[governance] Agenda: Africa IP Summit

Wed Feb 1 06:31:48 EST 2012

Dear All, 

Below is a draft agenda of the Summit. It is an updated version  of what is
available on the US government site.
It is a pretty twisted agenda on IP.

If you are interested to protest against this Summit, pls do sign onto the
letter to WIPO circulated yesterday.

Sangeeta
Third World Network
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DRAFT AGENDA

Africa IP Forum:

Intellectual Property, Regional Integration and Economic Growth in Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)

April 3-5, 2012 

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
 8h00-8h45  Registration
 8h45-9h30  Opening Ceremony

                  CTICC Auditorium 1
 Suggested Speakers:(2-3 minutes each; Davies official opening 5-10 mins)
>>> * DG, African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)
>>> * DG, African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)
>>> * DDG, World Intellectual Property Organization
>>> * Japanese Representative
>>> * French Representative
>>> * Ambassador Donald Gips, US Ambassador to South Africa
>>> * Dr. Rob Davies, MP, Minister of Trade and Industry
>> * Suggested Moderator:
>>> * Rory Voller, Deputy Commissioner, Companies and Intellectual Property
>>> Commission (CIPC)
 9h30-11h00 Plenary 1
CTICC Auditorium 1
³IP as an Enabler of African Economic and Cultural Development²
Description:  Using IP to Promote African Economic Development, Production
and Trade
      Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers:
>>> * Khalid Rahel, Chef de la Division de la Preservation du Patrimoine et de
>>> l'Innovation (Morocco)
>>> * Ron Layton, Light Years IP
>>> * Hon. Betty Mould-Iddrisu, Minister of Education, Ghana
>>> * Japan to nominate
>>> * France to nominate
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * WIPO DDG
 11h00-11h30 Coffee/Tea Break
 11h30-13h00 Break Out Sessions on Applying IP, Enforcement of IP and the
Management & Administration of IP
 11h30-13h00 Track 1: Applying Intellectual Property
>>> CTICC Meeting Room 1.41-1.44
       ³Scoring with IP²
 Description:  The Juncture of Sports, Trademarks, Broadcasting and
Merchandising in Africa
       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers (4 to be selected):
>>> * South Africa to nominate (re: World Cup/FIFA or Rugby)
>>> * South Africa to nominate (IOC?)
>>> * South Africa to nominate (broadcasting?)
>>> * Japan to nominate
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * Carol Croella or other WIPO
 11h30-13h00  Track 2: Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
>>> CTICC Meeting Room 1.61-1.64
 ³Cooperative Approaches to IPR Enforcement²
 Description:  Government Structures for Effective IPR Enforcement,
Including the Development of IPR Task Forces, Regional Cooperation, and the
Secrets of an Effective IP Law Enforcement Unit
       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers (4 to be selected):
>>> * Omari Muwowo (Zambia)
>>> * Ekizi-Egnim Akala (Togo)
>>> * Patrick Gyan, Chief Collector, RILO National Contact Point, International
>>> Affairs, Ghana Revenue Authority Customs Division
>>> * Dr. Geoffrey Mariki, DG, or John Mponela, Fair Competition Commission
>>> (Tanzania)
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * Rich Halverson, Unit Chief, IPR/Outreach & Training, US Immigration and
>>> Customs Enforcement, IPR Center
>>> * Thierry Tuina (Burkina Faso), Permanent Representative for Interpol
 11h30-13h00  Track 3: Management and Administration of Intellectual
Property
>>       CTICC Meeting Room 2.41-2.46
 Why CMOs are Important, Status of CMO Development in Africa, and Resources
Available from WIPO and International CMOs for the Development of CMOs
 Description:  Why CMOs are Important and How WIPO and International CMOs
Can Help African CMOs
       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers:
>>> * David Alexander, Sheer Music(SA)
>>> * Robert Hoojier, Director of African Affairs, International Confederation
