Presenters

Andrew Stumer KC, Quay Central Chambers
Andrew Stumer is a barrister practising in commercial law from chambers at Level 16/17, Quay Central in Brisbane. He commenced practice at the Bar in 2010. Since that time he has acted in a range of commercial disputes in the fields of mining, banking, property development, taxation, intellectual property, financial services and the charity sector. Prior to commencing at the Bar, he was a senior associate in the litigation and dispute resolution department of the law firm Allens Arthur Robinson (now Allens). From 2004 to 2007, Mr Stumer was a student at the University of Oxford where he obtained the degrees of Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) and Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil), with the latter focusing on the law of evidence. During that time, he also held a position as lecturer in law at Magdalen College, Oxford, with responsibility for the college's tutorial program in contract law. Mr Stumer is the author of The Presumption of Innocence (Hart Publishing, 2010) and the annotations to the Queensland Evidence Act incorporated into Civil Procedure Queensland (Lexis, Looseleaf).

Katrina Chambers, Partner, Thomson Geer
Katrina Chambers is a Partner in Thomson Geer's Intellectual Property and Information Technology team. Her practice includes licensing and commercialisation of IP, assistance with IP ownership and structuring issues, research and development collaborations, alliances and joint venture arrangements, the sale and purchase of IP assets and companies, IP audits and due diligence, regulatory compliance, franchise law, privacy law, manufacturing, supply and distribution agreements, general contracts law and commercial and corporate law. Her clients come from a wide range of private and public industry sectors including life sciences, medical devices, health, information technology, government, university and energy and resources. Katrina has been rated by Doyle's Guide as a Leading IP Lawyer in Queensland and is also recognised by Best Lawyers in the categories of Intellectual Property Law, Biotechnology Law, Commercial Law, Professional Responsibility Practice and Franchise Law.