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

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
Idea Factories: The Engine Behind America's Innovation Economy
Event Type
Virtual / Online
Event Subtype
Webinar / Webcast
When
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm ET
Registration Cost
Complimentary
Website
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Organizer
Council for Innovation Promotion
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