Tech Law Summit & Annual CLE 2022

4th Annual HBCU Tech Law Summit

19th Annual IP and Social Justice CLE Program

Thank you for registering for the 4th Annual HBCU Tech Law Summit & 19th Annual IP and Social Justice CLE Program!

Program Materials

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Program Agenda

All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

We are using Zoom to host the program. Please use the links below to access the program. Passcodes are next to each link.

Link to access Thursday program Passcode: 505229

Link to access Thursday virtual career panel Passcode: 495311

Link to access Friday program Passcode: 554885

Link to access Friday program Dual Track Session B Passcode: 939159

9:00 am – 9:05 am

Introduction and Welcome

Charlie Bingham, Founder of Tech Law Summit and Senior Legal Counsel – Splunk; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2008

9:05 am – 10:05 am

The Impact of Racial Bias in AI, Facial Recognition, and Other Technologies

Moderator: Edward Fultz, Associate – Reed Smith; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2020

Chanel Cornett, Policy Counsel, Trust and Safety – Zoom; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2019 

Collin Smith, Principal Corporate Counsel, Windows + Devices – Microsoft

Adonne Washington, Digital Justice Associate Counsel – Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2020

10:05 am – 11:05 am

CCPA and other Data Privacy Regulations

Moderator: Charity Ogbeide, Privacy & Data Protection Principal – IBM; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2018

Charnay Augustin, Senior Counsel, Marketplace –  Uber; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2011

Stanton Burke, Associate BakerHostetler; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2015

Ali A. Jessani, Senior Associate – WilmerHale

Rizwan A. Qureshi, Hiring Partner – Reed Smith; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2007

11:05 am – 11:15 am

Break

11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Innovative Legal Areas of Law

Jesse Fenty, IP Attorney and CEO Fenty IP Law and Endless IP

Mo Ivory, Professor and Director of the Entertainment, Sports & Media Law Initiative – Georgia State University College of Law

Lorraine McGowen, Partner Orrick

12:15 pm – 12:45 pm

Lunchtime Awards Ceremony

12:45 pm – 1:00 pm

Break

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity, Covid-19 and other Hot Topics

Moderator: Katina Wallace, Director Compliance Programs Microsoft

Oladoyin Olanrewaju, Associate –Orrick

Tiffany J. Smith, Partner – WilmerHale

Kemba Walden, Assistant General Counsel Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

The Rise of eSports and the Metaverse

Moderator: Dr. Anita Lam, Senior Corporate Counsel – Microsoft

Mason Ashe, Founder & CEO – Ashe Sports & Entertainment Consulting, Inc.

Gordon Bellamy, Professor of the Practice of Cinematic Arts – University of Southern California; former Lead Designer – EA Sports

Derrick L. Maultsby, Associate – Frost Brown Todd LLC

Delane Parnell, Founder & CEO – PlayVS

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Paying it Forward: A Day in the Life of a Tech Lawyer

Moderator: Charlie Bingham, Founder of Tech Law Summit and Senior Legal Counsel – Splunk

Nick Austin, Principal Corporate Counsel – Microsoft

Labriah Lee Holt, Manager, Southeast State Government Affairs – Microsoft; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2008

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Virtual Career Panel

Moderator: Aminah Ortiz-Simon, 2L – Howard University School of Law

Phil Hampton, Senior Partner – Polsinelli; Adjunct Professor – Howard University School of Law

Jennifer M. Hayes, Principal – Jordan IP Law; Howard University School of Law, Class of 1994

W. LaNelle Owens, Assistant General Counsel, Head of Intellectual Property – Thrasio, LLC; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2004

Lita Rosario-Richardson, President & CEO – WYZ Girl Entertainment Consulting, LLC; Howard University School of Law, Class of 1986

8:45 am – 9:00 am

Introduction and Welcome

Lateef Mtima, Founder – IIPSJ; Professor of Law – Howard University School of Law

Tashia Bunch, Administrative Director – IIPSJ and TTAB Interlocutory Attorney – USPTO; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2006

9:00 am – 10:30 am

IP Year in Review

Thomas L. Irving, Partner – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Douglas A. Rettew, Partner – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Ian C. Ballon, Shareholder – Greenberg Traurig, LLP

