BRAZIL-US INNOVATION ROUNDTABLE June 9, 2015

BRAZIL-U.S. INNOVATION ROUNDTABLE
June 9, 2015
Royal Tulip Hotel, Brasilia
9:00 am
Coffee and greeting
9:15 am
Opening Remarks by Ambassador Liliane Ayalde
9:30 am
Innovation and Intellectual Property in Brazil
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10:30 am
Dra. Elizabete Kasznar Fekete (President, ABPI)
Marcos Vinícius de Souza (Secretary of Innovation-MDIC)
Luis Cassinelli (ANPEI)
Innovation System and Global Capital Markets in Brazil
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Benny Spiewak (Zancaner Costa, Bastos e Spiewak)
Jeffrey Guise (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati)
Antonio José Junqueira Botelho (IUPERJ /UCAM/Gávea Angels)
Broota (Frederico Rizzo) Brazilian crowd funding entity
11:30
Break
11:45
The Audiovisual Sector´s Contribution to the Brazilian Economy
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12:15
Ricardo Castanheira--Motion Picture Association (MPA)
University Innovation & Technology Transfer
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Wilker Ribeiro Filho, Ph.D. (ABDI)
12:45 pm
Luncheon & Keynote Address (Philip Wadsworth - Qualcomm) Qualcomm is a
global semiconductor company and leader in innovation for wireless
telecommunications products.
2:30 pm
Innovation, Intellectual Property and Startups
Red Spark – Rafael Martinelli – Red Spark is a Brazilian software company that
created “Holmes” an intelligent data management system that ensures fast
access to millions of documents.
Globavir Biosciences –(TBD)–Globavir is a clinical-stage company developing
therapeutics and diagnostics for Dengue virus. Globavir has announced a
partnership with BioManguinhos to evaluate their technology for improving
public health in Brazil.
Budha Khe Rhi— Ana Tetelbom Schuchmann-Budha Khe Rhi is a Brazilian fashion
brand, but is much more than fashion, seeking to transform raw organic matter
into irreverent fashion, its store architecture and even its labels.
BRAZIL-U.S. INNOVATION ROUNDTABLE
June 9, 2015
Royal Tulip Hotel, Brasilia
3:30 pm
Break
3:45 pm
Patenting of Computer Implemented Inventions
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4:45 pm
Closing
Moderator: Otto Licks
USPTO Rules and U.S. Court Cases (Albert Keyack, USPTO)
INPI Proposed Rules in Brazil (Dra. Elvira Andrade, Licks Advogados)