Newman
Vice president of sales and marketing, corporate markets
Thomson Reuters

"This was a terrific conference with great global participation from the IP community leadership." Thaddeus Burns
Senior counsel, intellectual property & trade
GE

"The IPBC provided a uniquely instructive, commercially relevant, engaging, thought-provoking and inspiring conference." Steven Suer
Partner
Ablett & Stebbing

"IPBC 2011 was my third such event and since the first, quality of content and logistics have never been lacking. Happily the San Francisco event delivered the best program yet. Looking forward to more wonderfulness in Lisbon..." Pat Kennedy
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Cellport Systems

"The IPBC is the best intellectual property conference, bringing together legal and business professionals for learning and networking." Kevin Donnelly
Senior Vice President, IP Strategy
Rambus Inc

"A great networking event with informative and entertaining panels." Mark Freeman
Associate Counsel
Hollingsworth & Vose Company

"The IPBC is the single most auspicious and useful gathering of IP holders, executives and investors." Bruce Berman
Principal And Chief Executive Officer
Brody Berman Associates Inc

"The IPBC is very good for networking and getting up to date with the new trends in IP business." Rob Voorkamp
Intellectual Property Scouting And Acquisition Manager
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

"It's hard to think of anything to improve the conference." Joe Sabella
Executive Director Sales and Marketing
Parsa Wireless Communications

"The event is a great place to meet and greet a great diversity of IP professionals, not only the 'legal' side of IP. The IPBC attracts many people who are active in diverse roles within small and large organizations, and who drive a new creative business-thinking around IP." Edith Hermans
Intellectual Asset Manager
DSM

"I really enjoyed the conference. Speakers and presentations were top notch. I saw old friends and did some productive networking and mingling with global IP leaders." Mike Plumleigh
Managing partner
Plumleigh Law

"I met very interesting people who seemed to be real "movers and shakers" in the contemporary patent IP scene." Lynne Beresford
Former Commissioner for Trademarks
US Patent & Trademark Office

"A great networking event for CIPOs." Jon Harwood
Intellectual Property Manager
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited

"Engaging topics and great networking." Kenneth E Horton
Associate Professor
The Gore School of Business

"An opportunity to listen to and exchange views with some of the leading thinkers in the world of IP business." Patrick Couzens
Intellectual Asset Management Systems
Nestlé SA

"The event generated the most liquidity for collaboration opportunities I have ever experienced. Every year the IPBC gets better and better." Richard Lucas
Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Intellectual Property
WhiteKnight Consulting

"Good quality sessions and attendees." Stuart B Soffer
Managing Director
Ipriori Inc

"Having most of the key IP community together in one place allowed an excellent exchange of views and networking opportunity. I really liked the program, the professional stature of the speakers, length of conference and the IP Hall of Fame dinner. There was adequate time to network as well." Bruce Story
Senior Advisor
ipCapital Group Inc

"This was again a great conference with the right focus on IP as a tool to support businesses to realize their strategic goals. It was a good to hear the latest trends and views from a group of excellent speakers and panelists. Moreover it was a great networking event, enabling delegates to meet and do business with people from many different companies. The organisation of this year's IPBC was again excellent!" Ruud J Peters
Chief Intellectual Property Officer
Philips

"The 2011 event was an improvement on 2010 which I didn't think possible. The IPBC team did a fantastic job!" Charles Clark
Global Head of Intellectual Property
Edwards Ltd

"Looking forward to next year - this event is still the premier global IP conference." Rupert Mayer
President
Unycom

"It is the most useful of all conferences because it gathers leaders from disparate disciplines who rarely meet, but need to. The IPBC team are sensationally helpful and the entire event is exceptionally well organised." Paul R Michel
Chief Judge (Retired)
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

"The exchange and networking possibilities with the world's most experienced and competent IP people is superb and propelling IP know-how!" Daniel G Papst
Chief Patent Officer
Papst Licensing GmbH & Co KG

"This was my first IPBC and I wished I had attended previous events. I won't miss the next one." Harry Gwinnell
Of Counsel
Greenblum & Bernstein PLC

"I attended the last IPBC conference in San Francisco and was really impressed by the roster of speakers, the high quality of the program and the unique networking opportunities. Most participants are real decision makers in their respective organizations and it would take tremendous efforts and time otherwise to get to meet so many of them. All in all, truly a great event." Louis Carbonneau
Founder & Principal, The Point Law Group, PLLC...
Adjunct Professor, University of Washington School of Law

"Great exposure to the giants of the IP business world." Nick Peters
Program Manager
Intellectual Ventures

"The IPBC provides an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with prominent intellectuals and facilitators of the IP industry and obtain an overview of recent developments in the law and practice of intellectual property. The event creates an enabling environment for business collaboration across the board. I commend the organisers and facilitators for an excellent and well organized conference." John Onyido
Associate Partner
SPA Ajibade & Co

"Everybody that was somebody in the IP world was present." Robertha Höglund
IP manager
Elkem Solar AS

