Expanding Trade Secret Portfolios: Protection Across the Business

Trade secrets now sit far beyond R&D and the legal team. They run through data systems, manufacturing processes, vendor relationships, AI tools, and everyday employee workflows. As a result, effective trade secret protection increasingly depends on coordination between legal, HR, IT, security, engineering, and operations. This session focuses on how companies are adapting their internal structures to protect trade secrets as they spread across the organisation.

• Why trade secrets are no longer confined to technical teams or formal IP portfolios.
• How data systems, collaboration tools, and AI are expanding where trade secrets live.
• The role of HR, IT, security, and operations in supporting trade secret protection.
• Practical examples of cross-functional models that improve protection without slowing the business.