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Agenda and Presentations

WIPO International Seminar on the Strategic Use of Intellectual Property for Economic and Social Development

May 21 to 25, 2007
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Day 1 – MONDAY, MAY 21, 2007

08.30 – 09.30

Registration

09.30 – 10.15

Opening Ceremony

  • Mr. Odilon Marcuzzo, President, Brazilian Innovation Agency (FINEP), Rio de Janeiro 
  • Mr. Jorge Ávila, President, National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), Rio de Janeiro
  • Mr. Sherif Saadallah, Executive Director, Office of Strategic Use of Intellectual Property for Development, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva

10. 15 – 11.00

Presentation 

The Use of Intellectual Property (IP) for Economic and Social Development: The Experience of Brazil

  • Mr. Jorge Ávila [PPT]

11.00 – 11.45

Theme 1

Promoting a Balanced IP System: Economic Issues and Perspectives

  • Mr. Pushpendra Rai, Acting Director, Intellectual Property and Economic Development Division, WIPO, Geneva [PPT]

11.45 – 12.15

Coffee Break

12.15 – 13.30

Theme 2

IP Strategies to Build Competitiveness: Focus on Select Industry

(a) Energy

  • Mr. Antonio Barros de Castro
  • Mr. Carlos Camerini, Technology Manager, Research and Development (R&D) Center, Petrobrás Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., Rio de Janeiro [PPT]

Day 2 – TUEsday, MAY 22, 2007

09.00 – 10.00

Theme 2

IP Strategies to Build Competitiveness: Focus on Select Industry (continued)

(b) Software and Digital Industry

  • Mr. Márcio Heidi Suguieda, Project Manager, Technological Policy Department, Secretary of Industrial Technology of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Brasília [PPT]

10.00 – 12.00

Theme 2

IP Strategies to Build Competitiveness: Focus on Select Industry (continued)

(c) Pharmaceutical and Biotechnological Industry

  • Mr. Marcus Silveira, President, PeleNova, São Paulo [PPT]
  • Mr. William Marandola, Executive Manager, Consortium of Pharmaceutical Industries (COINFAR), São Paulo [PPT]
  • Mr. Paulo Arruda, Director of Technology, ALELYX, São Paulo

12.00 – 12.30

Coffee Break

12.30 – 13.30

Theme 2

IP Strategies to Build Competitiveness: Focus on Select Industry (continued)

(d) Music Industry

  • Mrs. Olivia Hime, Director, Biscoito Fino Records, Rio de Janeiro
  • Mr. Carlos de Andrade, President, Brazilian Association of Independent Musicians, ABMI, Rio de Janeiro  [MPG]
  • Mr. Luis Carlos Prestes Filho, Superintendent of the Economics of Culture, Secretariat for Economic Development, Energy, Industry and Services of the State of Rio de Janeiro [PPT]

 

13.30 – 14.15

Theme 3

Strengthening IP Infrastructure and Institutions

  • Mr. Alejandro Roca-Campaña, Director, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, WIPO, Geneva [PPT]

 

Day 3 – Wednesday, MAY 23, 2007

09.00 – 10.15

Theme 4

Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge: Exploiting its Economic Potential

Mr. Carlos Fernandez Ballesteros, President, Uruguayan Copyright Institute, Montevideo, and former Assistant Director General, WIPO, Geneva [DOC]  

Mr. Nuno Pires de Carvalho, Acting Director, Division for Legislation, Public Policy and Development, WIPO, Geneva [PPT]

Mr. Antônio Siqueira, Legal Counsel, Natura, São Paulo [PPT]

 

10.15 – 11.15

Theme 5

Intellectual Property and Technological Development: The Challenges of Establishing University Industry Links

  • Mr. Mario Cimoli, Economic Affairs Officer Division of Production, Productivity and Management, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) [PPT]
  • Mrs. Angela Maria Cohen Uller, Projects and Agreements Vice Director, Graduate School and Research in Engineering, Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro [PPT]
  • Mrs. Maria Beatriz Amorim Bohrer, Consultant, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, WIPO, Geneva [PPT]

 

11.15 – 11.45

Coffee Break

11.45 – 12.45

Theme 6

The Impact of Patents on Access to Health

  • Mr. Dirceu Brás Barbano, Director,Secretary of Science, Technology and Strategic Resources of the Ministry of Health, Brasília [PPT]
  • Mr. Nuno Pires de Carvalho [PPT]  
  • Mrs. Maria Celeste Emerick, Manager, Vice- Presidency of Research and Technological Development, Division for Technology Management and Inovation, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro [PPT]

 

12.45 – 14.30

Theme 7

Break-out Sessions: Group Discussions on Policy Issues by Government Delegations

  • Group 1 (English and Spanish): International Commitments and National Interests - Striking the Right Balance
  • Group 2 (English and Portuguese): Strengthening of Administrative Systems and Capacity Development
  • Group 3 (English): Intellectual Property Rights and University-Industry Partnerships: Deriving Value from Academic Research

 

Day 4 – Thursday, MAY 24, 2007

09.00 – 10.15

Theme 8

Challenges to Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Era

  • Mr. Carlos Fernandez Ballesteros [DOC]
  • Mr. João Carlos Müller, Copyright Lawyer, Rio de Janeiro

 

10.15 – 11.15

Theme 9

Financing and Supporting Innovation

  • Mr. Odilon Marcuzzo, President, Brazilian Innovation Agency (FINEP), Rio de Janeiro
  • Mr. Sidney Chameh, Counselor, Brazilian Association of Private Equity and Venture Capital, Rio de Janeiro  [PPT]

 

11.15 – 11.45

Coffee Break

11.45 – 14.00

Break-out Sessions: Group Discussions on Policy Issues by Government Delegations (continued) 

Day 5 – Friday, MAY 25, 2007

09.00 – 11.45

Theme 10

Presentation and Discussion of Group Reports in Plenary Session

  

11.45 – 12.15

Coffee Break

12.15 – 12.45

Panel Discussion and Review 

12.45 – 13.00

Closing Session