Dinesh Melwani
Parter, Bookoff McAndrews PLLC Dinesh N. Melwani takes a holistic approach to developing patent strategies for clients. IAM Patent 1000 (IAM) describes him as a “diligent, responsive, and perceptive patent attorney who demonstrates a keen eye for the most successful prosecution approaches.” More recently, the publication noted that he “provides clear, actionable, and practical advice.” […]
Demetria Gallagher
Executive Vice President, VentureWell As Executive Vice President at VentureWell, Demetria leads the Higher Education Innovation Ecosystem Team, overseeing major initiatives such as a $2.4 million faculty grant program and federal programs like I-Corps and IUCRC. Her work positions institutions as regional ecosystem builders, fostering collaboration with industry and government. A recognized expert in inclusive […]
Chris Sclimenti
Senior Underwriter, Arch Insurance Group
Monica P. McCabe
Copyright Claims Officer, U.S. Copyright Office – Copyright Claims Board Monica McCabe is serving as one of three inaugural officers on the Copyright Claims Board, which is the first of its kind small claims tribunal for copyright disputes. She previously chaired the intellectual property department at Phillips Nizer LLP in NYC. She is a veteran […]
Evan Langdon
Partner and ITC Chair, Fabricant LLP EVAN LANGDON is a Partner at Fabricant LLP in Washington, DC, and the Chair of Fabricant LLP’s International Trade Commission (ITC) practice. His work focuses on Section 337 investigations before the ITC, intellectual property litigation in U.S. District Courts, and appeals before the Federal Circuit. He is adept at […]
David Rikkers
President, Expedited Climb Capital LLC David Rikkers is President of Expedited Climb Capital, a firm focused on technology development and transactions in the aerospace and defense industry. Prior to this role, he led an IP monetization team that sourced and executed deals valued over $1.5 billion. David serves on the LES Standards Board and as […]
Tom Cripe
Head of Strategic Partnerships, Innventure LLC Thomas is currently Head of Strategic Partnerships for Innventure. He is heavily involved in building and managing new strategic relationships for the identification of new technologies that have the potential to form the basis for new Innventure Companies. In 2018, he retired from Procter & Gamble (P&G) after a […]
Gayle Anderson
VP of Business Development, Innventure LLC Gayle serves as VP of Business Development at Innventure a role to which she brings over 23 years of financial and business development experience. Prior to joining Innventure, Gayle held top positions within Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) Global Business Development (GBD) division where she achieved CFO Circle for Global […]
Mark Wilson
Partner, Portland Office, Klarquist Sparkman LLP Mark focuses on solving intellectual property problems for clients in the electrical engineering and computer science technical fields. His practice includes patent litigation, client counseling, and patent prosecution. He has significant experience with post grant proceedings and examinations. Mark has 11 years of experience developing electronic design automation (EDA) […]
Rob Tobias
Chairman, CEO, President, HDMI Licensing Administratror, Inc. As CEO, Chairman and President HDMI LA, Rob has been the driving strategic force behind the licensing, enforcement, compliance and growth of HDMI® technology around the world, and has taken the reigns as its Chief Evangelist promoting the HDMI specification as the #1 digital/audio interface to the consumer […]
