Why IP Matters at Board Level - SICTIC Investor Academy - Geneva

This event is open for all interested investors, available onsite only, with limited seating for 30 guests. There’s plenty of opportunity for Q&A and discussions at the workshop. Speakers: Stefano Cantaluppi — Founder & Director, Cantaluppi & Partners Andrea Cuomo — Senior Executive VP Advanced Projects, STMicroelectronics; Chairman, 3Sun Giulia Rizzo, SICTIC — SICTIC Board Member IP Left the Legal Department A subject once left to specialists is now one executives, investors, and journalists follow closely. Where the Value Sits Today Land and machines built a company's worth. Today it's mostly what the company knows and whether it can prove that knowledge is its own. Everyone Wants a Piece of Your Ideas Once ideas are worth money, everyone fights to own them, through legal filings, lawsuits, and copycats Secure It or Surrender It What patents actually do for a business, and what unclaimed rights end up costing. What you don't own, someone else will. Swiss Angel Investor Handbook can be downloaded from www.angelhandbook.ch Format: in-person workshop / no recording Important Note: Please note that a CHF 50 no-show fee applies to this event. Cancellations are accepted without penalty until 13:00 on the day of the event. This event is open for all interested investors and startup founders.