Raymond Hegarty
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• Who Owns AI? Untangling IP in the Age of Algorithms
• Increase your business value – even without filing more patents
• Ace your due diligence
• Innovation and billion-dollar ambition
• Clearing a path for scaling
• Strategies for investment, exit or IPO
Refreshing and opinionated speaker offering no-fluff insights.
Raymond Hegarty shares illustrations and gives practical guidance based on real-life experience of billions of dollars of value creation.
“He offers priceless insights and delivers actionable tips during Q&A sessions.”
Who is Raymond Hegarty?
Raymond Hegarty is the world’s top IP coach.
He is a speaker, author, investor and billion-dollar IP strategist. He helps C-suite executives shape and implement intellectual property strategies to mitigate risk and enhance intangible value. This allows them to close funding rounds more rapidly, freeing them up to focus on building their business.
He has closed over $3 Billion in patent and trademark transactions, including more than 160 IP licenses with Chinese firms and has raised more than $1 Billion in funding. He has built IP-intensive businesses in Japan, Ireland and Luxembourg, assembled & developed teams and implemented processes & systems for exploitation of IP.
Mr. Hegarty is the author of three best-selling business books on IP strategy: “Intellectual Property for Executives” in 2018, “Billion Dollar IP Strategy” in 2019 and “IP Fantasia” in 2020. For over 14 years he has been recognised by IAM Magazine as one of the “World’s Top 300 IP Strategists.”
He has worked with the European Commission, the OECD and international governments to advise on international innovation strategies and taxation policy.
Mr. Hegarty is a regular conference speaker and is connected to the global professional IP community.
Speaking topics
Who Owns AI? Untangling IP in the Age of Algorithms
Explore how AI is transforming the way we think about ownership, creativity, and competitive advantage in practical, jargon-free terms.
From protecting your AI-driven ideas to navigating open-source risks and training data pitfalls, this talk is packed with real-world examples and actionable insights.
Don’t miss the chance to get a clearer picture of the evolving IP landscape and the steps you can take to leverage AI while protecting your business.
Increase your business value – even without filing more patents
This entertaining and informative talk wows audiences every time.
It covers a new way of smart scaling (as opposed to hustle), uncovering hidden assets in the business, “getting more juice for the squeeze” and preparing for the new problems of success.
You will also learn how to tell your IP story in a new way that will capture the imagination of investors.
Ace your due diligence
De-risk your business, close the deal faster and achieve higher valuations.
They say “diligence is where deals go to die!” Get your business in the right shape to sail through due diligence.
How to close the deal quickly and get back to doing what you always wanted to.
Innovation and billion-dollar ambition
For high-growth technology and life science firms, intangible value represents over 90% of enterprise value.
If you have a billion-dollar ambition, you will need to build intangible value and clear IP risks.
You will learn about the 9-step IP Sophistication™ scale and how it links to an IP culture.
Clearing a path for scaling
Scaling is a journey and it brings its own complications. As you become successful, new challenges will emerge. You will become more visible and there will be a target on your back.
It also brings you into a higher league of competitors.
The main objective for a scaling company is to clear the way ahead. IP strategy needs to change from simple protection to a more sophisticated way of interacting with an expanding ecosystem.
This is exciting when it is working. Otherwise, it can be fatal. Learn how to build an IP strategy to clear the way for dynamic scaling.
Strategies for investment, exit or IPO
What is the value of having the following in the context of a significant investment, exit or IPO?
• a pipeline of patent applications
• trade secrets managed actively
• trademarks managed in harmony with your corporate strategy
• a clear understanding of your IP risks and a plan to mitigate them when scaling
• a well-articulated IP strategy
Is it $100 million? $500 million? More?
What is the cost of not having them?
It is easier than you think to make a start, when you have the right framework and some guidance.
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