About
The Geneva IP and Digital Law Alumni & Career Forum is a joint session which is part of both our 2026 WIPO-University of Geneva Intellectual Property Summer School (IPSS) and our Digital Law Summer School (DLSS). The goal of the Forum is to bring together (both in person and virtually) our global community of alumni and to connect it with the 2026 Summer School participants so that students can learn and interact with our alumni.
Distinguished speakers who are all alumni of our Summer Schools will talk about their career path since their participation in our Summer School and discuss how their Summer School has contributed to their professional development and to their activities. They will also present their current IP and Digital Law activities, their insights on substantive IP and Digital Law issues and future challenges.
Useful informations
The Geneva IP and Digital Law Alumni and Career Forum
will take place at Uni-Mail, in Room MR280 and Online (via Zoom)
on Tuesday June 24, from 5:15 pm to 6:30 pm (Swiss time / CEST)
followed by a cocktail reception.
Program
17.15 – 18.30 Geneva IP and Digital Law Career Forum (alumni event in hybrid format at UNIGE (UniMail room MR280)
Ms. Jolien Barbier, Senior IP Counsel, Richemont International SA, IPSS alumna 2016
Ms. Sahana Pratap Simha, Fellow, IP eLearning Section, IP eLearning and Internal Training Program, WIPO Academy, Geneva, IPSS alumna 2023
Ms. Bianca Degtyarev, IP legal Intern, Abion, DLSS alumna 2024
Mr. Matthew Nuding, Associate Data and Technology, Mason Hayes & Curran, DLSS alumnus 2020
18.30 – 20.00 Cocktail reception at the University of Geneva [UNIGE]
Admissions and registration
Conditions of participation
The event is designed exclusively for IPSS and DLSS alumni. The number of participants in person is limited due to space constraints (first come first served) and the number of remote participants is not limited. Participation (in person or remotely) is free of charge. Registration is mandatory (confirmation of registration and of participation with the zoom link for remote participants will be sent in due course). The deadline for registration is Monday, June 22, 2026, at 12.00 pm (CEST; Swiss time).
Online registration:
Available: Soon
Location for in person participation :
UNIMAIL, University of Geneva, Bd du Pont d’Arve 40, 1205 Geneva
https://www.unige.ch/presse/plans/uni-mail-uni-pignon
Room R280 on the ground floor (top right on this map):
https://www.unige.ch/presse/plans/application/files/5716/3777/1450/plan-rez-01_App.pdf
Contact & informations
digitallaw
unige [point] ch / ipssunige [point] ch