Intellectual Property & Building a Moat: Protect and Defend Your Edge | Growth Capability Programme
Protecting and Defending Your Edge
What makes your IP defensible, and what keeps competitors out once you've built something valuable? Join James Homan and Charlie Adams of Winston Taylor for a full day split into two parts, with guest input from an early-stage VC and a founder building at the frontier of defence tech.
Attend the morning, the afternoon or both.
Morning: what to protect, why it matters, and how to value your intellectual property so it holds up commercially and with investors.
Afternoon: how to build and defend a genuine competitive moat - reinforcing your tech stack and holding your ground in a crowded, fast-moving market.
Speakers
James Homan, Partner, Winston Taylor
Corporate lawyer specialising in M&A, capital markets, and venture capital - advising on complex cross-border transactions from startup founders through to institutional investors and publicly listed companies.
Charlie Adams, Senior Counsel, Winston Taylor
IP specialist in life sciences and technology commercialisation, advising on strategic IP transactions from early-stage licensing deals through to distribution and manufacturing agreements. Over a decade embedded in the Cambridge business ecosystem.
Guest: Anthony, Early-Stage VC, Expeditions
Investing in leading startups at the intersection of security and deep tech, driving policy change to support exceptional European founders.
Guest: Founder, Oxford Dynamics
Building deployable capability across data, autonomy, and edge platforms - from fusion to action in contested environments.
Agenda
09:30 – 09:45 Arrival & tech check
09:45 – 12:45 Session 1: Intellectual Property Presentation & Discussion
12:45 – 14:00 Lunch & Networking
14:00 – 16:00 Session 2: Building a Moat — Panel & Discussion
16:00 – 16:30 Session Close / Networking
Ticket options
Session 1 only: Intellectual Property
Session 2 only: Creating a Moat
Full Day: Both sessions
About Janus
Janus delivers the UK Accelerator for NATO DIANA as the appointed Delivery Partner on behalf of UK Defence Innovation (UKDI).
Led by IoT Tribe in consortium with SETsquared partnership and Atmos VC. Janus gives startups the tools, network and momentum to turn bold ideas into operational capabilities for the UK and NATO allies.