Kevin S. Blum is Senior Counsel, Brands and Content Intellectual Property at NBCUniversal. He advises the Universal Parks & Resorts, NBCUniversal Advertising & Partnerships, Vudu, and DreamWorks Animation business groups on a wide spectrum of intellectual property matters worldwide, including trademark portfolio management, brand protection, enforcement, domain name, and production and marketing issues. He previously provided similar services to other business groups at NBCUniversal, including NBC Sports, Telemundo, and Fandango. Additionally, he works with internal stakeholders to set domain name policies company-wide and manages NBCUniversal’s trademark paralegal team. Before his time at NBCUniversal, Kevin practiced trademark and advertising law at Davis & Gilbert LLP and litigated intellectual property and entertainment matters (among others) at Proskauer Rose LLP.  Kevin is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Case Western Reserve University.

Sabrina Hudson is currently the Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Business at The Kraft Heinz Company.  In this role, Sabrina provides legal support to Kraft Heinz’s U.S. business, Growth, and STAR (Strategic, Transformation and Agile Revolution) teams and The Kraft Heinz Not Company joint venture.  Prior to accepting this role, Sabrina was the Deputy General Counsel, Global Intellectual Property, responsible for the Company’s global intellectual property matters, including prosecution, enforcement, and licensing of and transactions involving copyrights, patents, trademarks and trade secrets.  Sabrina has worked for Kraft Heinz for over sixteen years.  Prior to joining Kraft Heinz, Sabrina worked as an associate at a large law firm where she handled trademark prosecution and enforcement matters and general litigation matters.  

Pam Mallari is Senior Counsel, Marketing Properties at Mars Wrigley Confectionery.  In her role, Pam supports the collaborative development and execution of global business and marketing brand strategies by handling all brand visual identity legal matters (trademark, copyright, and trade dress), including counseling, clearance, prosecution, and enforcement.  Pam leads a team of trademark professionals and together they are directly responsible for trademark and copyright matters for iconic brands like M&M’S and SKITTLES, including trademark licensing; trademark and copyright enforcement and litigation; counseling and support of global, regional, and local marketing initiatives; and portfolio maintenance.  Pam is an active member and former board member of the International Trademark Association.  Prior to joining Mars Wrigley, Pam was Senior Counsel at The Coca-Cola Company and Chief Trademark Counsel at CIBA Vision.  Pam started her legal career as an associate at Kilpatrick Stockton (now Kilpatrick Townsend) and received her bachelor’s degree from Brown University, and her law degree from Duke University School of Law.

Lauren Timmons is Lead Trademark Counsel for Chime, a mission-driven fintech company and banking app working to make banking easier and more accessible to all by providing easy credit building and fee-free overdraft.  At Chime, Lauren works closely with the Marketing and Compliance teams to ensure that Chime's marketing campaigns and collateral protect the brand and respect third party rights and to identify and clear new IP.  Chime's marketing focuses significantly on social media, and Chime regularly works with numerous influencers on sponsored campaigns. Before her current position, Lauren was in private practice for eight years, practicing in the field of Trademark and Copyright litigation, enforcement, and prosecution for global brands in a variety of industries. Lauren also serves on the Board of the Women Lawyers of Charlotte as Community Service Co-Chair, in addition to being a member of INTA's In-House Practitioners Committee.

Zeeger Vink is Intellectual Property Director at MF Brands Group, (Geneva, Switzerland), the Swiss group that owns the fashion and lifestyle brands LACOSTE, GANT, AIGLE, TECNIFIBRE and THE KOOPLES. In this role he oversees the brands’ global intellectual property (IP) and brand protection function and leads a team of IP professionals responsible for all prosecution, clearance, and enforcement work. Prior to joining LACOSTE, Mr. Vink was in-house IP counsel at L’OREAL in Paris, France, where he was in charge of global IP protection for several group brands. Mr. Vink started his career as attorney, practicing in Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and London (United Kingdom). Mr. Vink holds a master’s degree in law from the University of Amsterdam, with specializations in IP Law and Marketing. He taught IP at the international master’s program of SCIENCES PO University in Paris, France, and speaks and writes regularly on topics of corporate IP management. He actively advocates the creation and protection of IP as a commercial asset, inter alia as the author of The Great Catapult, a business book on IP. In his role as 2022 INTA President, Mr. Vink is Chair of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee.

