4.30   pm –

5.00   pm

Assembling & Fellowship, TEA / Coffee

5.00 pm

Welcome Address

Ms Gayathri Sriram

Vice President, MCCI /

K.Saraswathi, Secretary General

5.05 pm

Introducing WITT

Mr P V Jaishankar

Chairman, WITT (Chennai)

5.15 pm

Intellectual Property & Patents : The India Experience by

Dr K V Swaminathan

Founder – Chairman, WITT (New Delhi),

Former Controller General of Patents & Advisor, DST, Govt. of India

5.25 pm

Keynote Address on

The National IP Policy, 2016 – Significance, Key Highlights and Opportunities

Dr K S Kardam

Sr. Jt .Controller of Patents

Govt. of India

6.00 pm

“Opportunities & Challenges – the Pharmaceutical Industry Perspective”

Mr Raghu Cidambi

Advisor, Intellectual Property Affairs, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance

6.30 pm

“Recent Developments in US Intellectual Property Law”

Mr Krishna Grandhi

Patent & Trademark Attorney (USA)

6.50 pm

“Practice of Law in the area of IPR : Experience & Emerging Horizons”

Mrs Brinda Mohan

Mohan Associates

7.05 pm

“Opportunities for Start-ups in Tamil Nadu in the area of Bio – technology”

Dr.P.Gautam

Director

AU-KBC Research Centre

Anna University

7.20 pm –

7.30 pm

Q & A

7.30 pm –

8.30 pm

Panel Discussion on

“How can Indian Industry take Advantage of the National IPR Policy framework, what are the challenges”

Chairman

Dr K V Swaminathan

Panelists

-        Mr.N.R.Krishnan, Former Secretary (Environment), GoI

-        Mr Kedar Suvarnapathaki, Head of Regulatory & IP, Boehringer – Engelheim, India

-        Mr K V Seshasayee, former President, COAI & former Group CTO, Hinduja Group

-        Mr S Chandrasekharan, former Controller – General of Patents & IP Tribunal Member

-        Mr S Krishnakumar, former Sr.Vice President, Lucas TVS & L & T

8.30 pm

Vote of Thanks

Ms.K.Saraswathi

Secretary General, MCCI

8.40 pm onwards

Dinner