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WIPO/IP/NBO/06/INF/1
ORIGINAL: English
DATE: May 9, 2006
GOVERNMENT OF
THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA / 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 Government of Kenya

Nairobi, May 15 to 19, 2006

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM

prepared by the International Bureau of WIPO

Monday, May 15, 2006

9.00 – 10.00 / Registration
10.00 – 10.30 / OPENING CEREMONY
Welcome addresses by:
Mrs. Rose Waruinge, Board Chairman, Kenya Industrial Property Institute(KIPI), Ministry of Trade and Industry, Nairobi
Mr. Sherif Saadallah, Executive Director, Office of Strategic Use of Intellectual Property for Development, WorldIntellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva
Mr. Edward Sambili, The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Planning, Government of Kenya
10.30 – 11.00 / Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.00 / 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
12.00 – 13.00 / Theme 1 (cont’d): / (b) Paradigm Shift
Speaker: / Mr. Pushpendra Rai, Acting Director, Intellectual Property and Economic Development Division, WIPO
13.00 – 14.30 /

Lunch

14.30 – 15.30 / Theme 2: / National Strategy to Promote the Use of Intellectual Property for Economic and Social Development
Speaker: / Professor James Otieno-Odek, Managing Director, KIPI
15.30 – 16.00 / Coffee Break
16.00 – 17.30 / Theme 3: / Intellectual Property and Economic Development: Focus on Select Industry
(a) Pharmaceutical Industry
Speakers: / Dr. W.O. Wanyanga, Executive Director, PHARMAQ Ltd., Nairobi
Professor Barthélémy Nyasse, Biochemistry Lecturer & Head of Laboratory, Université de Yaoundé I
(b) Music Industry
Speaker: / Ms. Jennifer Shamalla, General Manager, Music Copyright Society, Nairobi

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

9.30 – 11.00 / Theme 4: / Update on WIPO Intergovernmental Discussions of Relevance to Developing Countries
Speakers: / Mr. Nuno Pires De Carvalho
Mr. Pushpendra Rai
11.00 – 11.30 / Coffee Break
11.30 – 13.00 / Theme 5: / Patents and Bio-Technology: Opportunities and Constraints
Speakers: / Mr. Matlou Mabokano, Manager, Resource Based Industries, Department of Science and Technology, Pretoria
Professor George K. King’oria, Executive Secretary, National Council for Science and Technology of Kenya, Nairobi
13.00 – 14.30 / Lunch Break
14.30 – 15.30 / Theme 6: / Intellectual Property and Technical Cooperation
Speakers: / Mr. Marc Séry-Koré, Deputy Director, Economic Development Bureau for Africa, WIPO
15.30 – 16.00 / Coffee Break
16.00 – 17.30 / Theme 7: / The Impact of Patents on Access to Health
Speakers: / Ms. Esmé D. du Plessis, Patent Attorney and Consultant, Adams & Adams, Pretoria
Mr. Nuno Pires De Carvalho / Speakers: / From WIPO

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

9.30 – 11.00 / Theme 8: / Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge: Exploiting its Economic Potential
Speakers: / Mr. Nuno Pires De Carvalho
Professor Barthélémy Nyasse
11.00 – 11.30 / Coffee Break
11.30 – 13.00 / Theme 9: / Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer: AnEmpirical Assessment
Speakers: / Mr. Matlou Mabokano
Professor Tom P. Ogada, Managing Director, Moi University Holdings Limited, Eldoret, Kenya
13.00 – 14.30 / Lunch Break
14.30 – 17.00 / Break-out Sessions / Discussions on Policy Issues by Official Government Delegations in Groups

Thursday, May 18, 2006

9.30 – 11.00 / Theme 10: / Intellectual Property and Regional Cooperation
Speakers: / Mr. Christopher J. Kiige, Director, Technical, African Regional Intellectual Property Organization(ARIPO), Harare
Mrs. Eliane Posso, Director, Technology Development Department, African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), Yaoundé
11.00 – 11.30 / Coffee Break
11.30 – 13.00 / Break-out Sessions / Discussions on Policy Issues by Official Government Delegations in Groups
13.00 – 14.30 / Lunch Break
14.30 – 17.00 / Break-out Sessions / Discussions on Policy Issues (cont’d)

Friday, May 19, 2006

9.30 – 11.00 / Theme 11: / Presentation and Discussion of Group Reports in Plenary Session
11.00 – 11.30 / Coffee Break
11.30 – 13.00 / Theme 11 (cont’d): / Presentation and Discussion of Group Reports in Plenary Session
13.00 – 14.30 / Lunch Break
14.30 – 15.30 / Theme 11 (cont’d): / Presentation and Discussion of Group Reports in Plenary Session
15.30 – 16.00 / Coffee Break
16.00 – 17.00 / CLOSING CEREMONY

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