2025 Policy Dialogue: Securing the Future: IP & the Defense Industry

EU economic sovereignty, strategic autonomy, data strategy, industrial policy, export controls, knowledge transfer and joint ventures... These concepts are all centered around various forms of intellectual property: trade secrets, industrial designs, economic intelligence co-development, innovation and artificial intelligence.

In order to delve into the nexus between IP and the defense industry, we would like to invite you to our 2025 Policy Dialogue. The conference will bring together government representatives, industry players and legal professionals to discuss hot IP topics and future defense industry trends in Europe.

This event will be held under the Chatham House Rule.

Agenda

► 2:00pm–2:10pm: Opening Remarks & Setting the Stage
- Dr. Anne-Marie Toledo-Wolfsohn, Head of Telecoms / Aerospace / Defense, CMS (France)
- Meriem Bourahla-Loudiyi, Board Member, INTA & Chair, EFPIA Anti-Counterfeiting Group (France)

► 2:10pm–3:10pm: EU Defense Strategy and Development of Key Technologies
Moderator: Dr. Anne-Marie Toledo-Wolfsohn, Head of Telecoms / Aerospace / Defense, CMS (France)
Industry speakers

► 3:30pm–4:30pm: Economic Intelligence and Protecting Intellectual Property
Moderator: INTA
Speakers:
- Dr. Rachel Free, Partner, CMS (United Kingdom)
- Lukas Stolch-Freund, Group Legal Counsel, Helsing (Germany)

► 4:30pm–5:45pm: Concluding Remarks & Networking Cocktail Reception

Speakers

► Dr. Anne-Marie Toledo-Wolfsohn : Head of Telecoms / Aerospace / Defense, CMS France
► Meriem Bourahla-Loudiyi : Board Member, INTA Chair, EFPIA Anti-Counterfeiting Group
► Dr. Rachel Free : Partner, CMS UK
► Lukas Stolch-Freund : Group Legal Counsel, Helsing
► Magdalena Jakubicz Gonzalez : EMEA & APJC Brand Protection Director, Cisco Board Member, Andema

Informations

• Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 2:00pm - 4:45pm
• Venue : CMS Francis Lefebvre, 2 rue Ancelle 92200, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
• Contact : events@cms-fl.com 
• The conference will be followed by a networking cocktail reception.

The event is free of charge, open to members and non-members, and limited to the first 50 registrants. Please register by Monday, January 27.