Andrew Gray, Partner, Morgan Lewis  LinkedIn

Serving as the leader of the firm’s semiconductor practice and as a member of the firm’s fintech and technology industry teams, Andrew J. Gray IV concentrates his practice on intellectual property litigation and prosecution and on strategic IP counseling. Andrew advises both established companies and startups on AI, machine learning, Blockchain, cryptocurrency, computer, and Internet law issues, financing and transactional matters that involve technology firms, and the sale and licensing of technology. He represents clients in patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret cases before state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout the United States, before the US Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and before the US International Trade Commission.

Kinuko Masaki, Chairwoman and Founder, VoiceBrain  LinkedIn

Kinuko has earned a bachelor’s and master’s in EECS from MIT, a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Harvard/MIT, and a Post-PhD from Stanford Medical School in stem cell engineering. After leaving the academic world, she led R&D efforts at Advanced Bionics and EarLens and created intellectual properties for several companies seeking further hearing and audio technology. She believes voice analytics coupled with artificial intelligence will provide insights to the industrial sector that they have never had before.

Moderator: Michael Zachary, Partner, Bunsow De Mory LLP  LinkedIn

As a partner at Bunsow De Mory, Michael focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation and licensing, and regularly represents clients in patent infringement, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property litigation cases. He counsels clients on a variety of technology and intellectual property agreements, including design and development, manufacturing and supply, product evaluation, and patent and trademark license agreements. He has represented large, mid-size, and start-up companies based in the United States, Japan and Europe, including Volkswagen, Bradium, Skype, Amazon, Wacom, PRISM Pharma and Boston Scientific. In 2016 and 2017, he was recognized as a California “IP Star” by Managing Intellectual Property. He is also a cellist who performs with two local orchestras and with area chamber groups.