The Global Meeting on Innovation and Intellectual Property – ABPI 2026 has been expanded and this year will feature topics divided into three arenas:

Participants will also be able to take part in experiences such as the Innovation Hub, Executive Networking Lounge, and Sunset Networking Party.

All of this is designed to make the Global Meeting a platform for dialogue between innovation, Intellectual Property, technology, and business.

Each arena will feature a variety of activities, such as Professional Insight sessions — presented as TEDx-style talks — expert panels, technology demonstrations, and innovation pitches, providing a rich environment for idea exchange and networking, and will have the following format:

TIMES

SUNDAY

1:30 p.m

Young IP Professionals Day

5:00 p.m

Opening Ceremony

6:00 p.m

Keynote Speaker

7:00 p.m

COCKTAIL

ARENA 1

New Technologies & AI

TIMES

MONDAY

TUESDAY

9:30 a.m

Keynote Speaker

Big Tech and Competition Law

10:40 a.m

Artificial Intelligence Regulation

To be confirmed

ARENA 2

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Intellectual Property as a Driver of Competitive Advantage

Innovation and Public Funding

Venture Capital, Investment Models, and Intangible Assets

From Idea to Unicorn: Building Entrepreneurs

ARENA 3

Business & IP Strategy

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Litigation Involving SEPs

Keynote Speaker

IP as a Strategic and Financial Driver for Companies

Current Developments in Patents: IP in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries

12:00 p.m

B R E A K

2:30 p.m

Name, Image and Likeness: New Business Models in the Age of AI

Artificial Intelligence and Innovation: Tools and Business Models

3:40 p.m

Children and Adolescents in the Digital Environment

To be confirmed

Keynote Speaker

To be confirmed

Innovation Ecosystems and the Synergy Among Universities, Businesses, and IP

To be confirmed

Intellectual Property and Sports

Compulsory Licensing / Patent Term Adjustment

To be confirmed

Digital Transformation in Trademark Offices: Emerging Challenges

Young IP Professionals Day

SUNDAY

1:30 p.m – Young IP Professionals Day

5:00 p.m – Opening Ceremony

6:00 p.m – Keynote Speaker

7:00 p.m – COCKTAIL

ARENA 1

New Technologies & Artificial Intelligence

MONDAY

9:30 a.m – Keynote Speaker

10:40 a.m – Artificial Intelligence Regulation

12:00 p.m – Break

2:30 p.m – Name, Image and Likeness: New Business Models in the Age of AI

3:40 p.m – Children and Adolescents in the Digital Environment

TUESDAY

9:30 a.m – Big Tech and Competition Law

10:40 a.m – To be confirmed

12:00 p.m – Break

2:30 p.m – Artificial Intelligence and Innovation: Tools and Business Models

3:40 p.m – To be confirmed

ARENA 2

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

MONDAY

9:30 a.m – Intellectual Property as a Driver of Competitive Advantage

10:40 a.m – Venture Capital, Investment Models, and Intangible Assets

12:00 p.m – Break

2:30 p.m – keynote Speaker

3:40 p.m – Innovation Ecosystems and the Synergy Among Universities, Businesses, and IP

TUESDAY

9:30 a.m – Innovation and Public Funding

10:40 a.m – From Idea to Unicorn: Building Entrepreneurs

12:00 p.m – Break

2:30 p.m – To be confirmed

3:40 p.m – To be confirmed

ARENA 3

Business & IP Strategy

MONDAY

9:30 a.m – Litigation Involving SEPs

10:40 a.m – IP as a Strategic and Financial Driver for Companies

12:00 p.m – Break

2:30 p.m – Intellectual Property and Sports

3:40 p.m – To be confirmed 

TUESDAY

9:30 a.m – Keynote Speaker

10:40 a.m – Current Developments in Patents: IP in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries

12:00 p.m – Break

2:30 p.m – Compulsory Licensing / Patent Term Adjustment

3:40 p.m – Digital Transformation in Trademark Offices: Emerging Challenges

A space where the future of innovation takes shape, designed for those who want to understand emerging technologies.

It brings together discussions on technological transformations that are redefining the innovation landscape on a global scale.

This is an environment dedicated to reflecting on technological advances, their implications for the knowledge economy, and the new challenges that arise at the intersection of technology, creativity, and Intellectual Property.

Where ideas turn into opportunities. This space will connect different players in the innovation ecosystem — entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, and Intellectual Property specialists.

This environment has been designed to foster dialogue between creativity, technological development, and economic value creation, bringing Intellectual Property closer to the dynamics of entrepreneurship and the development of new businesses.

Where Intellectual Property meets strategy. This arena will address Intellectual Property as a central element in the knowledge-based economy.

It is an environment focused on strategic reflections on the role of IP in value creation, business competitiveness, and the structuring of business models.

Here, Intellectual Property will be treated as a strategic asset that connects innovation, market, and economic development.

The meeting point for innovation within the event. Innovation as a driver of business is a structural pillar of the Congress, and the Innovation Hub will be a space dedicated to interaction among different players in the innovation ecosystem. Companies, startups, experts, and investors will find here Business First, an environment conducive to exchanging ideas, presenting projects, and building new connections.
Dynamic and collaborative, the Hub represents the most experimental and interactive side of the event.

An exclusive environment for strategic connections, designed for high-level networking among leaders, speakers, sponsors, and invited participants.

With a sophisticated and comfortable atmosphere, and continuous catering, the lounge will encourage informal meetings, strategic conversations, and the strengthening of institutional relationships.

The space will offer continuous catering throughout the day, providing a pleasant setting for breaks, meetings, and interactions.

It will be the ideal environment to turn meetings into opportunities.

The traditional event hosted by ABPI’s international sponsors. It will be the official celebration of the Global Meeting, bringing together participants, speakers, and sponsors in a relaxed atmosphere.This year, the Sunset Networking Party will take place on Monday, August 17, at 5:30 PM, at the event venue itself, the Sheraton Grand Rio Hotel & Resort, in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro.