Held at The Westin Bund Centre on 12 December, the half-day conference attracted a diverse range of experts, including Chinese and European industry decision-makers, who provided an update on the current environment for intellectual property, organisational and credit strategies for better innovation in China. The keynote speech was provided by Mr. Hong Yong Qing, Deputy Director General of the Shanghai Municipal Intellectual Property Administration. Additional presentations were complemented by two panel discussions on company structure optimisation for innovation in China and on IP-related innovation policy and institutions in China.
Agenda:
8:30–9:00 – Registration
9:00–9:05 - Welcome Remarks, Dr Ioana Kraft, General Manager of the European Chamber
9:05-9:25 - “Making Shanghai into the Leading IP City in Asia” – Hong Yongqing, Deputy Director General of the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Intellectual Property
9:25–9:45 - Speech: “Using VC to Build Innovation in China”, Andre Loesekrug-Pietri, Chairman & Managing Partner at A Capital and Chair of the Chamber’s Private Equity Group
9:45–10:05 - “Financing Innovation in China” – David Chen, Co-Founder of AngelVest
10:05–10:25 - Speech: “Challenges in People Management and Organisation in the R&D Workforce”, Dr. Piet Derks, General Manager of R&D China at Philips Lighting and Chair of Chamber’s R&D Forum
10:25–11:00- Panel discussion: “Optimising Company Structures for China Innovation”
Moderator: Dr. Piet Derks, General Manager of R&D China at Philips Lighting and Chair of Chamber’s R&D Forum
Participants:
- Dr. Floryan DeCampo, R&D Manager at Solvay Rhodia
- Dr. Mahesh Maddali, General Manager of R&D APAC at Boston Scientific Corporation
- Yu Hai, Vice President of ZTE
11:00–11:20 - Coffee Break
11:20–11:35 - Speech: “Key IP Challenges to Innovation in China”, Dr. Oliver Lutze, Head of IPR at Bayer China and Co-Chair of Chamber’s IPR Working Group
11:35–12:10- Panel discussion: “Improving IP-Related Innovation Policy and Institutions in China”
Moderator: Dr. Oliver Lutze, Head of IPR at Bayer China and Co-Chair of Chamber’s IPR Working Group
Group Participants:
- Liu Yan, Patent Director at Huawei’s Shanghai office
- Elliot Papageorgiou, Executive and Partner at Rouse Shanghai
- Dan Prud’homme, Business Manager of Chamber’s R&D and IPR Groups
12:15 - Closing remarks, Dr Ioana Kraft, General Manager of the European Chamber