INTRODUCTION
His Excellency Ambassador Bernard Kessedjian, Chair of the General Assembly of WIPO
WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
Mr. Francis Gurry, Deputy Director General, WIPO
Speaker: Mr. Francis Gurry, Deputy Director General, WIPO
Intellectual Property Questions in Relation to Genetic Resources
Speaker: Mr. Antony Taubman, Acting Director, Traditional Knowledge Division, WIPO
Benefit-sharing from Genetic Resources: Challenges for the Intellectual Property System
Speaker: Mr. Kent Nnadozie, Director, Southern Environmental and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (SEAPRI), Nairobi
DEVELOPMENTS IN OTHER FORA
Developments in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Mr. Dan OGOLLA, Legal Advisor, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD)
Developments in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Mr. Clive STANNARD, Assistant Secretary, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Agriculture Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Developments in the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Ms. Ivonne HIGUERO, Coordinator, PEBLDS Joint Secretariat, Program Officer, Regional Office for Europe, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Developments in the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Mr. Adrian OTTEN, Director, Intellectual Property Division, World Trade Organization (WTO)
GENETIC RESOURCES AND THE PATENT SYSTEM: PERSPECTIVES ON DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS IN PATENT APPLICATIONS
Speakers:
Professor N. S. Gopalakrishnan, Director, Center for Intellectual Property Rights Studies, School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin
Mr. Timothy Roberts, Chairman, Working Party on the Interface Between Intellectual Property Rights, Development and the Protection of the Environment, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Bracknell
Maria Julia OLIVA (Ms.), Director, Project on Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Geneva
Mr. Eric Noehrenberg, Director, International Trade and Market Issues, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations (IFPMA), Geneva
Dr. Steven C. Price, CEO/President, Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors (PIIPA) and Partner, Venable LLP, Washington, DC