Oil & Gas Intellectual Property Summit 2015

With R&D expenditure in the Oil and Gas Industry surpassing $12bn per annum* the role of intellectual property management has become a significant source of risk and potential reward. This is why leading oil and gas companies are gathering at the second annual Oil & Gas IP Summit, a two-day event dedicated to helping IP professionals improve

The conference, hosted by Oil & Gas IQ – a division of global events company IQPC – will be a unique opportunity for Big Oil, NOCs and vendors e to discuss key issues for the industry including protection and litigation, licencing and monetisation of patents, patenting in emerging markets and internal strategies.

Expert speakers at this industry forum will include:

• Sonangol - Eder Ferreira, Lead Counsel - Downstream

• Tenaris - Eduardo Paz, Global IP Director

• Aker Solutions - Vicky McNiff, Intellectual Property Manager

• Neste Oil - Jalmari Sassi, Senior Legal Counsel

• Saipem - Mario Marchionna, VP - Technology Research and Development

• Maersk Drilling - Andreas Tycho, Intellectual Property Director

• Spex Group - Sidney Johnston, VP Innovation Strategy

• Aker Solutions - Rikard Mikalsen, Technology and Intellectual Property Analyst

• Chicago Bridge & Iron - Jason Kitts, Associate General Counsel

• Petrobras - Eduardo Pereira da Silva, Intellectual Property Engineer

• Mitrani Caballero Ojam & Ruiz Moreno Abogados - Juan Carlos Ojam, Head of IP

• Leogriff - Duncan Magnus Park, Partner

• Shell (TBC) - Robert Matthezing, Associate General Counsel

The Oil & Gas IP Summit will take place on 27th – 29th January 2014 in London, UK. Find the full programme, speaker list and registration form at www.oilandgasip.com