>>> of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC)
>>> * Greenfield Chilongo, international Federation of Reproduction Rights
>>> Organizations (IFRRO), Regional Development Representative (Zimbabwe)
>>> * Irene Vieira (Ivory Coast)
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * David Uwemedimo, Director of Creators and Performers Support Division,
>>> WIPO
 13h00-14h00 Plenary Lunch with Keynote Speaker Cameron F. Kerry, General
Counsel, U.S. Department of Commerce
>>       CTICC Ballroom
 14h00-15h15  Plenary 2
>>       CTICC Auditorium 1
 ³Dangers of Counterfeit Goods²
 Description:  Combating Counterfeit Products to Address the Threat to
Public Health and Safety on the African Continent
       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers:
>>> * Mr. Geoffrey Otieno, Sales Director at Sproxil East Africa
>>> * Uche Nwokocha, President, Anti-Counterfeit Coalition, Nigeria
>>> * Mustapha Hajjou, PhD., (Morocco) Program Manager-Africa, Promoting the
>>> Quality of Medicines Program, US Pharmacopeia
>>> * Bama O.Yao (Cote d¹Ivoire), WCA Hub Coordinator, CropLife Africa Middle
>>> East, (Agricultural Inputs-fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides)
>>> * UL representative
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * African Minister (South Africa to nominate)
 15h15-15h45  Coffee/tea break
>>> 15h45-17h00 Break Out Sessions on Applying IP, Enforcement of IP and the
>>> Management & Administration of IP
 15h45-17h00  Track 1: Applying Intellectual Property
>>> CTICC Meeting Room 1.41-1.44
 ³Promoting African Culture Through IP²
 Description:  Exchange of Experiences Concerning the Protection and
Monetization of Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions
in Africa       
>>       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers (4 to be selected):
>>> * Light Years IP on commercialization and cultural tourism
>>> * Karyn Temple-Claggett, Senior Counsel, Policy & International Affairs, US
>>> Copyright Office
>>> * African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) to nominate
>>> * South Africa to nominate
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * Tshepo Shabangu, President, South African Institute of IP Law
 15h45-17h00  Track 2: Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
>>       CTICC Meeting Room 1.61-1.64
 ³An Offer You Can¹t Refuse:  The Link Between Organized Crime and IP Theft²
 Description:  The Global and Regional Trend of Organized Crime and IP Theft
and Steps to Combat Criminal Activity
       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers (proposed 3 only given subject matter):
>>> * Namory Timite (Cote d¹Ivoire)
>>> * Colin Denyer, Senior Investigations Manager, Africa - Middle East
>>> * Anti Illicit Trade Unit - Intelligence Unit Eastern Europe, Middle East,
>>> Africa Region (EEMEA), British American Tobacco (BAT)
>>> * Tom Kubic, Pharmaceutical Security Institute
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * John Newton, Programme Manager, Intellectual Property Rights Programme,
>>> Financial and High-Tech Crime Sub-Directorate, Interpol Secretariat
>>> * Representative of African financial crime/corruption division from Angola
>>> or Mozambique-USG to nominate
 15h45-17h00  Track 3: Management and Administration of Intellectual
Property
>>       CTICC Meeting Room 2.41-2.46
       ³Protecting IP on the Broadcast Spectrum²
 Description: Discussion on Various Approaches to the Protection of
Broadcasting Signals in the African Continent
>> Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers:
>>> * Bradley Silver, Time Warner (SA)
>>> * Michele Woods, Associate Register for Policy and International Affairs, US
>>> Copyright Office
>>> * Nigel Sonariwo, Kenku Enterprises, Nigeria
>>> * WIPO to nominate
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * Elizabeth Kendall, US Trade Representative
 17h00  End of Day 1
 Wednesday, April 4, 2012
 8h00-9h00  Registration

