Support Association for Finnish Inventors - World Intellectual Property Day 2009

New innovations to the new increase in
24.4.2009 Helsinki School of Economics 10.00 - 12.00

World Intellectual Property Day celebrated in Finland for the fifth time in late April 2009. UN specialized agency of the World Intellectual Property Organisation WIPO has set up a day to pay attention to the world of creativity and the importance of inventions in mankind's prosperity and welfare developer. That is why we have a day named after the Finnish Inventor's Day.

Today's theme this year is particularly topical, "These new innovations to a new rise." The aim is to challenge the whole of Finland to renew their ideas and to seek a permanent regeneration and sustainable competitiveness mainly demand-driven innovation activities.

The host's role in the anniversary celebration this year will be launched at the heart of the Aalto University of Economics in one part of the actual event, the organizers of Patents and Registration of Finland, the Finnish Inventors' Association and the Support Headline Oy.

We know that innovation in the development and exploitation, it is important to you, your organization as a whole of Finnish society. Therefore, we believe that you want to be Commercial University 04/24/2009 10.00-12.00 signed a common message. Of course, you're also taking your own part the whole issue to the celebration, which you can see program below.

Anniversary celebration

10.00 Anniversary celebration

Activated opening

- Recession come and go - intellectual property is permanent?
Martti Enäjärvi, Executive Director, National Board of Patents and Registration

- Creativity to a new form of competitive?
Hannu Seristö, Assistant Principal, Helsinki School of Economics

- Inventor 2009 - more challenges than opportunities?
Timo Kivi-Koskinen, Chairman, Support Association for Finnish Inventors.

Main line of the speeches

- National innovation strategy use next - falling below the stimulus?
Mikko Alkio,Vice Secretary of State,MEE

- Green innovation as the key to a secure future
Francis Gurry, Executive Director, WIPO

- Aalto University - constant change dynamo?
Tuula Teeri, Principal, Aalto University

- Life strong learning – how to design the third wave?
Beth Burnside, Vice Chancellor, University of Berkeley

- Konsta-Awards ceremony
Rewarded by the discovery of the statues of exemplary promoters

Two instructive examples

- Successful cooperation – how to lift protected seal to the pier?
Markku Salovaara, entrepreneur

- Treatment creatively on the move - target in home all the age?
Tuomas Laatikainen, entrepreneur

Innovation Parliament's recommendation of innovation decisions
The future is to be sued. NOW.

Stay yet a moment

- ”IPR Rights” – creators rights?
Mikko Alatalo, MP,The House of Parliament, Artist

See also:

WIPD 2009 Event Photogallery - Helsinki School of Economics

Media

MHOP 2008