LESI 2023 Winter Planning Meeting 

LES International is pleased to announce that the 2023 Winter Planning Meeting will be held in Geneva, Switzerland on 1-2 February 2023. As per tradition, the WPM is by invitation of the President-Elect, Mike Lasinski.

For information on attending this meeting, please email NNE@lesi.org

View the Attendee List (as of 30 January 2023)

View the full Agenda

SCHEDULE OVERVIEW:

(all times in CET)

WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023

1:00pm – 5:00pm

LESI Board Meeting (by invite only)

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Dinner at Restaurant Vieux-Bois for LESI Board Members and WPM Attendees.

THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023

9:00am - 10:30am

Budget Presentation and Discussion

11:00am - 1:30pm

Membership Growth and Local Society Support Discussion


2:30pm - 4:00pm

Thought Leadership (Related Sponsorship and Revenues)

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Executive Director Work Plan for 2023

5:30pm - 8:30pm

Light Reception at WIPO HQ (dinner on your own)
9:00pm

Young Members Congress (YMC) gathering (hosted by LES Switzerland) at Le
Scandale


LES Switzerland invite all WPM attendees to join them at their one-day Conference "Innovation as a Tool for Tackling Global Challenges" on Friday, 3 February 2023. Click HERE for full details.

Confirmed speakers include:
• Lisa Jorgensen - Deputy Director General for Patents, WIPO
• Wolf Meier-Ewert - Secretary of the TRIPS Council, IP Counsellor, World Trade Organization
• Prof. Jacques de Werra - University of Geneva
• Filip de Corte - Head Intellectual Property, Syngenta Crop Protection
• Florian Adt - General Counsel/COO, Mercedes-Benz Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG
• Barbla Plattner - Lead Development Talent and Organization, Innosuisse – Swiss Innovation Agency
• Paula Reichenberg - Founder and CEO, NEUR.ON, VP of the Swiss LegalTech Association

Only CHF50 for WPM attendees! WPM registration does not include attendance at this meeting – please contact Sylvia Szendi at sylvia.szendi@lenzstaehelin.com to secure your place and receive the discounted rate.