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OTHER INTERNATIONAL EVENTS Events organised by Sister Organisations

Date	Sister Organisation	Event	Location	Further event information
1-4 April 2012	LESANZ	LES International Annual Conference 2012 Commercialising innovation to save the world	Auckland New Zealand	Click here
The Conference is open to professionals and entrepreneurs interested in intellectual property and licensing across all industries, including technology, finance, accounting, investment, academia, research and law. The global licensing world will descend on Auckland, New Zealand to explore how innovation might be commercialised to ‘save the world’ from disease, poverty, food shortages, over-population and environmental destruction. Already, the Conference has some exciting speakers secured: • Sir Ray Avery GNZM, scientist, inventor and social entrepreneur named New Zealander of the Year in 2010. Sir Avery is founder and CEO of Medicine Mondiale, an award-winning development agency managing a global network of scientific, clinical and business experts who donate their time to develop medical solutions which make quality healthcare accessible in developing countries. • Nick Gerritsen, one of New Zealand’s leading business start-up experts and knowledge brokers. Nick is a Principal at CrispStart, a company that commercialises leading New Zealand technology propositions with global potential from the ground up, and has been leading New Zealand’s contribution to the global clean tech revolution, with stakes in Carbonscape and Aquaflow. • Mark Stevenson, author and speaker on future narratives, institutional innovation, engineered serendipity and learning. His book, An Optimist’s Tour of the Future, looks at how promising ideas create an optimistic view of the future, examining how innovation can positively affect climate change, technology and world health. • Ben McNeil is leading a new generation of economic thinkers. With expertise in both climate change and economic strategy he has been called 'an agent of change'. His book The Clean Industrial Revolution argues that improving environmental sustainability presents exciting new opportunities to generate profit and boost our economy. He is a senior research fellow at the Climate Change Research Centre at the University of New South Wales and also holds a Masters degree in Economics. Early Bird registration closes on 16 December 2011.
15-17 May 2012	LES (USA & Canada)	2012 Spring Meeting "Licensing to Solve the Innovation Gap"	Boston, MA USA	Click here
The 2012 Spring Meeting is a highly-targeted event that will focus primarily on the breaking developments and hot topics facing IP, licensing and business development professionals in the Life Sciences industry. The Meeting will feature the best networking and education opportunities with leaders in the Life Sciences sector, including senior executives from biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare, medical device, university and other technology transfer fields. Speakers from GE Healthcare, Harvard, Hoffmann-LaRoche, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, MIT, Pfizer, Stanford and more will share their expertise on licensing to solve the innovation gap. Register at www.lesusacanada.org/SP12ficpi and use promo code FICPI12 to save $100 !
26-28 September 2012	GRUR	Annual Meeting	Frankfurt am Main Germany	Click here
Event information will be provided soon.
20-24 October 2012	AIPPI	43rd World Intellectual Property Congress	Incheon Republic of Korea	Click here
Event information will be provided soon.
December 2012	ASIPI	XVIII ASIPI International Congress	Punta del Este Uruguay	Click here
Event information will be provided soon.