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Session 1 (Morning) : OWNING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN MODIFIED LIVING THINGS AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS
| Speakers | Background |
| Professor George Wei | LLM Dip Law (Lond), Barrister (IT & HK), Professor, National University of Singapore Director, LLM (Intellectual Property & Technology Law) |
| Professor Bartha Maria Knoppers | Canada Research Chair in Law and Medicine, Faculte de droit, Universite de Montreal / Chairperson, International Ethics Committee, Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) |
| Professor Surinder Kaur Verma | Director, Indian Law Institute / President of the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research Intellectual Property (ATRIP) |
| Time/ Duration | Programme |
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 9.00 a.m. | Welcome Address by the Honourable Justice Lai Kew Chai, Chairman, Steering Committee |
| 9:15 a.m. | Opening Address by Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee, Senior Minister of State for Law & Home Affairs |
| 9.30 a.m. | Tea Reception |
| 10:00 a.m. | Introduction of speakers/themes for Day 1 by Conference Chairman for Day 1 |
| 10.15 a.m. | "Fitting Biological Products Within the Intellectual Property Framework: Challenges Facing the Policy Makers" by Professor George Wei |
| 10:55 a.m. | "Patenting of Higher Life Forms: A Canadian Perspective" by Professor Bartha Maria Knoppers |
| 11.35 a.m. | "Biodiversity, Biological Inventions and Intellectual Property Rights: The Case of India" by Professor (Dr.) Surinder Kaur Verma |
| 12:15 p.m. | Q & A Session |
| 12.45 p.m. | Lunch |
Session 2 (Afternoon) : THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK: CAN THE TRIPS AGREEMENT COEXIST COMFORTABLY WITH THE CBD?
| Speakers | Background |
|
Anthony
Taubman |
Acting Director, Traditional Knowledge Division, WIPO Secretariat |
|
Professor Michael
I. Jeffery (QC) |
Director, Macquarie University Centre for Environmental Law / Deputy Chair IUCN Commission on Environmental Law |
| Dr. Jorge Caillaux | Vice Chair for South America, IUCN-Commission on Environmental Law |
| Time/ Duration | Programme |
| 2:00 p.m. | "Inventors with Clean Hands: Patents, Genetic Resources and Disclosure" by Mr Antony Taubman |
| 2.40 p.m. | "Intellectual Property Rights and Biodiversity Conservation: Reconciling the Incompatibilities of the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biodiversity" by Professor Michael I. Jeffery QC |
| 3:20 p.m. | Afternoon Tea |
| 3.50 p.m. | "A Brief Review of Access to Genetic Resources and Protection of Traditional Knowledge Legislation in Selected Megadiverse Countries" by Dr Jorge Caillaux |
| 4:30 p.m. | Q & A Session |
| 5.00 p.m. | End of Day 1 |
Session 3 (Morning) : LEGAL PROTECTION FOR BIOTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS: PERSPECTIVES FROM BIO-INDUSTRY
| Speakers | Background |
|
Professor Peter
Drahos |
Professor of Law, Research Institutions Network, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University |
| Dr. Steven R. King | Vice-President of the Ethnobotany and Conservation of PS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| Professor Hiroji Isozaki | Full Professor of International Law, Iwate University |
| Professor Wang Xi | Associate Dean, Shanghai Jiaotong University Law School / Director, Environmental and Resources Law Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University |
| Time/ Duration | Programme |
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 9.00 a.m. | Introduction of speakers/themes for Day 2 by Mr Tan Tee Jim, S.C. |
| 9:05 a.m. | "Engineering Intellectual Property Rights: The Role of Biotechnology Industry" by Professor Peter Drahos |
| 9.45 a.m. | "Traditional Knowledge, Biological Resources and Drug Development: Building Equitable Partnerships to Conserve, Develop and Respect Biocultural Diversity" by Dr Steven R. King |
| 10:25 a.m. | Morning Tea |
| 10.40 a.m. | "Measures for Ensuring the Legality of International Transactions in Genetic Resources" by Professor Hiroji Isozaki |
| 11:20 a.m. | "Using Intellectual Property Rights to Protect Traditional Chinese Medicines in China" by Professor (Dr.) Wang Xi |
| 12.00 p.m. | Q & A Session |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
Session 4 (Afternoon) : ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS, LOCAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES: LOOKING WITHIN AND BEYOND THE LAW OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
| Speakers | Background |
| Professor Donna Craig | Associate Director, Macquarie University Centre for Environmental Law / Director Indigenous Law Program, Macquarie University Division of Law |
| Professor A. H. Zakri | Director, Institute of Advanced Studies, United Nations University (UNU/IAS) |
| Professor Michael Blakeney | Herchel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary, University of London / Director, Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute |
| Professor Charles R. McManis | Thomas and Karole Green Professor of Law at Washington University at St Louis |
| Time/ Duration | Programme |
| 1:15 p.m. | "Biological Resources, IPRs and International Human Rights: Impacts on Indigenous and Local Communities" by Professor Donna Craig |
| 1.55 p.m. | "The Impact of the Group of Like Minded Megadiverse Countries on the Access and Benefit Sharing Debate" by Mr Sam Johnston |
| 2:35 p.m. | Afternoon Tea |
| 2.50 p.m. | Tea Reception |
| 10:00 a.m. | "Bioprospecting and Biopiracy" by Professor Michael Blakeney |
| 3.30 p.m. | "Fitting Traditional Knowledge into the Existing Intellectual Property Framework: How Stakeholders Can Utilize the Law of Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Geographical Indications and Certification Marks to Protect Traditional Knowledge" by Professor Charles R. McManis |
| 4:10 p.m. | Q & A Session |
| 4.30 p.m. | End of Day 2 |
Session 5 (Morning) : ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH AMBASSADOR TOMMY KOH: THE FUTURE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES - CAN AN EQUITABLE COMPROMISE BE STRUCK?
| Speakers | Background |
| Professor Tommy Koh | Ambassador-At-Large, Republic of Singapore / Director, Institute of Policy Studies / Chairman, National Heritage Board |
| Time/ Duration | Programme |
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 9.00 a.m. | Introduction of Professor Tommy Koh, Roundtable Chairman |
| 9:05 a.m. | Professor Tommy Koh introduces the panellists |
| 9.15 a.m. | Reflection and Review |
| 10:00 a.m. | Questions to and fro Speakers |
| 10.45 a.m. | Tea Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | Resolution Attempt |
| 12.15 p.m. | Summing Up by Chairman |
Every care has been taken to ensure that the programme and topics are correct at the time of the printing of this programme. The organisers, however, reserve the right to vary the titles of the papers should the need arise.