Assistant General Counsel, Open Innovation Team, Microsoft

Bio

Sonia is the Assistant General Counsel, Open Innovation Team at Microsoft and Vice President of the IP Federation. Sonia has over 25 years of experience advising on IP and innovation in the tech sector, specialising in AI and IP. A Chartered and European Patent Attorney, Sonia worked extensively with Microsoft Research in Cambridge and now leads IP policy in the Open Innovation Team at Microsoft. Sonia is Vice President and Immediate Past President of IP Federation and Chairs the federation’s Data and Copyright Committee. Sonia is the Data Policy lead for Open UK and is a passionate advocate for open data.