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IPTEC 2007 Programme

Keynote presentation:

Using technology transfer to drive business development
Damon Matteo, VP Intellectual Capital Management, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), USA

Case study:

Licensing to a SME – sharing experience and insights
Frank Bistervels, Senior Director Technology Licensing, Philips, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Ron Rykowski, President, Radiant Imaging, Duvall, USA

Workshop I: (aimed at SMEs):

How transnational technology transfer can help your business to grow
Peter Wolfmeyer, Managing Director, ZENIT, Mühlheim/Ruhr, Germany

Workshop II:

Maximising business performance through licensing
Julian Nolan, VP Licensing Europe, Honeywell, Ecublens, Switzerland


Technology bundling
Mark Thompson, Head of Market Development, UMIP, Manchester, UK

Workshop III:

Case study: Open Standards as enabler of technology transfer
Gustav Brismark, VP Patent Development, Ericsson AB, Stockholm, Sweden
Tim Frain, Director IPR, Regulatory Affairs, Nokia, Farnborough, UK
Emmanuel Darmois, VP Standards, Alcatel-Lucent, Paris, France
Francois Jamet, Director Intellectual Property and Licensing, France Telecom, Issy les Moulineaux, France

Case study:

Open Innovation – Using IP practices and IP Laws to create a self-sustaining cycle of economic growth driven by innovation
Marshall Phelps,VP and Deputy General Counsel of IP & Licensing, Microsoft, Redmond, USA
Kush Parikh, VP of Business Development, Inrix, Kirkland, USA

Workshop IV

Panel: Challenges in China
“Prepare for the dragon: Chinese technology goes global”

Dr Elizabeth Hill, Cambridge Consultants, Cambridge, UK

“Doing technology transfer in China without kissing goodbye to your IP”

Ben Goodger, Global Head of IP Commercialisation Group, Rouse & Co International, Oxford, UK / Shanghai, China

Workshop V:

Accelerating business development:
Deal examples and lessons for technology transfer
Tim Bernstein, Executive Vice President, Yet2.com, Needham, USA
Ralf Dujardin, Portfolio Manager, Bayer Innovation, Düsseldorf, Germany

Case study:

Scouting for new technologies
Rob Chatfield, Scouting Manager, Unilever, Wirral, UK

Keynote:

Licensing Challenges for SMEs and how to overcome them
Morgan Reed, Executive Director, ACT, Washington DC, USA

Due diligence in patent acquisitions
Vinod Kumar, Director Portfolio Development, MOSAID Technologies, Ottawa, Canada

Workshop VI

How to work with universities in technology transfer
Jeff Skinner, University College London and President ASTP, London, UK
Laurent Mieville, Head of Technology Transfer, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Workshop VII

Panel: Win-win strategies for successful international technology collaboration and exploitation

  • How to choose the right international structure
  • Different models: patent pools, cross-licensing, joint ventures etc
  • The key markets: what you need to know
  • Basic competition issues

Chaired by: Walt Bratic, Vice President, CRA International, Houston, USA,
Severin de Wit, Simmons & Simmons, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Erhard Plankensteiner, Licensing Counsel, Siemens, Munich, Germany
Robert M. Chiaviello, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski, Dallas, USA

Keynote presentation:

Space for business
Frank M Salzgeber, Head of Technology Transfer Programme Office, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands

Workshop VIII

What VCs are looking for
Penny Attridge, Director of IP Development, Quester, London, UK

Venture capital and investing in China

Martin Bloom, Chairman, Renesola., London, UK

Workshop IX

Microsoft’s latest licensing developments
Louis Carbonneau, General Manager, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, USA
Allen Brown, Director, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, USA

Keynote presentation:

Investing in technology-driven business development
Mike Addison, Section Head (R&D) and Nigel Trotman, Associate Director, Procter & Gamble, Newcastle, UK

Case study:

How national agencies can leverage tech transfer
Kevin Burke, Coordinator IRC Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Cathy Holahan, Commercialisation Specialist within ARC, Enterprise Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

Panel discussion:

Corporate/University opportunities

  • How to find the right partners
  • Tips for universities on licensing and start-ups
  • Europe/US compared

Chair: James Nurton, Editor, Managing Intellectual Property, London, UK
Panellists:
Luis Mejia, Senior Associate, Stanford University, USA
Bob Smailes, University of Leiden, Netherlands,
Mark Thompson, University of Manchester, UK