29th and 30th
of May 2023
Lisbon
National Civil
Engineering Laboratory
(LNEC)
29th and 30th of May 2023
National Civil Engineering Laboratory (LNEC)
Lisbon
About the Event
Achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN) Agenda is certainly a challenge on a global scale. The future of our planet will be seriously compromised unless there is a definite commitment to innovation and setting new equality, inclusion, and sustainability standards.
Industrial Property (IP) constitutes a key element in the path established by the SDGs. It incentivizes innovation and enables innovators to protect their creativity, their inventions and investments. And this leads to more innovative solutions for the benefit of our planet.
IP provides the agents of change with the necessary strength to act in a safe, adaptive and, sometimes, disruptive way. The necessary mitigation of climate change and the development of new green and beneficial technologies is of the utmost urgency. The IP ecosystem thus forms the basis of this journey towards a healthier and sustainable planet.
That is why this event is of critical importance – it will provide participants – hailing from Government, private sector, academia and others - to share, debate and commit to the crucial role that IP holds in bringing the SDGs to life and making them a reality.
Registration
Opening Speeches
António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal (tbc)
Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Andrea Di Carlo, Deputy Executive Director of European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
António Campinos, President of the European Patent Office (EPO)
Catarina Sarmento e Castro, Minister of Justice of Portugal
Panel 1
Thinking about gender equality in science and innovation
This Panel will address the importance of gender equality and the role played by women in innovation and IP. It will include first-hand accounts of women who have been distinguished in the area of environmental sustainability or those who occupy prominent positions in companies. Furthermore, a project focused on reducing the gap in gender inequality in IP will be discussed.
Introduction to the theme.
Elvira Fortunato, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education of Portugal
Reducing gender inequalities in IP – WIPO’s effort in promoting gender equality and diversity in the innovative sector
Lisa Jorgenson, Deputy Director General (Patents and Technology) of WIPO
How women’s roles in innovation may help build our future
Isabel Almeida Rodrigues, Secretary of State for Equality and Migration of Portugal
María Loreto Bresky, Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile - INAPI
A female perspective: Harnessing innovation to achieve sustainability
Catarina Albuquerque, Chief Executive Officer of Sanitation and Water for All at UN
Rafaella de Bona Gonçalves, European Inventor Award 2022 finalist
Coffee Break
Panel 2
Thinking about green technologies and new ways of living for a better future
This Panel will focus on green technologies and renewable energies and the role they play in building a more sustainable future. It will also focus on smart cities: cities that combine technology, efficiency, and sustainability. Additionally, the WIPO GREEN project will be addressed. This project brings together buyers and sellers of patentable green technologies, thus fostering partnerships and businesses in this area.
Innovative technologies based on natural energy sources – Success Stories
Nuno Correia, Director of the Area of Materials and Composite Structures at the Institute of Scienceand Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (INEGI)
Hydrogen innovation for the energy transition
Yann Menière, Chief Economist of the European Patent Office (EPO)
WIPO GREEN and the United Nations water agenda
Edward Kwakwa, Assistant Director General of WIPO, Global Challenges and Partnerships Sector
Innovation as generator of better living conditions in Smart Sustainable Cities and Communities
Miguel de Castro Neto, Dean of NOVA Information Management School, NOVA University Lisbon
Lunch
Panel 3
Thinking about better ways of working in long-established and traditional industries
This panel will explore how some of the most long-established and traditional industries (e.g., footwear, chemical, food, etc.) have adapted to today's world, and how they continue to innovate towards a greener and digital future.
Innovation and sustainability in the footwear industry: the Portuguese experience
Florbela Silva, Head of the Innovation and Digital Manufacturing Unit of the Portuguese FootwearTechnological Centre (CTCP)
Chemistry as a science to solve global-level problems
Nuno Maulide, Head of the Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Vienna
IP promoting new ways for sustainable production
Nuno Gonçalves, Member of the Directive Council of the Portuguese Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (IAPMEI)
Innovation provides sustainability
Miguel Portela, General Manager of BIAL
Coffee Break
Panel 4
Thinking about our natural and cultural heritage
This Panel will celebrate the importance that natural and cultural heritage - such as forests or regional/national products - holds in the local and international economy, reflecting on the need to protect such heritage. The panel will reflect on the key role that IP can play in preventing and fighting wild and rural fires. It will also address how rural industries - such as the wine industry - use emerging technologies to achieve more sustainable production. The relevance of Appellation of Origin (AO) or Geographical Indications (GI) as a way of protecting this heritage will be addressed as well.
