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Business development for the neurodivergent
14Jul
Webinar Business development for the neurodivergent
Tuesday 14 July
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IP BD for the neurodivergent: Enabling and recognising Strength Through Diversity -Learning and advice for managers, neurodivergent IP professionals and allies.
Business development, whether part of internal management and leadership, or revenue generation, is central, to almost every role in the IP profession. However, BD in the IP world is largely built around a neurotypical template. The confident networker. The room-worker. The person who thrives on small talk and follows up without fail. But what if that is not you, or the people you work with and/or manage – what if that is not the whole picture of what impactful BD looks like?
Neurodivergent IP professionals, whether with ADHD, ASD, or other characteristics, often bring remarkable BD strengths: deep expertise, trusted client relationships, creativity, and candour. Yet they can also face real challenges in a world that measures BD success in a particular way, and that misreads different as deficit.
Join us for this practical and candid session as we bring together IP professionals and managers with lived experience, and those who have navigated BD and progression in the IP world. We will explore what BD can look like through a neurodivergent lens, how neurodivergent professionals can navigate a world set up for neurotypical BD, and how managers can recognise and nurture the BD potential of their neurodivergent colleagues.
Everyone is welcome. Whether you are neurodivergent yourself, manage or work alongside someone who is, or simply want to build a more inclusive team, this session is for you!
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Caelia Bryn-Jacobsen, Kilburn & StrodeCaelia Bryn-Jacobsen, Kilburn & Strode
Caelia is recognised as one of the patent profession’s leading experts in contentious proceedings. IAM Patent 1000 describes her as “one of the finest European attorneys, a true credit to the profession”. Bringing 30 years’ experience in IP, Caelia specialises in complex, high-stakes contentious proceedings, including multi-jurisdictional cases, before the EPO and UP. Caelia’s physics degree and an award-winning doctorate from Oxford University provide a strong foundation for her passion, and expertise in a range of technical fields, particularly MedTech and healthcare. She works closely with CEOs, IP leaders, and investors, and is trusted for her strategic, commercially astute approach.
Caelia plays an active role in the wider profession. She is an elected Council Member of CIPA, a Chair of CIPA’s UPC Committee, Chair of its Professional Development Working Group, and is an Advisory Board Member for IP Inclusive. One of the founding members of the IP Ability Committee, Caelia champions inclusion with focus on neurodiversity, strengthened from both family, and profession contexts. She chairs Kilburn & Strode’s charity fund. In between IP, bringing up her family, and as much cycling as possible, she has run a small vineyard in Kent for several years.
George Lucas, British American TobaccoGeorge Lucas, British American Tobacco
George Lucas is a patent attorney at British American Tobacco in London. He was diagnosed at 11 years old with Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism. He is passionate about EPO oppositions, the importance of neurodiversity, and Dungeons & Dragons.
Loreta Dimech-Mencattelli, Simmons & SimmonsLoreta Dimech-Mencattelli, Simmons & Simmons
Loreta is a Senior Business Development Executive at Simmons & Simmons and has over seven years’ experience in marketing, client management and business development.
She has a strong IP background, having qualified as both a CIPA administrator and a CITMA paralegal before moving into marketing and business development. She has since held marketing and BD roles at two IP firms.
Alongside supporting IP Ability, Loreta is on the committee of the Legal BD Futures Forum, a network for legal business development and marketing professionals. She is also an advocate for neurodiversity and disability inclusion.
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