Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Commercialization of Intellectual Property

This unique half-day conference on February 11, 2010 features experts who will discuss obstacles and opportunities for entrepreneurs and innovators who wish to commercialize their intellectual property.   Join us for multi-disciplinary perspectives from those engaged in business, law, technology and science.

This event is open to the public and all are welcome to attend.

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Part 1: Welcoming remarks, Keynote address, and Panel 1 presentations and discussion

Part 2: Panel 2 presentations and discussion

AGENDA

Thursday, February 11, 2010

9:00am – 1:00pm

Schulich School of Business (Room W132)

 8:30-9:15         Registration and refreshments

 9:15-9:30         Welcoming remarks from conference chairs  

• Professor Ed Waitzer (Osgoode Hall Law School, Director of the Hennick Centre for Business and Law)
• Professor Giuseppina D’Agostino (Osgoode Hall Law School, Director of IP Osgoode)

 9:30-10:15       Keynote Address: “The i4i patent litigation story” 

• Loudon Owen, Co-founder of McLean Watson Capital and Chairman of i4i, Inc.
  [View powerpoint slides] 

10:15-11:30     Panel 1: Entrepreneurship and Extracting Value from IP

Moderator: 

• Professor Poonam Puri (Osgoode Hall Law School, Co-Director of the Hennick Centre for Business and Law)

Panelists: 

• Professor David Johnston (Schulich School of Business, York University) – [View powerpoint slides]
• Professor Moren Lévesque (Schulich School of Business, York University) - [View powerpoint slides]
• Dr. Corrinne Lobe (Partner, Innovate LLP) – [View powerpoint slides]
• Professor Sean O’Connor (University of Washington School of Law) – [View powerpoint slides]

11:30-11:45     Break

11:45-1:00       Panel 2: Public Funding and Innovation in Post-Secondary Institutions

Moderator: 

• Professor Giuseppina D’Agostino (Osgoode Hall Law School, Director of IP Osgoode)

 Panelists: 

• Professor Eileen Fischer (Schulich School of Business, York University) – [View powerpoint slides]
• Marc Castel (Director of Commercialization, Waterloo Region, Centre of Excellence for Commercialization of Research) – [View powerpoint slides]
• Stan Shapson (Vice-President Research & Innovation, York University)