Stephanieis a shareholder at Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, Inc., where she foundedthe Intellectual Property Group and now chairs the Privacy & Data SecurityGroup.

Inthe mid 2000s, not many lawyers were focusing on privacy and data securitylaw.  But having litigated many IP andbusiness disputes involving complex computer forensics issues, Stephanie jumpedinto data breach crisis management for many company clients in California,which was the first to enact a data breach notification law in 2002.

 WhileStephanie continues to quarterback large, multi-national data breach incidents,much of her time is spent helping her clients with privacy and data securitycompliance, including under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA)and the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act (CPRA), which goes intoeffect on January 1, 2023.  She helpsclients develop and implement company policies, from information security plansto data breach incident response plans, as well as with data minimization andrecords retention schedules, data protection agreements, and privacy, datasecurity and data transfer impact assessments.  

Ian Ballon is Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig LLP’s Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group and represents companies in intellectual property litigation (including copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent, right of publicity, DMCA, domain name, platform defense, fair use, CDA and database/screen scraping) and in the defense of data privacy, cybersecurity breach and TCPA class action suits.. 

Ian is also the author of the leading treatise on internet and mobile law, E-Commerce and Internet Law: Treatise with Forms 2d edition, the 5-volume set published by West (http://ianballon.net/) and available on Westlaw, which includes extensive coverage of data privacy and cybersecurity breach issues, including a novel transactional approach to handling security breaches and exhaustive treatment of trends in data privacy, security breach and TCPA class action suits. In addition, he serves as Executive Director of Stanford University Law School’s Center for the Digital Economy. He also chairs PLI's annual Advanced Defending Data Privacy, Security Breach and TCPA Class Action Litigation conference. Ian previously served as an Advisor to ALI’s Intellectual Property: Principles Governing Jurisdiction, Choice of Law, and Judgments in Transactional Disputes (ALI Principles of the Law 2007) and is a member of the consultative group for the Data Privacy Principles of Law project (ALI Principles of Law Tentative Draft 2019).

Ian was named the Lawyer of the Year for Information Technology Law in the 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016 and 2013 editions of Best Lawyers in America. In 2020, 2019 and 2018, he was recognized as one of the Top 1,000 trademark attorneys in the world for his litigation practice by World Trademark Review. In addition, in 2019 he was named one of the top 20 Cybersecurity lawyers in California and in 2018 one of the Top Cybersecurity/Artificial Intelligence lawyers in California by the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal.

He is listed in Legal 500 U.S. The Best Lawyers in America (in the areas of information technology and intellectual property) and Chambers and Partners USA Guide in the areas of privacy and data security and information technology.

Ian was also listed in Variety’s “Legal Impact Report: 50 Game-Changing Attorneys” (2012), was recognized as one of the top 100 lawyers in L.A. by the Los Angeles Business Journal and is both a Northern California and Southern California Super Lawyer.

Ian holds JD and LLM degrees and the CIPP/US certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

Ann currently serves as Airbnb’s Lead Counsel, responsible for privacy product, privacy compliance, privacy commercial, training, data use and cyber security initiatives. With over 15 years in both privacy practice and as in-house counsel combined, Ann has worked in financial services and in the tech space, from start ups to global organizations developing, implementing and building out privacy programs. She has a strong background and successful track record in providing practical solutions to complex issues. Further, Ann is passionate about diversity and pro bono, holding leadership positions at organizations such as the Minority Bar Coalition, Bar Association of San Francisco and internally at Airbnb. 

Highlights: International privacy program (GDPR, e-Privacy, COPPA, PIPEDA, CASL, CAN-SPAM, FTC Act UDAAP, GLBA, TCPA, FCRA, HIPAA, NYDFS, CCPA, BIPA), AI, machine learning, facial recognition, authentication, validation, biometrics, big data, data governance, consumer protection, compliance, vendor management, commercial contracts, data protection agreements, partnerships, payments, cybersecurity, IoT, analytics, data science, anonymization, anti-spam/marketing, e-commerce, innovation, ride sharing, APIs, data technology products and services, start-ups, third party management, training, global privacy program management, risk assessments, privacy impact assessments, process/policy/procedure development, licensing, M&A, integration, data subject rights, subject access rights, international data transfers, SaaS, trade secrets, audits, regulatory examinations and investigations, authentication, fraud programs, risk mediation, intellectual property, litigation.

