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Innovation Forum 2026 

 
September 3-4, 2026 - Bonn, Germany
 
From Patent Intelligence to Strategic Advantage

How Leading Organizations Turn Innovation Intelligence into Better Business Decisions
 
 

Innovation Forum Bonn 2026

About
Innovation leaders are under increasing pressure to identify emerging technologies earlier, anticipate competitive threats, and make better strategic decisions.
 
Innovation Forum Bonn 2026 is a user-driven forum where innovation leaders, IP professionals, patent analysts, strategy teams, and AI experts come together to share experiences, discuss challenges, and explore how patent intelligence creates business value.
 
Across two focused days, attendees will learn how leading organizations use PatentSight, Protégé, AI, and enterprise analytics to move from search to insight, from insight to decision, and from decision to strategic advantage.
Through customer keynotes, practical use cases, expert discussions, peer exchanges, and interactive sessions, participants will discover new approaches to competitive intelligence, technology scouting, portfolio management, innovation strategy, and AI-powered decision-making.
 
Whether you are responsible for innovation, intellectual property, strategy, R&D, or analytics, the Innovation Forum provides a unique opportunity to learn from peers, exchange best practices, and explore the future of patent intelligence.
 
Event Theme
 
Search → Insight → Decision → Strategic Advantage
 
Organizations do not create value from data alone.
 
They create value when information is transformed into insight, insight into decisions, and decisions into competitive advantage.
 
Innovation Forum Bonn 2026 is built around this principle and demonstrates how leading organizations use patent intelligence, AI, and analytics to support innovation strategy, competitive intelligence, technology scouting, portfolio management, and business growth.
 
Learn Directly from Industry Peers
Innovation Forum Bonn 2026 is designed as a customer-driven forum where participants learn directly from peers who are successfully applying patent intelligence to support innovation, strategy, and business decision-making.
 

Learn how leading organizations are using patent intelligence to:

  • Support innovation strategy
  • Identify emerging technologies earlier
  • Strengthen competitive intelligence programs
  • Prioritize R&D investments
  • Benchmark innovation performance
  • Create measurable business value
Hear directly from industry peers how patent intelligence is being used to support:
 
  • Innovation strategy
  • Competitive intelligence
  • Technology scouting
  • Strategic decision-making
  • Portfolio management
  • Business growth

Who Should Attend?

  • Patent analysts, IP professionals, and innovation managers
  • PatentSight users and teams evaluating patent intelligence solutions
  • Innovation leaders, R&D directors, and IP strategy teams
  • Corporate strategy and competitive intelligence professionals
  • Data, analytics, and AI stakeholders
  • Organizations interested in understanding how patent intelligence supports innovation, technology scouting, competitive intelligence, and strategic decision-making
  • Professionals looking to learn from industry peers and real-world customer experiences

Why Attend?

  • Learn how leading organizations use patent intelligence to support strategic decisions and create measurable business value.
  • Understand how AI is transforming innovation management and competitive intelligence.
  • Discover practical PatentSight and Protégé workflows for moving from information to action.
  • Explore use cases in technology scouting, benchmarking, competitive intelligence, and executive reporting.
What You’ll Take Away
After attending Innovation Forum Bonn 2026, you will:
 
  • Understand how leading organizations use patent intelligence to support strategic decisions.
  • Learn practical approaches to competitive intelligence and technology scouting.
  • Discover how AI is transforming patent analytics workflows.
  • Explore methods for identifying emerging technologies and competitive threats.
  • Gain insights into how innovation leaders connect patent intelligence with business outcomes.
  • Exchange experiences and best practices with peers facing similar challenges.
  • Leave with actionable ideas that can be applied immediately within your organization.
Why Attend In Person?
Innovation Forum Bonn is designed as an interactive, in-person experience that goes beyond traditional webinars and virtual events.
Participants benefit from:

  • Direct access to industry peers and customer speakers
  • Interactive discussions and roundtables
  • Face-to-face networking opportunities
  • Direct interaction with Product Management, Customer Success, and industry experts
  • Opportunities to discuss your own challenges and use cases
  • Access to practical examples and lessons learned from real-world implementations

Agenda & Speakers

Meet the Team

Innovation Forum Bonn 2026 is supported by specialists from LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions who work closely with customers across innovation, IP strategy, competitive intelligence, patent analytics, and business decision-making.

Customer Success:

Moniek Stouten
Senior Customer Success Manager

Dr. Isumo Bergmann
Senior Customer Success Manager

Dr. Carsten Guderian

Senior Project Leader




Sales:


Marcus Buschorn

Enterprise Account Manager DACH
 
Joost Kollöffel

Enterprise Account Manager

Together, the team supports customers in transforming patent intelligence into strategic insights, business decisions, and competitive advantage.


