Tony Chen is a recognized expert in intellectual property policy for the life science sector in China. He trained originally as a molecular biologist but then pursued a legal career. After practicing patent law in California for more than a decade, he returned to China and is now a partner at Jones Day in Shanghai.

Mark Cohen is Senior Counsel for China at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and for the past 30 years has worked to improve U.S.-China relations on intellectual property. Mark teaches at Fordham University, is a published author, writes for his own blog (ChinaIPR.com), and was honored this year as an IP Champion by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center.

David Kappos is one of the world’s foremost leaders in the field of intellectual property. He served as Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ’09-’13 and was instrumental in achieving and then implementing the greatest legislative reform of the U.S. patent system—the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. He was formerly with IBM and is now a partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.

Eric Priest is an assistant professor at the University of Oregon researching Chinese intellectual property law. His most recent article published in the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology looks at the effect of piracy on China’s creative industries. Before his legal career, Eric was an international songwriter and music producer and worked in the Chinese music industry.

Judge Randall Rader (ret.) served on the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for the past 24 years and lead the court as Chief Judge from 2010-2014. Judge Rader traveled to China frequently to provide guidance on ways to improve the judicial enforcement of intellectual property. Prior to being appointed to the court, he worked in the U. S. Congress and was chief counsel for the Subcommittee on Patents, Trademarks and copyrights for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

Michael Mangelson represents the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as Intellectual Property Attaché responsible for advocating U.S. IPR interests, policies and initiatives in China. Mr. Mangelson began his post at the U.S. Consulate General Shanghai in 2014 and brought with him 20 years of experience as a business IP attorney with a focus on China services. Mr. Mangelson is a former partner of U.S. law firm Stoel Rives, LLP in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he served as Chair of the firm's China group and Chair of the firm's Salt Lake City Technology & Intellectual Property group. Mr. Mangelson served as Chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the Utah State Bar and taught IP law and technology licensing as an Adjunct Professor at Brigham Young University law school for twelve years. Prior to Stoel Rives, Mr. Mangelson studied Chinese language in Nanjing University and practiced business IP law, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions with U.S. law firms Morrison & Foerster and Jones Day in Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Taiwan.