IP Valuation for Investment
Attracting investment is vital for sustaining and growing
innovative businesses. Intellectual property is often crucial in attracting
capital, and so proper valuation and management of IP is essential to the success
of the business. This panel discussion considers the best way to approach using
IP valuation to attract investment, drawing on the diverse and extensive
experiences of our excellent panelists.
About the Speakers
Olivia Tsai, Assistant General Counsel & Head of IP at Cruise
Olivia
Tsai is Assistant General Counsel and Head of IP at Cruise, a position she has
held for the last six years. In this role, Olivia draws on her extensive
experience in intellectual property and a background in electrical engineering.
Cruise is a $30 billion autonomous all electric vehicle company in founded in
2013 and based in San Fransisco, and its driverless cars can also be found in
Austin and Phoenix.
Cara Wessel Wells, Founder & CEO of EmGenisys
Cara Wessels Wells, PhD is the
founder and CEO of EmGenisys. Based in Texas, Cara has a background in Animal
Sciences and Reproductive Physiology. EmGenisys provides comprehensive health
evaluations of embryos using machine learning models to non-invasively analyze
changes and improve pregnancy rates by up to 20% in both livestock species and
clinical human IVF. Cara brings an invaluable startup perspective to this
discussion.
Tracy W. Druce, Partner at Novak Druce Carroll
Tracy Druce has 25 years of
experience in intellectual property and is a founding partner at Novak Druce
Carroll LLP. Tracy counsels companies of all sizes on intellectual property
creation, management and exploitation, and these companies are frequently in
industries where the technology is fast moving. Tracy works to establish
monetizable intellectual property portfolios through a thorough understanding
of the relevant market and close collaboration with his clients. Tracy will
chair this webinar.
Dr. Roya Ghafele, Managing Director at OxFirst
Dr. Roya Ghafele is the founder and
Managing Director of OxFirst, an award-winning law and economics consultancy.
Much of its work is with tech companies as well as advising on public
policymaking in the area of technology transfer. Dr. Ghafele is a visiting
Professor at Brunel University, London as well as being an accredited expert
witness to courts in England and Wales. Prior to founding OxFirst, Dr. Ghafele
held an Assistant Professorship with the University of Edinburgh, a
Departmental Lectureship with Oxford University and a Research Fellowship with
the Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley. She also
worked for the OECD and WIPO as an economist.
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