ASIA-PACIFIC TECHNOLOGY SEMINARS
PAST PROGRAMME 2005
WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH 2005 [Free Seminar]
Intellectual Property Seminar
"Developments in Legal Issues in IP in China and Japan"
Sponsored by Bristows
Intellectual Property Lawyers, 3 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3AA
Location: Chatham House, 10 St James Square, London, SW1Y 4LE
Nearest tube: Green Park, Piccadilly Circus
Time: 17:30-19:30 (followed by reception)
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Speakers
Philip Westmacott, Partner and Head of IP, Bristows
In November 2004, Philip participated in a high level IP mission to China. He will speak on China
Ian Harvey, Chairman, UK Intellectual Property Institute
Former Chief Executive of BTG. Will also speak on China.
Ian Judge, Consultant, Bristows
Former partner and Head of IP (1992-2002) at Bristows. A visitor to Japan on IP matters since 1984. Will speak on Japan.
23 JUNE 2005
ASIAN PHARMA SEMINAR
Location: Chatham House, 10 St James Square, London, SW1Y 4LE
Nearest tube: Green Park, Piccadilly Circus
Time: 17:30-19:30 (followed by reception)
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Speaker:
Dr Willem Jan Drijfhout, Chief Scientific Officer, Pharma Bio-Research Group B.V.
Thorough Phase I QTc-trials: New regulatory demand results in new scientific and operational challenges.
Dr Gurdyal Kalsi, Director of Medical Affairs, Europe, MDS Pharma Services
Post-Marketing Surveillance - A Continuum Approach in Research & Development,
Dr Colin Picton, Managing Director, Picton Discovery Consulting.
Japanese Pharmaceutical Industry 2005 – Mergers & Acquisitions.
MONDAY 18 JULY 2005(Paying Seminar)
ASIA-PACIFIC ELECTRONIC SEMINARS
"3rd Annual Overview of Asian Electronics"
Sponsored by ARM Holdings
Location: Chatham House, 10 St James' Square, London SW1Y 4LE
(Nearest Tube Stations: Piccadilly Circus or Green Park)
Time: 14.00 - 18.00 pm
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Peter Bacon Managing Director, Electronic Links Asia Louis Turner, Chief Executive, Asia-Pacific Technology Network, Jane Buenaventura, Analyst, Asia-Pacific, Pyramid Research; Dr Simon Duan, International Technology Promoter - China and Asia-Pacific, DTI Global Watch Service Dr Yongjiang Shi, Senior Research Fellow and Research Director, Centre for International Manufacturing, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge Jim O'Reilly, Business Development Manager EMEA, iPark London (Korea) Ling Li, Unit for Strategic Studies in Nanotechnology (USSN), Department of Materials, Queen Mary, University of London Antony Corel, Partner, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Frank Boyd, Policy Development Manager, Creative London
13TH AND 14TH SEPTEMBER 2005
LEXISNEXIS BUTTERWORTHS CONFERENCE
Supported by Asia-Pacific Technology Network
"The legal and regulatory complexities of Outsourcing Business – Critical Processes Mitigating risk and benefiting from the latest developments in outsourcing, in-sourcing and off-shoring "
Location: Central London
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Martyn Hart, Chairman, National Outsourcing Association Laurence Jacobs, Partner, Milbank,Tweed, Hadley & McCloy Christopher Rees, Partner, Herbert Smith Laurence Jacobs, Partner, Milbank,Tweed, Hadley & McCloy Christopher Rees, Partner, Herbert Smith Richard Kemp, Partner, Kemp Little Justin Adie, Chief Legal Office, Simpay Calum Murray, Partner, Kemp Little Michael Chissick, Partner, Field Fisher Waterhouse Gill Andrews, Joint Head of International Outsourcing Group, Bird & Bird Ian Ferguson, Partner, Allen & Overy Harry Small, Partner, Baker & McKenzie David Griffiths, Partner, Clifford Chance Jon Crozier, Partner, Linklaters Ricky Vassell, Senior Associate, Simmons and Simmons Paul O’Hare, Partner, Kemp Little Dr Mark Watts, Partner, Bristows
THURSDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2005
ASIAN PHARMA SEMINAR
Location: Chatham House, 10 St James' Square, London SW1Y 4LE
(Nearest Tube Stations: Piccadilly Circus or Green Park)
Time: 17.00 - 19.30 pm (followed by reception)
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Chris Barnett, Director of Quality and Compliance, Pharmaceutical Development Services
Dr Ian Wilding, Scientific Advisor, Pharmaceutical Profiles
TBA - ClinPhone Group
TUESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2005
APTN/IIC/Olswang BREAKFAST MEETING
Hosted by Olswang
"Japanese Companies in Europe: Digital Competitors or Collaborators?"