9h00-10h30   Plenary 3
>> 
>>       CTICC Auditorium 1
>> 
>> ³Supporting African Competitiveness Through Innovation, Entrepreneurship and
>> Voluntary Technology Transfer²
 Description:  Increasing African Competitiveness Through Innovation
Policies, Franchising, Licensing, and Commercialization of R&D
       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers:
>>> * James Odek, Dean of Law School, Univ. of Nairobi, Kenya
>>> * Andrew Sherman, Dolby General Counsel on IP-enabled innovation
>>> * Eugene Honey, Director, Bowman Gilfillan on franchising
>>> * Innovation Hub representative  South Africa to nominate
>>> * Caterpillar representative
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * Ambassador Betty E. King, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva
 10h30-11h00  Coffee/tea break
>>> 11h00-12h30 Break Out Sessions on Applying IP, Enforcement of IP and the
>>> Management & Administration of IP
 11h00-12h30 Track 1: Applying Intellectual Property
>>> CTICC Meeting Room 1.41-1.44
       ³Promoting Food Security through IP²
 Description: Harnessing Agricultural and Biotech Innovation in Africa
through IPR
>>       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers:
>>> * Mr. Peter Button, Vice Secretary-General, UPOV on Plant Variety Protection
>>> Under UPOV Convention: Development of Laws in Africa
>>> * Professor Monty Jones, Executive Director of Forum for Agricultural
>>> Research in Africa (FARA) in Accra. Past winner of the World Food Prize--New
>>> Rice for Africa (NERICA)
>>> * Anatole Krattiger, research professor at the Biodesign Institute at
>>> Arizona State University (ASU) or Evan Skinyi from Kenya on public-private
>>> cooperation
>>> * John H. Costello, the president and co-founder of CNFA on Agricultural
>>> Entrepreneurship in Africa: Success Stories
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * Japan to nominate
 11h00-12h30  Track 2: Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
>>       CTICC Meeting Room 1.61-1.64
 ³Practical Keys to Effective IPR Border Enforcement²
 Description:  Best practices, experiences, and trends in combating
counterfeit and piratical goods at the border
       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers (4 to be selected):
>>> * Salihou-Mamadou Sidikou (Benin)
>>> * South Africa to nominate
>>> * ICC-BASCAP member company (ie HP)
>>> * WCO representative
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * David Brener, Chief, IPR Operations Branch, IPR Center, US Customs and
>>> Border Protection
>>> * Grace Adeyemo, Nigeria Customs
 11h00-12h30  Track 3: Management and Administration of Intellectual
Property
>>       CTICC Meeting Room 2.41-2.46
       ³Modernization of IP Infrastructure²
 Description:  Building African IP Administration Office Infrastructure and
Increasing Capacity to Participate in the Knowledge Economy
       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers:
>>> * Marisella Ouma, Kenya Copyright Board (KeCoBo)
>>> * African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) representative
>>> * African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) representative
>>> * WIPO to nominate
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * WIPO IT specialist
 12h30-13h30   Plenary Lunch with TBD Keynote Speaker

