E WIPO/IP/MUS/06/INF/1 ORIGINAL: English DATE: April 13, 2006
SULTANATE OF OMAN WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION
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 Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Sultanate of Oman
Muscat, April 29 to May 3, 2006
PROVISIONAL PROGRAM
Document prepared by the International Bureau of WIPO
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Saturday, April 29, 2006
8.30 - 9.00 Registration
9.00 – 9.30 Opening Ceremony
Welcome addresses by: Representative of the Government of the Sultanate of Oman
Mr. Sherif Saadallah, Executive Director, Office of Strategic Use of Intellectual Property for Development, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva
9.30 – 10.00 Coffee Break
10.00 – 11.00 Topic 1 The Conceptual Framework: Intellectual Property and its Interface with Economic Development
Chair Dr. Jaber bin Marhoun Flaifil Al-Wahaiby, Advisor to the Minister of Commerce and industry, Muscat
(i) Historical Framework
Speaker: Mr. Nuno Pires de Carvalho, Acting Director, Division for Legislation, Public Policy and Development, WIPO
11.00 – 12.00 Topic 1 (contd) (ii) Paradigm Shift
Speakers: Mr. Doru Romulus Costea, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations and Specialized Institutions in Switzerland, Cologny, Switzerland
Mr. Pushpendra Rai, Acting Director, Intellectual Property and Economic Development Division, WIPO
12.00 – 12.30 Coffee Break
12.30 – 13.30 Topic 2 Software Industry in the Arab Region: Challenges and Opportunities
Chair: Dr. Abdullah bin Ali Zaher Al-Hinai, Director General, Directorate of Organizations and Commercial Relations, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Muscat WIPO/IP/MUS/06/INF/1 Prov. page 3
Speakers: Dr. Sherif El Kassas, Deputy Director, Center for Academic Computing, The American University in Cairo, Cairo
Mr. Nasser Ali Khasawneh, Regional Counsel for the Middle East and North Africa, Business Software Alliance (BSA), Dubai
13.30 – 14.30 Topic 3 Pharmaceutical Industry in the Arab Region: Current Situation and Future Perspectives
Chair: Mr. Nuno Pires de Carvalho
Speakers: Mrs. Hiba Zarour, Intellectual Property Counsel, Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc., Corporate Division, Amman
Dr. Batool Bint Ja’far Bin Sulieman, Director, Rational Drug Use Directorate, Ministry of Health, Muscat
Sunday, April 30, 2006
8.30 – 10.30 Topic 4 Update on WIPO Intergovernmental Discussions of Relevance to Developing Countries
Chair: Mr. Yahya Al-Riyami, Director, Intellectual Property Department, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Muscat
Speakers: Mr. Enrique A. Manalo, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Geneva
Mr. Nuno Pires de Carvalho
Mr. Pushpendra Rai
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30 Topic 5 Intellectual Property and Technology Development and Transfer
Chair: Ms. Hilda Al Hinai, Director, Office of the Sultanate of Oman to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Permanent Mission of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations Office, Geneva WIPO/IP/MUS/06/INF/1 Prov. page 4
Speakers: Dr. B. Vijayaraghavan, Director (IP), Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, Gurgaon, India
Mr. Sisule F. Musungu, Team Leader, Intellectual Property, Investment and Technology Transfer, Programme on International Trade and Development, South Centre, Geneva
Mr. Charles Schofield, Senior Solicitor, Trowers and Hamlins, Muscat
12.30 – 13.00 Coffee Break
13.00 – 14.30 Topic 6 Intellectual Property and Software Protection
Chair: Mr. Pushpendra Rai
Speakers: Dr. Sherif El Kassas
Mr. Nasser Ali Khasawneh
Mr. Raza Ashraf, Chief Executive Officer in Total Alignment, Knowledge Oasis of Muscat
Monday, May 1, 2006
8.30 – 10.00 Topic 7 Intellectual Property and Technical Cooperation
Chair: Mr. Sherif Saadallah
Speakers: Mr. Aziz Bouazzaoui, Director, Industrial Property Office of Morocco, Casablanca
Mr. Sisule F. Musungu
Ms. Ola Zahran, Counsellor, Economic Development Bureau for Arab Countries, WIPO
10.00 – 10.30 Topic 8 The Role of the Judiciary in Creating a Balance Between Enforcement of Intellectual Property and Economic Development
Chair Mr. Doru Romulus Costea
Speaker: Dr. Yakoop Mohamed Al-Saeedi, Judge, High Court of Justice, Muscat WIPO/IP/MUS/06/INF/1 Prov. page 5
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30 Topic 9 Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge
Chair: Mr. Enrique A. Manalo
Speakers: Mr. Nuno Pires de Carvalho
Dr. Jaber Bin Marhoun Flaifil Al-Wahaiby
12.30 – 13.00 Coffee Break
13.00 – 14.30 Group Discussions: Discussions on Policy Issues by Official Government Delegations in Groups
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
8.30 – 10.30 Topic 10 Intellectual Property and Public Health
Chair: Ms. Ola Zahran
Speakers: Mr. Nuno Pires de Carvalho
Dr. B. Vijayaraghavan
Mrs. Hiba Zarour
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30 Group Discussions: Discussions on Policy Issues by Official Government Delegations in Groups
12.30 – 13.00 Coffee Break
13.00 – 14.30 Group Discussions: Discussions on Policy Issues by Official Government Delegations in Groups WIPO/IP/MUS/06/INF/1 Prov. page 6
Wednesday, May 3, 2006
8.30 – 10.00 Presentation and Discussion of Group Reports in Plenary Session
10.00 – 10.30 Coffee Break
10.30 – 12.00 Presentation and Discussion of Group Reports in Plenary Session (continued)
12.00 – 12.30 Coffee Break
12.30 – 13.30 Summary and Closing Ceremony
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