Formerly known as the PatentSight+ Summit
Formerly known as the PatentSight+ Summit, the Global IP Impact Summit brings together global IP and innovation leaders to explore how intellectual property shapes business success in a rapidly evolving world.
Join senior executives, strategists, and thought leaders as they demonstrate how to transform complex IP data into powerful business insights. Learn how to communicate the strategic value of IP to boards and stakeholders — clearly, confidently, and with measurable impact.
Through presentations, peer discussions, and real-world case studies, attendees will discover how leading organizations use IP intelligence to drive growth, enable sustainability, and influence strategic decision-making on a global scale.Attendance is free, but seats are limited—secure your spot today for the 2026 Global IP Impact Summit!
Dr. Stephan Wolke, CEOIntellectual Property GmbH, Thyssenkrupp
“Excellent discussion forum where we can always share new IP ideas.”
Chris Harrison, Patent Analytics Manager, World Intellectual Property Organization
“The premier patent analytics annual gathering in Europe”
A collaborative full-day training session on Search and Analytics in PatentSight+. Learn from our Academy trainers and share results with other PatentSight+ users in a workshop environment.We will cover best practices for search in PatentSight+, how to leverage analytics to improve results, and how to uncover insights with the help of powerful and flexible citation analysis in PatentSight+ on May 21.
Join us at the beautiful headquarters of Henkell, the world’s leading producer of sparkling wines for an opportunity to network with leading IP professionals from across Europe and beyond.Henkell FreixenetBiebricher Allee 142, 65187 Wiesbaden, GermanyGoogle Maps
Registration for the 2026 Global IP Impact Summit is now open! Sign up today to reserve your seat.
“The various speakers from different backgrounds prove the versatility of the tool and gave me fresh ideas to look at my sector even better.” Dietmar PressnerFormer Global VP Intellectual PropertyDSM-Firmenich
“The various speakers from different backgrounds prove the versatility of the tool and gave me fresh ideas to look at my sector even better.”
Dietmar PressnerFormer Global VP Intellectual PropertyDSM-Firmenich
“The PatentSight+ Summit showcased impressive insights. It was valuable to see how European IP professionals tackle similar challenges in IP intelligence. Highly recommended for anyone in the field.” IP strategy Team Lead, Hyundai Motor Group
“The PatentSight+ Summit showcased impressive insights. It was valuable to see how European IP professionals tackle similar challenges in IP intelligence. Highly recommended for anyone in the field.”
IP strategy Team Lead, Hyundai Motor Group
Whether you’re a returning attendee or considering joining us for the first time, the Global IP Impact Summit promises to be an inspiring and impactful event for anyone working at the intersection of intellectual property and business strategy.Here’s everything you need to know about joining us in Wiesbaden on May 20th.
The summit gathered IP professionals, strategists, data scientists, IP consultants, and policymakers for three days of visionary discussion, real-world case studies, and advanced analytics training under the theme “Bringing IP to the Boardroom.”
With AI’s growing influence in patent analytics, the event explored its impact on shaping the future of IP strategy. Participants engaged with top IP professionals from across the world in one of Germany’s most “sparkling” settings, fostering collaboration and the exchange of best practices.
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Co-Director, Center for Intellectual Property (CIP), University of Gothenburg
Ruud Peters is the Co-Director of the Center for Intellectual Property (CIP), and CEO at Peters IP Consultancy B.V. ; Former Chief IP Officer and Executive Vice President at Koninklijke Philips N.V.He is an IP business leader and entrepreneur with both strategic and operational capabilities, who created and managed one of the world’s leading and most successful IP businesses as Chief Intellectual Property Officer of Philips for a period of 15 years till the end of 2013. In 2014 he established his own IP Consultancy company providing consultancy in IP strategy and organizational matters to enterprises and institutes around the globe. In addition, he is acting as board member/advisory board member/advisor for Iprova Sarl, Lausanne, Switzerland; School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Institute for Intellectual Property Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Center for Intellectual Property (CIP), Gothenburg, Sweden; AI Patents, North Carolina, USA and Arbell Energy, Tel Aviv, Israel. In 2017 he was appointed as Guest-Professor at the School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.He was inducted into the IP Hall of Fame in 2010 and he received an Outstanding Achievement Award for his lifetime contributions to the IP field from Managing Intellectual Property magazine in 2014 . He frequently speaks at major international IP conferences/webinars and also writes regularly articles in leading IP and business magazines. Ruud has a background in physics (Technical University Delft, The Netherlands).
Head of Strategic Planning and Key Projects, Huawei
Xiaowu (Emil) Zhang is Huawei’s head of Strategic Planning and Key Projects Department, responsible for planning the company’s IP strategies and leading critical IP related projects. Before this role, Emil was leading one IP Department of Huawei responsible for end-to-end IP matters relating to Huawei’s important portfolios such as Wi-Fi, multimedia, semiconductor, etc., as well as provides legal supports to Huawei’s R&D teams. With his 20 years with Huawei, Emil leads Huawei’s various IP practices, including complicated overseas IP disputes resolution, standard essential patent licensing, technology licensing, business cooperation, as well as portfolio planning.
Head of Patents – Vehicles and Production, Volkswagen AG
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