May 19, 2025
Licensing Excellence Awards 2025 Ceremony
Event Time:
September 18, 2024
AI & Licensing Summit 2024
Event Time:
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT
Join Licensing International, ArentFox Schiff, and experts from across multiple industries to explore the legal landscape of artificial intelligence and how this technology will affect the global brand licensing industry moving forward. In addition to several panels, this event will include multiple opportunities to network with thought leaders in AI and licensing.
Panels:
12pm – 4:30pm
Networking & Cocktails:
4:30pm – 6:00pm
Price:
Members: $200
Nonmembers: $275
Agenda:
| 12:00–12:05 PM | Welcome and Opening Statements |
| 12:10–12:50 PM | AI and Licensing: The Legal Landscape This panel will provide attendees with an understanding of the current legal landscape of AI and its fast-paced developments. Topics of focus will include how the law can protect creators in the face of the SAG-AFTRA strike, various GenAI lawsuits addressing copyright and rights of publicity to better anticipate strategies, President Biden’s executive order, the EU AI Act, and the FTC’s deepfake rules. Matthew Berlin, Partner at ArentFox Schiff Raffi Teperdjian, Senior Counsel at Protocol Labs Kristine Young, Partner at Mayer Brown |
| 12:55–2:00 PM | Lunch & Networking |
| 2:05–2:45 PM | Exploring the Advantages of AI in Licensing This panel will explore AI in the licensing industry and discuss how to overcome potential obstacles while taking advantage of amazing opportunities. Topics of focus will include the role of artificial intelligence in the fight against counterfeiting, the implications of copyrighting works created without human involvement, rightsizing and training workforces, and general risk mitigation. Pamela Deese, Partner at ArentFox Schiff Randall Collins, Trademark, Copyright, and Marketing Counsel at HP Mike Dunn, President of Octane5 Alex Locke, General Counsel at VeeFriends and Founder & CEO at NFIP Holdings Jesse Xu, CTO & Co-Founder of Podqi |
| 2:50–3:10 PM | Networking Break |
| 3:15–4:15 PM | Regulating AI: Future Trends and Predictions This panel will focus on emerging global trends in AI regulation that will likely affect the licensing industry. Speakers will offer insights and considerations for licensing professionals to capitalize on opportunities amidst an AI-driven future. Emily Lewis, Associate at ArentFox Schiff Yusef Abutouq, Attorney at ArentFox Schiff David Tackel, SVP of Product Strategy at Fox/Blockchain Creative Labs |
| 4:20–4:30 PM | Closing Remarks |
| 4:30–6:00 PM | Networking Reception |
CANCELLATION POLICY:
All registration cancellations and refund requests must be made in writing to info@licensing.org by Wednesday, September 11th. If you are registering a group, you acknowledge you are agreeing to the terms on behalf of each individual. A refund of the registration fee, less a $50 cancellation fee, will be given for cancellations received on or before Wednesday, September 11th. Registration can be transferred to another person to attend the 2024 AI & Licensing Summit. Registration fees cannot be transferred to another event, meeting or membership. All refunds will be made payable to the payer only. There will be no exceptions to this cancellation policy.
