Today we were visited by our long-time colleague Mr. Franck Soutoul, representing INLEX IP EXPERTISE (MEA), with offices in Mauritius and France. We reflected on our recent experiences at the annual INTA meeting in San Diego, and also discussed how adaptation is more and more important in our field from a myriad of causes, such as exchange-rate fluctuation and other economic factors, challenges concerning the implementation of AI tools (both the merits and demerits), the opening of new markets and various other challenges we face in our ever-changing global community.