Drake Law School’s Intellectual Property Law Center will host the first-ever Big IDEA Speaker Series this fall to bring intellectual property law experts to campus.

The first lecture is “The Innovation Ecosystem” featuring Dan Cosgrove of Pioneer on Sept. 29, 4:30-5:30 p.m., in the Patty and Fred Turner Jazz Center. During the lecture, Cosgrove will speak about the ecosystem needed for innovation, how technology will be impacted by innovation, and where lawyers fit in the process.

Cosgrove is vice president of business development for the DuPont Agriculture Biotechnology Group at Pioneer. He leads the strategic approach in research business development by establishing alliances with technology providers and out-licensing technology. Cosgrove joined Pioneer in 2001 as leader of the Intellectual Property Group and corporate counsel. He previously practiced in the area of litigation and licensing at Zarley, McKee, Thomte, Voorhees & Sease in Des Moines.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

—Kayla Choate, Law School Alumni Affairs & Communications Coordinator