WIPO-INSME/SMEs/GE/06/INF/1 Prov.

WIPO-INSME International Training Program
on the Role of Intellectual Property in Raising Finance by
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

July 11 and 12, 2006

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM

• Date of first day of the meeting
• Date of second day of the meeting

Tuesday, July 11, 2006
9.00 – 9.30	Registration
9.30 – 10.00	OPENING CEREMONY ADDRESSED BY
	Mr. Guriqbal Singh Jaiya, Director, Small and Medium-Sized (SMEs) Enterprises Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva
	Ms. Simona Marzetti, Secretary General, the International Network for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (INSME) Association, Rome
10.00 – 11.00	Theme I:
	The Importance of Intellectual Property (IP) for Enhancing the Competitiveness of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
	Speaker:
	Mr. Guriqbal Singh Jaiya, Director, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Division
11.00 – 11.30	Coffee Break
11.30 – 12.30	Theme II:
	Making Intangibles a Valuable Tangible Asset; Generating Value by Relying on Intellectual Capital
	Speaker:
	Mr. John D. Swaim, Consultant, Geneva
12.30 – 14.00	Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.30	Theme III:
	Strategic Use of Intellectual Capital: IP Audit for Leveraging IP Assets in Business Strategy
	Speaker:
	Mr. Jeremy Lack, Attorney-at-law, Geneva
15.30 – 16.00	Coffee Break
16.00 – 17.30	Theme IV:
	Measuring the Value of Intangibles: IP Valuation
	Speakers:
	Mr. John D. Swaim
	Case Study:  Mr. Mauro De Bona, Campus srl, Innova Group, Rome
17.30 – 18.30	Theme V:
	Using IP as a Tool for Accessing Finance and Harvesting Returns From IP Assets
	Speaker:
	Mr. Jeremy Lack
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
9.30 – 10.30	Theme VI:
	Sources of Finance for Innovative SMEs
	Speaker:
	Mr. Christian Saublens, Managing Director, European Network of Business Angels (EBAN), Brussels
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30	Theme VII:
	Accessing Public Sector Funds for Innovation and R&D
	Speakers:
	Mr. Antoine Rety, Officer, Institut National de Propriété Industrielle, Lyon
	Mr. Andrew Beale, Director, IP Wales, Swansea
12.30 – 14.00	Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.00	Theme VIII:
	A Venture Capitalist’s View of IP Assets
	Speakers:
	Mr. Luigi Amati, CEO, Meta Group, Terni
	Case Study:  Mr. Vittorio Palmieri, Partner, Nabla Technologies, GenevaMr. Andrew Beale, Director, IP Wales, Swansea (in Adobe PDF)
15.00 – 16.00	Theme IX:
	Role of Business Angels in Supporting Your Innovation Plans
	Speakers:
	Mr. Paolo Anselmo, President of the Italian Network of Business Angels (IBAN) and Member of the Executive Committee of the European Network of Business Angels (EBAN), Aosta
	Case Study:  Mr. Christophe Beaud, President, Association of Swiss Business Angels Networks (ASBAN), Zurich
	Case Study:  Mr. Andreas Schweitzer, Swiss Business Angel and Entrepreneur, Ocean AG, Geneva
16.00 – 16.30	Coffee Break
16.30 – 17.30	Theme X:
	Financial and Other Assistance by Multinationals to SMEs and Spin-offs
	Speaker:
	Mr. Wilfried Grommen, General manager Business Strategy, Microsoft Europe, EMEA, Brussels
17.30 – 18.00	Round-table
18.00	CLOSING CEREMONY