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SUMMARY:EssentialTalk: Why does intellectual property matter?   Technologi
 es for development in emerging countries
DTSTART:20150429T121500
DTEND:20150429T131500
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DESCRIPTION:Anatole Krattiger\, Anja von der Ropp\, from the Global Challe
 nges Division\, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).\nCome and
  join Anatole Krattiger and Anja von der Ropp for an exchange of informati
 on on innovation and intellectual property (IP) at the nexus of interconne
 cted global issues like global health\, climate change\, and food security
 .Developing countries face these important challenges\, and Anatole Kratti
 ger and Anja von der Ropp will present possible solutions from innovation-
 driven initiatives.\nYou will have the opportunity to ask them these and o
 ther questions:\n		How are IP-based tools used for knowledge transfer\, te
 chnology adaptation and diffusion from developed to developing countries t
 o address global challenges?\n	\n		What are the human resource capacities 
 to deal with the broad range of requirements for the effective use of IP f
 or development in emerging economies?\n	\n		How is access to\, and use of\
 , IP information by IP institutions\, academic and research institutions\,
  and the public enhanced to promote innovation and creativity?\nAnatole Kr
 attiger\, a citizen of Switzerland\, is the Director of WIPO’s Global Ch
 allenges Division. He holds a PhD from Cambridge University in genetics an
 d biochemistry\, and was a professor in the United States at both the Biod
 esign Institute at Arizona State University and Cornell University.Anja vo
 n der Ropp activities at WIPO focus on climate change\, promoting innovati
 on and enhancing technology transfer mechanisms. She studied law at the Un
 iversity of Konstanz\, Germany and completed a Master's Degree (LL.M.) at 
 the College of Europe specializing in intellectual property law. Before jo
 ining WIPO in 2005\, she worked as a researcher and lecturer at the Univer
 sity of Bremen.The conference will be held in English.Registration: For or
 ganizational reasons\, we thank you for completing the online registration
  form before or on Monday\, April 27.
LOCATION:BC 420 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==BC%20420
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