programme

Opening Session

Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Ms Margaret Fong

Executive Director

Welcome Remarks

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

The Hon John KC Lee, GBM, SBS, PDSM, PMSM

The Chief Executive

China National Intellectual Property Administration

Dr Shen Changyu

Commissioner

World Intellectual Property Organization

H.E. Mr Daren Tang

Director General

Opening Remarks

Increasing IP filing activity even during the global pandemic is a solid proof for the growing-eminence of innovation as a critical driving force for worldwide economic growth. How would the global IP ecosystem continue to thrive in a fast-changing world? What are the pressing IP issues and challenges for global IP regulators? In this policy dialogue, international IP leaders will shed light on the current IP landscape and development directions to foster creativity, innovation and a sustainable IP ecosystem.

Policy Dialogue - Aspiration to Action: Co-creating a Resilient and Sustainable IP Ecosystem

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

Mr Algernon Yau, JP

Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development

The Law Society of Hong Kong

Prof Kenny Wong

Chairman, Intellectual Property Committee

Panel Chair

World Trade Organization

Mr Antony Taubman

Director, Intellectual Property Division

ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation

Attorney Rowel S. Barba

Chairman

Intellectual Property Rights Experts Group, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Dr Kyo-sook Choi

Chair

European Patent Office

Mr António Campinos

President

Speakers

Networking Break

(Presented by the World Intellectual Property Organization - WIPO)

Introduction to the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks

Ms Zhang Junqin

Senior Counsellor, Madrid Information and Promotion Division, Madrid Registry, Brands
and Designs Sector

Speaker

(Co-organised with Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation (Guangdong Intellectual Property Administration), Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department and Macao Economic and Technological Development Bureau) In this session, new opportunities in technology innovation and intellectual property available in Shenzhen, Hong Kong and the GBA will be introduced to overseas enterprises for business expansion in China through the co-operation mechanisms as well as the intellectual property ecosystems in these three territories. We will also present to GBA mainland enterprises the intellectual property rules in Hong Kong and overseas markets.

Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: Innovation and IP Opportunities

Mr Liu Guangming

Director General of Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation (Guangdong Intellectual Property Administration)

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Mr David Wong, JP

Director of Intellectual Property

The Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region

Ms Chan Tsz Wai

Deputy Director of Economic and Technological Development Bureau

Print-Rite Holdings Ltd

Mr Arnald Ho

Tencent Research Institute

Mr Jeff Cao

Senior Researcher

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd

Mr Xiaofei Li

IP Manager

Facing major challenges such as high inflation, supply chain disruptions and public health crisis, companies at varying sizes have been exploring creative ways to increase business value. IP leaders from multinational corporations that own a vast IP portfolio will share how they stay abreast of the ever-increasing complexity of the innovation landscape and effectively integrate IP into their global business strategy.

Plenary Session - Powering the Future: Robust Patent Strategies Amid Challenges

The Hong Kong Group of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association

Mr Victor Tse

Council Member

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Dr Brett Alten

Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Chief IP Counsel

ABB Group

Mr Michael Ding

Vice President, Head of IP, AMEA Region

Toyota Industries Corporation

Mr Masaki Ito

General Manager of Intellectual Property Department

Industrial Metaverse is said to be the next big thing for manufacturing. It will spur global intelligent manufacturing revenue to reach US$540 billion by 2025 and extensive disruptions are foreseeable. The Hong Kong government has been promoting re-industrialisation to boost the city’s sustainable economic growth in recent years. The Summit will bring together tech leaders and pioneers to share how the global manufacturing landscape is transforming, how it propels and accelerates the revitalisation of Hong Kong’s manufacturing sector. Talent acquisition and nurturing to capitalise the strong industry demand in long run will also be discussed.

Global Tech Summit - Industrial Metaverse: Propelling Re-industrialisation in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation

Ir Dr H.L. Yiu

Head of Re-industrialisation

NVIDIA Corporation

Prof Simon See

Senior Director and Chief Solution Architect; Global Head of NVIDIA AI Technology Center

Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute

Dr T. John Koo

Director of Cyber-Physical Systems

Vocational Training Council

Ir Dr Eric Liu

Deputy Executive Director

Inspo Talk: IP issues Revolving KOL Marketing

Intellectual Property Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong

Ms Anita Leung

Vice Chair

Host

Baker & McKenzie

Mr James Lau

Special Counsel

VS MEDIA

Ms Rebecca Liu

Head of Sales and Partnerships

(Co-organised with Piece Future) IPHatch is an open innovation challenge that offers patented technology portfolios of renowned MNCs for start-ups to jumpstart their deep tech foundation and scale up business. Asia is a hot market for tech startups and the startup ecosystem has been growing by leaps and bounds over the last few years. IPHatch will house its Asia edition in Hong Kong this year. Please come to join the launch and hear the inspirational entrepreneurship journey of 4 past winning startups of IPHatch HK. They will share how IPs help their business development, why IPs are increasingly crucial for their industries as well as the latest industry/market outlook.

IPHatch Asia - Enabling Deep Tech Startups with IPs and Business Networks

Piece Future

Mr Jason Loh

Founder & CEO

Opening Remarks & Moderator

Areix Analytics Limited

Mr Jason Chan

Invisible & Innovative Technology Co., Limited

Mr Patrick Lee

Co-founder

Kazoo Technology

Mr Kendall Lo

CEO & Co-founder

Brilliant Guard Limited

Mr Steve Ko

Business Development Director

(Co-organised with the Intellectual Property Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) *Extra admission fee are required for this session. Please visit <a href="https://www.ip.gov.hk/en/resources/ip-manager-training-programme/ip101.html">HERE</a> for more information.