Ruby Zefo serves as Uber’s first Chief Privacy Officer and Associate General Counsel, Privacy & Cybersecurity. Her team's mission is to drive Uber’s efforts to be a trusted steward of users’ personal data in every market where Uber operates. She is also co-chair of the Women at Uber Employee Resource Group. Prior to joining Uber, Ruby was a Vice President at Intel Corporation where she served as Chief Privacy & Security Counsel, Group Counsel for the Artificial Intelligence Products Group, Group Counsel for Intel Security (McAfee), Legal Director of Trademarks & Brands, and a variety of other legal roles. Her career history also includes attorney roles at Sun Microsystems and litigation associate at Fenwick & West.  Ruby has also served on the boards of directors for the INTA and the IAPP.  Ruby holds a B.S. in business administration with highest honors from the University of California at Berkeley, and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.

Fun fact: Ruby's first post-college job was at Hawaiian Telephone where she worked her way onto the set of Magnum PI. 

Chris De Santis is an independent organizational behavior practitioner, speaker, podcaster, and author, with over thirty-five years of experience working with clients in professional services firms both domestically and internationally. Over the past fifteen years, he has been invited to speak on generational issues in the workplace at hundreds of the leading U.S. law and accounting firms, as well as many of the major insurance and pharma companies. His new book is Why I Find You Irritating: Navigating Generational Friction at Work (Amplify Publishing, May 3, 2022)

Dash Kohlhausen is Deputy General Counsel of Fertitta Entertainment, LLC, which owns the Landry’s restaurant group and Golden Nugget casino group, and is one of the largest dining, entertainment, gaming, sports and hospitality companies in the United States. Its businesses include over 500 full-service restaurants operating in 36 states and 11 countries, five Golden Nugget Casinos, nine full-service hotels, four aquariums, two amusement parks, and the National Basketball Association’s Houston Rockets franchise. The company operates restaurant brands at all price points, including Mastro’s Steakhouse, Del Frisco’s, Morton’s The Steakhouse, Saltgrass Steakhouse, The Oceanaire Seafood Room, Chart House, Rainforest Cafe, T-Rex Cafe, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., Landry’s Seafood House, Joe’s Crab Shack, Houlihan’s, and more. Collectively, Fertitta Entertainment is one of the largest private employers in the United States with our 60,000 employees. Mr. Kohlhausen joined Fertitta Entertainment in 2012 and oversees the day-to-day operations of the company’s legal department. In addition, he is responsible for the company’s acquisitions, financings, material litigation, and other general corporate matters. Mr. Kohlhausen also serves as a director on certain boards where the company has made strategic investments, including New Meta Entertainment, Inc., which owns six E-Sports teams competing across multiple leagues. Prior to joining Fertitta Entertainment, he was an associate at Bracewell LLP (formerly Bracewell & Giuliani LLP) from 2006 to 2012, where his practiced focused on mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance in the oil and gas, real estate, and hospitality industries. Mr. Kohlhausen received his J.D. from The University of Houston Law Center and his B.A. from Trinity University

Megan Carpenter is Dean of the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, which has been a top-ten school in Intellectual Property for over three decades. She is an internationally-recognized thought-leader in intellectual property, technology, and education. Her track record includes significant accomplishments in the development of new revenue streams, product and service innovation, program-building, policy, and diversity and inclusion.

Carpenter writes in the area of intellectual property and innovation, including the book, “Evolving Economies: The Role of Law in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.” She has published in books and law journals, and is a frequent author and speaker in popular media, including the New York Times, NPR, IAM, Chicago Tribune, Salon, and the Smithsonian Magazine. Before entering academia, Dean Carpenter practiced law at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart (now K&L Gates).

Dean Carpenter’s leadership style is human-centered, focusing on a positive and nurturing work environment where individuals are more likely to reach their fullest potential with a strong, supportive team around them. She is a builder of programs and bridges who works across stakeholder groups to effect real change—within communities, across the country, and globally.

