Advanced Leadership Program

The Advanced Leadership Program (ALP) in Strategic IP Management is a capability development program designed for senior or aspiring IP managers in technology or industrial-based companies who aim to elevate their roles and organizations to the corporate executive level. The program is delivered over a one-year period through a focused mentoring process that seeks to evaluate the current IP impact on business value, reframe the potential impact, and develop and implement new individual and organizational goals. The ALP is part of the CIPO Academy at CIP and UC Berkeley, taught by Ruud Peters, Bowman Heiden, and affiliated faculty mentors.

Location

The ALP is a one-year program taught in a hybrid format. The modules focused on evaluation, reframing, and implementation are supported primarily through virtual interaction, with additional planned in-person activities at company locations.

Course Duration

Spring Cohort: April 2026 – March 2027

Fall Cohort: October 2026 – September 2027

Executive Level

The program has been created to elevate the IP role and organization to the corporate executive level.

Language

The program is held in English.

Certificate

Receive an ALP certificate upon completion from CIP at the University of Gothenburg and the University of California, Berkeley.

SPRING COHORT: APRIL 2026 – MARCH 2027

FALL COHORT: OCTOBER 2026 – SEPTEMBER 2027

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Faculty

Ruud Peters

Ruud Peters is the Co-Director of the Center for Intellectual Property (CIP), and CEO at Peters IP Consultancy B.V. ; Former Chief IP Officer and Executive Vice President at Koninklijke…

Bowman Heiden

Dr. Heiden is the Co-Director of the Center for Intellectual Property (CIP) at University of Gothenburg, which is a joint platform between academia and industry focused on the transformation of…