10:30 am – 10:45 am

Break

10:45 am – 11:45 am

New Issues in IP Licensing and Litigation: A View From In-House Counsel

Moderator: Lateef Mtima, Founder – IIPSJ; Professor of Law – Howard University School of Law

Nadia Baksh, Associate Counsel – Visa; Howard University School of Law Class of 2017

Devon Grant, Senior Patent Counsel – Visa; Howard University School of Law

Izu Emeagwali, Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel – J.P. Morgan; Howard University School of Law Class of 2010

Idris N. McKelvey, Vice President – Patent Group – The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.; Howard University School of Law Class of 2005

Ulysses Williams III, Intellectual Property Counsel – Pall Corporation; Howard University School of Law Class of 2016

11:45 am – 12:00 pm

Break

12:00 pm – 1:20 pm

Welcome Remarks

Esther H. Lim, Patent Chair of IIPSJ Annual Conference; Partner & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Donald R. Dunner Judicial Panel [non-CLE]

Moderator: L. Scott Burwell, Partner – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Hon. Raymond T. Chen, Judge – United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Judge – United States District Court for the Northern District of California

Hon. Scott R. Boalick, Chief Administrative Patent Judge – Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Hon. David P. Shaw, Administrative Law Judge – United States International Trade Commission

Hon. Susan G. Braden, Former Chief Judge (ret.) – United States Court of Federal Claims

1:20 pm – 2:20 pm

Cannabis and the Law: A Look at Trademark Law and Social Justice Implications

Laury Lucien, Managing Member – Major Bloom

William “Bill” Thomashower, Counsel – Pryor Cashman 

2:20 pm – 2:30 pm

Break

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Dual Track Sessions

Session A: Hot Topics in Post-Corona In-House Practice

Moderator: Idris N. McKelvey, Vice President, Patent Group – The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2005

Izu Emeagwali, Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel – J.P. Morgan; Howard University School of Law Class of 2010

Ghani Hamadi, Sr. Counsel, Patent Law – FedEx Corp.

Ankur Shah, Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property – Freddie Mac

Jyoti Uppuluri, Head of Patent Portfolio Strategy, Reality Labs – Meta

Session B: CASE Act Implementation Panel

Maya Burchette, Attorney Advisor Copyright Claims Board | U.S. Copyright Office

Terrica Carrington, VP of Legal Policy & Copyright Counsel – Copyright Alliance

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Dual Track Sessions

Session A: The Unified Patent Court: Strengthening the Global Patent System

Devon Grant, Senior Patent Counsel – Visa; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2002

Diego Black, Partner – Withers & Rogers, LLP

Brianna L. Kadjo, Counsel – Perkins Coie

Session B: Updates on College Athletes NIL & Celebrities Right of Publicity

Jonathan Goins, Principal – Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2002

Ron Katz, Author, Sports Ethics and Leadership (Routledge, 2017)

4:30 pm – 4:35 pm

Break

4:35 pm – 5:35 pm

Ethics Session

Aisha Cassis, Deputy Executive Attorney – D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2005

5:35 pm – 5:40 pm

Closing Remarks

Lateef Mtima, Founder – IIPSJ; Professor of Law – Howard University School of Law


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Tech Law Summit & Annual CLE 2021

Online Program
Thursday, March 4
8:30-6:30 EST
Friday, March 5
8:30-4:30 EST

Full program appears below

CLE Information

This program generally qualifies for up to 6 hours of CLE credit in VA, NY, CA, and OH.  Additional states may be available upon request.

3rd Annual Microsoft Tech Law Summit 

&

18th Annual IP and Social Justice CLE Seminar

Conference Videos Now Available

Videos from the 18th Annual IIPSJ IP and Social Justice CLE Seminar & 3rd Annual Microsoft Tech Law Summit are now available on our YouTube channel.

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This year we we have decided to host the Microsoft Tech Law Summit and the IP and Social Justice CLE together so that the audiences of each program can benefit from the program of the other.

The Microsoft Tech Law Summit aims to educate minority legal professionals on the issues and opportunities in the tech industry in an effort to help infuse the legal workforce with a diverse pipeline to ensure fair, transparent and accountable development of AI as a service and other new technologies that empower everyone.

