How the Private and the Public Sectors Use IP to Enhance Agricultural Productivity
Provisional Program
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 |
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9.00 - 9.30 |
Registration |
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9.30 - 9.45 |
Opening Remarks Mr. Francis Gurry, Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva
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| 9.45 - 10.10 |
The Global Status of Food Security and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) Speaker: Mr. Shakeel Bhatti, Secretary, International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome |
| 10.10 - 10.35 |
Technology, Food Security and Sustainable Development Speaker: Mr. Christophe Bellmann, Programmes Director, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), Geneva |
| 10.35 - 11.00 | Coffee Break |
| 11.00 - 11.30 |
Which Technology do African Farmers Need? Speaker: Mr. Anthony M. Kioko, Programs/Operations Manager, Cereal Growers Association (GRA), Nairobi |
| 11.30 - 12.00 |
Which Technology do African Farmers Need? Speaker: Dr. Stephen Mbithi Mwikya, Chief Executive Officer, Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK), Nairobi |
| 12.00 -12.30 |
Public Agricultural Research in South Africa – the Role of Intellectual Property Protection Speaker: Dr. Shadrack R. Moephuli, Chief Executive Officer, Agricultural Research Council (ARC), Pretoria |
| 12.30 - 14.00 | Lunch Break |
| 14.00 - 14.30 |
Analysis of Opportunities and Challenges in Intellectual Property Rights and Agriculture in the Indian Context Speaker: Dr. Sudhir Kochhar, National Coordinator (Component 4), Basic and Strategic Research, Project Implementation Unit (PIU), National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi |
| 14.30 - 15.00 |
How a Global Player in Agricultural Biotechnology Uses Intellectual Property (IP): Syngenta’s New Approach to Technology Transfer Speaker: Dr. Michael Andreas Kock, Global Head Intellectual Property, Seed and Biotechnology, Syngenta International AG, Basel |
| 15.00 - 15.30 |
The Role of IP for Successful Plant Breeding and for the Availability of New Plant Varieties to the Farmer Speaker: Dr. Marcel Bruins, Secretary General, International Seed Federation (ISF), Nyon |
| 15.30 - 16.00 | Coffee Break |
| 16.00 - 16.30 |
The Importance of Public-Private Partnerships: Findings of an International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) Seminar in April 2011 Speaker: Mr. Peter Button, Vice Secretary-General, International Union for the Protection of Varieties of Plants (UPOV), Geneva |
| 16.30 - 17.00 |
Discussion and Conclusion: The WIPO Forum IP and Food Security Speaker: Mr. Johannes Christian Wichard, Deputy Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva |
| 17.00 - 17.15 | Closing of Seminar |
