Conférence du 5 octobre 2012 : "The Evolution of IP in the 21st Century Knowledge Economy: New Market Mechanisms and Policy – A Transatlantic Exchange"

AmCham France, in partnership with CDC Propriété Intellectuelle, are pleased to invite you to their upcoming conference on current challenges for Intellectual Property, and patents as an asset class - 'The Evolution of IP in the 21st Century Knowledge Economy, New Market Mechanisms and Policy – A Transatlantic Exchange' to be held, Friday, 5 October 2012, 8:30 - 12:30 PM - Hôtel Intercontinental Paris le Grand.

This half-day conference will bring together senior government, institutional and industry thought leaders in IP, including:

Key note speakers: 
- Teresa Stanek Rea, U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office,
- Yves Lapierre, Directeur Général, INPI (l’Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle),

Panelists and moderators:
- Pedro Velasco Martins, Deputy Head - EC Directorate General for Trade, Public Procurement and IP, 
- Patrick Terroir, Directeur Général Délégué, Propriété Intellectuelle, CDC,
- Jacques Darcy, Head of Technology Transfer & Intellectual Property, European Investment Fund,
- Gerard Pannekoek, President & CEO, IPXI Holdings, LLC,
- Dean Becker, CEO, ICAP (Patent Brokerage),
- Bruno Lanvin, Executive Director, INSEAD eLab,
- Industry representatives including Air Liquide, Cisco, De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés, GE, L’Oréal, and Technicolor (Thomson).