Agenda

Interested in speaking? Contact Holly Wyld at Holly.Wyld@LBResearch.com.

Thursday, October 22, 2026

9:00 AM-9:30 AM

Registration and networking

9:30 AM-9:40 AM

Welcome address

9:40 AM-10:10 AM

Keynote interview

10:10 AM-11:00 AM

Panel: IP strategy in the high-tech vehicle era

•    From AI to connectivity and sensors: the tech shaping next-gen auto licensing
•    Software-defined vehicles and the shift in value across automotive
•    Building, defending and maintaining the auto IP portfolio of tomorrow

11:00 AM-11:30 AM

Networking break

11:30 AM-12:20 PM

Panel: China’s licensing market: recent successes, future challenges

•    The latest deals and what they reveal about the market's direction 
•    The legal, commercial and strategic hurdles facing licensors and licensees
•    Working with Chinese OEMs: adapting strategies for long-term success

12:20 PM-1:50 PM

Lunch and networking

1:50 PM-2:40 PM

Lightning talks: Key rulings and rising trends in automotive litigation

Talk 1: Unpacking FRAND: UK, UPC and German regional court updates 

Talk 2: Recent UK Supreme Court boost for AI inventions 

Talk 3: Rising automotive litigation in Brazil and what it signals for global strategy

2:40 PM-3:10 PM

Fireside chat: AI in practice for automotive IP teams

3:10 PM-3:40 PM

Networking break

3:40 PM-4:30 PM

Focus session: Battery IP race: strategy and disputes

•    Navigating the increasingly competitive battery IP ecosystem 
•    What today's litigation trends reveal about tomorrow's licensing opportunities
•    Mapping the key players and strategies shaping the battery landscape

4:30 PM-5:20 PM

Panel: The future of SEP licensing in the auto industry

•    Wi-Fi and beyond: non-cellular licensing in automotive
•    New players taking a seat at the negotiation table
•    Making the call between bilateral and pool licensing models

5:20 PM-5:25 PM

Closing remarks

5:25 PM-6:25 PM

Drinks reception