IPI-ConfEx is steered by an international Board of Counselors. The current IPI-ConfEx Board is comprised of the following eminent professionals representing different patent information user associations that are well known for their active participation in matters of importance to the patent information community:
Michele Fattori
AIDB (Italian patent information user group)
Peter Kallas
ARPAD (patent user group of associations in Germany)
Colette Hedon
CFIB (patent information group in France)
Ann Chapman
PATMG (Patent & Trademark Group in the UK)
Minoo Philipp
PDG (Patent Documentation Group – Europewide)
Ian Sinclair
Pharma Industry representative and Chairman of IPI-Award Selection Board
Malene Jensen
PIF (Patent Information Forum – Denmark)
Marjolaine Thulin
Patent Information representative in Sweden
Aalt van de Kuilen
WON (patent information group in the Netherlands)
The guidance of the Board and the feedback and requests from their association members helps in maintaining the high quality and direct relevance of the program, conference structure and overall activities.
Also on the International Board of Counselors are:
Trudi Jones
IPI-ConfEx Organisation
Ford Khorsandian
IPI-ConfEx Organisation
Ford Khorsandian and Trudi Jones together form the backbone of the organisational team. Both have extensive experience in organising conferences in North America and in Europe.
