5th Annual Global Intellectual Property Center Summit
Wednesday, October 08, 2008 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM (Eastern Time)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20062
USA
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Please join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) for an informative and cutting edge discussion on the future of innovation and intellectual property rights. This year's summit will explore intellectual property' role in promoting new solutions to global challenges with the discussion centering on the following topics:
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Intellectual Property: Barrier to Progress or Fuel of Innovation?
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Transparent Discoveries: How Patents Recognize Inventors and Make Knowledge and its Benefits Available to All
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Frontiers of Innovation: Protecting IP in the Digital World
The summit will feature some of the most influential intellectual property policy makers and leaders from industry, academia and Capitol Hill. Confirmed speakers include:
Keynotes Include:
Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Fred Hassan, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Schering-Plough
Other Speakers:
Rick Cotton, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, NBC Universal
Robert Shapiro, Co-Founder and Chairman, Sonecon LLC
Carl Horton, Chief IP Counsel, General Electric
Rich Bagger, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Public Affairs and Policy, Pfizer
Marc Boutin, Executive Vice President and COO, National Health Council
Ney Lopes, Author of the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Law
Jon Soderstrom, President, Association of University Technology Managers
Dr. Keith Caserta, Associate Director and Head, Health Care R&D Information and Decision Solutions, Proctor and Gamble
Rick Lane, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, News Corp
Mark McKinnon, Co-Chairman, Arts+Labs
For more information on past summits please go to http://www.thetruecosts.org/portal/truecosts/events/summit
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