Featured Customer Speakers:

Maarten Crüts
ams OSRAM

Joel Willers
Giesecke+Devrient

 

LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions Innovation Forum Bonn 2026

Thursday, 3 September 2026 – Friday, 4 September 2026
Kameha Grand Bonn
Am Bonner Bogen 1
53227 Bonn
Germany

Day 1: Innovation Forum

Thursday, 3 September 2026

Theme: Why Some Companies See Disruption Coming - And Others Don’t

Audience:

  • Innovation Leaders
  • R&D Directors
  • Corporate Strategy Teams
  • Competitive Intelligence Professionals
  • Data & Analytics Leaders
  • Organizations interested in learning how patent intelligence supports innovation and business decision-making.

12:00 – 13:00 | Networking Lunch & Welcome

13:00 – 13:20 |  Welcome & Opening Remarks 

 13:20 – 13:50 | Why Some Companies See Disruption Coming - And Others Don’t

13:50 – 14:30 | Customer Keynote

14:30 – 15:00 | Turning Patent Data into Competitive Advantage  

15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break & Networking

15:30 – 16:00 | What If Patent Research Took Minutes Instead of Days? 

16:00 – 16:30 | How Leading Organizations Scale Innovation Intelligence Across the Enterprise

16:30 – 17:00 | Invest, Acquire, Partner or Defend? Making Decisions Under Uncertainty

17:00 onwards | Networking Dinner

Contributors

  • LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions 
  • Customer Speakers
  • Protégé Product Team

Day 2: Customer Forum

Friday, 4 September 2026

Theme: From Better Signals to Better Decisions

Audience: 

  • Existing PatentSight users
  • Patent analysts and IP professionals
  • Innovation managers and R&D stakeholders
  • IP strategy teams
  • Customer administrators
  • Data, analytics, and AI stakeholders
  • Organizations evaluating patent intelligence solutions
  • Potential customers interested in learning how leading organizations use patent intelligence, AI, and analytics to support innovation, competitive intelligence, and strategic decision-making
Focus

The Customer Forum is designed for both existing users and organizations exploring how patent intelligence can support innovation and business decision-making.
 
Attendees will gain insights from customer keynotes, product experts, and industry peers while discussing practical approaches to competitive intelligence, technology scouting, portfolio management, innovation strategy, and AI-powered decision-making.
 
This provides a unique opportunity to learn directly from customers, understand how organizations create value from patent intelligence, and exchange experiences with peers facing similar challenges.

Morning Plenary Sessions

09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome & Opening Remarks

09:15 – 09:55 |  Customer Keynote

09:55 – 10:20 | What Will Create Business Value Next? Product Roadmap & Future Direction 

10:20 – 10:45 | Customer Keynote

10:45 – 11:00 | Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:25 | Customer Keynote

11:25 – 12:00 | How Leading Organizations Operationalize AI-Powered Patent Intelligence 

Contributors

  • LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions 
  • Customer Speakers

Breakout Tracks

Track A – Finding Signals Before Everyone Else
For analysts and power users.
Core question: How do we improve confidence in the signal?
 
12:00 – 12:30 | Can You Defend Your Dataset in Front of Management? 
 
12:30 – 13:00 | Finding What Your Search Strategy Missed
 
 
Track B – Turning Insights into Competitive Advantage
For innovation leaders, IP managers, and strategy teams.
Core question: What should we do with the insight?
 
12:00 – 12:30 | Why Most Dashboards Fail to Change Decisions
 
12:30 – 13:00 | The Competitor You Should Worry About Isn’t on Your Radar Yet
 
Networking Lunch & Innovation Intelligence Roundtables
 
13:00 – 14:00 | Join discussions on:
 
  • AI in patent analytics,
  • Competitive Intelligence
  • Technology Scouting
  • Product Roadmap
  • Innovation Strategy
  • Best Practices
This is an opportunity to:
 
  • Meet Product Management
  • Meet Customer Success
  • Share feedback
  • Discuss use cases
  • Network with peers
The event concludes at 14:00 CET.
 

** Agenda is subject to change

Registration

Join peers from leading organizations and discover how patent intelligence is helping companies identify opportunities earlier, strengthen competitive intelligence, and make better strategic decisions.

Join innovation leaders, IP professionals, patent analysts, strategy teams, and AI experts for two days of customer-led discussions, practical use cases, and insights into the future of patent intelligence.

Whether you are already using patent intelligence, evaluating patent intelligence solutions, or exploring how patent intelligence can support your organization, Innovation Forum Bonn 2026 offers a unique opportunity to learn from peers, exchange experiences, and discover new approaches to creating business value.

Search → Insight → Decision → Strategic Advantage

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