Opening Ceremony

09:00-09:20

Opening

Address

Mr. TIAN Lipu, Commissioner of State Intellectual Property Office of P. R. China

Mr. Rai Pushpendra, Senior Representative from World Intellectual Property Organization

Mr. Serge Abou, Ambassador, Head of EU Delegation

Mr. HAN Zheng, Mayor of Shanghai Municipal People’s Government

Session I

Role of IP in Innovation-driven Policies for Innovative Cities

Moderator: Mr. LU Guoqiang, Secretary General of ShanghaiIntellectual Property Joint Committee, Director General of ShanghaiIntellectual Property Administration

09:20-09:40

Speech

Mr. TIAN Lipu, Commissioner of State Intellectual Property Office of P. R. China

09:40-10:00

Speech

Mr. Rai Pushpendra, Senior Representative from World Intellectual Property Organization

10:00-10:20

Speech

Mr. Serge Abou, Ambassador, Head of EU Delegation

10:20-10:40

Tea Break

10:40-11:00

Speech

Mr. Viktor Cheng, Deputy Director General of Intellectual Property Office of Singapore

11:00-11:20

Speech

Prof Dr. Dres. h.c. Joseph Straus, Director Emeritus, Max-Planck-Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law

11:20-12:00

Panel Discussion

Participants: Session moderator and above speakers

12:00-13:30

Luncheon

Session II

IP and Upgrade of Industrial Structure in Innovative Cities

Moderators: Ms. WANG Xiaohui, Deputy Director of International Cooperation Department, State Intellectual Property Office of P. R. China

Mr. Chris Bailey, Deputy Head of China, Rouse & Co International

13:30-13:50

Speech

Mr. Peter K. F. Cheung JP, Deputy Director of IP Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

13:50-14:10

Speech

Mr. XIAO Lin,

Deputy Director General ofShanghai Municipal Development & Reform Commission

14:10-14:30

Speech

Mr. Antoine DINTRICH, Director General of European Institute for Enterprises and Intellectual Property (IEEPI)

14:30-14:50

Speech

Dr. Oliver Lutze, Head of IPR, Corporate Legal Department, Bayer Group Companies, Greater China

14:50-15:30

Panel Discussion

Participants: Session moderators and above speakers

15:30-15:50

Tea Break

Session III

IP and Innovation Support Environment in Innovative Cities

Moderator: Prof SHAN Xiaoguang, Dean of Law School, Tongji University

15:50-16:10

Speech

Mr Alexandru Cristian STRENC, Deputy DG of Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks

16:10-16:30

Speech

Prof. TU Qiyu, Secretary General of Center for Urban & Regional Studies, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

16:30-16:50

Speech

Mr. Jeffrey Siew, Attorney Adviser of External Office, US Patent and Trademark Office

16:50-17:10

Speech

Mr. Patrice VIDON, CEO of Vidon IP Law Group

17:10-17:50

Panel Discussion

Participants: Session moderators and above speakers

17:50-17:55

Closing

Remarks

Mr. LU Guoqiang, Secretary General of ShanghaiIntellectual Property Joint Committee, Director General of ShanghaiIntellectual Property Administration

19:00-20:30

Dinner Banquet

Participants: Session moderators and speakers