AGENDA – LESI 2017 – April 24&25 in Paris

LESI 2017 – IP Revolution? Scenarios for the future

Paris LESI 2017 conference is focusing on a changing world: « Revolution in IP? Scenarios for the Future. »
Our starting point is the new dynamics of the world, and ongoing places in society, science and technology. The changing world innovation and intellectual property at the heart of business and challenges all IP professionals to re-evaluate traditional IP systems and the value of IP.

The annual conference program will be balanced between inspiring keynote speakers, recognized experts, and experienced industry leaders who will share their views during plenary sessions, mini conferences and workshops.

In order to address the most relevant topics for your activities, we have designed professional tracks around Life Science, High Tech, Consumer Products, Legal and Economy. The program also includes a focus on European perspectives, and the raising role of sustainable development.

Anne Charlotte Le Bihan, President LES France
Laurence Le Texier, Chairwoman Programme Committee
Charlotta Ljungdahl and Elisabeth Lemaitre, Chairwomen Organising Committee

M. Christian BREVARD, IEEPI President and Member of the ‘National Academie of Technologies of France’ will participate as speaker in a roundtable.

Business and Academia Partnership – new models, new players
Moderator : Koenraad DEBACKAERE (KU LEUVEN)
Speakers : Nicolas CARBONI (Connectus Satt Alsace), Christian BREVARD (IEEPI), David GANN (Imperial College), Karin VERCAUTEREN (AGFA)

The reasons for developing a more effective cooperation between business and the academic institutions are compelling and there is a general mobilization on technology transfer in this sense. However, the alliances are often slow to put in place with difficult  topics around IP allocation and remuneration for exploitation. In this workshop we will review effective approaches to build alliances between the industry and academia, and discuss new processes  which will be essential in the future.

Information and Registration: www.lesi2017.org