MOET

      9.30 - 10.15  

Topic 1

 Fostering Innovation through IP Policies for SMEs

Speaker

Ms. Tamara Nanayakkara, Counsellor, SMEs and Entrepreneurship Support Division (SESD), Department of Transition and Developed Countries (TDC), WIPO

      10.15 – 11.00

Topic 2

The Role of (IP in the Competitive Strategy of a Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME)

   Speaker:

Mr. Arvind Viswanathan, IP Expert, Chennai, India

11.00 – 11.15

        Coffee Break

11.15 – 12.00

Topic 3

Challenges Faced by SMEs in Using the IP System in their Competitive Strategies

Speaker:

Professor Gabriele Gagliani, IP Law Researcher, Bocconi University, Law Department, Milan University, Italy and Mr. Viswanathan

12.00 – 12.45

Topic 4

IP based Challenges and Needs of SMEs in Lebanon and Possible Solutions

Speaker:

 Professor Pierre El-Khoury, Law Sagesse Law School, Beirut

12.45 – 13.00

Coffee Break

13.00 – 13.45

Topic 5

Initiatives for Supporting SMEs Use the IP System in their Competitive Strategy

Experience of Europe

Speaker:

Mr. Gabriele Gagliani

 9.30 – 10.15

Topic6

Initiatives for Supporting SMEs Use the IP System in their Competitive Strategy;

Experience of Asia

Speaker

Mr. Viswanathan

 10.30 – 11.15

Topic 7

The advantages of using IP as a Tool for Maximizing the benefit of SMEs Programs and Projects Implemented by WIPO for Supporting SMEs in the Arab Region

Speaker

Mr. Amr Abdelaziz, Cousellor, Regional bureau for Arab Countries, WIPO

 11.15 – 11.30

Coffee  Break

11.30 -12.15

Topic 8

Initiatives and Programs Implemented by the Lebanese Ministry of Economy and Trade to Support SMEs in Lebanon

Speakers:

Mr. Wissam Al Amil, Head, Intellectual Property  Unit, Ministry of Economy and Trade of Lebanon

12.15 – 13.00

Topic 9

Wrap up Discussion on the Way Forward

Moderator: Ms. Tamara Nanayakkara

Speakers:

All

13.00 – 13.30

Closing Ceremony

Mr. Amr Abdelaziz

Mr. Wissam Al Amil