Introduction to the theme.
Maria do Céu Antunes, Minister of Agriculture of Portugal
Iberian Study: Patents and forest fire control
Inês Cristóvão da Silva, Head of the Patents and Utility Models Department of INPI – Portugal
Carmen Toledo, Head of the Patent Information Division of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM)
Forest fires: how innovation can be used to fight this scourge
Victor Veefkind, Patent Examiner and Member of the Chief Economist Unit of the European Patent Office (EPO)
Guilherme Távora, Patent Examiner of INPI – Portugal
Paulo Madeira, Deputy Coordinator of eBUPI - Mission Structure for Expansion of the Simplified Cadastral Information System
Making use of our natural heritage for innovation: the case of cork insulation used in the aerospace industry
João Pedro Azevedo, Chief Executive Officer of Amorim Cork Composites
Sustainability challenges in the wine sector
Gilberto Igrejas, President of the Porto and Douro Wines Institute (IVDP)
Bernardo Gouvêa, President of the Portuguese Institute of Vine and Wine (IVV)
Ana Paula Spencer, President of the Institute for Quality Management and Intellectual Property of CaboVerde (IGQPI) (Fogo Wine Appellation of Origin)
Panel 5
Thinking about the IP System to anticipate solutions
This Panel will debate governments roles in promoting the IP System as a solution to some of our current problems, particularly regarding the digital transition of public services. It will include a round table that will bring together the representatives of the IP5 offices to discuss the main SDGs IP-related projects - implemented or ongoing - and their potential impact on society.
Introduction to the theme
Jorge Alves Costa, Deputy Minister for Justice of Portugal
Ensuring sustainability, fairness and effectiveness within the IP dispute resolution system
João Negrão, President of EUIPO's Boards of Appeal
Round Table: IP5 offices’ vision on how IP will change the Planet
Moderator: José Graça Aranha, WIPO’s Special Representative on the United Nations SustainableDevelopment Goals - SDGs
Messages from:
António Campinos, President of the European Patent Office (EPO)
Hamano Koichi, Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office (JPO)
Lee Insil, Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)
Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)
Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United StatesPatent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Telmo Vilela, Principal Advisor to the President and Representative for Institutional Affairs of the EuropeanPatent Office (EPO)
Maeda Hitoshi, Director-General, Patent Examination Department of the Japan Patent Office (JPO)
Heetae Kim, Director-General of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)
Lu Pengqi, Deputy Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)
Charles Eloshway, Senior Patent Counsel of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
The ‘SME Fund’ as a way to achieve sustainability in Europe’s economy
Inge Buffolo, Director of the Customer Department of EUIPO
António Rodrigues, R&D Manager of VentilÁQUA, S.A.
Coffee Break
Panel 6
Thinking about synergies between innovation and IP
This Panel will be dedicated to the impact that studies and reports on the use of IP have on the economy and society. It will be discussed how their results can promote more well-informed public policies, which are better adapted to making our constantly changing world greener and more sustainable. The Panel will also address the importance that financing has on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to enable their recovery and achieve economic growth.
Introduction to the theme.
Pedro Tavares, Secretary of State for Justice of Portugal
INPI's role supporting innovation in Portugal
Ana Bandeira, President of the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI - Portugal)
A study on the impact of IP in Portugal
Marco Alemán, Assistant Director General of WIPO, IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector
The EPO Observatory on Patents and Technology
Gilles Requena, Chief Patent Research and Policy Officer of the European Patent Office (EPO)
Round Table: Business challenges in the era of innovation and sustainability
Moderator: Jorge Portugal, Director-General of COTEC Portugal - Association for Business Innovation
António Bárbara Grilo, President of the National Innovation Agency (ANI)
António Dias Martins, Executive Director of Startup Portugal
Luís Rebelo de Sousa, Executive Board Member of AICEP Portugal Global – Trade and Investment Agency Jean-Luc Herbeaux, CEO of HOVIONE
Jean-Luc Herbeaux, CEO of HOVIONE
Closing Remarks
Messages from:
Ana Bandeira, President of the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI - Portugal)
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Portuguese Republic
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