Dr. Kary Oberbrunner

Dr. Kary Oberbrunner is the inventor of Instant IP, a patented blockchain-based technology designed to help entrepreneurs establish timestamped records of their intellectual property. His company reports helping protect more than 5,000 ideas, while his TEDx talk on the future of intellectual property protection has attracted over 1 million views.

A Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of 15 books, Kary is the CEO of Instant IP and Igniting Souls, where he helps entrepreneurs identify, protect, and create business value from their intellectual property. He also serves as the Berry Chair of Entrepreneurship at Cedarville University, teaching entrepreneurship and digital marketing.

As artificial intelligence makes content and ideas easier to reproduce, Kary is helping founders rethink how they safeguard the knowledge, processes, frameworks, and original work that make their businesses valuable. His work connects intellectual property protection with opportunities for differentiation, licensing, and long-term business growth.