Dean Carpenter has been active in INTA for over 15 years, serving on committees and in various leadership roles. She currently leads the Unreal Campaign for North America and serves on the Programming Advisory Council.

Grace Jennings has over 30 years of experience in trademark prosecution matters and portfolio management. Very active in INTA, including past service as Sub-Committee Chair and Chair of the Trademark Administrator's Committee. Currently serving on the Leadership Development Committee for INTA. Speaker and presenter at several INTA events, including Annual Meetings and Trademark Administrator Meetings and the Annual Meeting for the National Association of Legal Assistants.

Audio branding expert.

Walter is driven by a passion for music and how sound can have a profound impact on health, wellness, and behavior.

He has created audio brands for the world's largest companies, most famous for the Intel Bong, Red Bull, AT&T, Samsung …, and multiple Film studio logos.

As a composer, Walter recently completed the highly acclaimed creation of Beethoven's 10th symphony with the assistance of AI. This work premiered in October 2021 in Bonn and charted #2 in the album charts.

His MYTHOS MOZART project will be immersive music and sound experience, opening in July 2022. Other recent projects include a creative AI collaboration with Robbie Williams' hit song, Angels.

He is the founder of HealthTunes Inc, an evidence-based streaming Pharmacy offering MusicMedicine.

Currently, Walter is collaborating with major research teams on a multinational medical research study funded by the European Union.

Jason Paul Blair handles a wide variety of intellectual property matters, with an emphasis on trademark, trade dress, and copyright issues. Prior to private practice, Jason was an examining attorney for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) for over a dozen years. His direct involvement in the prosecution and examination of over 15,000 trademark applications in the USPTO affords him an extraordinary depth of experience in the trademark registration process.

In 2008, Jason was named the USPTO’s Special Marks Examiner for Sound and Motion Marks, and was instrumental in implementing agency policy standards and procedures for trademarks incorporating sound or motion. In addition to examining all of the sound and motion mark applications, Jason drafted several provisions of the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) dealing with those marks, was directly involved in the formulation of sound and motion mark policies, and worked with foreign government officials in efforts to harmonize sound and motion mark practices globally.

A professional singer and pianist from the age of six, Jason began his childhood career performing in Branson, Missouri, and eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he not only performed as a musical artist, but also worked in music production and promotion with several major label recording artists. Jason’s knowledge of music theory and audiology are useful in sound mark and copyright matters, and his experience in artist promotion is invaluable in brand development and marketing strategy.

In addition to music, Jason loves spending time with his wife and young triplets, and also enjoys restoring classic cars.

Alan Behr is a partner in the Corporate & Business Law Department and Intellectual Property Practice, and chairman of the Fashion and Luxury Practice Group at Phillips Nizer LLP in New York City. He is also a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Mr. Behr is the chair of the Enforcement Subcommittee of the Copyright Committee of the International Trademark Association and a member of the Fashion Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association. Mr. Behr concentrates his practice on international intellectual property, fashion, and entertainment law and represents established and up-and-coming businesses and individuals in the fields of electronic entertainment, emerging technologies, publishing, fashion, and consumer products. He is a member of the International Trademark Association Panel of Trademark Mediators, the Centre of Effective Dispute Resolution (UK) Exchange Network, has been selected as an International Mediator, and a member of the Panel of Distinguished Neutrals for the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR). He has been selected by World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 as one of the leading professionals in trademark law for enforcement and litigation, prosecution and strategy since 2011. His latest legal book is Luxury Law (2002, co-editor). He is a frequent author of articles and posts on legal topics and a contributor to books on law and photography.

Head of the IP Division at Durand Abogados. Juan Carlos has an extensive career in the music industry as a former DJ/producer and as a lawyer, advising from the “Big Three” music industry giants to independent artists, sonic branding agencies, networks or collection entities in complex litigation matters.

In almost 25 years of practice as a lawyer, Juan Carlos has handled diverse cases, from stopping parallel imports to current claims related to the collection of royalties from new platforms, but also the traditional platforms, such as established TV Networks or advertising agencies.

