Wednesday, November 11, 2026
1:00 PM-1:30 PM
Registration and networking
1:30 PM-1:40 PM
Welcome address: Tim Lince, Principal Correspondent, WTR
1:40 PM-2:10 PM
Keynote interview
2:10 PM-3:00 PM
Masterclass: Redefining patent portfolio excellence in the AI era
- Bringing portfolio strategy in line with business goals
- Smarter pruning: reducing costs while maintaining coverage
- Sharpening approaches to infringement detection
3:00 PM-3:30 PM
Networking break
3:30 PM-4:20 PM
Panel: Spot the fake: winning the online counterfeiting battle
- Navigating evolving tactics across channels
- Mastering platform policies and prioritising enforcement where it counts
- From detection to action: turning data into real-world disruption
Lara Andrade
Legal and Compliance Director, Adidas
Gabriel Egidio
Corporate Legal Manager, Alpargatas
Elisa Gattás
Legal and Compliance Director LATAM, ASICS
Caroline Mendes
Director, Global Security - South America, Pfizer
4:20 PM-5:10 PM
Masterclass: Putting IP at the heart of the business
- Building the skills that drive cross-functional impact
- Developing a trusted adviser network to power strategic influence
- Establishing ROI frameworks to showcase commercial value
Renata Carriel
Director, IP, Braskem
Viviana Ticona
Senior Patent Counsel LATAM, Abbott
Gustavo de Freitas Morais
Partner, Dannemann Siemsen
5:10 PM-5:20 PM
Closing remarks: Tim Lince, Principal Correspondent, WTR
5:20 PM-6:20 PM
Networking drinks reception
Thursday, November 12, 2026
9:30 AM-10:00 AM
Registration and networking
10:00 AM-10:10 AM
Welcome address: Tim Lince, Principal Correspondent, WTR
10:10 AM-10:40 AM
Keynote interview
Isabel Milman
Partner, DANIEL
10:40 AM-11:30 AM
Focus session: Latin America: the emerging SEP battleground
- How Brazilian courts are shaping global strategies
- The art of securing – and maintaining – Brazilian injunctions
- Colombia: the new forum to watch?
Taraneh Maghame
Principal, Maghame Legal & IP Consulting
11:30 AM-12:00 PM
Networking break
12:00 PM-12:50 PM
Panel: Supercharging your trademark portfolio
- Stay one step ahead of bad-faith filings
- Think global, file smart: aligning a cross-border portfolio with business priorities
- Embedding sharper AI monitoring to drive faster decisions
Lina Betancourth Betancur
Legal Manager, Colombina
Guillermo Camacho
Partner, Vivanco & Vivanco
Octavio Guerrrero Martinez
IP Manager, Grupo Alen
12:50 PM-2:05 PM
Lunch and networking
2:05 PM-2:55 PM
Scenarios: Policing trade secret risk across the employee journey
- New hire, new threat? Safeguarding your secrets from day one
- Stay ahead: protecting your brand before damage is done
- Clean exits: building strategies to minimise departure risk
Mellina Mamede
Head of Legal and Compliance Latin America, Recordati Rare Diseases
Antonio Murta
Founding Partner, Murta Goyanes
2:55 PM-3:45 PM
Panel: Driving the future of IP strategy in life sciences
- Patent-term adjustment in Brazil: navigating the current landscape
- The compulsory licensing conversation and assessing incoming risk
- Protecting consumers and brand value from counterfeits
Ana Montenegro
Senior Manager, IP, Novo Nordisk
Edson Souza
Director, IP, Bayer
3:45 PM-4:15 PM
Networking break
4:15 PM-5:05 PM
Panel: Sharper, faster, future ready: building IP teams powered by AI
- Responsible AI adoption: maximising opportunity and minimising risk
- Using new tools to transform core workflows
- AI in action: where IP teams are seeing measurable results
Cesar Peduti Filho
Managing Partner, Peduti Advogados
Fernanda Mazzafera
IP Manager, Safra
Victor Dotti
Legal Expert, Head of Global IP and Legal Marketing, Nubank
5:05 PM-5:10 PM
Closing remarks: Tim Lince, Principal Correspondent, WTR
