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Congress: Pre-Conference Drinks Reception 2025
8Oct
Social Congress: Pre-Conference Drinks Reception 2025
Wednesday 8 October
Location
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Rd, Clifton, BS8 1RL
Join us on the eve of Congress 2025: IP and AI Â for an evening of networking. The event is hosted by the CIPA EDI Committee by the invitation of the Congress Committee.
This event will bring together Congress delegates, speakers and members of the IP Community especially from the Southwest for a relaxed evening ahead of Congress to celebrate the IP culture and community of Bristol and the local region.
During the evening, our host, Greg Iceton (Partner, Dehns) will give an overview of the EDI Committee’s work together with Andrea Brewster OBE (Bristolian and Lead Executive Officer, IP Inclusive) as well as marking the 10th anniversary of IP Inclusive.
In the historic venue, Alex Rodgers (Partner, Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP) will recall the history and culture of innovation in the South West, drawing on the legacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Note: If you register for Congress, additional registration is required for this event.
Venue
The venue is the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery – a landmark Edwardian building near the city centre, known for its collections in natural history, archaeology, and art. The museum also features significant displays of local history and fine art, including British and European works, and serves as a cultural hub reflecting the rich heritage of Bristol and the South West.
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Associated Events
Congress 2025: IP and AI – 9th October
This year’s Congress will be held at the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel, Bristol City, on Thursday, 9 October 2025.
If you register for Congress, separate registration is required for the networking event the evening before Congress.
Join Us for a Special Celebration Dinner.
We’re delighted to be hosting our annual dinner, celebrating the 10th anniversary of IP Inclusive — a chance to mark a decade of progress in terms of connection, outreach and improving visibility of all in our community. The evening is also an opportunity to mark the end of Congress 2025 and for CIPA to thank Congress’s delegates, speakers, delegates and all those involved for their valuable contributions and without whom Congress would not be possible. If you’re attending the CIPA Congress or are local to the area or are even from further afield, we warmly invite you to join us for this special occasion.
Places are limited, and all members are welcome to attend. The evening will include a three-course meal and refreshments.
Separate registration is required for the dinner.
Programme & Speakers
Wednesday 8 October
Presentation by CIPA's EDI Committee and IP InclusiveSpeakers
Andrea Brewster OBE, IP InclusiveAndrea Brewster OBE, IP InclusiveAndrea is a Chartered Patent Attorney and a former CIPA President. In the past she has served on the Institute’s governing Council and several of its committees.
Before her retirement she was a partner in a small regional IP practice, Greaves Brewster LLP, of which she had been a co-founder.
Andrea established IP Inclusive in 2015 to promote equality, diversity, inclusion (EDI) and wellbeing throughout the UK’s IP professions. Alongside many enthusiastic volunteers, she has developed the initiative into a well-connected and influential player in the IP sector. She became its first Lead Executive Officer in 2019.
Greg Iceton, DehnsGreg Iceton, DehnsGreg joined the firm as a Technical Assistant in 2007, shortly after graduating from Keele University with a degree in Physics with Astrophysics, and he is based in our Munich office. Greg is a fully qualified European and UK Chartered Patent Attorney. He is also a European Trade Mark Attorney.
Greg became a Senior Associate in 2019 and was made Partner in 2022.
What the Dickens did Brunel think of patents?Speakers
Alex Rogers, Haseltine Lake Kempner LLPAlex Rogers, Haseltine Lake Kempner LLPAlex is normally occupied with oppositions, appeals, oral proceedings at the EPO, and lots of IP around chocolate, chewing gum, particles, polymers and electrochemistry.  However, earlier this year, inspired by his firm’s 175th anniversary, he found himself playing the role of historian, delving into the archives of the Brunel Institute in Bristol to find out what the great Isambard Kingdom Brunel thought of IP, and what patents he had.  The answers were not what he expected.  But what has this got to do with AI? Alex will explain…
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