A workshop for journalists
organised by Liberty Institute, New Delhi and
International Policy Network, London

9:30 - 5:30 Workshop, India Habitat Centre
7:00 - Reception and dinner

Liberty Institute and International Policy Network invite you to examine these and other questions by participating in a workshop aimed at initiating a dialogue between policy experts and media persons, and contributing to an informed public discussion on this important issue.

Various aspects of intellectual property protection in India and globally will be covered: how IP affects various sectors of the Indian economy as well as grassroots innovation, changes in cultural attitudes towards IP, and the policy basis for IP rules and enforcement in India and globally through the TRIPS agreement of the World Trade Organisation.

This workshop will provide an opportunity for media persons to share their perspectives and concerns in the debate over intellectual property rights. They will have the opportunity to interact with some of India's foremost intellectual property experts, as well as those directly affected by the current regime. The speakers will interact with the workshop participants, to address their specific concerns and to clarify points of view. We trust that this workshop will contribute to improve the quality of debate on this most important issue.

Topics to be covered include

• India's knowledge economy
• Globalisation and access to technology
• Promoting a culture of innovation
• Community rights and development of knowledge
• India's IP bill: Looking ahead

Speakers include

• Praveen Anand, Patent lawyer
• Bibek Debroy, Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies
• Prabuddha Ganguli, Consultant
• Anil Gupta, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
• Sharad Joshi, Founder and leader of Shetkari Sanghatana, and former Chairman of Task Force on Agriculture for Government of India
• B. K. Keayla, Centre for Study of Global Trade System & Development
• Amir Ullah Khan, South Asia Foundation
• V. Lakshmi Kumaran, Advocate
• Nitya Nanda, Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS)
• Anup Pujari, Ministry of Commerce
• Suman Sahai, Gene Campaign
• Krishna Sharma, Advocate
• Rodney Ryder, Advocate, Supreme Court of India
• And others

Programme updates will be available on the Liberty Institute website. Please RSVP to info@libertyindia.org or call (011) 652-8244.

Sponsoring organisations

Liberty Institute <www.libertyindia.org> is a non-profit public policy organisation based in New Delhi, whose mission is to promote awareness and appreciation of the four institutional pillars of a free society - individual rights, the rule of law, limited government, and free markets - through publications, seminars, and public discourse.

International Policy Network <www.policynetwork.net> is a non-profit organisation based in London, whose mission is to facilitate the sharing of policy ideas which promote free societies. IPN facilitates the sharing of ideas between individuals and organisations around the globe, by coordinating seminars and conferences, and by publishing educational material.