John P. Carney

John Carney

Managing Director, China IP LLC John’s career in the automotive business spans 40 years, with background in finance, sales, marketing, M&A and program management. He successfully completed four divestitures as a deal director during Delphi Automotive’s 2005 -2009 restructuring effort. John joined the Delphi (now Aptiv) licensing activity in 2009, where he recently retired as… Continue reading John P. Carney

Klaus Mannsperger

Klaus Mannsperger

CEO, Mercedes-Benz Intellectual Property GmbH & Co KG Director Intellectual Property Holding different functions within the R&D organization of Daimler and now Mercedes-Benz, he accumulated over 30 years of experience in the automotive business. Being a pioneer he helped the company to establish an international footprint, for 19 years he was in foreign assignments that… Continue reading Klaus Mannsperger

Kasim Alfalahi

Kasim Alfalahi

Founder & CEO of Avanci Kasim Alfalahi is a pioneer in the sharing of technology. In a 20+ year career at Ericsson he created and led the company’s IP business to become a fundamental part of Ericsson’s success, with more than $10 billion in revenue under his leadership. In 2016 he left Ericsson with the… Continue reading Kasim Alfalahi

Georg Buchner

Georg Buchner

Chief Business Officer, Helsinn Group PhD in Molecular and Developmental Biology Georg Buchner is the group chief business officer of Helsinn group, a Swiss fully integrated, global biopharma company with a diversified pipeline of innovative oncology targeted therapies. Georg has over 20 years of experience in business, corporate development and consulting positions. His experience encompasses… Continue reading Georg Buchner

Massimo Radaelli

Massimo Radarelli

Chairman & CEO of Noventia Pharma Executive Chairman and a Shareholder of Pint Pharma Group CEO of Ferrer Italia Chairman & CEO of Noventia Pharma. He founded Noventia Pharma, a dynamic privately owned European Specialty Pharma Company with its H.Q. in Italy. Dr. Radaelli is also Executive Chairman and a Shareholder of Pint Pharma Group,… Continue reading Massimo Radaelli

Bartolomeo (Leo) Rongone

Bartolomeo Rongone

Keynote speaker -FASHION- CEO, Bottega Veneta Leo has been CEO of Bottega Veneta since 2019. Leo joined Kering in 2012 and was most recently COO of Saint Laurent. Before Kering, he spent twelve-years at LVMH, holding key leadership roles at Fendi. Since his arrival, Leo has positioned Bottega Veneta as an ultra-high-end luxury fashion house… Continue reading Bartolomeo (Leo) Rongone

Lorenzo Tolleri

Lorenzo Tolleri

Director of Business Development, Dynavax Technologies Phd Molecular Geneticist Lorenzo Tolleri is the Business Development Senior Director at Dynavax Technologies, where he deals with negotiation, execution, and alliance management of a broad range of transactions (both R&D and commercial). Before joining Dynavax Lorenzo was Director Business Development at GSK, where he was previously Patent Associate… Continue reading Lorenzo Tolleri

Michele De Lucchi

Michele De Lucchi

Keynote speaker -DESIGN- Architect, designer Founder and member of AMDL CIRCLE – group of thinkers and innovators Architect. He has been a protagonist of avant-garde architecture and design since the 1970s. He has designed furniture for the most known Italian and European companies. He realized architectural projects in Italy and abroad, spanning from industrial to… Continue reading Michele De Lucchi

Dallas Wilkinson

Dallas Wilkinson

PhD chemist and technology manager Fellow, the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Fellow, Institute of Quarrying, Australia Dr. Dallas Wilkinson has a Ph.D. in Chemistry, an MBA in Technology Management and is graduate of the Australian Institute of Companies Directors. He is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM)… Continue reading Dallas Wilkinson

Sean Moolman

Sean Moolman

COO and co-founder of PowerOptimal Registered technology transfer professional Dr. Sean Moolman is co-founder and COO of PowerOptimal, a renewable energy technology company focused on smart green hot water. He is the founder of the Moolman Institute, an online learning institute focused on technology commercialisation and innovation. He is a director on the boards of… Continue reading Sean Moolman