The latest topics he has been involved in are the enforcement of the deletion of ephemeral copies, the enforcement of royalties for the payment of public performance rights by movie theaters, the enforcement of synchronization rights for music libraries for one of the prominent market leaders, the negotiation of 360º contracts for a well-known international reality competition television series, among others.

Juan Carlos has co-authored a recent article on the protection of sound marks via copyrights which was published in INTA’s Bulletin on August 5, 2020, based on a long and in depth study in different jurisdictions inside the Copyright Committee.

Kim has 30 years of experience in the intellectual property field, with both in-house and private practice background.  In addition to trademark rights and availability clearances, trademark and copyright prosecution and proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, Kim has extensive international experience in IP and related commercial transactions, IP portfolio audit and analysis and brand protection and enforcement.  

A particular concentration of Kim’s practice is on global trademark licensing negotiations and transactions, and brand protection strategies.  Having handled all aspects of IP licensing and brand extension management of large brand portfolios, Kim’s depth of knowledge in global licensing programs adds a unique dimension to her practice serving a diverse array of clients from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups across a myriad of industries, product categories and retail channels.  

In addition to writing and negotiating complex IP licenses, Kim provides strategic brand architecture guidance for portfolio and program management; redesign of IP operational processes and best practices for compliance protocols; crafting of social media/influencer/creative collaborations; and the establishment of innovative deal structures that result in revenue growth tied to the IP assets.

Liad is the founding partner of Liad Whatstein & Co. which is internationally recognized as Israel’s foremost IP firm. The firm handles all aspects of the IP practice, including litigation, brand protection and prosecution of trademarks, patents and designs. The firm acts in Israel’s most complex IP disputes for major international clients and is also well known for its life-science expertise. It is recommended as a Band 1 firm in all major international directories including Legal 500, Chambers, IAM 1000, WTR and Who's Who.

Liad is recognized as the first choice for complex life science litigation and PTO opposition proceedings and represents many of the global international pharmaceutical companies. In addition to acting for the innovative pharmaceutical industry, Liad acts for many international brand owners and handles one of the largest anti-counterfeiting practices in Israel. The State of Israel entrusted Liad’s firm with the State’s high-profile IP cases attesting to its prominent position in the market and recognition by peers.

Liad is a graduate of the Computer Science Academy of the Israel Defense Forces, the Tel Aviv University and the London School of Economics and published extensively on a broad range of IP relates topics.

Gil helps executives deliver creative, engaging, memorable "WOW" messages. A TEDx speaker Gil is an American-Israeli entrepreneur and an internationally renowned speaker on Positive Chutzpah, StorySelling for Impact, and Delivering Unforgettable Virtual Presentations.

In fact, he holds a remarkable world record for the longest professional zoom meeting, which he simultaneously streamed to Facebook and YouTube. The streaming started at 5:55 on 5/5/2021 (Israel time, GMT+2) and lasted 24 hours, 30 minutes, and 9 seconds).

Gil has worked with C-level executives of companies like Intel, Microsoft, PayPal, Allergan, Merck, Toyota, and many more. Named as one of "Israel's Best Business Trainers" for the past 30 years, Gil has led the training, coaching, and leading to peak performance for most of Israel's largest companies. In addition, Gil has developed unique workshops to help executives develop the "Chutzpah mindset" to serve the world.

Gil is the author of "Intimate Marketing" and coauthor of "Obama's Secrets: How to Speak and Communicate with Power and a Little Magic."

Gil lives with his spouse Nili and their three daughters in San Diego, Ca.

Kathryn is Senior Business Development Manager for the Global IP group at Gowling WLG. She is a member of the firm’s Global IP Leadership team and works with members to devise business development strategies and drive international initiatives.

Kathryn brings her understanding of the global IP legal market place together with her coaching, training, facilitating, and business development skills to supporting the team. She is passionate about bringing a client-centric and big picture perspective to developing client relationships and cultivating new business.

Before joining Gowling WLG, Kathryn ran SC&C a business development and leadership consulting firm. She provided group training, coaching, facilitation, and strategic advice to lawyers and law firms from around the world.

Before making the transition to business development and strategy, Kathryn practiced IP law herself for 12 years in our Ottawa and Toronto offices and was the Head of our Moscow office from 2000-2003.  She has a keen understanding of legal and business trends across jurisdictions and extensive experience in providing multijurisdictional legal solutions to clients.

