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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
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Alain Pompidou, President – European Patent Office, Munich
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Benoît Battistelli, Deputy Chairman, Administrative Council, European Patent Organisation, Munich
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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
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Beth Noveck, Director – Institute for Information, Law and Policy, New York
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Claude Rubinowicz, Senior Official – French Treasury, Paris
- Hans-Ulrich Maerki, Chairman of the Board EMEA – IBM, Paris
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Jean-Pierre Contzen, Special Adviser to the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education of Portugal, Lisbon
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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:
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James Love, Director – Knowledge Ecology International, Washington DC
- Joseph Straus, Director - Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, Munich
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Sisule Musungu, Coordinator – Innovation, Access to Knowledge and Intellectual Property Programme, Geneva
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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