                  CTICC Ballroom

13h30-15h00   Plenary 4
>> 
>>       CTICC Auditorium 1
>> 
>> ³Intellectual Property Industries as Revenue Producers and Job Creators²
 Description: Discussion on the Economic Contribution of Copyright-Based
Industries in Africa
       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers:
>>> * Dicken Marshall, Founder of Rafiki Records (Rwanda)
>>> * Minister Cyril Chamos (Tanzania) on value capture
>>> * WIPO to nominate (i.e. GDP studies)
>>> * Musician to be nominated
>>> * Microsoft representative
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * Michele Woods, Associate Register for Policy and International Affairs, US
>>> Copyright Office

15h00-15h30  Coffee/tea break

15h30-17h00 Break Out Sessions on Applying IP, Enforcement of IP and the
Management & Administration of IP

15h30-17h00   Track 1: Applying Intellectual Property
>>> 
>>> CTICC Meeting Room 1.41-1.44
>>> 
>>> ³A Spotlight on the African Film Industry²
 Description: A Dialogue on the Culture and Business Models of Film in
Africa
       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers (4 to be selected):
>>>> * Franco Saachi, Zambian documentarian of Nollywood, filmmaker in Residence
>>>> at Boston University.
>>>> * Amaka Igwe, film director and CEO of Amaka Igwe Studios.
>>>> * Afam Ezekude, Director General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission
>>>> * Kevin Fleischer, Executive Producer of film ³Otelo Burning² (South
>>>> Africa)
 Suggested moderator:
>>> * Greg Olaniran, Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp (MSK)-
 Back up panelists:
>>>> * Desmond Elliott, Nollywood actor
>>>> * Zik Zulu Okafor, President of the Nigerian Association of Movie Producers
>>>> * Professor Oluyinka Esan
 15h30-17h00   Track 2: Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
>>       CTICC Meeting Room 1.61-1.64
 ³View from the Bench: Lessons Learned in the Civil and Criminal
Adjudication of IP Cases²
 Description: A Dialog on the Successes and Challenges Faced by Enforcement
Officials in Investigating and Prosecuting IP Crime in the Region
>>>     Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers (4 to be selected):
>>> * Justice Olajumoke Olusola Pedro, Lagos State High Court
>>> * Marie-Flore Kouame, Trial Attorney, CCIPS, US Department of Justice
>>> * Senegalese judge-USG to nominate
>>> * Felix Koku Mawusi, Ghanaian prosecutor
>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * Honorable Judge Bernice B. Donald, US 6th Circuit
>>> * Ret. Judge Louis Harms-South Africa to invite
 15h30-17h00  Track 3: Management and Administration of Intellectual
Property
>>       CTICC Meeting Room 2.41-2.46
   ³Establishing an African Brand²
 Description:  Exchange of Experiences in Trademark and Geographical
Indication Protection and Commercialization
>>       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers:
>>> * Getachew Mengestie, IP Consultant (Ethiopia)
>>> * Justin Hughes, US Patent and Trademark Office
>>> * South Africa to nominate SADC region representative
>>> * France to nominate West or Central African
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * Gift Sibanda, Director General, African Regional Intellectual Property
>>> Organization (ARIPO)
 17h00   End of day 2

Thursday, April 5, 2012
 8h00-9h00  Registration
 9h00-10h30   Plenary 5
>>       CTICC Auditorium 1
>> 
>> Cooperative Approaches to IPR Protection²
 Description:  Discussion on Various Approaches to IPR Protection by
National Agencies, Regional Cooperatives, and the Private Sector

>> 
>>       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers:
>>> * Sindiso Ngwenya, Secretary General, COMESA
>>> * EAC Secretary General or representative
>>> * Stephen Mallowah, CEO, Kenya Anti-Counterfeit Agency
>>> * Hon. Hannah Tetteh, Minister of Trade and Industry, Ghana
>>> * Regional Chairman, Unilever
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * Assistant Attorney General, US Department of Justice
>>>> or Nnamdi Kalu Ezera, Senior Counsel, CLDP

10h30-11h00  Coffee/tea break
>>> 
>>> 11h00-12h30 Break Out Sessions on Applying IP, Enforcement of IP and the
>>> Management & Administration of IP

11h00-12h30  Track 1: Applying Intellectual Property
>>> 
>>> CTICC Meeting Room 1.41-1.44
 ³Creating IPR Incentives for Local Innovation and Production of Medicines²
 Description: A Dialogue on Possible Approaches to Public-Private
Cooperation in Creating the Economic Environment for Incentivizing Local
Innovation and Production in the Pharmaceutical Sector
       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers:
>>> * Konji Sabati, Director, Department of Traditional Knowledge and Global
>>> Challenges, WIPO
>>> * Lawrence Welch, Assistant General Patent Counsel and Director, Global
>>> Patent Procurement, Eli Lilly (US)
>>> * Stéphane Drouin, Vice President/International Patents, Pfizer Inc.
>>> * Dr. Solomon Mpoke, CEO, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
>>> * Representative of non-governmental organization involved in WIPO Re:Search
>>> Consortium
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * Lois Quam, Global Health Initiative

11h00-12h30  Track 2: Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
>> 
>>       CTICC Meeting Room 1.61-1.64
                ³IPR Enforcement in Cyberspace²
 Description: A Discussion on How Technological Developments in the
Digital Environment Have Exacerbated Counterfeiting and Pirating Activity,
and Possible Steps at Combating Such Activity

>> 
>>       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers (4 to be selected):
>>> * Representative from Mali-USG to nominate
>>> * Tony Abulu, CEO or Caroline Okolo, Director of Operations Film Association
>>> of Nigeria (FAN)
>>> * John Robertson, Special Agent, US Federal Bureau of Investigation
>>> * Cyber Investigator, South African Police Service, Computer Crime
>>> Investigative Section (name to be provided by US Department of Justice)
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * Solomon Monyame (Botswana)
>>> * Justin Hughes, US Patent and Trademark Office

>>>> 
>>>> Backup speaker: Basil Udotai, Chair, Nigeria Cyberwire Working Group-CLDP
>>>> Outreach

