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DATE: August 14, 2006

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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

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: The Conceptual Framework: Intellectual Property and its Interface with Economic Development

(a) Historical Framework

Speaker: Mr. Nuno Pires de Carvalho, Acting Director, Division for Legislation, Public Policy and Development, WIPO, Geneva

(b) Paradigm Shift

Speaker: Mr. Pushpendra Rai, Acting Director, Intellectual Property and Economic Development Division, WIPO, Geneva

11.00 – 12.30 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

Mrs. Mireya Astrid Jaimes, Asesora, Subdirección de Programas de Innovación y Desarrollo Empresarial, Instituto Colombiano para el Desarrollo de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (Colciencias), Bogotá, D.C.

12.30 – 13.00 Coffee Break

13.00 – 14.30 THEME 3: Intellectual Property and Economic Development: Focus on Select Industry

(a) 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

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

8.00 – 9.30 THEME 3: Intellectual Property and Economic Development: Focus on Select Industry (continuation)

Speakers: 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

(d) 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

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 Colombia-Estados 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

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, Asesor Jurídico (E), Secretaría General de la Comunidad Andina (SGCN), 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

Sra. Luz Celeste Ríos de Davis, Directora General, Registro de la Propiedad Industrial, Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias, Panamá

Sr. Ricardo Ignacio Vélez Benedetti, Ministro Consejero, Misión Permanente de la República de Colombia ante la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas y otras Organizaciones Internacionales en Ginebra

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

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

Group 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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