Global Intellectual Property Convention
Voices of GIPC

Past Speakers.

Meet the distinguished IP experts, judges, policymakers, and industry leaders who have shared their insights at the Global Intellectual Property Convention.

K Subodh Kumar
01

K Subodh Kumar

Head, IP - Tata Consultancy Services

Pardeep Kumar
02

Pardeep Kumar

Manager - Intellectual Property Rights Mahindra Swaraj

Vivek Doulatani
03

Vivek Doulatani

Founder & CEO - Blu Halo

Shashi Jangili
04

Shashi Jangili

IP Consultant - Danfoss Industries Pvt. Ltd.

Jignesh Parikh
05

Jignesh Parikh

IP & R&D Expert || Life Sciences Innovator | Patent Strategist | IP Attorney | | Startup Mentor || IP Educator - Techno-legal & Techno-commercial Specialist

Ramachandra Kulkarni
06

Ramachandra Kulkarni

Senior IPR Consultant - Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Chitra Iyer
07

Chitra Iyer

Director & Licensing Program Leader - India – Royal Philips

Ajendu Sohani
08

Ajendu Sohani

Head IPR - Inventia Healthcare Limited

Vikrant Rana
09

Vikrant Rana

Managing Partner - S.S. Rana & Co

Johny Solomon Raj
10

Johny Solomon Raj

Associate Partner - S.S. Rana & Co.

Nakul Jain
11

Nakul Jain

Associate Director - Rakuten Symphony

Dr. Dara Ajay 
12

Dr. Dara Ajay 

HEAD-Technology Transfer - Office Indian Institute of Technology IIT Madras

Saurabh Anand
13

Saurabh Anand

Lead Counsel - Akamai

Jegannathan S
14

Jegannathan S

IPR Lead - Tata Motors Limited

Praneetha K Rasbag
15

Praneetha K Rasbag

Patent attorney and Founder - Prasa IP

Ashima Katara
16

Ashima Katara

General Manager, Patents - Unilever

Arvin Tamilarasu
17

Arvin Tamilarasu

Manager - IP & Strategy - Simpleenergy Private Limited

V. Lakshmikumaran
18

V. Lakshmikumaran

Legal adviser to Ministry of Commerce, India / Founder and Managing Partner - Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys

Ms. Vindhya S. Mani
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Ms. Vindhya S. Mani

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan, Attorneys - Partner in the Technology Law Division

Mr. Ankur Garg
20

Mr. Ankur Garg

Partner in IPR practice - Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan attorneys

Dr Malathi Lakshmikumaran
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Dr Malathi Lakshmikumaran

Executive Director and heads the life science group at the IP division - Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan attorneys

Ms Jaya Pandeya
22

Ms Jaya Pandeya

Executive Partner in IPR practice team - Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan attorneys

Harini Niveda N R B
23

Harini Niveda N R B

AGM - Intellectual Property & Brand Protection - JSW Steel Ltd

Dr. Sayalee P Kand
24

Dr. Sayalee P Kand

In- house patent counsel - Gharda Chemicals Limited

Gopinath AS
25

Gopinath AS

Partner Patent [Mechanical], Design, Patent & Design Valuation - K&S Partners

Radhika Pillai
26

Radhika Pillai

Senior Counsel, Global IP Governance – Legal Affairs - Schneider Electric

Madhura Shanthini
27

Madhura Shanthini

Senior Associate - KRIA Law

Gitanjali Bhatnagar
28

Gitanjali Bhatnagar

Partner - KRIA Law

Abhishek Bharti
29

Abhishek Bharti

Regional General Counsel - Danaher Corporation

Namrata Chadha
30

Namrata Chadha

Senior Counsel, Legal- Patents and Designs - Unilever

Dr. Akshay Kant Chaturvedi
31

Dr. Akshay Kant Chaturvedi

Executive Director & Head R&D (API, FRD, ARD) IP & Tech - Shivalik Rasayan Limited

Pushpak Singh
32

Pushpak Singh

Customer Success Manager - Questel

Ramesh Ganapathy
33

Ramesh Ganapathy

Founder, Advocates & IP Attorneys. - Mission Legal

Balasubramanian L
34

Balasubramanian L

General Manager - IP & Standards - SUN Mobility Private Limited - Bengaluru

Ravi Rajiv Upadhyay
35

Ravi Rajiv Upadhyay

Senior Director - Head Legal (India) - Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC

