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IP and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Extreme Conditions in Honor of Prof. Rochelle C. Dreyfuss
29.05.2023, 09:00 - 19:30
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
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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