Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Registration and networking
Welcome address
Keynote interview: Shaping the next generation of global standards
Masterclass: Strategies shaping next-generation SEP deals
• Pre-negotiation skills for successful expansion into new sectors
• Finding pathways through negotiation impasse
• Using AI to help predict, prepare and perform
*The speaker line-up for this session is subject to change and is not finalised.
Networking break
Focus session: Positioning the UK within Europe’s shifting litigation dynamics
• Interim licences, jurisdictional tensions and anti-suit injunctions
• Impact and outlook of recent and pending SEP/FRAND cases
• Strategic uses of English litigation for implementers and licensors
*The speaker line-up for this session is subject to change and is not finalised.
Lunch and networking
Panel: New frontiers for automotive licensing strategy
• Chinese auto brands: a new wave of dealmaking
• Wi-Fi and other non-cellular technologies in auto patent licensing
• Pools, LNGs and bilateral licences: the search for efficient dealmaking
*The speaker line-up for this session is subject to change and is not finalised.
Networking break
Panel: Three critical questions to inform your global litigation strategy
• How is China’s role in global FRAND rate determination evolving?
• What makes Brazil a powerful tool, and how can it be implemented effectively?
• Is it time to rethink venue selection beyond the tried and tested?
*The speaker line-up for this session is subject to change and is not finalised.
Closing remarks
Drinks reception
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Registration and networking
Welcome address
Interview: Examining future policy frameworks with global impact
Panel: Refining your UPC litigation playbook
• Enforcement strategy and the UPC injunction
• How the court approaches SEP/FRAND cases
• Maximising UPC impact in global SEP disputes
*The speaker line-up for this session is subject to change and is not finalised.
Networking break
Panel: Navigating the multimedia licensing maze
• Evolving dynamics and opportunities across the multimedia space
• Pool evolution: consolidation, trends and new models for modern media delivery
• Adapting licensing strategy as streaming litigation accelerates
*The speaker line-up for this session is subject to change and is not finalised.
Lunch and networking
Interview: Innovation, investment and competitiveness: the US perspective on SEP policy
Lightning talks: Broadening the SEP dispute resolution toolkit
Talk 1: Choosing ADR over courts in SEP conflicts
Talk 2: The evolving role of arbitration offers in FRAND disputes
Talk 3: Choosing the right ADR venue in a changing landscape
Networking break
Masterclass: What deals tell us about the shape of tomorrow’s IoT licensing market
• Innovative IoT licensing: lessons from industry leaders
• The role of component makers in licensing a fragmented market
• Sector-specific strategies for IoT patent dealmaking
*The speaker line-up for this session is subject to change and is not finalised.
Closing remarks
