Agenda

9:00 – 9:30 am

Welcome and Patent Group Background
Mike Hostetler, Lou Lieto

9:30 – 10:00 am

Building Connections
Melanie Orhant

10:00 – 10:15  am

Break

10:15 – 10:45 am

Professional Presence
Melanie Orhant

10:45 am – 11:45 pm

Client Perspectives: From The Source
Moderator: Julia Minitti
Panelists: Jennifer Holmes, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary at Encoded Therapeutics, Inc.; Lena Wu, Founding Board Member at Eleni Health, Inc.

11:45  – 12:45 pm

Lunch

12:45  – 1:45 pm

IP Jeopardy
Bruce Kisliuk

1:45  – 2:30 pm

Managing Your Internal and External Clients
Moderator: Derrick Rowe
Panelists: Ingo Hardt, Alicia Umpierre

2:30  – 2:45 pm

Break

2:45  – 3:15 pm

Understanding Patent Team Dynamics (some remotely)
Moderator: Laurie McNamara
Panelists: Carrie Bliss, Reginald Clermont, Joanna Laney

3:15  – 4:15 pm

Charting Your Path at Wilson Sonsini
Moderator: Deborah Smith
Panelists: Madeline Hess, Clark Lin, Chris McAndrew, Alicia Umpierre

4:15  – 6:00 pm

Break

6:00  – 8:30 pm

Offsite Dinner
Terun – 448 California Ave, Palo Alto, CA

Day Two: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 (Crowne Plaza)

8:00 – 9:00 am

Breakfast

9:00 – 10:00 am

Mock Examiner Interview
Bill Barrett, Bruce Kisliuk, Marjie Moran

10:00 – 10:30 am

Effectively Collaborating Across the Firm
Ali Alemozafar, James Huie, Alex Key, Lori Westin

10:30 – 10:45 am

Break

10:45 – 11:30 am

Understanding the Patent Group’s Business & Closing
Matt Bresnahan, Lou Lieto

11:30 am – 1:15 pm

Lunch & First Year Group join 1st Year Academy