11h00-12h30   Track 3: Management and Administration of Intellectual
Property
>> 
>>       CTICC Meeting Room 2.41-2.46
>> 
>> ³Compensating Creators²
 Description:  How Collective Bargaining Ensures that Creators/Performers
Earn a Fair Livelihood and Contributes to a Solid, Vibrant Industry
       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers (4 to be selected):
>>> * Dianna Hopeson, Musicians¹ Union of Ghana (MUSIGA)
>>> * Dick Matovu, Uganda Musicians¹ Union or Abdoul Aziz Dieng, Senegal
>>> Musicians¹ Union
>>> * Oupa Lebogo, Creative workers union of SA
>>> * American Federation of Musicians representative
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * Agnette Haaland, President, International Federation of Actors
 12h30-13h30  Plenary Lunch with TBD Keynote Speaker

                  CTICC Ballroom

13h30-15h00  Plenary 6
>> 
>>       CTICC Auditorium 1
>> 
>> ³Increasing IP Awareness by Engaging Stakeholders and the Public²
 Description: A Discussion on IP Awareness in Africa and Possible Methods
for Increasing IP Awareness in the Continent
       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers:
>>> * ICC-Business Alliance to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy BASCAP
>>> * Kofi Essuman, Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Illicit Trade, Ghana
>>> (CACIT)
>>> * WIPO Outreach Services Section, WIPO to nominate (including matchmaking
>>> database)
>>> * France to nominate
>>> * Michele Forzley, JD, MPH, Global Public Health Lawyer, Consultant &
>>> Professor, Protecting  public health with governance and rule of law
>>> principles
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * Dr. Edou Edou, Director General, African Intellectual Property
>>> Organization (OAPI)
 15h00-15h30  Coffee/tea break
>>> 15h30-17h00 Break Out Sessions on Applying IP, Enforcement of IP and the
>>> Management & Administration of IP

15h30-17h00  Track 1: Applying Intellectual Property
>>> 
>>> CTICC Meeting Room 1.41-1.44
 ³Commercializing African Music²
 Description: A Primer on Music Commercialization

>> 
>>  Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers (4 to be selected):
>>> * Ralph Simon, Mobilium (SA now in US/UK) on mobile platforms
>>> * Cobhams Asuquo, Nigerian music producer
>>> * Erin McKeown (US artist) on how to record cheaply, build a website and
>>> monetize music
>>> * Yoel Kenan, CEO and founder of AFRICORI, SA
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * Rose Skelton, journalist (Senegal/UK)

15h30-17h00  Track 2: Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
>> 
>>       CTICC Meeting Room 1.61-1.64
       ³Guarding Investments Through IP Contracts²
 Description: A Discussion on IP Contracts and, in Particular, the Inclusion
of Arbitration and Mediation Provisions to Protect the Value of Intellectual
Property Assets
>>     
>> 
>>       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers (4 to be selected):
>>> * South Africa to nominate South African judge
>>> * Kathryn Park, General Electric
>>> * Representative of Licensing Executive Society and/or INTA from Gabon,
>>> Angola and/or Mozambique
>>> * Esmé Du Plessis, Patent Attorney and Senior Consultant, Adams & Adams
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * Kevin Rosenbaum, US Patent and Trademark Office
>>> * Prof. Bankole Sodipo, President, IP Law Association of Nigeria

15h30-17h00  Track 3: Management and Administration of Intellectual Property
>> 
>>       CTICC Meeting Room 2.41-2.46
 ³Designing for Success: Protecting Product Design and Fashion, and Reaping
the Benefits²
 Description:  A Discussion on How Adequate IP Protections for Product and
Fashion Designs Create Wealth Building and Investment Opportunities.
>>       Panel:
>>> * Suggested speakers:
>>> * African Fashion International (AFI) representative
>>> * WIPO to nominate product/industrial design person
>>> * Patricia Francis, Executive Director, International Trade Center (ITC)
>>> * Eric Raisina, Madagascan fashion designer
>>> * Suggested moderator:
>>> * Abioye Ella Oyewole, Attorney Advisor, US Copyright Office
 17h00-17h30  Closing Ceremony and End of Africa IP Forum

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