Roundtable discussion: Tribes, intellectual property, and consumer protection

9:00–9:20 a.m.   Welcome and opening remarks 

• Frank Collins, Chief Financial Officer, Attorney General Alliance 
• Todd Leatherman, Director, National Association of Attorneys General Center for Consumer Protection 
• Peter N. Fowler, Senior Counsel, Office of Policy and International Affairs, USPTO 
• Derrick Brent, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

9:20–10:30 a.m.   Panel 1: The Scope and impact of IP crime on Native Americans 

Discussion leader:

• Peter N. Fowler, Senior Counsel, Office of Policy and International Affairs, USPTO 

Panel:

• Katherine Belzowski, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Economic and Community Development Unit – Navajo Nation Department of Justice 
• Walter Lamar (Blackfeet Nation of Montana), Commissioner, Indian Arts and Crafts Board, U.S. Department of the Interior 
• Richard Pires, Supervisory Special Agent, Economic Crimes Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Osceola Red Shirt (Oglala, Lakota Tribe), Assistant Director, Law Enforcement and Security, Law Enforcement Division, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior 

10:30–10:50 a.m.   Networking break   

10:50 a.m.–12:00 p.m.   Panel 2: Protecting Indian arts and crafts 

Discussion leader: 

• Susan Anthony, Tribal Affairs Liaison and Senior Trademark Attorney, Office of Policy and International Affairs, USPTO 

Panel: 

• Patti Oksoktaruk Lillie (Inupiaq), Indigenous Arts & Culture Program Director, Alaska State Council on the Arts, Anchorage, Alaska 
• Maya Pino (Zia Pueblo), Chairperson, New Mexico Artisan Portal Program Committee, Albuquerque, New Mexico 
• Harvey Pratt (Cheyenne and Arapaho), Artist, former Chairperson, Indian Arts and Crafts Board, U.S. Department of the Interior [virtual] 
• Meridith Z. Stanton (Delaware Nation of Oklahoma), Director, Indian Arts and Crafts Board, U.S. Department of the Interior[virtual] and Ken Van Wey, Program Analyst, Indian Arts and Crafts Board, U.S. Department of the Interior 

12:00–1:00 p.m.   Luncheon Keynote: International Repatriation: The Federal Government’s Work-in-Progress

Speaker: 

• Ashley Fry (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), Indigenous Affairs Officer, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, The Cultural Heritage Center, U.S. Department of State

1:10–2:20 p.m.   Panel 3: Cooperation on consumer protection investigations 

Discussion leader: 

• Amie Ely, First Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General 

Panel: 

• Merri Lopez-Keifer (Luiseño and San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians), Director, Office of Native American Affairs, Office of the Attorney General, California Department of Justice 
• John H. Haley, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Consumer Protection Unit, State of Alaska Department of Law, Anchorage, Alaska [virtual]
• Katherine Belzowski, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Economic and Community Development Unit – Navajo Nation Department of Justice 
• Molly L. Ply, Special Agent, Office of Investigations, Office of Inspector General, U.S. General Services Administration 

2:20–3:30 p.m.   Panel 4: Traditional knowledge, cultural expressions, and genetic resources

Discussion leader: 

• Susan Anthony, Tribal Affairs Liaison and Senior Trademark Attorney, Office of Policy and International Affairs, USPTO 

Panel: 

• Preston Hardison, Consultant on Indigenous Issues, Seattle, Washington 
• June L. Lorenzo (Laguna Pueblo/Navajo (Diné)), Attorney and Human Rights Advocate; Chief Judge for the Pueblo of Zia 
• Trevor Reed (Hopi), Professor of Law, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
• Angela R. Riley (Citizen Potawatomi Nation), Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law, and Director, UCLA Native Nations Law and Policy Center [virtual] 

3:30–3:50 p.m.   Networking break 

3:50–4:55 p.m.   Panel 5: Raising public awareness and changing consumer behaviors 

Discussion leader: 

• Kari Kammel, Director, Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection, Michigan State University 

Panel: 

• Shannon O’Loughlin (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), Chief Executive and Attorney, Association on American Indian Affairs 
• Paul DelPonte, Executive Director, National Crime Prevention Council 
• Charles A. Harwood, Director, Northwest Region, Federal Trade Commission, Seattle, Washington
• Joshua S. Hopping (Cherokee Nation), Global Director of Investigation, Corsearch; Member, Indigenous Rights Committee, International Trademark Association 4:55 p.m. Closing remarks