ETLegalWorld’s IP & Innovation Conclave 2026 will be held on November 27, 2026, in Mumbai, bringing together corporate legal leaders, intellectual property experts and industry executives to discuss the changing role of intellectual property in business strategy, innovation and commercial growth.
The conclave will feature discussions on artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and its impact on enterprise IP strategy, the role of intellectual property in driving innovation and economic growth, and ways to translate patents into business value. The programme will also examine innovation in regulated industries, including healthcare, biotechnology, electric vehicles and semiconductors, alongside the future of corporate IP leadership.
The event will see participation from senior legal and business leaders across several sectors, including automotive, technology, pharmaceuticals, engineering, media and consumer businesses.
Among the speakers are Attreyi Mukherjee, vice president and head of legal for the electric vehicle business at Mahindra & Mahindra; Shridhaar Parundekar, director, APAC, Global Brand Protection at Kenvue Legal & Compliance; Munish Sudan, chief IP counsel and technology intelligence at Tata Steel; Vasanth Pai, chief data protection officer and chief privacy officer at Tech Mahindra; and Jagannath PV, global data privacy officer, corporate legal, at LTIMindtree.
The conclave will also feature Mohammed Faisal, general manager and global IPR head at Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles; Kaizad Hazari, group general counsel at Shapoorji Pallonji and Company; Zameer Nathani, global general counsel for the DNEG group; and Sudipta Chakraborty, whole-time director and head of legal at Sanofi India.
Discussions on IP commercialisation will bring together industry professionals including Dr Amol Mahulkar, head of intellectual property services at Airbus; Rahul Dubey, senior manager for competitive intelligence and IP strategy at Baker Hughes; Mohit Patwardhan, senior director for legal, compliance and IP litigation at Lotus Pharmaceutical; and Dr Alok Tripathi, senior vice president at Centaur Pharmaceutical.
The programme will further include Rakesh Chandra Sinha, head of legal at Sun Pharmaceutical Industries; Sudershan Pallap, vice president and company secretary at MEIL Group; Urvashi Singh, general counsel at boAt Lifestyle; Sujeet Jain, chief legal and regulatory officer at Nykaa; Seema Singh, general counsel at Nayara Energy; and Shalini Sinha, global general counsel for media and marketing at The Magnum Ice Cream Company.
As AI becomes more integrated into enterprise operations, businesses face questions around ownership, protection and commercial use of intellectual property, alongside the management of data and confidential information. At the same time, IP commercialisation and protection remain important considerations for companies seeking to strengthen their competitive positioning, expand into new markets and support research and development.
The conclave will bring these issues into focus through discussions spanning technology, manufacturing, healthcare and consumer-facing industries, with senior in-house legal professionals sharing their perspectives on the changing demands of corporate IP management.
