This interactive panel composed of senior licensing professionals from a broad range of industries will discuss the role of licensing in driving business development activities in both academia and the commercial sector.  More specifically, the panel will speak to the importance of licensing during 2021 – a very unique year – and how it might change over the next decade.

The panel will also discuss how current and future licensing professionals gain access to the necessary skills, qualifications, and certifications to excel in their chosen career path, highlighting in particular the Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) certification.

Panelists:

• Ben Dibling, University of Pennsylvania, Penn Center for Innovation, Chair, CLP Board of Governors
• Sian Godwin, Business Development and Licensing Director, Sandoz Pharmaceuticals
• Francois Painchaud, Partner, Robic

Moderator: Dana Robert Colarulli, Executive Director, Licensing Executives Society International (LESI)

This event is FREE to participants.