Keynote interview: Priorities and the path ahead for IP in Australia
10:05 am-10:55 am
Panel: Cutting through the noise around AI
What new tools are driving real value in day-to-day IP management?
Success stories: inspiring business-wide confidence in AI
How to embed safe, robust AI workflows
10:55 am-11:25 am
Networking break
11:25 am-12:15 pm
IAM
Panel: Work smarter, not harder: strategic patent portfolio management
Cutting cost and complexity: smart pruning strategies
Modern approaches to credible and defensible patent valuation
Maximising the value of underleveraged patents
WTR
Panel: Plugging the gaps in your trademark filing strategy
Practical ways to detect and defeat bad faith filings
Global brand, local rules: keeping strategy aligned despite regional differences
Beyond words: protecting shapes and styles where they really matter
12:15 pm-1:05 pm
IAM
Lightning talks: Staying ahead in a shifting global patent landscape
Talk 1: The lasting impact of Aristocrat Technologies Australia v Commissioner of Patents
Talk 2: A data-driven look at UPC enforcement strategies
Talk 3: What recent US policy shifts mean for global patent management
WTR
Lightning talks: The international TM bulletin: key cases, trends and tactics
Talk 1: Effective enforcement: what’s really working against infringers in Asia
Talk 2: AI meets copyright: the unresolved questions around the world
Talk 3: The ripple effect: how US trademark disputes are influencing global enforcement strategy
1:05 pm-2:20 pm
Lunch and networking
2:20 pm-3:10 pm
WTR
Panel: Knock it off: outsmarting infringers in a world of dupes, tariffs and platform overload
How geopolitical shifts are reshaping enforcement strategies
Now trending: dupes, social media and copycat culture
The platform playbook: enforcing rights across online marketplaces and social channels
IAM
Masterclass: Collaborate, protect, profit: securing mutual wins in IP partnerships
Turning academic research into commercial opportunity
Collaborating for long-term success - the strategic essentials
The need-to-know basis: safeguarding trade secrets in IP partnerships
3:10 pm-4:00 pm
WTR
Masterclass: The modern brand adviser
Breaking down silos: managing brand risk at the intersection of trademark, marketing, advertising and consumer law
Stress-testing ESG and sustainability claims before they spark regulatory action or reputational damage
Trusted, not tactical: positioning yourself as a business partner, not a legal obstacle
IAM
Scenarios: Managing trade secret risk across the employee lifecycle
First-day best practices: embedding awareness from the moment talent joins
Managing the insider threat: governing AI use and protecting secrets throughout employment
The clean break: containing risk when talent moves on
4:00 pm-4:30 pm
Networking break
4:30 pm-5:20 pm
Panel: Putting the IP in leadershIP
From practitioner to strategist - redefining what great IP leadership looks like
Building your global counsel network: identifying and partnering with trusted advisers
Leading through uncertainty while fostering innovation
