Innovation and Access: the Role of IP Licensing

September 26, 2017 • 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT

Please join the CSIS Scholl Chair in International Business for a morning conference on humanitarian licensing. This exciting new concept in IP regulation that seeks to improve access to new innovation in humanitarian contexts while also protecting the rights of IP owners and fostering innovation.

10:00 a.m. Welcome
Scott Miller, Senior Adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS

10:05 a.m. Keynote Presentation
Quentin A. Palfrey, Co-Director, Global Access in Action, a project of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University

10:40 a.m. Case Study Presentations
Dr. Robert Bertram, Chief Scientist, Bureau for Food Security, U.S. Agency for International Development
Dr. Carol Mimura, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Office of Intellectual Property & Industry Research Alliances, University of California, Berkeley
Gregg Alton, Executive Vice President, Corporate and Medical Affairs, Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Discussant
Quentin A. Palfrey

Moderated by Scott Miller

11:40 a.m. Q&A

12:00 noon Adjourn

This event is made possible by the generous support of Gilead Sciences.
For more information on the Berkeley IPIRA program, please see the following links.

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Africa, Asia, Technology and Innovation, Economic Security, Trade and International Business, Global Health, Infectious Disease, International Development, and Food Security
Scott Miller

Scott Miller

Senior Mentor (Non-resident), Executive Education

Gregg H. Alton

Executive Vice President, Corporate and Medical Affairs, Gilead Sciences

Dr. Carol Mimura

Assistant Vice Chancellor, Intellectual Property & Industry Research Alliances, University of California Berkeley

Quentin Palfrey

Co-Director, Global Access in Action, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University

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