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: Insights from the bench
Simone Gastesi
Principal Judge, Judiciary of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Isabel Milman
Partner, DANIEL
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
Paloma Almeida
IP Group Leader, Bosch
Maria Isabel Giacchetti de Moraes
Head of Latin America Patents, Sanofi
Felipe Manfrini
Senior Legal Counsel, JBS
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 - Latin America, Pfizer
Daniel Ackerman
Senior Director Global IP Enforcement, Alibaba
Thainá Marques
IP Counsel, Brand Enforcement, Americas, Lacoste
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
Liliana Galindo
Head Legal & Compliance Colombia, Siemens Healthineers
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: Shaping the future of IP in Latin America
Júlio César Moreira
President, INPI Brasil - Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial
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
Robert Earle
Chief Patent Enforcement Officer, Ericsson
Felipe Oquendo
Partner, Licks Attorneys
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
Guillermo Camacho
Partner, Vivanco & Vivanco
Octavio Guerrrero Martinez
IP Manager, Grupo AlEn
Cláudia de Noronha Santos
Attorney, Vaz e Dias Advogados & Associados
Rafael Mendes
Senior Legal and Compliance Manager, LATAM, Mercedes-Benz
Lizbeth Pagola
Legal Director, Trademarks, PepsiCo
Nancy Nufino
Legal Manager, Castillo Hermanos
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
Aldo Filho
Legal Supervisor, BYD
Isabelle Asevedo
Legal Innovation Manager – IP, Regulatory Affairs and R&D Legal, Ambev
Matheus Gil do Amaral
Global IP Transactions Lead, Accenture
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 Amelia Araripe Montenegro
Senior Manager, IP, Novo Nordisk
Edson Souza
Director, IP, Bayer
Diego Coelho
Legal Director, Opella
Ricardo Campello
Partner, Licks Attorneys
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
Rodrigo Cavalcante
Legal Manager, Honda
5:05 PM-5:10 PM
Closing remarks: Tim Lince, Principal Correspondent, WTR
5:10 PM-6:10 PM
Networking drinks reception
