IP Protect Expo is a new event, covering Intellectual Property (IP) infringements, brand abuse, piracy and copyright theft.
The expo seeks to bring together rights holders and brands from different industries, as well as law enforcement and anti-counterfeiting people from around the world. It is taking place at the Business Design Centre, in London, on March 28 and 29, 2012.
IP Protect Expo is a trade exhibition with associated seminars, not a conference. It is co-hosted by ACG, the UK Anti-Counterfeiting Group (www.a-cg.org).
Speakers invited include –
Daniel Hubert, Head of Supply Chain Tracking & Verification, British American Tobacco
David Howard, Global Director, Product Protection, Johnson & Johnson
Nikki Bullock, IP Protection Manager, Legal & Corporate Affairs, EPSON Europe
Phyllis Massey AGMA Director and Membership Chairman; Manager Brand Protection Hewlett-Packard
Matt Drew, Regional Investigations Manager, EMEA, HP; and Chrissie Florczyk, Brand Protection Manager, Timberland Europe Inc.
Shelley Duggan, Associate General Counsel, Global Brand Protection Leader, Procter & Gamble; Chair of ACG; Chair of AIM Anti-Counterfeiting Committee
Jeremy Banks, Director Anti-Piracy, IFPI and Richard Fisher, Detective Inspector, City of London Police Economic Crime Directorate on a public-private partnership; how IFPI and City of London Police are working with credit card companies to stop fraudulent websites such as illegal music download sites.