Location: 90 High Holborn, London WC1V 6XX (nearest tube stations Holborn and Chancery Lane)
Time: 8.15 - 10 am.
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Chair: David Melville Head of Legal and Regulatory Policy, Wanadoo (France Telecom)
Speakers Dr Gary Clemo, Research Manager for the Software and Protocols Group, Telecommunications Research Laboratory, Toshiba Research Europe ""Toshiba and Wireless Communications: A European Perspective"?
Paul Bonnett, Principal Researcher, Sharp Laboratories of Europe Limited "Sharp and developments in Display Technologies"
WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2005
"EU-Japanese Science & Technology Relations"
Location: Chatham House, 10 St James' Square, London SW1Y 4LE
(Nearest Tube Stations: Piccadilly Circus or Green Park)
Time: 17.30 - 19.30 pm
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Chair Dr Tony Cox, Former Science and Technology Counsellor, British Embassy Tokyo
Speaker Pierrick Fillon-Ashida, International Relation directorate, DG Research, EU Commission and former Head of scientific Affairs at EC Delegation in Tokyo
TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2005
KOREA-UK CREATIVE INDUSTRIES FORUM
Location: Department of Trade and Industry Conference Unit, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1
An All-Day Conference
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THE ANGLO-KOREAN SOCIETY ANNUAL DINNER
Thursday 6th October 2005
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(This message comes from the Asia-Pacific Technology Network, which is delighted to be supporting this prestigious event:
Host: Rt. Hon. Sir John Stanley M.P, Member of the Select Committee for Foreign Affairs, Chairman of the Anglo-Korea Parliamentary Group
Guest Speaker: Sir Stephen Brown KCVO, Chief Executive, UK Trade & Investment
Guest of Honour: H.E. Dr Cho Yoon-Je The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Joint President of the Anglo-Korean Society
MONDAY 17 OCTOBER 2005
""The impact of Western Economic Institutions on Asia: what's changed since the bursting of the Bubble Economy?"
Location: Chatham House, 10 St James Square, London SW1Y 4LE
Time: 5.30 - 7.30 pm
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Chair: Sir Geoffrey Owen, Interdisciplinary Institute of Management, London School of Economics
Speaker: Louis Turner, Chief Executive, Asia-Pacific Technology Network
Commentators Jeremy Gordon, Chief Executive, London, China Business Services Developments in China
Dr George Olcott, FME Teaching Fellow, Judge Business School Lessons from the Japanese Employment Sector
Vaibhav Shukla, Associate, ALMT Legal Evolution of the legal environment in India
THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER 2005
APTN/SIMMONS & SIMMONS Seminar
"Japanese Electronics Companies in Europe: the legal issues"
Location: Simmons and Simmons, One Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9SS
Time: 5.30-7.30 pm
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Chair Jeremy Morton, Partner, Intellectual Property, Simmons & Simmons
Speakers will be drawn from among the following Masaya Hirano, senior associate, TMI Associates, Tokyo Overview
Jasper Helder, partner, Simmons & Simmons Rotterdam. Will look at topics such as recent decisions on classification of electronic goods and how this affects import duty
Jenny Block, partner, Simmons & Simmons, London. Will look at relevant topics in competition law such as IP licensing, pricing and merger control.
James Taylor, senior associate, Simmons & Simmons, London. Examining environmental waste regulation in relation to electronics and electrical goods.
Richard Wallis, senior associate, Simmons & Simmons, London. Due diligence and negotiation issues
Jason Daniel, senior associate, Simmons & Simmons London. Corporate Restructuring - brief look at the issues
THURSDAY 17 NOVEMBER
Joint APTN/Chatham House International Security Programme Seminar
"Protecting Trade Supply Chains and Information Networks: what can the Asian Electronics Industry Contribute?"
