"Flexible working and career breaks - making them work for you and others"

IP Inclusive's Women in IP group invites you to its third annual meeting, proudly hosted by Gowling WLG, on Thursday 22 November 2018.

We will host a panel discussion followed by the chance for you to network with your peers from across the IP professions. We welcome IP professionals of all genders.

This year’s panel discussion will focus on flexible working and career breaks. The discussion will be chaired by Alexandra Brodie, a leading IP litigator at Gowling WLG, and our panellists are:

Her Honour Judge Melissa Clarke

Anna Fletcher - Gowling WLG

Ben Hoyle - of Counsel, EIP Europe LLP

Heather Lane - Partner, Gill Jennings & Every LLP

Vicki McKinney - Senior Patent Attorney, Shell International Limited

We will be hearing from these panellists about their experiences of flexible working, including the hurdles they have encountered and what others did to help them, and generally how to use flexible working arrangements to help manage your work/life balance in the IP professions. We will hopefully also have some lively discussions with the audience, and there will be time afterwards for drinks, networking and further informal discussions around this fascinating and important topic.

Registration and refreshments will begin from 5 pm, with the panel discussion kicking off at 6.

This event is free, but spaces are limited. We hope you can join us for a fun and inspirational evening!