The Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the United States Chamber of Commerce will be joining to co-host the Georgia: Driving American Innovation Policy Conference. The event will be held on Monday, Feb. 25 at Georgia State Law School located at Knowles Conference Center from 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The knowledge economy depends on a healthy and functioning intellectual property framework. This innovation conference will highlight how companies in Georgia, and across the United States, are growing new jobs based on investments in intellectual property. Speakers will highlight the ways companies in diverse industries from manufacturing to entertainment are dependent on patents, copyrights, trademarks and other components of intellectual property. Speakers will also highlight the legal, regulatory and other challenges they face in a rapidly changing global economy. The audience will have the opportunity to hear directly from the foremost experts on Federal and State policy, as well as industry and legal perspectives on the current state of intellectual property policy.

Listed below are the speakers who will share their perspectives on the current intellectual property ecosystem in the United States, and how it can be improved to advance the next generation of entrepreneurs.

• Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent & Trademark Office

• Congressman Doug Collins, Ranking Member of U.S. House Judiciary Committee

• Congressman Hank Johnson, Chairman of U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet

• Roger Hasson, General Manager of IBM Global Services North America

• Chris Hellmann, Global Vice President and General Manager, Coca-Cola Company

• Jonathan Weinberger, Senior Vice President, U.S. Chamber Global Innovation Policy Center