XI INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN INNOVATIVE ECONOMY RESEARCH-BUSINESS-PROFIT-GROWTH: FOSTERING A THRIVING INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM 3-4 SEPTEMBER 2015 INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL CENTRE RYNEK GŁÓWNY 25, KRAKÓW
XI INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM IP IN INNOVATIVE ECONOMY RESEARCH-BUSINESS-PROFIT-GROWTH: FOSTERING A THRIVING INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM 3-4 SEPTEMBER 2015 INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL CENTRE RYNEK GŁÓWNY 25, KRAKÓW
THURSDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 8:00 Registration, coffee 9:00 OPENING ADDRESSES Alicja Adamczak, President, Patent Office of the Republic of Poland Janusz Piechociński, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy /tbc/ Marek Sowa, Marshal of the Małopolskie Voivodeship Representative of the World Intellectual Property Organization 9:30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Technology Leaders 2030 China, USA, Europe? Marcin Piątkowski, World Bank 9.55 CHAIRMAN S INTRODUCTION Ron Marchant, 10.05 Why Is The Israeli Innovation Ecosystem One of the Most Robust and Sustainable in the world? Nava Swersky Sofer, International Commercialization Alliance, NanoIsrael, Israel /tbc/ 10.30 Coffee break
11:00 Instruments Supporting R&D And Innovation at National and Regional Level in the Period Up to 2023 Presentations: Marcin Łata, Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, Poland Leszek Grabarczyk, National Centre for Research and Development, Poland /tbc/ Jakub Moskal, Industrial Agency Development, Poland Topics for the debate: Do the instruments of support under the operational programmes provide an effective transition from the research to the implementation stage? How do these instruments contribute to creation of synergy between research and business? Does the increased importance of contract research in public support programmes weaken the position of scientific institutions? How to ensure adequate protection of one s own solutions with innovative potential? Luk Palmen, InnoCo sp. z o.o., Poland Panelists: prof. Krzysztof Klincewicz, University of Warsaw, Poland, Paulina Zadura-Lichota, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development, Poland Beata Tylman, PwC Poland Krzysztof Krystowski, Klastry Polskie, Poland representative of Marshal s Office of Małopolskie Voivodship 12.30 Coffee break
13:00 How Do Innovation Ecosystems Turn Competitors Into Collaborators? Presentations: Richard Zurawski, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Eliza Kruczkowska, Startup Poland DEBATE Is Polish Economy Mature Enough to Create a Postive Ecosystem for Innovation? Krzysztof Krystowski, Polish Clusters, Poland Panelists: Marek Darecki, Aviation Valley, Poland Maciej Potocki, Wroclaw Technology Park, Poland Włodzimierz Strupiński, Institute of Electronic Materialstechnology, Poland Representative of KGHM Polish Cooper Combine 14.15 Lunch 15:15 BREAKOUT SESSIONS 1. Is Polish Science Ready to Participate in The Global Innovation Race Within the Framework of the New EU Operational Programmes? Dr Olaf Gajl, National Information Processing Institute, Poland Robert Dwiliński, Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Poland Katarzyna Walczyk-Matuszyk, National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU, Poland Representative of the Institute of Innovative Technologies EMAG, Poland Representative of the Institute of Heavy Organic Synthesis Blachownia 2. How To Invent, Innovate And Solve Impossible Technical Problems Systematically Presented by: Sergei Ikovenko, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA /tbc/ 3. Understanding The Financing Stages From Seed Stage To Series A Conducted by: Anna Hejka, Heyka Capital Group, Poland Witold Załeski, The Bielsko Aviation Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation Park Maciej Wieroch, Infini sp. z o.o., Poland
16.30 Coffee break 1 17.00 Development Trends Of The Polish Economy In 2015 2020 Topics for the debate: Role of big corporations in fuelling innovation: is it still an open issue? Power of diversity (dispersion, individuality, a large number of start-ups) or consolidation (clusters, corporate groups, M&As)? How to avoid disappointment: in what ways can the cooperation of business and science be profitable? When the domestic market turns out to be too small internationalisation as the opportunity for innovative products? What are the expected effects and outcomes of smart specializations in Poland in 2015 2023 period? Richard Zurawski, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Panelists: Agnieszka Durlik-Khouri, Polish Chamber of Commerce, Poland Zygmunt Grajkowski, Giza Polish Ventures, Poland/tbc/ Małgorzata Starczewska-Krzysztoszek, Polish Confederation Lewiatan, Poland/tbc/ Tomasz Szmuc, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland/tbc/ representative of the Ministry of Economy representative of PKN Orlen SA 18.15 Wrap up
FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 9:00 ASPECTS OF TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION WORKSHOPS 1. Flexible Business Models Conducted by: Luk Palmen, InnoCo sp. z o.o., Poland 2. How to Talk to a Private Investor/Investment Fund Conducted by: Anna Hejka, Heyka Capital Group, Poland 3. IP Valuation Before Negotiations Conducted by: Andrzej Podszywałow, wycenapraw.pl, Poland Sanjeev Choudhary 10.30 Coffee break 11.00 What do SMEs Need Patents for? Introduction: Lars Alkaersig, Technical University of Denmark /tbc/ Steven G. Steger, Global IP Law Group, USA /tbc/ Panelists: Mariusz Andrzejczak, Creotech Instruments S.A., Poland Sergiusz Borysławski, PILAB sp. z o.o., Poland Henryk Jaremek, Braster SA, Poland Jarosław Mirkowski, IPMan.pl, Poland Stephen Robertson, Metis Partners, United Kingdom/TBC/ 12.45 Coffee break
13.15 Ecosystems for Repeat/Serial Entrepreneurs and Managers of Young Technology Companies CASE 1 Gabor Gothard, (USA) /tbc/ CASE 2 Marek Kapturkiewicz, Innovation Nest, Poland Anna Hejka, Heyka Capital Group, Poland 14.30 Lunch 15.30 Patents and Open Innovation Friends or Foes? Representative of Samsung Open Innovation Center, USA 16.30 Wrap up and end of Symposium
ORGANIZERS ORGANIZERS ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS CO-ORGANIZERS INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS CONTENT PARTNERS CONTENTS PARTNERS BUSINESS PARTNERS MEDIA PARTNERS The Symposium is co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund under the Operational Programme Innovative Economy, 2007-2013, within the framwork of the project Supporting the efective use of industrial property in innovative economy.