The IP and Social Justice CLE program provides annual updates in IP law, a panel of sitting federal judges, and discussions of IP, diversity, and social justice concerns. Each year we are privileged to work with some of the nation’s leading IP judges, attorneys, and scholars in our CLE program.

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Program Agenda

Thursday March 4

8:30-8:40

Introduction and Welcome

Tashia Bunch, Administrative Director – IIPSJ and Trademark Legal Policy Staff Attorney – USPTO; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2006

Charlie Bingham, Founder of Tech Law Summit and Principal Corporate Counsel – Microsoft; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2008

8:40-11:00

Tech Law Summit Panels

8:40-9:00

Opening Remarks

Lateef Mtima, Professor of Law – Howard University School of Law and Founder – IIPSJ

9:00-10:00

AI 101 WATCH RECORDING

(non-CLE)

Moderator: Tiffany Dayemo, Microsoft Legal Fellow 2019-2020; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2019

Qudus Olaniran, Senior Corporate Counsel – Microsoft

Collin Smith – Microsoft

LaDale George, Partner – Perkins Coie LLP

Rob Uriarte, Partner – Orrick

10:00-10:05

Break

10:05-11:05

CCPA and Cybersecurity – WATCH RECORDING

(non-CLE)

Moderator: Stanton Burke, Associate – Baker & Hostetler LLP; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2017

Jim Sfekas, Senior Corporate Counsel – Microsoft

Dominique Shelton Leipzig, Partner – Perkins Coie LLP

Shannon McNeal, Associate – Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Ashley Lin, Associate – Perkins Coie LLP

11:05-11:10

Break

11:10-5:30

Intellectual Property and Social Justice CLE Panels

11:10-12:10

IP Rights on Social Media Platforms – WATCH RECORDING

(non-CLE)

Moderator: Jill Louis, Partner – Perkins Coie LLP

Jhaniel James, Associate – Womble Bond Dickinson

Mark Johnson, Corporate Counsel, Commercial Licensing & Business Planning – Microsoft

Ricardo Bonilla, Principal – Fish & Richardson

12:10-12:15

Break

12:15-1:30

Welcome Remarks

Esther Lim, Partner – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Donald R. Dunner Judicial Panel

(non-CLE)

Moderator: Bryan C. Diner, Partner – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Hon. Sharon Prost, Chief Judge – United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Hon. Leonard P. Stark, Chief Judge – United States District Court for District of Delaware

Hon. Susan G. Braden, Former Chief Judge (ret.) – United States Court of Federal Claims

Hon. David P. Shaw, Administrative Law Judge – United States International Trade Commission

Deanne E. Maynard, Appellate & Supreme Court Co-Chair – Morrison & Foerster LLP

1:30-1:45

Break

1:45-2:45

Intellectual Property and Social Justice Discussion: Race, Creativity, and Copyright – WATCH RECORDING

Moderator: Lateef Mtima, Professor of Law – Howard University School of Law and Founder & Director – IIPSJ

Robert Brauneis, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the IP Program – George Washington University Law School

Terrica Carrington, Vice President, Legal Policy and Copyright Counsel – Copyright Alliance

2:45-3:00

Break

3:00-4:00

Dual Track Presentations

Track 1

3:00-4:00

Right of Publicity Update – WATCH RECORDING

Jonathan Goins, Principal – Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2002

Ron Katz, Counsel – GCA Law Partners, LLP

LaTessa Gray, Third Year Student – Howard University School of Law, President – IP Students Association

Track 2

3:00-4:00

Technology and Social Justice in the Era of Covid and Beyond

Moderator: Izu Emeagwali, Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel – J.P. Morgan; Howard University School of Law Class of 2010

Jeremiah Chan, Director and Associate General Counsel, Head of Patents – Facebook

Brian Ellis, SVP and General Counsel – Danaher Corporation

Khurram Nasir Gore, Director, Managing Associate General Counsel – Verizon

Michelle Martinez, Senior Patent and Open Source Counsel – eBay

4:00-4:15

Break

4:15-5:15

Increasing Inventor Diversity – WATCH RECORDING

Moderator: Adonne Washington, Legal Fellow – Digital Justice Initiative at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2020

Valencia Martin Wallace, Deputy Commissioner for Patents – United States Patent and Trademark Office

Toni Hickey, Deputy General Counsel & Chief IP Counsel – Cummins, Inc.

