International seminar : “Innovation and Respect of the Intellectual Property”

 

Karthago Le Palace hotel, Tuesday 27 April 2010

Organized jointly by
AICTO - MCT (Tunisia) & Microsoft

08:00 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 10:00 Official opening session :
- HE/Mrs. Khédija Ghariani, Secretary-General - AICTO
- Mr. Laurent MASSON – BSA Vice-President for Middle East
and Africa.
- HE/Prof. Mohamed Naceur Ammar, Minister of
Communication Technologies – Tunisia

- Keynote : “Intellectual Property and Promotion of Creativity
& Innovation”
Dr. W. Charlton ADAMS, President – IEEE Standards
Association
10:00 – 10:30 - Signing Ceremony, MOU between AICTO & IEEE
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:30 PANEL 1: “The Intellectual Property in the Academic World”

Moderator : Prof. Tawfik Jelassi, Ph.D., Dean - Ecole Nationale
des Ponts et Chaussées – Paris
- Mr. Nasser Kettani, Regional Director North Africa -Microsoft
- Prof. Taher Bellakhdar, Director, ESPRIT University – Tunisia
- Dr. Bilel JAMMOUSSI , Chief Study Group- ITU T- Geneva
- Prof. Nefissa Chakroun, IP Lawyer, Director of the Intellectual
Property Department, Ministry of Higher Education Science
and Technology –Tunisia
Debate + recommendations
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:30 PANEL 2: “Innovation & implementation : Contribution of the
Private Sector”

Moderator : Mr. Mehdi Houas, CEO, TALAN - France
- Dr. Karl Rackette – WIPO, GENEVA
- Mr. Laurent MASSON – BSA Vice-President for Middle East
& Africa
- Mr. Morsi Berguiga, Principal – Arthur D. Little
- Mrs. Aicha Ennaifer, GM DIVA SICAR - Tunisia
Debate + recommendations

15:30 – 16:30 “Round table: “Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights”

Moderator : Prof. Farouk Kamoun, Director R&D Esprit, Prof
Emeritus ENSI – Tunisia
- Recommendations
16:30 -17:00 Closing Session :

- Closing Speech : HE/Mrs. Lamia Chaffai Sghaier, Secretary
of State for Information Technology, Internet and Open Source,
Ministry of Communication Technologies – Tunisia

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