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Day one - technologies to save the planet

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Time	Programme
09.00	Registration and coffee
10.00	Welcome Roger Harrabin, Forum Presenter - BBC, London
10.05	Introduction Alison Brimelow, President - European Patent Office, Munich Opening address Biserka Strel, President - Slovenian Intellectual Property Office, Ljubljana Introductory speech Andrej Vizjak, Minister of the Economy of the Republic of Slovenia Introductory speech
10.30	Plenary presentation Patenting trends in clean technologies Carl Horton, Chief IP Counsel - General Electric Company, Fairfield/CT Presentation (PDF, 690 KB) Daniel M. Kammen, Professor in the Energy and Resources Group and the Goldman School of Public Policy - University of California, Berkeley/CA Presentation (PDF, 1.6 MB) Dora Marinova, Head of School and Associate Professor - Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy, Murdoch University, Perth Presentation (PDF, 1.6 MB) Ciarán McGinley, Principal Director, Controlling Office - European Patent Office, Munich Patenting Trends in Eco-Innovation
12.00	Lunch break
13.30	Breakout sessions Technology transfer in clean technologies: "science and industry" Johan Bil, Head of Technology Transfer Office - University of Ghent, Ghent Presentation (PDF, 79 KB) Martin Green, Executive Research Director - University of New South Wales, Sydney Presentation (PDF, 1.2 MB) Koen Verhoef, Technology Transfer Manager - VU University, Amsterdam Presentation (PDF, 52 KB) Clean technology patenting in SMEs Catia Bastioli, Chief Executive Officer - Novamont, Novara Presentation (PDF, 305 KB) Kolja Kuse, Founder - TechnoCarbonTechnologies, Munich Presentation (PDF, 1.4 MB) Guy Négre, Chief Executive Officer - MDI Enterprises S.A, Carros Presentation (PDF, 2.8 MB) Clean technology patenting in large companies Thomas Ahrens, Head of Patents, Trademark, Licensing - Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg Presentation (PDF, 1.1 MB) Magnus Hallin, Chief Executive Officer - Awapatent AB, Malmö Presentation (PDF, 80 KB) Albert Zeestraten, Associate General Counsel - Shell International B.V., The Hague Presentation (PDF, 334 KB) Clean technology diffusion in developing and emerging countries Martin Khor, Director - Third World Network, Penang Note on Access to Technology, IPR and Climate Change Ravinder Rena, Assistant Professor of Economics - Eritrean Institute of Technology, Mai Nefhi Presentation (PDF, 121 KB) Jayashree Watal, Counsellor IP Division - World Trade Organization, Geneva Presentation (PDF, 137 KB)
14.45	Coffee break
15.15	Keynote address Günter Verheugen, Vice-President - European Commission, Brussels Keynote address
16.00	End of day 1

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