Sunah Lee, Senior Corporate Counsel – Microsoft

JaMel Nelson, Vice President- National Society of Black Engineers Patent and Trademark Professionals Chapter (NSBE-PTO) and Patent Examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office

5:15-5:30

Break

5:30-6:30

Happy Hour and Award Ceremony

Friday March 5

8:30-8:40

Introduction and Welcome

Tashia Bunch, Administrative Director – IIPSJ and Trademark Legal Policy Staff Attorney – USPTO; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2006

Charlie Bingham, Founder of Tech Law Summit and Principal Corporate Counsel – Microsoft; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2008

8:45-11:05

Tech Law Summit Panels

8:45-9:45

ABCs of Data Today: Analytics, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and Cybersecurity – WATCH RECORDING

(non-CLE)

Moderator: Warrington Parker, Partner – Crowell & Moring LLP

Kemba Walden, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit – Microsoft

Eulonda Skyles, Partner – Baker & Hostetler LLP

9:45-9:50

Break

9:50 – 10:50

The Rise of eSports: Fortnite Dance Moves and Cultural Appropriation – WATCH RECORDING

(non-CLE)

Mason Ashe, Founder & CEO – Ashe Sports & Entertainment Consulting, Inc.

Gordon Bellamy, Professor of the Practice of Cinematic Arts – University of Southern California; a former Lead Designer – EA Sports

Arthur J. McAfee, III, Sr., Vice President – Football Operations Policy, Education, and Relationship Management, NFL

Eva Pulliam, Partner – Arent Fox

Erin Leach– Managing Associate, Intellectual Property – Orrick

10:50 – 11:05

Break

11:05-4:40

Intellectual Property and Social Justice CLE Panels

11:05-12:35

Year In Review: Patent, Trademark, and Copyright – WATCH RECORDING

Thomas L. Irving, Partner – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Douglas A. Rettew, Partner – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Ian C. Ballon, Shareholder – Greenberg Traurig, LLP

12:35 – 12:45

Break

12:45-2:00

Pro Bono & IP

Michael Lee, Director, Electronics Practice Group – Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox LLP

Intellectual Property and Social Justice Discussion – Centering Augmented and Virtual Realities at the Margins – WATCH RECORDING

A Discussion On How to Protect BIPOC Communities on Augmented and Virtual Reality Platforms

Moderator: Kim Tignor, Executive Director – Institute for Intellectual Property & Social Justice

Joe Drayton, Partner – Cooley LLP

Lauren Ruffin, Founder – Crux; Howard University School of Law, Class of 2007

Alton Glass, Founder – GRX Immersive Labs

2:00-2:30

Dean’s Message

Deidré A. Keller, Dean and Professor of Law – Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University College of Law

2:35-3:35

Dual Track Presentations

Track 1

2:35-3:35

Issues in Entertainment Law – WATCH RECORDING

Moderator: Lita Rosario, President & CEO – WYZ Girl Entertainment Consulting, LLC; Howard University School of Law, Class of 1986

Robert J. BernsteinLaw Office of Robert J. Bernstein

John Simson, Counsel – Fox Rothschild LLP

Track 2

2:35-3:35

Effective Strategies for IP, Operations, and Teams Post-Covid 19

Moderator: Idris N. McKelvey, Vice President – Patent Group – The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.; Howard University School of Law Class of 2005

Njeri Mutura, Senior Corporate Attorney, Legal Affairs Lead – Microsoft

Ankur Shah, Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property – Freddie Mac

Carrie Sindelar, General Counsel, Intellectual Property Operations – Honeywell International Inc.

Mina Stricklin, Assistant General Counsel – Design Patent – Nike

3:35-3:40

Break

3:40-4:40

Racism and Branding

Moderator: Shelley Fullwood, Supervising Trademark Attorney – NCCU Law Intellectual Property Clinic

William Thomashower, Counsel – Pryor Cashman LLP

Makalika Naholowaa, Chief of Staff for the General Counsel – Microsoft

W. LaNelle Owens, Assistant General Counsel, Head of Intellectual Property – Thrasio, LLC;  Howard University School of Law, Class of 2004

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