IP and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Extreme Conditions in Honor of Prof. Rochelle C. Dreyfuss

28-29 May, 2023

University of Haifa Faculty of Law, Israel Venue: University of Haifa, Rabin Tower, Fl. 10

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Sunday, May 28:

Dinner in honor of Professor Rochelle C. Dreyfuss in Haifa

Monday, May 29:

9:00 – 9:30 – Gathering & Greetings

  • Prof. Daniel Benoliel, University of Haifa Faculty of Law
  • Prof. Tal Zarsky, Dean, University of Haifa Faculty of Law
  • Commissioner Ofir Alon, Israel Patents Office (ILPO)

9:30 – 11:15 – Session I: Plenary: IP and Innovation amid Crisis Conditions – Theoretical and Policy Challenges

Chair: Prof. Michael Birnhack, Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law
Speakers:
  • Mr. José Graça Aranha, WIPO’s Special Representative on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • Prof. Orit Fischman-Afori, Striks Faculty of Law, College of Management
  • Prof. Dotan Oliar, University of Virginia School of Law
  • Prof. Amnon Reichman, University of Haifa Faculty of Law

11:15 – 11:30 – Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:15 – Session II: IP and the Climate Crisis

Chair: Prof. Amir Khoury, Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law
Speakers:
  • Mr. Antony Taubman, Director, Intellectual Property Division of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
  • Prof. Daniel Benoliel & Prof. Sacha Bourgeois-Gironde, University of Haifa Faculty of Law & Panthéon-Assas University Paris II (Sorbonne), respectively
  • Ms. Amy Marion Dietterich, Director, Global Challenges Division, WIPO
  • Adv. Bila Cahana & Adv. Asa Kling, Head of Environmental Practice & Head of IP Practice (Former Director of the Israel Patents Office 2011 – 2017); Commissioner, both of Naschitz Brandes Amir & Co.

13:15 – 14:00 – Lunch

14:00 – 14:30 – Session III: IP and the SDGs: Do the Two Walk Together?

Chair: Prof. Michal Gal, University of Haifa Faculty of Law
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Rochelle C. Dreyfuss, NYU School of Law

14:30 – 16:15 – Session IV: IP, Global Health and the Pandemics Treaty

Chair: Prof. Eldar Haber, University of Haifa Faculty of Law; Director, Haifa Center of Law and Technology (HCLT)
Speakers:
  • Dr. Ayoade Alakija, World Health Organization (WHO), Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator)
  • Prof. Robert Burrell, University of Oxford Faculty of Law
  • Prof. Bryan Mercurio, Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Prof. Meir Pugatch, University of Maastricht Law Faculty; University of Haifa School of Public Health

16:15 – 16:30 – Coffee Break

16:30 – 18:15 – Session V: IP, Agricultural Innovation, and Nutrition Crises

Chair: Prof. Dorit Nitzan, School of Public Health, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Speakers:
  • Prof. Peter K. Yu, School of Law, Texas A&M University
  • Prof. Ioannis Lianos, University College London Faculty of Laws
  • Dr. Vikram Singh, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi
  • Prof. Yechezkel Kashi, Head of Food Industries R&D Center, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

18:15 – 18:30 – Closing Remarks

Prof. Rochelle C. Dreyfuss, NYU School of Law

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