Dr. Anindya Sircar
36

Dr. Anindya Sircar

Chair Professor - IPR - NALSAR University of Law

Dipak Mundra
37

Dipak Mundra

Vice President - Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd

Justice N. Senthil Kumar
38

Justice N. Senthil Kumar

Judge - High Court of Madras

Dr. Niti Dewan
39

Dr. Niti Dewan

Head of Patents and Business Development - R.K Dewan

Pravin Anand
40

Pravin Anand

Managing Partner - Anand and Anand

Sourav Dan
41

Sourav Dan

Counsel - Khaitan & Co

Begüm Ertürk
42

Begüm Ertürk

Legal Manager, Legal and Compliance Department - Sabancı Holding

Abduraheem Padinhare
43

Abduraheem Padinhare

Senior Legal Manager - Cars 24 Arabia

Sumesh Reddy
44

Sumesh Reddy

Global head of IP - Cipla

Dr. Venkat Reddy Donthi Reddy
45

Dr. Venkat Reddy Donthi Reddy

Senior Advocate

Dr. Krishnaji Rao
46

Dr. Krishnaji Rao

Divis Laboratories

Rajeshwari Hariharan
47

Rajeshwari Hariharan

Founder - Rajeshwari & Associates

Gautam Bakshi
48

Gautam Bakshi

Head & Patent Counsel- IP Management - Unichem Laboratories Ltd

Tarun Khurana
49

Tarun Khurana

Partner - Khurana & Khurana

Viswaprasad Varanasi
50

Viswaprasad Varanasi

Head - Global IP Mgt & Portfolio Planning Shilpa Medicare Ltd. - Shilpa Medicare Limited

Ifrazunnisa Khan
51

Ifrazunnisa Khan

Manager - Tatva Legal

Shikha Singh
52

Shikha Singh

Managing Associate - LexOrbis

Sridevi Kasu
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Sridevi Kasu

Head-Intellectual Property - Aurigene Pharmaceutical Services Limited

Kirit Palsana
54

Kirit Palsana

Director - India Operations (Software Development) - Knovos

Prof. (Dr.)	Amit Kumar Tiwari
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Prof. (Dr.) Amit Kumar Tiwari

Senior Patent Associate - R. K. Dewan & Co.

Justice Sri C V Bhasker Reddy
56

Justice Sri C V Bhasker Reddy

Judge - High Court for the State of Telangana

Dr. Amaresh Panda
57

Dr. Amaresh Panda

Head Technology Transfer Office - KIIT-TBI TTO

Priyanka Gupta
58

Priyanka Gupta

Associate Partner - LexOrbis

Jyoti Chauhan
59

Jyoti Chauhan

Chief Manager-IPR - Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited

Dr. Patnala Sri Rama Chandra Murthy
60

Dr. Patnala Sri Rama Chandra Murthy

Director, Head - IPR department - Neuland Laboratories Limited

Dr.Pushpa Latha Raju
61

Dr.Pushpa Latha Raju

Managing Director and Founder - Dr. IP Essence

Rajkumar Prasad Singh
62

Rajkumar Prasad Singh

Sr. Director - KCTI, Bharat Forge Ltd.

Jitin Talwar
63

Jitin Talwar

Founder - TT Consultants

Biju K. Nair
64

Biju K. Nair

Founding Partner - Legalitech | Open Invention Network

Garg Vyas
65

Garg Vyas

Senior General Manager Intellectual Property, Legal - Cummins India Ltd.

Praveer Kumar Singh
66

Praveer Kumar Singh

Partner - K&S Partners

Neeraj Panchal
67

Neeraj Panchal

Senior IP Counsel - John Deere

Stuti Dhyani
68

Stuti Dhyani

Partner - Saikrishna & Associates

Vinayak Katkalmbekar
69

Vinayak Katkalmbekar

Senior IPR Head - Bert Labs

Balwant Rawat
70

Balwant Rawat

Head of IP - Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India

Nikhil Dattawadkar
71

Nikhil Dattawadkar

IP Strategist and Manager - Bajaj Auto Limited

Gopinath A S
72

Gopinath A S

Partner - K&S Partners

Prashant Phillips
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Prashant Phillips

Executive Partner - Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Anubhav Kapoor
74

Anubhav Kapoor

Director of Legal Affairs - Ford India

Vivek Goyal
75

Vivek Goyal

Chief Operating Officer - LDotR

Dinesh Sharma
76

Dinesh Sharma

Senior IP Policy Advisor - United States Patent and Trademark Office

Dr. Mohan Dewan
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Dr. Mohan Dewan

Principal - R K Dewan & Co

Abhai Pandey
78

Abhai Pandey

Attorney at Law - LexOrbis

Priyank Gupta
79

Priyank Gupta

Partner - Strat Juris Partners

Asish Philip
80

Asish Philip

Partner - Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Dinesh K. Pillai
81

Dinesh K. Pillai

CEO - DeRix

Sneha Jain
82

Sneha Jain

Partner - Saikrishna & Associates

Akhilesh Chandra Srivastava
83

Akhilesh Chandra Srivastava

Legal Counsel - Incab Industries Limited

Anshika Jha
84

Anshika Jha

Senior IP Advisor - UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO)

Ayan Roy Chowdhury
85

Ayan Roy Chowdhury

Head Legal and Compliance - BROADCAST AUDIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL

A. B. M. Hamidul Mishbah
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A. B. M. Hamidul Mishbah

Barrister-at-Law - Old Bailey Chambers

Aahit Gaba
87

Aahit Gaba

Senior Open Source Counsel - Hewlett-Packard (HP)

Abe Hershkovitz
88

Abe Hershkovitz

PRESIDENT AND CEO - HERSHKOVITZ & ASSOCIATES, PLLC

Abhishek Jan
89

Abhishek Jan

Senior Associate Litigation - K&S Partners

Adheesh Nargolkar
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Adheesh Nargolkar

Partner - Khaitan & Co.