IPWARE-SUMMIT 2011
THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION ON SOFTWARE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
5 - 7 October 2011 - Sanremo, Italy
 
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Keynote speech: Working Smarter through IP Portfolio Management

Peter Sewell, CEO, CPA Global

Abstract

Working Smarter through IP Portfolio Management IP software started as a means to increase the efficiency of managing the actions to register and protect a businesses IP. This has developed and now IP professionals are looking at ways were they can build on this core information to give vital information around the IP rights and understand how it fits within the context of other their own IP and that of their competitors. This paper looks at the opportunities and approaches this will bring as the software and services develop the potential of greater integration with other IP products and services into the future


Speaker Biography

As Chief Executive Officer of CPA Global, Peter Sewell holds overall responsibility for the company's business operations, financial performance and strategic direction, including its international expansion as well as its diversification into new areas of business to meet changing client needs and market dynamics.

Peter joined CPA Global in November 1999, and has since revolutionised its intellectual property (IP) management and wider legal services operations. Under Peter's leadership, CPA Global has extended its product and service range - both through business acquisitions as well as the development of new offerings within existing businesses - and increased its global reach by opening additional regional offices. He was also instrumental in bringing significant new investment into the company in January 2010 to help fund further business growth and market expansion.

Peter has pioneered CPA Global's growing presence in India, where the company now has two major delivery centres, serving multinational clients with a range of outsourced IP and legal support services, and has recently overseen the establishment of a direct presence for the company in China and Korea.

Before joining CPA Global, Peter led the successful development of a number of businesses, especially in the financial services sector. He was Managing Director at Gan Life & Pensions Ltd and Hypo Mortgage Services Ltd; and has also held senior positions at Mortgage Express Ltd, GSI UK Ltd and Ford Motor Company. Peter has a degree in History and Politics from Exeter University and an MBA from Warwick University.