Organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
In cooperation with
The Ministry of Economy and Trade of Lebanon
And
The Association of the Lebanese Software Industry (ALSI)

Beirut, December 21 and 22, 2011

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM
Prepared by the International Bureau of WIPO

Wednesday December 21, 2011

9.00 - 9.30	Registration
9.30 – 10.00	Opening ceremony: Statement by His Excellency Mr. Nicolas Nahaas, Minister of Economy and Trade, Beirut Statement by the Representative of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva Statement by the Representative of the Association of Lebanese Software Industry (ALSI)
10.00 - 10.30	Topic 1	International Intellectual Property (IP) Protection of Software: History, Purpose and Challenges Speaker: Mrs. Ola Zahran ,Senior Counsellor                  Copyright Development Services Division                  Culture and Creative Industries Sector, WIPO, Geneva
10.30 – 11.15	Topic 2	National Legal Framework for the Protection of Software Speaker: Wissam El Amil (Ministry of Economy and Trade), Beirut
11.15 – 11.30	Coffee Break
11.30 – 12.30	Topic 3	Patentability of Computer Software and Business Methods: Policy, Legal and Technical Issues Speakers: Ms. Clara Neppel, Examiner Directorate 2221,                    Scenario Analyst, European Patent Office (EPO), Munich                    Ms. Cristiana Sappa, Professor of Law                    Torino Law School, Torino
12.30 – 13.15	Topic 4	Emerging Legal Issues Underlining Cloud Computing Speaker: Ms. Purdey Castle, Enterprise Legal                  Counsel, Google UK, London
13.15 – 13.45	Topic 5	Key issues in Licensing IP on Software: Matching Licensing Models to Business Strategies Speaker: Valerie Bassil                  Anti-Piracy manager/ Microsoft Lebanon                  Business Software Alliance (BSA), Beirut
13.45 – 14.30	Topic 6	Open Source Software (OSS): OSS Licenses and Business Models – Main IP Issues concerning OSS Speaker: Mr. Malcolm Bain, ID Partners an                  Free Software Foundation Europe (FSF), Barcelona
14.30	End of the first day

Thursday December 22, 2011

9.00 – 10.00	Topic 7	The Protection of Original and non-original databases: International Legal Framework Speakers: Mr. Paolo Lanteri                     Ms. Cristiana Sappa
10.00 – 11.00	Topic 8	Copyright Litigation: Analysis of Relevant Jurisprudence on the Protection of Original and non-original databases: National and International Perspective Speakers: Ms. Cristiana Sappa                     Mr. Walid Abou Farhat - Lawyer
11.00 – 12.00	Topic 9	The Challenges of the Software Industry in the Region: Licenses and Enforcement (e.g. video games) Speaker: Mr. Ali Harakeh
12.00 – 12.15	Coffee Break
12.15 – 13.00	Topic 10	Incentives and Public Support for Software Development: Taxation/Public Funding/ Government Procurement – A Global Strategy for Promoting Research and Innovation in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) Sector Speaker: Mr. Malcolm Bain
13.00 - 14.00	Topic 11	Panel Discussion on the Challenges of the Local Industry Speaker: Dr. Rojeh Melki, Advisor Minister,                  Ministry of Economy and Trade, Beirut
14.00	Closing Ceremony