LES Silicon Valley Chapter (LES-SVC) 

21st Annual Chapter Conference

"The Silicon Valley Deal Machine"

Thursday, April 17, 2025

7:30 am - 6:00 pm

at
Computer History Museum
1401 Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043

REGISTER

Online registration is available until: 4/16/2025

Sponsorship Opportunities:
Networking Break: $2,500 (1 SOLD, 1 available)
Breakfast or Lunch: $5,000 (1 SOLD, 1 available)

Speaker Dinner: $5,000 (available)

Closing Reception: $7,500 (SOLD)

For sponsorship, please contact admin@les-svc.org

PROGRAM

"The Silicon Valley Deal Machine" encapsulates the ecosystem that catalyzes innovation through intellectual property (IP), fueling transformative technologies and economic growth. Silicon Valley remains a critical engine for IP-intensive industries that contribute $7.8 trillion to the U.S. GDP—41% of the total—and support over 44% of U.S. employment, (USPTO IP Economic Report, 2019).

LES-SVC’s 21st Annual Chapter Conference celebrates Silicon Valley’s unparalleled legacy while addressing the cutting-edge trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the future of innovation and IP deal-making. This full day event will convene leading innovators, entrepreneurs, and dealmakers (e.g., investors, legal, M&A, and corporate executives).

Discussions will highlight trends shaping innovation/IP deal-making and explore strategies to sustain its impact through R&D, licensing trends, technology transfer, and multilateral deal-making across key sectors like AI, semiconductors, advanced materials, biotechnology, autonomous vehicles, photonics and electronics, robotics, advanced manufacturing, and quantum computing.

Key Audience Takeaways:

• Gain insights into cutting-edge licensing trends and practices in IP-impactful industries.
• Learn strategies for scaling IP-driven startups / spinouts, attracting funding, and driving global technology adoption.
• Build meaningful connections with a diverse network of innovation and IP deal makers.

We are excited to bring you our 21st Annual Chapter Conference and look forward to you being a part of the Silicon Valley Deal Machine!

LES-SVC AC2025 Prelim Schedule-Program v3-13-25.pdf

More information and speaker lineup coming soon...

What Silicon Valley needs to know about the UPC in 2025
co-hosted by the Silicon Valley Chapter and 
the High Tech Sector

Thursday, May 22, 2025

11:00 am - 2:00 pm Pacific

REGISTER

Online registration - available soon!

Moderator: Sam Wiley, Board Member of LES-SVC and LES-USA-CA and Managing Director, Ocean Tomo (SF) 

Panel:

• Tilman Mueller-Stoy, Partner, Bardehle (Munich)
  
• Marie-Ange Pozzo di Borgo, Attorney, Gide (Paris)
  
• Chris DeMauney, Bird & Bird (SF)
• Al Araiza, Perkins Coie (SV)

Location: Hybrid event with Zoom Webinar plus on site classroom at Perkins Coie Silicon Valley Office located at 3150 Porter Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1212 (50 seat capacity on-site)