LOF 2010 (Day Two)
Technology Transfer Licensing Opportunities Forum
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
23rd of November, 2010
Agenda
| 8:00 - 9:00 |
Registration |
| 9:00 - 10:00 |
Opening Ceremony |
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Keynote Speakers:
H.E. Dr. Hassan Fakhro,
Minister of Industry and Commerce – Bahrain
Dr. Abdalla Al-Najjar,
President, Arab Science & Technology Foundation (ASTF)
Mr. Abdulrahim Naqi,
Secretary General of the Federation of the GCC Chambers
Saleh Hashem, Prof., Dr.Sc.,
Secretary General, Association of Arab Universities
Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh,
President, Licensing Executives Society - Arab Countries
Chairman and CEO of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org)
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| 10:00 –10:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:30 - 12:30 |
Session One: Incorporating Business and Licensing |
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So, I Have the IP – What Should I Do With It?
Dr. Stephen Potter, Co-Chairman IT, Electronics and E-commerce
Committee at Licensing Executives Society International
Member of the Advisory Board at Avenium Consulting
Former Chairman at The R&D Society - Switzerland
The First Step in the Licensing Process
Mr. Raja Saliba, Partner, Sughrue Mion, Washington – US
Mr. Chid Iyer, Partner, Sughrue Mion, Washington – US
Strategic Licensing: Where to play? And How to win?
Mr. Osama Nabulsi, Head of worldwide business development and licensing
division-Hikma Pharmaceuticals – Jordan
Overview on Legislations and Policies to Encourage Licensing and
Technology Transfer in the Arab countries
Dr. Maha Bakheet, Head of IP Unit, Cabinet of the Secretary General,
League of Arab States – Egypt
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| 12:30 - 2:00 |
Session Two: Technology Transfer through Licensing
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Global Models for Technology Development and Commercializationin
MENA Countries
Mr.Ritchard C. Litman, Director at Arabic Innovation Management,
Chairman at freedom Bank of Virginia, Patent and Trademark Attorney,
President and CEO at Litman Law - USA
Identifying Investment Opportunities through Technology & IP Landscaping
Mr. Carsten Wittrup, VP Strategic Projects and Alliances at Environmental Management Corporation (EMC) – USA
Planning, Preparing and Negotiating a Technology Transfer through Licensing: Technico-Legal Considerations
Eng. Ahmad Saleh, Attorney, Engineer, Patent Specialist and Trade-mark Agent, Brouillette & Partners LLP
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| 2:00 – 3:30 |
Luncheon |
| 3:30 - 5:00 |
Session Three: Licensing Opportunities and Challenges |
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Identifying Investment Opportunities through Technology & IP Landscaping
Mr. Carsten Wittrup, VP Strategic Projects and Alliancesat
Environmental Management Corporation (EMC) - USA
What do small/medium Arabic pharma-biotechs have to do to get
on BigPharma’s radar?
Mr. Mark McBride, Managing Director, Innovaro PharmaLicensing - UK
Protection of IP through the Power of Communication
Ms. Dhouha Allal, General Director, First Sight sarl. – France
Dr. Gerald R. Uhlich, Partner, First Sight sarl. - Germany
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| 5:00 pm |
Recommendations and the final ceremony |