When Kathryn was still practicing, she was ranked as a leading trademark professional in Canada by WTR 1000 and was recognized by European Legal Experts and Global Counsel 3000 for IP law in Russia.

After law school and bar exam in Germany, Daniel obtained his LL.M. in IP at Cardozo Law School in New York in 2006, later passed the NY bar and worked there for almost five years in private practice. He eventually returned to Europe and in 2013 joined FIFA in Zurich, where he is now Head of IP. Daniel currently leads a department of nine specialized IP professionals and oversees all aspects of conceptualization, registration, maintenance and enforcement of FIFA’s IP, including the implementation of FIFA’s enforcement programs for the FIFA World Cup™ tournaments both online and onsite in the relevant host country during the event. In addition to all matters involving IP, he is responsible for FIFA’s ticketing enforcement efforts. Daniel has been active in INTA for years and in 2020 joined its Board of Directors.  

Daniel Duty is the Founder and CEO of Conlego, a firm specializing in creating extraordinary impact and value through strategic negotiation and partnership-building.

Daniel began his career as a trademark trial attorney with the US International Trade Commission.  He then joined General Mills as its Trademark Counsel.  Later, Daniel became an officer of Target Corp. where he was known for his unique leadership principles and ideas.  At Target, he formed and led its famed Business Partnerships & Negotiation team, creating over $5 billion in value for the company.  He also, led the company’s Enterprise Strategy and Global Affairs teams.

Daniel has led hundreds of negotiations with companies like Coca Cola, Hasbro, and Levis.  He’s developed strategic partnerships creating innovative new products and solutions with organizations like P&G, Starbucks and UNICEF. Daniel built the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety, a coalition of retailers and manufacturers improving worker safety.

Daniel has taught thousands of businesspeople in the art and science of collaborative negotiations and partnerships at companies, business forums and leading universities such as Harvard, Berkeley, and Northwestern. 

Lauren Fernandez is the CEO and Founder of Full Course, a restaurant development and investment firm which incubates and accelerates emerging fast casual restaurant brands. Full Course guides restaurant owners through a process of optimization, strategic growth planning and development, and supports investment for rapid expansion. Learn more at FullCourse.com.

Ms. Fernandez also leads The Fernandez Company, a consulting firm working with government, investors and companies providing expert guidance in franchise programs, licensing opportunities and developing consumer product lines. She is a trusted brand consultant and legal advisor in the restaurant and hospitality industry, from start-ups to multinational companies. More at TheFernandezCompany.com.

As the co-founder and President of Origin Development Group, Ms. Fernandez has been both a multi-unit franchisee and investor, serving as a strategic growth partner for brands such as Chicken Salad Chick. Lauren previously served as the General Counsel for FOCUS Brands where she was instrumental in the rapid growth of the licensing and franchise programs.

Lauren holds an undergraduate degree from Stetson University, as well as a Juris Doctorate and MBA from Emory University. A Florida native, she has called Atlanta home for almost two decades.

Ainslee Schreiber leads the legal teams responsible for IP, Marketing, Data Privacy, and E-commerce at WeWork.  Prior to joining WeWork, Ainslee led the IP team at Starwood Hotels and was former Counsel, Trademarks at Altria.  Ainslee currently serves on the Board of Directors for INTA and is the former Chair of the Trademarks Committee, New York City Bar Association. She graduated from UNH - Franklin Pierce Law with a combined JD/MIP. 

After law school and bar exam in Germany, Daniel obtained his LL.M. in IP at Cardozo Law School in New York in 2006, later passed the NY bar and worked there for almost five years in private practice. He eventually returned to Europe and in 2013 joined FIFA in Zurich, where he is now Head of IP. Daniel currently leads a department of nine specialized IP professionals and oversees all aspects of conceptualization, registration, maintenance and enforcement of FIFA’s IP, including the implementation of FIFA’s enforcement programs for the FIFA World Cup™ tournaments both online and onsite in the relevant host country during the event. In addition to all matters involving IP, he is responsible for FIFA’s ticketing enforcement efforts. Daniel has been active in INTA for years and in 2020 joined its Board of Directors.