Wednesday, May 7, 2003 | | 9.00 - 10.00 | Registration | | 10.00 -10.30 | OPENING CEREMONY | Welcome addresses by: - His Excellency Mr. Marwan Hamade, Minister for Economy and Trade, the Lebanese Republic
- Mrs. Mervat Tallawy, United Nations Under-Secretary-General, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Beirut, Lebanon
- Mr. Sherif Saadallah, Director, Cooperation for Development Bureau for Arab Countries, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Coffee Break | 11.00 - 12.30 | Global Electronic Commerce TrendsTheme: To present a high-level statistical overview of e-commerce trends in recent years and across the regions of the world. Issues to be addressed include number of online users, Internet penetration in different regions, costs of Internet connection, changing demographics and language use online, including financial and banking indicators, etc. | | | Invited Speakers: - Mr. Angel Gonzalez-Sanz, Economic Affairs Officer, Electronic Commerce Branch, SITE Division, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Geneva
- Mr. Charbel Fakhoury, General Manager, Microsoft - Eastern Mediterranean Region, Beirut
| 12.30 - 14.00 | The Internet in the Arab RegionTheme: After a general introduction on the development of the Internet in the Arab region, a number of regional e-commerce success stories are presented. | | | Invited Speakers: - Mr. Hazem Malhas, Chief Executive Officer, AREGON, Amman
- Mr. Angel Gonzalez-Sanz
- Mr. Riad Bahsoun, General Manager, Telecommunication Information Technology, Beirut
| 14.00 - 16.00 | Lunch | 16.00 - 17.45 | Intellectual Property on the Internet: Trademarks and Domain NamesTheme: A series of presentations on developments on the Internet with implications for the intellectual property system, including use of trademarks online and the domain name system, including at country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) level. | | | Invited Speakers: - Ms. Lucinda Jones, Senior Legal Officer, Copyright, E-Commerce, Technology and Management Division, WIPO
- Mr. Nabil Bukhalid, Administrator of ccTLD .lb, American University of Beirut
- Mr. Riad Bahsoun
| Thursday, May 8, 2003 | | 9.30 - 11.00 | Intellectual Property on the Internet: Copyright and Related RightsTheme: A series of presentations on the opportunities and challenges of the Internet for the intellectual property system, including latest developments in the area concerned, such as digital rights management and exceptions/limitations. | Invited Speakers: - Dr. Mihály Ficsor, Director, Center for Information Technology and Intellectual Property (CITIP), Budapest
- Dr. Alain Strowel, Covington & Burling, Brussels
- Ms. Lucinda Jones
| | 11.00 -12.30 | Security and Privacy on the InternetTheme: Presentations on privacy and security issues in connection with the Internet, focusing on questions raised in the private sector, as well as regulatory developments in this area. | Invited Speakers: - Mr. Charbel Fakhoury
- Dr. Alain Strowel
- Mr. Hazem Malhas
| 12.30 - 14.30 | Lunch | | 14.30 - 16.00 | Protection of DatabasesTheme: Presentations on the importance of database protection in the digital environment, as well as on the legal framework in the European Union and at the international level. | Invited Speakers: - Dr. Mihály Ficsor
- Dr. Alain Strowel
| | 16.00 - 17.30 | Round Table DiscussionTheme: Moderated discussion involving all panelists and audience members, on legal issues raised by intellectual property, electronic commerce and the Internet. | | Moderator: | 17.30 - 18.00 | CLOSING CEREMONY |
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