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OMPI/PI/BOG/06/INF/1 Prov.
ORIGINAL: English
DATE: August 18, 2006
WORLD INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY ORGANIZATION
COLOMBIAN INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
OFFICE
COLOMBIAN COPYRIGHT
OFFICE
INSTITUTO COLOMBIANO PARA EL
DESARROLLO DE LA CIENCIA
Y LA TECNOLOGÍA
WIPO INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE STRATEGIC USE
OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOR ECONOMIC
AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
organized by
the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
in cooperation with
the Government of Colombia
through
the Colombian Industrial Property Office (SIC),
the Colombian Copyright Office (DNDA)
and
the Instituto Colombiano para el Desarrollo de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (Colciencias)
Bogotá, D.C., August 21 to 25, 2006
PROVISIONAL PROGRAM
prepared by the International Bureau of WIPO
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Monday, August 21, 2006
8.00 – 8.30
Registration
8.30 – 9.00
OPENING CEREMONY
Welcome addresses by:
Mr. Sherif Saadallah, Executive Director, Office of Strategic Use of
Intellectual Property for Development, World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO), Geneva
Sr. Alejandro Borda Rojas, Viceministro de Asuntos Multilaterales,
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Bogotá, D.C.
9.00 – 9.30
Coffee Break
9.30 – 11.00
THEME 1:
(a)
Historical Framework
Speaker:
(b)
11.00 – 12.30
The Conceptual Framework: Intellectual Property and its
Interface with Economic Development
Mr. Nuno Pires de Carvalho, Acting Director, Division for
Legislation, Public Policy and Development, WIPO, Geneva
Paradigm Shift
Speaker:
Mr. Pushpendra Rai, Acting Director, Intellectual Property
and Economic Development Division, WIPO, Geneva
THEME 2:
Innovation, Economic Development and Intellectual Property
Strategy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Speakers:
Mr. Mario Cimoli, Economic Affairs Officer, Division of
Production, Productivity and Management, Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC),
Santiago
Sr. John Rodríguez, Coordinator, National Planning
Department, Bogotá, D.C.
12.30 – 13.00
Coffee Break
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13.00 – 14.30
THEME 3:
(a)
Intellectual Property and Economic Development: Focus on
Select Industry
Pharmaceutical Industry
Speakers:
Mrs. Mirta Levis, Executive Director, Latin American
Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (ALIFAR),
Buenos Aires
Mrs. María Claudia García, Directora Ejecutiva, Asociación
de Laboratorios Farmacéuticos de Investigación (AFIDRO),
Bogotá, D.C.
(b)
Agriculture Industry
Speaker:
Mr. Alfredo Ruiz, President, CropLife Latin America,
Miami, United States of America
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
8.00 – 9.30
THEME 3:
(c)
Music Industry
Speakers:
(d)
Intellectual Property and Economic Development: Focus on
Select Industry (continuation)
Mr. Lloyd Stanbury, Attorney at Law, Member of the Board of
Directors of the Recording Industry Association of Jamaica
and CEO of Caribbeat Entertainment Limited, Kingston
Software Industry
Speaker:
Mr. Andrés López, Senior Researcher, Centro de
Investigaciones para la Transformación (CENIT),
Buenos Aires
Mr. Andrés Espinosa, Apoderado General en Colombia,
Business Software Alliance (BSA), Bogotá, D.C.
9.30 – 10.00
Coffee Break
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10.00 – 11.30
THEME 4:
Intellectual Property and the Bilateral Free Trade
Agreements (FTA)
Speakers:
Mr. Hernando José Gómez, Jefe de Equipo negociador del
TLC Colombia-Estados Unidos de América, Ministerio de
Comercio Exterior, Industria y Turismo, Bogotá, D.C.
Mr. Javier Gamboa, Jefe de Negociaciones de la Mesa de
Propiedad Intelectual en el marco del TLC ColombiaEstados Unidos de América, Ministerio Comercio de
Exterior, Industria y Turismo, Bogotá, D.C.
Mr. Marco Matías Alemán, Senior Program Officer,
Economic Development Bureau for Latin America and the
Caribbean, WIPO, Geneva
11.30 – 12.30
THEME 5:
The Role of Intellectual Property in the Development and
Transfer of Technology
Speakers:
Mr. Andrés López
Mr. Mario Cimoli
12.30 – 13.00
Coffee Break
13.00 – 14.30
THEME 6:
Update on WIPO Intergovernmental Discussions of
Relevance to Developing Countries
Speakers:
Mr. Nuno Pires De Carvalho
Mr. Pushpendra Rai
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
8.30 – 10.00
THEME 7:
The Impact of Patents on Access to Health
Speakers:
Mr. Nuno Pires De Carvalho
To be nominated
10.00 – 10.30
Coffee Break
10.30 – 12.00
THEME 8:
Opportunities and Challenges to Copyright and Related
Rights in the Digital Era
Speakers:
Mr. Fernando Zapata López, Director General, Colombian
Copyright Office (DNDA), Bogotá, D.C.
Mr. Lloyd Stanbury
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12.00 – 12.30
Coffee Break
12.30 – 14.00
THEME 9:
Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge: Exploiting
its Economic Potential
Speakers:
Mr. Nuno Pires De Carvalho
Mr. Álvaro Gutiérrez Bendezú, Legal Advisor (a.i.),
Secretariat General of the Andean Community (SGCA),
Lima
14.00 – 14.30
Review Session
Thursday, August 24, 2006
8.30 – 10.00
THEME 10: Intellectual Property and Technical Cooperation
Speakers:
Mr. Alejandro Roca Campañá, Director, Economic
Development Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean,
WIPO, Geneva
Mrs. Luz Celeste Ríos de Davis, Director General, Registry
of Industrial Property, Ministry of Commerce and Industries,
Panama
Mr. Ricardo Ignacio Vélez Benedetti, Minister Counselor,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Colombia to the
United Nations Office and Other Internacional Organizations
at Geneva
10.00 – 10.30
Coffee Break
10.30 – 12.30
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 (Spanish): Strengthening of Administrative Systems and Capacity
Development
Group 3 (English): Intellectual Property Rights and University-Industry
Partnerships: Deriving Value from Academic Research
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12.30 – 13.00
Coffee Break
13.00 – 14.30
Break-out Sessions: Group Discussions on Policy Issues (continuation)
Friday, August 25, 2006
8.30 – 10.30
THEME 11: Presentation and Discussion of Group Reports in
Plenary Session
Groups 1 and 2
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.00
THEME 11: Presentation and Discussion of Group Reports in
Plenary Session (continuation)
Group 3
12.00 – 12.30
CLOSING CEREMONY
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