
2021
Lisa Jorgenson
Deputy General, Patents & Technology Sector
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

2020
Phyllis T. Turner-Brim
Vice President, Assistant General Counsel IP & Technology
Starbucks

2019
Leslie Slavich
General Counsel
Spanx

2018
Sarah Harris
General Counsel
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

2017
Allen Lo
Deputy General Counsel and Vice President for Product, IP, and Legal Operations
Facebook

2016
Bill LaFontaine
General Manager, Intellectual Property & Vice President Research Business Development
IBM

2015
Mark Powell
Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

2014
David Kappos
Former Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and Director
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

2013
Ada Nielsen
Former President
Licensing Executive Society (LES)

2012
Hon. Paul Michel
United States Circuit Judge (retired)
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

2011
Kevin Rivette
Author
Rembrandts in the Attic

2010
Stuart Graham
Associate Professor, Strategy & Innovation Management
Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology

2009
Marshall Phelps
Former Chief of Global IP Operations
IBM and Microsoft

2008
Suzanne Harrison
Principal, Percipience
Author, Edison in the Boardroom

2007
Jim Malackowski
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Ocean Tomo

2006
Paula Trac
Senior Vice President and Associate Director of Research
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta















