
2023 Day of Diversity | Hosted by PPP & ADAPT
May 2 @ 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT

Join us for a full day celebrating diversity, equity, and inclusion in the intellectual property space, as well as the 2023 Patent Pipeline Program Graduation at the Crowne Plaza Palo Alto. Choose a registration level below to get started, space is limited.
Agenda
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Luncheon
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM – Fireside Chat Topic: Increasing the Patent Pipeline
Valencia Martin-Wallace, USPTO
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM – Fireside Chat Topic: Why Firms “Can’t Find” Diversity
Braxton K. Davis, Associate General Counsel, META
Christopher Arena, Partner, Baker Hostetler
Nidhi Nahar, Head of Patents & Open Source, Block
2:00 PM – 2:10 PM – Break
2:10 PM – 2:20 PM – How will you ADAPT (Intro to ADAPT)
2:20 PM – 3:10 PM – Hopes and Dreams – an IP Profession that Embraces All
3:10 PM – 3:20 PM – ADAPT Professional Guide Launch
3:20 PM – 3:30 PM – Break
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM – Interactive – Small Table Discussions
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM – What is Next?
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM – PPP/TPP Graduation
Jeremiah Chan, Director and Associate General Counsel, Meta
Braxton Davis, Associate General Counsel, Meta
Ruky Tijani, Founder and Managing Attorney, Firm for the Culture
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Drink Reception
Watch last year’s inaugural graduation: