Program

Seminar on October 21, 2006

Location: Kyiv National Economic University (KNEU)
Centre for Masters Programs,
vul. Melnykova 81, m.Luk'yanivska

Preliminary Program

9:30 – 10:00 Registration. Morning coffee

10:00 – 10:10 Opening
Nataliya Shturkhetska, FLEX4IPR Organising Committee.
Message from Mykola Paladiy, the Head of the State Department of Intellectual Property of Ukraine

10:10 – 10:20
Stanislav Topolnytskiy: Cultural Affairs Assistant US Embassy in Ukraine

10:20 – 10:30
Christian Yarnell, Economic Officer US Embassy in Ukraine

10:30 – 10:40
Anna Olefir, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chair of International Trade of Vadym Hetman Kiev National Economic University; Deputy Director, Centre for International Trade Development

"Protection of Intellectual Property in International Trade"

10:40 – 11:40
Dirk Avau, Chief Executive Officer, BirchBob International, Belgium

“Intellectual Property: How to Generate Wealth”

11:30 – 12:00 Coffee break

12:00 – 13:00
Jean-Francois Plucker, President, BirchBob International, Belgium

“Peculiarities of Entering an International Market with a Ukrainian Patent” CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION

13:00 – 13:30
Dmytro Tupchiyenko, Attorney at Law, Senior Counsel, Main Service for Institutional Development Policy, Secretariat of the President of Ukraine.

"Upcoming reform of justice system in Ukraine. New laws on: status of judges; court system, court levy and fees".

13:30 – 14:25 Lunch

14:25 – 14:30
Contest announcement! Special prize from the European Association for the Transfer of Technologies, Innovation and Industrial Information (TII):
FREE participation in the next TII conference in Paris

14:30 – 15:30
Pavlo Sheremeta, Dean, Kyiv Mohyla Business School, Ukraine

“Innovative Ukraine on the Global Marketplace”

15:30 – 16:00
Sergiy Loboyko, Managing Director, Techinvest

"Attractiveness of venture investment in Ukrainian High-Tech"
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16:00 – 16:30 Question & Answer Session