Please visit www.startuplawdc.splashthat.com to register for the 2018 edition of this program.

A free, interactive workshop for D.C.'s women entrepreneurs.

Learn from those who have been there before and leave with tips and connections to build a more stable foundation for your business!

The rundown

8:30 AM

Registration and check-in

Sign in, grab a coffee, and get to know your neighbor.

9:30 AM

Welcome and Introductions

Brief remarks from production partners and overview of the day's activities.

9:45 - 11:15 am

How Patents and Trade Secrets Impact Your Business

Teresa Lavoie - Fish & Richardson, Arlene Neal - PCK Perry + Currier, Vaishali Udupa - HP Enterprises, Christine McCarthy - Barnes & Thornburg

11:15 - 12:00 pm

Contract Essentials for Your Business

Brandes Taylor - Accenture

12:15 -1:15 pm

Lunch Panel: Overcoming the Hurdles of IP - Firsthand Accounts from Entrepreneurs

Gabriella Ziccarelli - Associate, Blank & Rome, Shelly Bell - Founder & CEO of Black Girl Vision, Serene Almomen, PHD - CEO and Co-Founder of Senseware, Ayo Thomas - Founder & CEO of WOE Magazine, and Ximena Hartsock - Co-Founder & President, Phone2Action

1:20 - 2:50 pm

Getting Creative: How Copyrights and Trademarks Govern Your Digital Presence

Esther Lim - Finnegan, Stephanie Abrutyn- HBO, Rachel Fertig - U.S. Copyright Office, Terra Liddell - Finnegan, Tamara Carmichael - Olshan

2:50 - 3:35 pm

Privacy Matters: How Online Data Collection and Transactions Can Impact Your Bottom Line

Francine Friedman - Akin Gump, Eulonda Skyles - Capital One, Britanie Hall - Hogan Lovells

3:45- 4:45 pm

Finding Legal Support: Pro and Low Bono Legal Assistance in DC

Kathi Cover - ChIPs, Mindy Bickel - US Patent and Trademark Office, Jenny McDowell - US Trade Representative, Alicia Plerhoples - Georgetown Social Enterprise and Nonprofit Law Clinic, Michelle Mikol - Barnes & Thornburg, Stephanie Abrutyn - HBO

4:30 PM-7:30 pm

Networking Reception

Join us for the "Women in Startups" networking reception, connecting women entrepreneurs to legal counsel in the DC-area. RSVP here.

Speakers

serene almomen, phd

ceo & co-founder, senseware

stephanie abrutyn

senior vice president & chief counsel, litigation - hbo

shelly bell

founder & ceo, black girl vision and msprint usa

mindy bickel

Associate commissioner for innovation development, u.s. patent and trademark office

kathi cover

chips, women in ip network

rachel fertig

barbara a. ringer honors fellow, u.s. copyright office

francine friedman

senior policy counsel, akin gump

ximena hartsock

co-founder & president, phone2action

britanie hall

senior associate, privacy and cyber security - hogan lovells

esther lim

partner, finnegan

christine mccarthy

partner, intellectual property department - barnes & thornburg LLP

alicia plerhoples

professor & director, social enterprise and nonprofit law clinic - georgetown university law center

arlene neal

Managing Shareholder, Neal Bilbo LLC & Of Counsel, PCKIP

Eulonda skyles

assistant general counsel, privacy - capital one

brandes taylor

contracting counsel-senior manager, accenture llp

Ayo thomas

founder & ceo, woe magazine

vaishali udupa

vice president, associate general counsel for ip litigation - hewlett packard enterprise

teresa lavoie

principal, fish & richardson

terra lidell

chief marketing officer, finnegan

deloris wilson

fellow, beacon/inclusive innovation - georgetown university law center

gabriella ziccarelli

associate, blank & rome llp

Jennifer M. Mcdowell

Attorney, u.s. patent and trademark office

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David Doe

Designer - Redshoe

David Doe

Designer - Redshoe

9:45am

Owning Your idea: How Patent & Trade Secrets Impact Your Bottom Line

12:15pm

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A free, interactive workshop for D.C.'s women entrepreneurs.

Sessions will be led by women attorneys and entrepreneurs from the D.C. Area

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