Laurie Fitzgerald is President, Avanci Vehicle, where she leads all aspects of Avanci’s vehicle licensing business and works to advance solutions that can be widely accepted across industries. She has helped drive the expansion of Avanci’s 4G and 5G Vehicle programs to include more than 150 automotive brands and over 250 million connected vehicles worldwide covered by an Avanci Vehicle license. The programs span dozens of participating licensors, collectively responsible for the vast majority of 4G and 5G cellular essential patents.

A patent licensing professional and IP attorney, Laurie brings more than a decade of experience working with patent owners and product developers across licensing transactions, patent acquisitions and divestitures, portfolio strategy and valuation, and patent litigation. A regular conference speaker, she has been recognized by leading IP publications, including Managing IP’s Most Influential People in IP, IAM Strategy 300, and World IP Review’s Most Influential Women in IP.