Idea Factories: The Engine Behind America's Innovation Economy
From university laboratories to startup breakthroughs to world-leading industries, what makes innovation ecosystems thrive?
Join C4IP for a conversation based on the recent report Idea Factories: How Intellectual Property Sustains and Cultivates Technology Ecosystems. Moderated by Safi Bahcall, bestselling author of Loonshots, the webinar will open with a fireside chat with Idea Factories author Jonathan Barnett, followed by a panel discussion featuring Kirti Gupta, Andrei Iancu and Coke Morgan Stewart.
Together, the speakers will explore how strong intellectual property rights help ideas become industries, foster competition and collaboration, support entrepreneurs, and strengthen U.S. economic and technological leadership in an increasingly competitive global landscape.
Read the "Idea Factories" report: https://c4ip.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Idea-Factories_-How-Intellectual-Property-Sustains-and-Cultivates-Technology-Ecosystems.pdf
Join C4IP for a conversation based on the recent report Idea Factories: How Intellectual Property Sustains and Cultivates Technology Ecosystems. Moderated by Safi Bahcall, bestselling author of Loonshots, the webinar will open with a fireside chat with Idea Factories author Jonathan Barnett, followed by a panel discussion featuring Kirti Gupta, Andrei Iancu and Coke Morgan Stewart.
Together, the speakers will explore how strong intellectual property rights help ideas become industries, foster competition and collaboration, support entrepreneurs, and strengthen U.S. economic and technological leadership in an increasingly competitive global landscape.
Read the "Idea Factories" report: https://c4ip.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Idea-Factories_-How-Intellectual-Property-Sustains-and-Cultivates-Technology-Ecosystems.pdf
Speaker Details
Safi Bahcall
Bestselling author of "Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries" (moderator)
Jonathan Barnett
Torrey H. Webb Professor of Law at the University of Southern California and author of "Idea Factories: How Intellectual Property Sustains and Cultivates Technology Ecosystems"
Kirti Gupta
Vice President and Chief Economist of Global Technology at Cornerstone Research and Non-Resident Expert for Renewing American Innovation at the Center for Strategic & International Studies
Andrei Iancu
C4IP Co-Chair and former Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Coke Morgan Stewart
C4IP President and CEO and former Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Event Topic
Artificial Intelligence, Technology
Event Type
Virtual / Online
Event Subtype
Webinar / Webcast
When
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm ET
Registration Cost
Complimentary
Organizer
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