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THE BARBADOS INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (BIDC)
seminar
WIPO/SMEs/BRI/12/INF/1 Prov.
ORIGINAL: English
DATE: November 2, 2012

Effective Intellectual Property Management
by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

organized by

the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

in cooperation with

the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC)

and

the Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO)

Bridgetown, Barbados, December 6 and 7, 2012

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM

prepared by the International Bureau of WIPO

Thursday, December6, 2012
9.00 – 9.05 / Welcome / Mr. Michael Bynoe, Director, Entrepreneurial Development Division, Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC)
9:05 – 9:15 / Opening Remarks / Dr. Leroy McClean, CEO, Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC)
9:15 – 9.30 / Feature Address / Hon. Denis St.E Kellman, MP, Minister of Industry, Small Business and Rural Development
9.30 – 10.45 / Theme 1 / Overview of Intellectual Property (IP) and the Importance of Effective IP Management in Enhancing the Competitiveness of Enterprises in the Knowledge Economy
Speaker: / Mr. Anil Sinha, Head, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Section, Innovation Division, WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland
10.45 – 11.15 / Coffee Break
11.15 – 12.30 / Theme 2 / Growth and Competitiveness of Small Open Economies (SOEs) - Trade Sector Reforms, Fiscal Restraint, and Knowledge Creation, Protection and Management - A Perspective from Barbados
Speaker: / Dr. Leroy McClean, CEO, Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC)
12.30 – 14.00 / Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.00 / Theme 3 / The Role of Trademarks in Branding
Speaker / Mrs. Tammy Bryan,Attorney at Law, Bridgetown, Barbados
15.00 – 16.00 / Theme 4 / The Role of Industrial Designs in Branding
Speaker: / Mr. Anil Sinha
16.00 – 17.00 / Theme 5 / Benefiting From Your Copyright and Using the Copyright Works of Others in Your Business
Speaker: / Ms. Erica K. Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Conceptualization Inc. & Copyright Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers Inc., St. Michael, Barbados
Friday, December7, 2012
9.00 – 10.00 / Theme 6 / The Role of Utility Models and Patents in Leveraging Technical Innovation in the Marketplace
Speaker: / Mr. John Malcolm Spence, Senior Coordinator, Intellectual Property, Science and Technology Issues, Office of Trade Negotiation (OTN), CARICOM, Bridgetown, Barbados
10.00 – 10.30 / Coffee Break
10.30 – 11.30 / Theme 7 / IP Law and Administration in Barbados
Speaker: / Speaker from the Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO)
11.30 – 12.15 / Theme 8 / The Importance of Trade Secret Protection
Speaker: / Dr. Wendy Hollingsworth, title, Conceptualization Inc., address
12.15 – 13.30 / Lunch Break
13.30 – 14.30 / Theme 9 / Managing Intellectual Property in International Business
Speaker: / Mr. John Malcolm Spence
14.30 – 15.30 / Theme 10 / Shaping Business Strategy through Competitive Intelligence
Speaker: / Ms. Erica K. Smith
15.30 – 16.15 / Theme 11 / WIPO’s Technical Assistance and Capacity Building in the Field of Intellectual Property for SMEs
Speaker: / Mr. Anil Sinha
16:15 – 17.15 / Theme 12 / Discussion: Basic IP Services to be Provided by Business and Industry Support Institutions in Barbados
Moderator: / Representative from Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC)
Discussants: / All Speakers
17.15 – 17.30 / Closing ceremony

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