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government of the bahamas
Seminar
WIPO/SMEs/NAS/12/INF/1 Prov.
ORIGINAL: English
DATE: NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Role of Intellectual Property Systemin Enhancing the Competitiveness of Businesses and Industries

organized by

the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

and

the Bahamas Ministry of Financial Services

and

the BahamasRegistrar General’s Department

Nassau, Bahamas, December 3 and 4, 2012

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM

prepared by the International Bureau of WIPO

Monday, December3, 2012
9.00 – 9.30 / Opening Ceremony
Remarks by the Hon. Allyson Maynard-Gibson, Attorney General
Remarks by the Hon. L. Ryan Pinder, Minister of Financial Services
Remarks by the representative of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
9.30 – 10.45 / Theme 1 / Overview of Intellectual Property (IP) and the Role 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
10.45 – 11.15 / Coffee Break
11.15 – 12.30 / Theme 2 / Growth and Competitiveness of Small Open Economies (SOEs) - Trade Sector Reforms and Knowledge Creation, Protection and Management - A Perspective from The Bahamas
Speaker: / Mrs. Viana Gardiner, Acting Director of Trade & Industry, Ministry of Financial Services ,Nassau, The Bahamas
12.30 – 14.00 / Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.00 / Theme 3 / The Role of Trademarks in Branding
Speaker / Mr. James Conley, Clinical Professor of Technology, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, United States of America
15.00 – 16.00 / Theme 4 / The Role of Design in Branding
Speaker: / Mr. Anil Sinha
16.00 – 16.15 / Coffee Break
16.15 – 17.15 / Theme 5 / Benefiting From Your Copyright and Using the Copyright Works of Others in Your Business
Speaker: / Mr. Obi Pindling, Chairman of the Copyright Tribunal, Nassau, The Bahamas
Tuesday, December4, 2012
9.00 – 10.00 / Theme 6 / The Role of Trade Secrets and Patents in Leveraging Technical Innovation in the Marketplace
Speaker: / Mr. James Conley
10.00 – 10.30 / Coffee Break
10.30 – 11.30 / Theme 7 / IP Law and Administration in The Bahamas
Speaker: / Mrs. Jacinda Butler, Registrar General, Office of the Attorney General, Nassau, The Bahamas
11.30 – 12.15 / Theme 8 / IP Management Case Study
Speaker: / Mr. James Conley
12.15 – 13.30 / Lunch Break
13.30 – 14.30 / Theme 9 / Managing Intellectual Property in International Business
Speaker: / Mr. Anil Sinha
14.30 – 15.00 / Theme 2(a) / An Overview of Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement
Speaker: / Mr. Anil Sinhaor Local Speaker
15.00 – 15.30 / Coffee Break
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 – 17.00 / Theme 12 / Discussion: Basic IP Services to be Provided by Business and IndustrySupport Institutions in The Bahamas
Moderator: / Mrs. Viana Gardiner
Discussants: / All Speakers
17.00 – 17.15 / Closing ceremony

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