Past Event
THIRD GLOBAL CONGRESS ON COMBATING COUNTERFEITING AND PIRACY
January 30-31, 2007
CICG Geneva International Conference Center, Geneva, Switzerland
Organized by:
WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization
INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organsation
WCO World Customs Organzation
GBLAAC Global Business Leaders Alliance Against Counterfeiting
BASCAP Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy
INTA International Trademark Association
ISMA International Security Management Association
Three Government and four private sector organisations successfully contributed to a perfectly organised global conference hosting more than 1200 delegates.
WIPO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
John Kuehmayer, AMEM
Luc-Pierre Devigne, European Commission, Directorate General for Trade,
Head of Unit Intellectual Property
Chris Israel, US Government, Department of Commerce,
Coordinator for Intellectual Property Enforcement
Aline Lecadre, INTERPOL, Property Rights Program Manager
Tom Clark, CTV Canadian Television
Christophe Zimmermann, WCO, Compliance and Facilitation Directorate
Welcome and Opening Ceremony
Gerd T. Becht, Daimler Chrysler
Dee Ann Weldon-Wilson, INTA
Tom Clark, CTV Canadian Television
Ronald Nobel, INTERPOL
Kamil Idris, WIPO
Christoph Blocher, Federal Councillor, Swiss Government
Teodor Bacoschi, Advisor to the President of Romania
Michel Danet, WCO
Guy Sebban, ICC
Counting the Cost – The economic impact of counterfeiting and piracy
John Dryden, OECD
Bob Wright, BASCAP
Xiong Xuango, The People’s Supreme Court, P.R. of China
Tom Clark, CTV Canadian Television
Bernd Pfaffenbach, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Germany, Secretary of State
Press Conference
Bob Wright, NBC Universal
David Gork, INTERPOL
Michael Keplinger, WIPO
Michel Danet, WCO
Dee Ann Weldon-Wilson, INTA
Enhancing Cooperation and Coordination
Amar Naseer, ACIF
Iain Grant, IFPI
Aline Lecadre, INTERPOL
Tom Clark, CTV
Datuk Apdal, Minister of Domestic Trade. Malaysia
Mauro Masi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy
Chris Israel, US Government, Department of Commerce, Cordinator for IP Enforcement
Luc-Pierre Devigne, European Commission, Directorate General for Trade
Panel Discussion
Amar Naseer, ACIF
Iain Grant, IFPI
Aline Lecadre, INTERPOL
Tom Clark, CTV
Promoting better Legislation and Enforcement
Tai-bok Lee, KCS Korea Customs Service
Tom Clark, CTV
Sheika Lubna al Qasimi, Minister for Economy, UAE
Amos Wako, Attorney General, Kenya
Hiramitsu Arai, IP Analyst
Pierre Bertrand, WCO
Building Capacity
Alexander Birnstiel, IBA
Mike Ryan, Creative and Innovative Economy Center
David Finn, ICC, Microsoft
Luise van Greunen, WIPO
Tom Clark, CTV
Jose Maria Ibanez, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Paraguay
Andre Barcello, Executive Secretary, National Council on Combating Piracy (CNCP), Brazil
L.T. Harms, Supreme Court of Appeal, South Africa
Raising Awareness
John Tarpey, WIPO
David Benjamin, BASCAP
Miguel Gutierrez Cervantes Televisa, Mexico
Timothy Tong Hin-Ming, Hong Kong Customs
Tom Clark, CTV
Benoit Battistelli, INOI, France
Christopher Stewart, Gallup, USA
Raaja Kanwar, UFO Moviez, India
Panel Discussion
Timothy Tong Hin-Ming, Hong Kong Customs
Tom Clark, CTV
Closing Remarks
Michael Keplinger, WIPO
Wolfgang Starein, WIPO
David Gork, INTERPOL
Dee Ann Weldon-Wilson, INTA
Tom Clark, CTV
Michel Danet, WCO
Guy Sebban, ICC
Richard Heath, Unilever, GBLAAC