IP Training: Intellectual Property Fundamentals

Ex-Deputy Chairman of Copyright Tribunal of the Hong Kong Government

Mr Anthony Tong

(Co-organised with Department of Justice, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) Metaverse has been gaining rapid traction in recent times. Virtual assets such as non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) are increasingly popular. These new technologies have opened up a wealth of opportunities for organisations to create value and introduce innovative ways to engage with their customers. What are the potential legal issues that may arise from the metaverse and NFTs? How do we protect our intellectual property (“IP”) rights in the virtual world?
As enterprises are seizing vast business opportunities in the Greater Bay Area (“GBA”), disputes will be inevitable. Experts in this session will share their insights on how enterprises can resolve their disputes amicably and efficiently using Hong Kong’s legal and dispute resolution services as well as protect their IP rights in the GBA. You will also learn about the latest developments in dispute resolution and IP.

IP and Dispute Resolution in the new frontiers – metaverse, NFTs and GBA

Mr Cheung Kwok-kwan, SBS, JP

Deputy Secretary for Justice

Mr Amirali Nasir, MH, JP

Vice-President of the Law Society of Hong Kong and Chairman of its InnoTech Committee

Moderator

Mr Joshua Chu

Group Chief Risk Officer at Coinllectibles™, Marvion™ and XBE

Clifford Chance

Ms Ling Ho

Partner

Des Voeux Chambers

Mr Ling Chun Wai

Barrister-at-law

Closing remarks by the Moderator

(Co-organised with Hong Kong Young Industrialists Council) In today’s world, innovation and technology are becoming the principal strategic focus of every enterprise. IP is no longer just an indication of a right, it has become one of the most valuable assets for enterprises. Thus, IP commercialization has been widely promoted globally as a useful tool to encourage more innovations and technology activities. In this session, Prof Tang will start by sharing his preliminary research on the activities around IP commercialisation globally as well as how Hong Kong should be positioned to become the regional IP trading hub. It will then follow by a panel consisted of IP owners (inventors) and IP users (industrialists) sharing their experience as well as providing insights on the importance of IP commercialisation for the success of their re-industrialisation initiatives.

IP and Tech Commercialisation: Global Outlook and Insights for Hong Kong

Hong Kong Young Industrialists Council

Mr Wayne Yu

Committee Member

Mr Geoffrey Kao

King's Flair International (Holdings) Limited

Ms Gigi Wong

Asia Global Institute, The University of Hong Kong

Prof Heiwai Tang

Director

City University of Hong Kong

Prof Johnny Ho

Director, Knowledge Transfer Office and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

The PAG is a government funding scheme of up to HK$250,000 to assist local companies and individuals to apply for patents to protect inventions. The PAG is administered by Innovation and Technology Commission with Hong Kong Productivity Council as the implementation agent.
 •How the PAG, as a government fund, could help protecting your invention and capitalizing your patent?
 •Points to note during application
 •What’s new? New features in the PAG e-platform and the new Biz Expands Easy (BEE) funding portal 
 •Successful case sharing - a story showing how an applicant utilized the PAG to help protecting its invention and successfully commercialise its patent to enter the global market

The Patent Application Grant (PAG) - Government Funding Support

Funding Schemes Division, Hong Kong Productivity Council

Ms Patricia Fong

Head, Intellectual Property Management

IP Training: Intellectual Property in E-commerce

HKIAC Domain Name Panelist

Mr Eugene Low

(Co-organised with The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong) To enhance enterprises’ competitiveness and production efficiency, introducing breakthrough technologies is the key. Through the presentation of the home-gown projects reveal how’s the academic and industry sectors are connected. In this session, Universities and start-up would demonstrate their technology commercialisation projects and interact with the Industry Partners.

Bringing Tech to Business - Innovation Demo cum MOU Signing

The International IP Commercialization Council HK-GBA Chapter

Mr Frank Lee

Board of Governors and Co-founder

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof To Ngai

Professor, Department of Chemistry

Hong Kong Baptist University

Prof Furong Zhu

Professor, Department of Physics

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Prof Molong Duan

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Prof Jianguo Dai

Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

InnoAir Technology Limited

Mr Jonathan Chan

(Co-organised with The Law Society of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Bar Association and The Licensing Executives Society China, Hong Kong Sub-Chapter) This interactive session will discuss about the evolution of brand strategy for modern businesses and the historical and future-facing business opportunities and strategies for protecting and enforcing brands and marks. The speakers will further walk through the Madrid Protocol process and highlight the importance of IP audit and due diligence.

The Evolution of Brand Strategy

Licensing Executives Society China, Hong Kong Sub-Chapter

Mr Michael Lin

Vice President & Council Member

Ms Annie Tsoi

Secretary & Council Member

The Hong Kong Bar Association

Mr Norman Hui

IP Committee

Mr Steven Birt

IP Training: Importance of Copyright and Designs in Digital Age

Vice Chairman of the Practice Management Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong

Mr Alan Chiu

(Organised by the ASEAN Secretariat and the Intellectual Property Department, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China) IP commercialisation is a key driver of economic growth in a knowledge-based economy. This workshop will highlight the best practices of enterprises in managing IP assets to enhance IP protection, R&D capacity and technology transfer and to enable effective commercialisation, driving the development of a creative and R&D based economy. It will also cover IP policies and measures to facilitate exploitation and commercialisation of IP.

Affiliated Event: Workshop on ASEAN Roadmap to Successful IP Commercialisation in a Knowledge-based Economy

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