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Jim Walker has had a 37 year career in the UK, EU & Global graphic arts industry. This makes him ideally suited for his role in expanding the Brand Protection business for Authentix in the European Union. He is responsible for helping clients determine the best combination of covert authentication technology and monitoring programs to deliver highly effective brand protection solutions.
The graphic arts industry has experienced continual change over 37 years moving from analog to digital imaging but Mr. Walker has always championed relevant authentication technology solutions to overcome brand owners defined problems or maximization of opportunities. He has previously worked for Payne Security, led the Ciba-BASF Security/MFX Division, DuPont Graphics Division and started in Eastman Kodak’s Graduate Marketing Foundation Course eventually joining its Graphics Division.

Hugues is Deputy Director General of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) since 2008. In this position, he is at the head of all business activities of the BOIP, including supervision of the Registration Department (trade marks, designs, i-Depots), Department of Legal Affairs and Department of Information & Promotion. His responsibilities also include revision of the Benelux legislation, as well as international and European cooperation.

He previously worked as an attorney-at-law for six years and was a member of the Brussels Bar. His practice was focused on commercial law, more particularly trade practices, intellectual property, corporate and distribution law. He moved then to the trade industry and joined, as Managing Director, a company active worldwide in production and sale of promotional items.

Hugues holds a Law Degree from the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium (1994), a postgraduate degree (LL.M.) in Economic Law from the Vrije Universiteit te Brussel, Belgium (1996), and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of San Diego, California, USA (2002).

Hugues is a member of AIPPI, ECTA and BMM and member of the redaction committee of ICIP-L’Ingénieur Conseil / Intellectual Property.

Eric Parry has developed a particular reputation for delivering beautifully crafted and high-quality contemporary buildings that respond to their context.

Monika is an hotelier at heart. With an MBA in Hospitality Management from ESSEC Business School and over 20 years of experience in hotel operations, she’s an authority in luxury hospitality. A German native who grew up across in South America, Monika developed a passion for art, music, literature and language. She is now fluent in five languages. As Managing Director of Wilson’s atelier in Paris, Monika is a brand ambassador who supports the firm’s strategic initiatives.

Paolo Di Trapani (1962; PhD in physics in 1991) is Associate Professor of Optics at Insubria University in Como (IT), where he has developed and directed two experimental facilities based on high-power ultrashort pulse (ps-fs) lasers.

René Schumann is the Managing Director of Hochtief ViCon, a leading service provider for digitalisation of business processes and BIM with headquarters in Germany and projects in Europe, Middle East and Australia.

Harrie Temmink is currently Deputy Head of the Industrial Property and Fight Against Counterfeiting Unit Public at DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (GROW), European Commission.
Harrie has a Dutch Law Degree and a Spanish Language and Literature Degree from the University of Utrecht (The Netherlands). He worked previously as a lecturer in Public Economic Law (1990-2000), at the Netherlands Competition Authority (1998-2000), as a Legal Secretary to the Court of Justice of the European Communities (2000-2003), at the Industrial Property Unit of DG Internal Market and Services (2003-2008), as a Member of Cabinet of Mrs Meglena Kuneva, European Commissioner for Consumer Affairs (2008-2010), and as Deputy Head of the Online and Postal Services Unit (2011-2014) and the Public Interest Services Unit (2014-2017).

Svetlana joined INCOPRO in 2015 and worked as Enforcement Analyst and then Brand Protection Team Leader before becoming a Principal Analyst in 2018. After obtaining degrees in international relations and law, Svetlana worked in tech and cybersecurity companies where she gained an understanding of internet technologies and developed online investigative skills. Having studied IP law, this knowledge has assisted Svetlana with building successful brand enforcement strategies for clients across fashion, fast moving consumer goods, e-commerce and media sectors. Svetlana is now managing the Brand Protection teams at INCOPRO ensuring innovative and creative approaches to the brand protection challenges faced by INCOPRO’s customers. Svetlana also advises on best enforcement practices across online platforms and being a native Russian speaker she specialises in enforcement of IP issues in Russian speaking countries.

Danae has over 10 years’ experience in the tech industry defining, developing and managing digital products and R&D solutions. Currently, she is in charge of defining and developing the company’s product portfolio. This includes Red Point’s IP monitoring and enforcement platform: one of the company’s core solution against brand abuse, which detects over 200,000 IP infringements every month.

Joost van Ooijen is Director Intellectual Property at AkzoNobel. Joost and his team are responsible for managing and protecting the AkzoNobel IP portfolio globally, handling a broad variety of IP agreements and handling the IP aspects of M&A projects. Prior to joining AkzoNobel, Joost worked as an all-round IP/IT lawyer at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, one of the leading law firms in the Netherlands. Joost is a regular speaker at seminars and events and acted as lecturer for various post-academic IP courses.