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18 April

09.00 A.M.    Registration and coffee

10.00 A.M     Welcome

Tim Sebastian, forum Presenter – Chairman of the Doha Debates, London

10.05 A.M.    Introduction

• Alain Pompidou, President – European Patent Office, Munich
• Benoît Battistelli, Deputy Chairman, Administrative Council, European Patent Organisation, Munich
• Beate Merk, Minister of Justice in Bavaria, Munich
  

10.25 A.M.    Introduction

Plenary presentation 4 scenarios for the future

11.00 A.M.    Coffee break

11.30 A.M.    Plenary discussion: the outlook for 2025

Panel:

• Martin Khor, Director – Third World Network, Geneva
• Beth Noveck, Director – Institute for Information, Law and Policy, New York
• Claude Rubinowicz, Senior Official – French Treasury, Paris
• Hans-Ulrich Maerki, Chairman of the Board EMEA – IBM, Paris
• Jean-Pierre Contzen, Special Adviser to the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education of Portugal, Lisbon
• Jean-François Dehecq, Chairman – Sanofi-Aventis, Paris (tbc)
  

12.30 P.M.    Lunch Break

01.30 P.M.    Breakout sessions 4 different angles

Facilitators:

• Business: How can IP be managed in a globalised world?
  Rafael Ramirez, Fellow in Strategic Management, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford Professor of Management
• Technology: What impact will changes in the nature or pace of technology have?
  Barbara Heinzen, Geographer, London¨
• Society: How might different cultural and ethical norms play out?
  Shirin Elahi, Scenarios Project Leader, London
• Geo-politics: How will the geo-political balance of power change?
  Marc Thompson, Senior Research Fellow – University of Oxford
  

02.30 P.M.    Coffee break

03.00 P.M.    Keynote address

Angela Merkel, German Chancellor and President of the Council of the European Union, Berlin

04.00 P.M.    End of Day 1

19 April

09.00 A.M.    Keynote addressThe importance of IP for innovation

Günter Verheugen, Vice-President – European Commission, Brussels

09.30 A.M.    Keynote address

Ged Davis, Managing Director – World Economic Forum, Geneva

10.00 A.M.    Coffee break

10.45 A.M.    Results of breakout sessions (day 1)

Presented by: Rafael Ramirez, Barbara Heinzen, Shirin Elahi, Marc Thompson

11.30 A.M.    Panel discussion

“More than one perspective – exploring alternative scenarios”

Participants:

• James Love, Director – Knowledge Ecology International, Washington DC
• Joseph Straus, Director - Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, Munich
• Sisule Musungu, Coordinator – Innovation, Access to Knowledge and Intellectual Property Programme, Geneva
• Jan Van der Eijk, Chief Technology Officer – Shell, The Hague

12.30 P.M.    Lunch Break

01.45 P.M.    Breakout sessions

Benefits of the scenarios
Facilitators: Rafael Ramirez, Barbara Heinzen, Shirin Elahi, Marc Thompson

• Using the IP system to gain a competitive edge: Rafael Ramirez
  Roger Burt, IP Law Department – IBM UK, Winchester
  Klaus-Dieter Langfinger, Global IP – BASF, Ludwigshafen
  Keith Dilley, Global IP – GE Healthcare, London
• Adapting the IP system to the challenges of the future: Shirin Elahi
  Ingrid Schneider, Senior researcher - University of Hamburg
  Luis-Alfonso Durán , Former Reporter General – AIPPI, Barcelona
  Yves Reboul, Director – CEIPI, Strasbourg
• Defining policies to promote growth and innovation: Barbara Heinzen
  Eric Nooteboom, Head of Industrial Property - DG Internal Market & Services, European Commission, Brussels
  Jean-Noel Durvy, Acting Director Innovation Policy – DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission, Brussels
  Meir Perez Pugatch, IP Policy & Commercialisation of Knowledge Assets – University of Haifa
• Enriching the debate to reflect global concerns: Marc Thompson
  Ruth Chadwick, Director – CESAGen, Cardiff
  Christoph Then, Director – Greenpeace, Hamburg
  Vandana Shiva, Director – Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, New Delhi
  

02.45 P.M.    Coffee Break

03.30 P.M.    Results of breakout sessions (day 2)

Presented by: Rafael Ramirez, Barbara Heinzen, Shirin Elahi, Marc Thompson

04.15 P.M.    Closing remarks

• Heinz Zourek, Director General – DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission, Brussels
• Raimund Lutz, President - German Federal Patent Court, Munich
• Alain Pompidou, President – European Patent Office, Munich

04.45 P.M.    End of the Forum

Photos 

European Patent Forum: 18 April 2007
European Patent Forum: 19 April 2007

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