Adrian Howes
Head of IP and Standards- IP Policy
Nokia
Adrian Howes
Head of IP and Standards- IP Policy
Nokia
Dana Filoti
Associate Director, CMC Scientific Architecture, Development Sciences Data & Digital Strategy
Parthiban Rajasekaran
Innovation Lead
Sanofi
John Mayfield
SVP BD & Strategy
Flagship Pioneering
Ester Caffarel-Salvador
Director, Strategic Innovation
Chiesi USA
Denise Bevers
CEO
VETmAb BIO
Lord Justice Birss will open the Summit with a keynote session addressing the tension between legal certainty and rapid change in patent law. Drawing on recent patent litigation cases, he will outline how courts are approaching complex exclusivity disputes and what this means for counsel navigating the current IP climate.
Colin Birss
Chancellor
High Court of England and Wales
Sir Colin Birss was sworn in as Chancellor of the High Court in November 2025. He was called to the English Bar in 1990 and practiced in intellectual property law, taking silk in 2008. In 2010 Colin Birss went on the bench, first as judge of the Patents County Court (now IPEC) and then, in 2013, to the High Court. In 2019 became Judge in Charge of the Patents Court. Colin was sworn in as a Lord Justice of the Court of Appeal in 2021 and took up a senior leadership role as the Deputy Head of Civil Justice until November 2025.
Jason Raeburn
Partner
Paul Hastings
This breakfast session reviews how courts worldwide are approaching patent injunctions post-UPC launch. Hear perspectives on jurisdictional divergences, evolving standards for proportionality, and the practical risks for cross-border enforcement. Gain clear takeaways on how to manage litigation strategy where remedies remain uncertain and fragmented.
Jules Fabre
Partner
Taylor Wessing
Amanda Ebbutt
Partner
Taylor Wessing
Gisbert Hohagen
Partner
Taylor Wessing