Diderico van Eyl is the General Manager and Chief Counsel of Intellectual Property at SABIC, where he leads the company’s global IP Group. With more than 20 years of experience across multinational organizations including Bayer, GE, and Lanxess, Diderico specializes in embedding IP into business operations and driving value throughout each phase of the technology life cycle.

A U.S.-licensed attorney, admitted to multiple state bars and the US Patent & Trademark Office, he holds a B.S. in Engineering Chemistry (with a minor in English Literature) from Stony Brook University and a JD from Boston University School of Law. Diderico is a proponent of data-driven methodology; he holds MIT’s ACE Certificate and numerous certifications in data science, including Agentic AI from the Harvard Data Initiative.