Save the Date – 14 March 2023 – What is the role of model laws in norm setting for intellectual property?

What is the role of model laws in norm setting for intellectual property?

DATE: Tuesday, 14 March 2023
TIME: 18:00 to 20:00
VENUE: Room B
CONVENER: Knowledge Ecology International (KEI)

Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) cordially invites you to attend our side event during negotiations of the 43rd Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on Tuesday, 14 March 2023. The side event will examine the role of model laws in norm setting for intellectual property.

Light refreshments will be served prior to the event just outside Room B.


Speakers:

Teresa Hackett
Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL)

James Love
Director, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI)

Teresa Nobre
Legal Director, Communia

Luis Villarroel Villalon
Director, Innovarte

Matt Voigts, PhD
Copyright & Open Access Policy Officer, The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)

Thiru

Thiru Balasubramaniam is the Geneva Representative of Knowledge Ecology International. Prior to his post as KEI’s Geneva Representative, Mr. Balasubramaniam worked at Health Action International in Colombo and at the World Health Organization in Geneva as a technical officer in the Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy dealing with access to medicines and intellectual property. He began his career with CPTech working on issues related to health care and intellectual property. Mr. Balasubramaniam holds a B.A. in Economics and a Minor in European History from the University of Pennsylvania.