"The IPBC is a great conference for all business leaders that truly understand the value of IP. A must-go conference!" Bjorn Teuwsen
Director of Communications
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

"Attending the IP Business Congress was a worthwhile investment, which cannot always be said about conferences in this field. Not only were the topics and presenters of the highest calibre, but the list of participants was a veritable 'who's who' of the IP business world." Horacio E. Gutierrez
Vice president & deputy general counsel, intellectual property & licensing group
Microsoft Corporation

"The IPBC was a rare opportunity away from the halls of public policy to have frank and honest conversations about the importance of intellectual property and the impact of business models on public policy. I'll be back." Jonathan Zuck
President
Association for Competitive Technology

"IPBC 2008 was a well-organised event with up-to-date content, good contacts and interesting discussion forums; a well-worthwhile event." Sam Knight
Senior intellectual property licensing manager
QinetiQ Ltd

"This was one of the best conferences I have attended." Carl Horton
Chief intellectual property counsel
GE

"This was one of the best conferences that I have ever attended in any field. Among conferences devoted to intellectual property, it was unique in focusing on the business and strategic issues, and featured many of the world’s leaders in this field as speakers. Congratulations to all who helped for gathering great speakers, choosing an excellent venue and format, and attending to all the details to make it a success." Philip Parker
President and chief executive officer
P J Parker & Co

"IPBC was a very interesting event. I'm convinced that creating more awareness and a stronger leadership in IP will greatly help the future development of all economies around the world." Roberto Dini
Chief executive officer
Metroconsult

"The Congress provided a lively meeting and discussion forum for IP thought leaders; an excellent event." Peter Spours
Head of intellectual property strategy & transactions
TomTom

"I have become sceptical of pure IP conferences as they tend to be populated by too few businesspeople. But the 2008 IPBC was different. The key theme of the role and responsibilities of the CIPO was excellent and to listen to calibre speakers like Richard Buttrick (Philips), Roger Burt (IBM) and Joe Beyers (Hewlett Packard) speaking of their real experiences was really educational. This conference did take the business and IP best practice debate forward a number of steps. I also can't avoid mentioning the large contingent of executives and senior management from Tata. That was a real bonus." Andrew Watson
Chief executive officer
ipVA

"The IPBC was a first-class event, in substance and in form. It was a terrific venue for collaboration, innovation and education among some of the leading IP pundits and practitioners. The speakers were well prepared, the topics insightful and the event was extremely well organised. I have been to many IP-related conferences and rate this one among the best. Congratulations!" Paul DiGiammarino
Chief executive officer
Article One Partners

"You pulled together an exceptional event and it was a pleasure meeting everyone. A number of people told me that this is now likely the top IP event in the world." Erin-Michael Gill
Head of intellectual property
MDB Capital Group

"I was extremely pleased to attend IAM's IP Business Congress. Good and interesting crowd, excellent workshops with high-calibre speakers and an exciting live IP auction." Paul VU van Grevenstein
Managing director
STI Management

"IPBC is really an event for IP professionals around the world. I was deeply impressed by the 2008 IPBC in Amsterdam that introduced the new function of general counsel in multinational companies - Chief IP Executive Officer. Many of them have shared with us their fruitful experiences in IP business, including how to work out an IP strategy, short-term planning, as well as their successful practice in licensing, prosecution and litigation. From that I have learned a lot. I wish the 2009 IPBC every success." Lulin Gao
Chariman
East IP

"The first IPBC 2008 in Amsterdam proved to be one of the highlights of this year's IP calendar. The conference provided an impressive list of speakers and attendees, combined with excellent presentations and good networking opportunities. I look forward to participating in next year's event!" Terry Ludlow
Founder, chair and chief executive officer
Chipworks

"Incredibly worthwhile. A must-attend event for all senior executives charged with IP responsibility." Duncan Bucknell
Chief Executive Officer, IP Strategist, Lawyer, Patent Attorney
Duncan Bucknell Company

"I found IPBC 2008 to be an outstanding event, not just in terms of the calibre of people attending, but also for us, as an active investor in IP portfolios, by providing a vivid 360-degree perspective on all aspects of the IP trading lifecycle - from generation to value extraction and ROI." Peter D Holden
Partner
Coller Capital Ltd

"I thought it was a very nice event. Good attendance and participation of high-level people in the IP world, a well-balanced set of keynotes and panel discussions on important topics in global IP management, and a nice venue and social events for interaction." Stephen J Socolof
Managing partner
New Venture Partners LLC

"The IP Business Congress is not one of those mass audience convocations. Rather, it is a real thought leadership laboratory for identifying value in the ideas that fuel companies, businesses and the world of commerce. This meeting is Davos for the people who invest in and manage the intellectual capital which is at the source of value in business today. Count yourself lucky if you can participate." John Olsen
Partner
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge UK LLP

"The forum, the agenda and the participants and attendees were of the highest calibre." Daniel Henry
Senior Vice President
ICAP