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"Intellectual Property's Impact on Jobs and the Global Economy"
IPI's Fifth Annual World Intellectual Property Day Forum


Monday, April 26, 2010
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Reserve Officers Association (ROA) Headquarters Minuteman Memorial Building
(Across from the Dirksen Senate Office Building)
Minuteman Ballroom, 5th Floor
One Constitution Ave NE, Washington DC 20002
Lunch will be provided

*This event is accredited for CLE (3 hours)
Please call us at (972) 874-5139 for more information



RSVP: Erin Humiston - (972) 874-5139 or erin@ipi.org


FULL LIST OF SPEAKERS:

9:00 am -- Opening Address
James Pooley, Deputy Director General of Patents, World Intellectual Property Organization

9:30 am-- Keynote Address
Marybeth Peters, United States Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office

9:50 am-- PANEL DISCUSSION:
“Small and Medium Enterprises, IP, Jobs & the Economy”
Jennifer Garcia, Owner, Logicreative Design
Ben Cockerham, Co-Founder & COO, RightsFlow
Sam D’Amico, Photographer & Educator
Moderated by Dr. Merrill Matthews, IPI Resident Scholar

10:30 am-- KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
The Cult of the Amateur: How the Democratization of the Digital World is Assaulting Our Economy, Our Culture, & Our Values
Andrew Keen, Author, Cult of the Amateur: How the Internet Is Killing Our Culture

11:00 am--The Myriad Challenge: Do Biotech Patents Encourage or Deter Innovation?
Adam Mossoff, George Mason University School of Law
Joshua D. Sarnoff, DePaul University College of Law
Moderated by Professor Mark Schultz, Southern Illinois University School of Law

11:50 am INSIDER DISCUSSION
“View from the Inside: IP and Jobs”
Congressman Bob Goodlatte, U.S. House of Representatives
Andrew Klavan, Author and Screenwriter
Moderated by Patrick Ross, Executive Director, Copyright Alliance

12:35 pm KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
"The Impact of Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights on U.S. Economic Growth"
Dr. Nam D. Pham, Managing Partner, NDP Consulting
Introductions by Dr. Mark T. Esper, Executive Vice President, US Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center

1:10 pm --PANEL DISCUSSION:
“Creative Development: Countries Building Creative Industries”
Victor Tieku, CEO, Kampsite Music (Ghana)
Stephen Siwek, Principal, Economists, Inc.
Professor Mark Schultz, Southern Illinois University School of Law
Moderated by Tom Giovanetti, President, Institute for Policy Innovation






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