LES Thailand Annual Conference 2017

“IP Commercialization: from Laboratory to Global Marketplace”

Date and Time: 2-3 February 2017

Place: Chatrium Riverside Hotel Charoenkrung, Bangkok, Thailand

Recently, IP session has become more essential to the business in ASEAN and worldwide. We are delighted to present IP session in the business’s sphere and innovation which transfers from ASEAN to the Global Marketplace. The conference will be arranged in 2 days from 2nd -3rd February 2017. It will give the opportunities for the speakers from different regions to expand their knowledge and ideas in the Globalization to the participants. We are honored to invite LES Thailand, LESI’s members and all visitors to visit and be the part of our event.

Program Schedule

Day One, Thursday 2 February 2017

08.00 – 09.00 AM Registration, Networking and Morning Coffee/Tea
9.00– 9.15 AM Welcome Address
Dr. Wilaiporn Chetanachan, President of LES Thailand and Director of Corporate Technology Office, The Siam Cement PCL. (SCG)
Alan Adcock, LES Thailand Organizing Committee and Partner and Deputy Director—Intellectual Property, Tilleke and Gibbins
09.15 – 09.30 AM Opening Ceremony and Opening Address by Guest-of-Honor
Thosapone Dansuputra, Director-General, Department of Intellectual Property
09.30 – 10.00 AM Keynote Speech by LES International Board
Patricia Bunye, President of LES International
Peter Hess, President-elected LES International
10.15 – 10.30 AM Networking Coffee/Tea Break
10.30 – 12.30 PM Session 1: Global Business and Trend in Licensing
Moderator: Dr.Tilman Mueller Stoy – Partner Attorney-at-Law, and BARDEHLE PAGENBERG
Speakers: Susan A. Hallen – IP Management Solutions Manager, IBM
Omer Hiziroglu – General Partner, Diffusion Capital Partners
Dr. Edelbert Häfele – CEO, Patev
Mathew Luby – Director of Analytics-Asia, CPA Global
12.30 – 13.30 PM Lunch Break (Buffet)
13.30 – 15.15 PM Session 2: Commercialization of Life Science Intellectual Property: A Workshop based on the WIPO Guide for the Commercialization of Intellectual Property
Moderator: Fiona Nicolson – Partner, Bristows
Speakers: Gary N. Keller – Chief Executive Officer, Xomix Ltd.
Francois Painchaud – Partner, ROBIC
Dr. Nares Dumrongchai – Director, TCELS
15.15 – 15.30 PM Networking Coffee/Tea Break
15.30 – 17.30 PM Session 3: Collaboration and Technology Transfer — From Research to Business
Moderator: Dr.Orakanoke Phanraksa – Researcher, Technology Licensing Office Division, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
Speakers: Eliza Stefaniw – Intellectual Property Management and Communication Specialist, KMUTT
Adam Bates – Mahasarakham University
Jeong Joong Kim – Executive Vice President, Wips Co., Ltd.
Malay Mishra – Lexis Nexis
Alan Adcock – Partner and Deputy Director—Intellectual Property, Tilleke and Gibbins
17.30 PM LEST Annual Meeting (Cocktail)

Day Two, Friday 3 February 2017

08.00 – 09.00 AM Registration, Networking and Morning Coffee/Tea
09.00 – 10.15 AM Session 4: Mock Licensing Negotiation
Moderator: Arnaud Michel – Avocat au Barreau de Paris/Partner, GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL A.A.R.P.I.
Speakers: Russell Levine – Partner, Kirkland and Ellis LLP
Prof. Heinz Goddar – Partner, Boehmert & Boehmert
John Paul – Partner, Finnegan
Marcello Dini – Licensing manager, Sisvel Group
Yu Sarn Chiew – Partner, Yusarn Audrey
Yingyong Tanthanapongphan – Senior Manager, The Siam Cement PCL. (SCG)
10.15 – 10.30 AM Networking Coffee/Tea Break
10.30 – 12.30 PM Session 5: Recent cases on IP Licensing
Moderator: Ningling Wang – Managing Partner, Finnegan Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP Shanghai Representative Office
Speakers: James Sobieraj – Brinks Gilson & Lione
Andrew Wells – HGF Limited
Robert Mcewin – Australian National University
Dr. Michael Beyer – Chief Operating Officer, PATEV-ICM International Sarl
12.30 – 13.30 PM Lunch Break (Buffet)
13.30 – 15.15 PM Session 6: Innovation & Business
Moderator: Dr. Allen Yeo – Chairman, Patnova
Speakers: Peter Willimott – Senior Program Officer, WIPO
Lawrence Bickers – Managing Director, Coller IP
Mina Maeda – Senior Manager, Social Innovation IP Dept. IP Business Division, Intellectual Property Division, Hitachi,Ltd.
Dr. Rahul Pandey – Solution Consultant, Southeast Asia & Hong Kong, Clarivate Analytics
Jason Loh, Partner – i2P Ventures Pte Ltd
15.15 – 15.30 PM Networking Coffee/Tea Break
15.30 – 17.30 PM Session 7: Recent IP Licensing Developments in Thailand and ASEAN
Moderator: Peter N. Fowler – Acting Regional IP Attache for SE Asia, USPTO
Speakers: Sutathip Yutayothin – The Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court of Thailand
Dr.Lerson Tanasugarn – Chulalongkorn University
Suebsiri Taweepon – Partner, Tilleke and Gibbins
Nont Horayangura – Partner, Baker & McKenzie