Join Licensing Executives Society South Africa (LES SA) Patent and Technology Licensing Committee for a timely global webinar examining one of the most important and rapidly evolving areas at the intersection of intellectual property, technology standards, licensing and competition law.
📅 8 October 2026
🕔 17:00 SAST
💻 Webinar
As connected technologies and interoperable standards become increasingly central to the global digital economy, questions around SEP essentiality, FRAND obligations, licensing methodologies, injunctions, competition law, patent pools and cross-border enforcement are becoming ever more significant.
Our international panel will bring practical perspectives from Europe, the United States, India, Southeast Asia and the broader global standards community, including:
🔹 Dr. Matteo Sabattini – Executive Head of Government Affairs, SISVEL
🔹 Evelyn Chen – Director, IPR & Licensing, Ericsson; Immediate Past President & Chair, LES (USA & Canada)
🔹 Chitra Iyer – Licensing Program Leader – India, Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
🔹 Mirco Bianco – European & Italian Patent Attorney, Metroconsult
🔹 Kin-Wah Chow – Principal, Rouse
Moderator:
🔹 Prof. Madelein Kleyn – CEO & Founder, Mad K IP Consulting (Pty) Ltd