(Updated 8 November 2005)
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Chairman Louis Turner, Chief Executive, Asia-Pacific Technology Network
Speaker: Olivia Bosch, Senior Research Fellow, International Security Programme, Chatham House
Asian Commentators Jim O'Reilly, Business Development Manager EMEA, iPARK London
Professor Mitsuhiro Maeda, Visiting Fellow at Chatham House and Visiting Professor to Tama University’s New Institute for Social Knowledge and Collaboration
WEDNESDAY 23 NOVEMBER
"Flat Panel Display Developments in Asia: Implications for the UK"
Location: Chatham House, 10 St James' Square, London SW1Y 4LE
(Nearest Tube Stations: Piccadilly Circus or Green Park)
Time: 17.30 - 19.30 pm
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Chairman: Dr Phil Surman, IMaging & Displays Research Group, De Montford University
Speakers: Chris Williams, Logystyx UK Limited "Flat Panel Display Developments in Asia: Implications for the UK"
Grant Bourhill, Optical Imaging Technology Group, Sharp Laboratories of Europe Ltd "Don't mind the gap: Commercialising technology 6000 miles away"
TUESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2005
"Latest developments in S&T in Singapore with speakers from the British High Commission and BioSingapore"
Location: Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Nearest Tube Stations: Regents Park, Oxford Circus, Bond Street
Time: 5.30 - 7.30 pm
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Chair Ed Bell, Managing Director, Crown Bio Systems
Speakers Dr Brian Ferrar, First Secretary, Science & Technology, British High Commission, Singapore
Dr Steven Fang, Head BioSingapore & Chief Executive of Cygenics
THURSDAY 8 DECEMBER
ASIA-PACIFIC PHARMA SEMINAR
Organised by: Global Outsourcing Review and Asia-Pacific Technology Network
Location: Chatham House, 10 St James' Square, London SW1Y 4LE
(Nearest Tube Stations: Piccadilly Circus or Green Park)
Time: 17.00 - 19.30 pm (followed by reception)
To Register Please click here. Dr Greg Voinov, Managing Director of Asia Pacific, MDS Pharma Services "The Advantages of Conducting Clinical Trials in Asia Pacific"
Dr Faiz Kermani, Chiltern International "Challenges for drug development in Japan"
Kevin Wightman, Business Development Director, ClinPhone Group "Using technology to collect reliable Patient Reported Outcomes"
MONDAY 12 DECEMBER
APTN/P2P Universal Computing Consortium: One Day Conference
"The Future of Peer-to-Peer Computing & Communication Platforms"
Location: International Institute of Strategic Studies, Arundel House, 13-15 Arundel Street, London, WC2R 3DX
Nearest Tube Stations: Temple
Time: All day
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Co-Chairs Kazuhiro Kitagawa, Vice-Chair, P2P Universal Computing Consortium and Associate Professor, Keio University
Professor Ian Angell, Professor of Information Systems, London School of Economics (to be confirmed)
Speakers: Professor Nobuo Saito, Chairperson of P2P Universal Computing Consortium , Professor at Keio University and Associate Chairman, World Wide Web Consortium "Introduction to PUCC" (working title)
Simon Broad, Senior Distribution Mgr, Strategy & Distribution, BBC "Challenges facing the BBC in a Beyond-Broadcasting world" (working title)
Johan Hjelm , Senior Specialist, Ericsson Research (to be confirmed) "P2P activities in the European Union" (working title)
Dr .Norihiro Ishikawa, Senior Manager, Network Management Development Department, NTT DoCoMo, Inc. "P2P protocols" (working title)
Dr. Masao Isshiki, Home Appliances Company Life Net Creation Div. Toshiba "The issues for Home Appliances" (working title)
Hirofumi Sukeda, Smart Identification Solutions Division, Hitachi, Ltd. "SAFIA Content Protection Technologies for iVDR." (Security Architecture For Intelligent Attachment device: information Versatile Disk for Removable usage)
Teruyasu Murakami, Chief Counselor of Nomura Research Institute "U-Japan" (working title)
Andrew Parker, Chief Technology Officer, CacheLogic ""P2P Present and Futures - a review of the current P2P environment and the potential future strategies for Commercial, Legal P2P Content Distribution"
Prodromos Tsiavos , Department of Information Systems, London School of Economics "Peer-to-peer systems and new commercial architectures" (working title)
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