HYBRID EVENT:
Introduction to AI and Data - Understanding How
Each Can Influence Your Bottom Line
hosted by the Iowa Chapter

Monday, May 12, 2025

10:00 am - 2:00 pm
at
Collins Aerospace
5450 C Avenue NE
Building 131
Ash Conference Room
Cedar Rapids, IA 52498
Parking Instructions: Park in the rear (east) parking lot off Blairs Ferry Rd NE

Ash Conference Room:

Walk from parking lot around the south side of the building and enter by front (west) lobby
Security guard will be onsite by front lobby to issue Visitor badges to non-Collins participants
Collins employee will badge you into front lobby to enter Ash Conference Room (left side)

COST:
$25 Members
$15 Student Members
$40 Non-Members
Lunch is included for in-person attendees

Thank you to our host:

This is now a hybrid event, so you can choose an in-person or online option.

Session 1: Data Rights and Valuation Presentation

Presentation provided by Julia Klaren, Sr. Manager of Intellectual Capital Management at Collins Aerospace.

Lunch

Session 2: Understanding Artificial Intelligence-Valuing, Protecting, and Commercializing Novel Technology

A moderated panel discussion that will help participants understand strategies for commercializing AI technologies, and recent case law that may influence the field moving forward. This session brings together the perspectives of academia, industry, and legal experts. Audience participation is encouraged.

Speakers:

	Julia Klaren, Sr. Manager of Intellectual Capital Management, Collins Aerospace
	Joseph Schneiders, Attorney, Dentons Davis Brown Joe is a patent attorney with Dentons Davis Brown and a former chemical engineer. His legal practice focuses on patents and trademarks. Joe has handled intellectual property matters in a wide variety of technology fields, including cutting-edge cancer treatments, carbon capture technology, optimized construction methods, bio-derived chemical goods, agricultural tools and systems, medical devices, and many others. Joe is an Iowa native and graduate of Iowa State University and Drake University.
	Dr. Hozhabr Mozafari, Licensing Associate, University of Iowa Research Foundation Dr. Hozhabr Mozafari is a Licensing Associate at the (UIRF). He joined UIRF in 2020 as a Postdoctoral Scholar and transitioned to his current role in 2022. Previously, he was a Commercialization Analyst Intern at NUtech Ventures. Hozhabr holds a PhD in Material Engineering and an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and an MSc and BSc in Railway Engineering from the Iran University of Science and Technology. His technical skills include micro-mechanics, medical devices, mechanotransduction, finite element method, and machine design, with experience in the safety and crashworthiness of railed vehicles.

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