Speakers at CIP FORUM 2009
We would like to thank the following list of knowledge-based business leaders from the world's leading firms, universities, consultancies and public organizations for contributed to CIP FORUM 2009
Bios for each speaker is available here.
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Adam Brandt, Attorney at law and partner, Albihns
Alexander Wurzer, Director, Institute for Intellectual Property Management, Steinbeis University and Managing Director, Wurzer & Kollegen GmbH
Amanda Brock, General Counsel, Canonical
Anders Flodström, University Chancellor of Sweden and Boardmember, European Institute of Technology
Andreas Norgren, Project Manager, Chalmers Industrial Technologies Foundation (CIT)
Andrew Ramer, CEO, Marqera Corp, former Managing Director Ocean Tomo
Anna Nilsson-Ehle, PhD, Director, SAFER
Anna Rylander, Senior Researcher, Business & Design Lab, University of Gothenburg
Anneli Hulthén, Chairman, Göteborg Municipality Executive Board
Arundeep Pradhan, President, AUTM and Oregon Health Sciences
Ashley Stevens, President Elect, AUTM and Executive Director, Technology Transfer, Boston University
Béatrix de Russe, Executive Vice President IP and Licensing, Thomson
Bengt Ohlsson, MAQS
Bernard Munos, Advisor, Corporate Strategy, Eli Lilly and Company
Bill Brox, President, IMEGO
Bill Dean, Director, Piedmont Triad Research Park
Bjørn Kjellemo, Director, Research and Innovation dept, Norwegian Ministry of Industry and Trade
Björn Remneland, PhD, Researcher and Project Leader Open Innovation, University of Gothenburg
Bo Heiden, Innovation Director, QSTP and Deputy Director, CIP
Boo Edgar, Chairman, MedCoast Scandinavia and Director, GIBBS
Bruce Berman, CEO, Brody Berman
Carl Lidgard, PhD candidate, Department of Design Sciences, Lund University
Christian Björkman, Special Projects Director, MindArk
Christina Berggren, Partner, MAQS
Clara Neppel, Examiner, European Patent Office
Claudio Marinelli, Director, Open Innovation, Nokia
Dan McCurdy, CEO, Allied Security Trust and Chairman, Patent Freedom
David Yurkerwich, VP, CRAI International
Dooyong Lee, EVP, Acacia Technologies
Duncan Bucknell, CEO, Duncan Bucknell Company
Fergal Clarke, Senior Manager, IP Strategy, Rambus
Freddy Alemán, Director of Research, Extension and Postgraduate Studies, Universidad Nacional Agraria, Nicaragua
Gregory Graff, Assistant Professor, Colorado State University
Gustav Brismark, Vice President of Patent Strategies and Portfolio Management, Ericsson
Göran Felldin, Market Director, University of Linköping and co-founder of SNITTS
Hans Persson, Innovation Director, AB Volvo Technology
Helena L Nilsson, Director Research and Development, Regional development, Region
Västra Götaland
Henri Linde, VP, RPX
Henric Rhedin, Ph.D and Division Manager, Commercial Research & Development, Chalmers Industrial Technologies Foundation (CIT)
Henry Etzkowitz, Research Fellow, Stanford University
Håkan Sjöström, Partner, Advokatfirman Glimstedt
Ian Harvey, Chairman, Intellectual Property Institute (IPI) and fm CEO, BTG
Ira Blumberg, VP of Licensing, Rambus
Irving Rappaport, fm Chief Patent Counsel Apple, National Semi and Medtronic
Jako Eleveld, Senior Director, Innovation and Emerging Businesses, Philips Intellectual
Property and Standards
James D. Woods, Managing Director UHY Advisors FLVS, Inc.
Jan Ljungberg, Professor in Informatics, University of Gothenburg
Jan Unander, CEO, Telematics Valley
Jens Andreasson, PhD student, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg
Jens Bördin, CEO, CIP Professional Services
Joachim Fransson, Business Developer, Renova Waste Management
Joff Wild, Editor, IAM Magazine
Johan Carlsten, Vice-Chairman, CIP and Vice President, Chalmers University of Technology
Johan Einar Hustad, Professor and Vice President, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Johan Gromark, CEO, Label and Associated Member of Business & Design Lab, Gothenburg University
John Fraser, Past President AUTM and Executive Director, Office of IP Development and Commercialization, Florida State University
Jonathan Barney, Managing Partner, Ocean Tomo
Jöran Hägglund, State Secretary to the Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Energy
Jörgen Sjöberg, Senior Advisor to the President, Chalmers University of Technology
K Kumar, Professor and Chairperson, NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore
Karen Hersey, fm Senior Counsel IP MIT and Professor, Franklin Pierce Law Center
Karen Laigaard, Director of Technology Transfer, University of Copenhagen and President
Association of European Science & Technology Transfer Professionals
Karin Grauers, Partner and Chief Representative at Advokatfirman Vinge KB Shanghai Office
Karl Klingsheim, Managing Director, NTNU Technology Transfer
Kasim Alfalahi, Vice president, Ericsson
Keith Bergelt, CEO, Open Invention Network
Kent Richardson, General Manager, Thinkfire Silicon Valley
Klementina Österberg, CEO, GU Holding
Lisbeth Svengren, Holm Associate Professor, Department of Design Sciences, Lund University and Swedish Industrial Design Foundation
Lucas Hulsmann, Associate Director, EMEA In- & Outlicensing / External Business Development, Procter & Gamble
Magnus Holmqvist, Director, Tech Watch & Business Innovation, Volvo Group
Malin Riis, Acting Chief Councel, Vinnova
Malte Köllner, Partner, Köllner & Partner
Marcus Norrgård, LL.D., Assistant professor, Hanken School of Economics, Finland
Margareta Wallin Peterson, Chairman, CIP and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Gothenburg
Marie Hedin, Senior Associate, MAQS
Mark Blaxill, Managing Director, 3LP Advisors
Mark Wilson, Director Collaboration Management, GlaxoSmithKline
Marshall Phelps, Corporate Vice President for IP Policy and Strategy, Microsoft
Martin Bader, Managing Director, BGW Management Advisory Group
Martin Svensson, Independent Brand Consultant and Business Creative, Associated Member of Business & Design Lab, Gothenburg University
Mats Lundqvist, Director, Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship
Mats Pårup, Senior Advisor, CIP Professional Services, Former Global Head of IP, Novartis International
Matt Miskimin, Director, Ocean Tomo
Michael Cleare, Director TTO, University of Pennsylvania
Michael Pierantozzi, VP, Corporate Development, IPotential
Michael Plogell, Partner, Wistrand Advokatbyrå
Nilkas Bruun, Professor, University of Helsinki, Finland and Director, IPR University Center
Nils Ekström, senior European Patent Attorney, Awapatent
Noreen Krall, Vice President, Intellectual Property Law and Litigation, Chief IP Counsel, Sun Microsystems
Otto von Busch, PhD, Business & Design Lab University of Gothenburg
Ove Granstrand, Professor, Industrial Management and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology
Paul van Grevenstein , Managing Director, STI Management and VP, International Relations, AUTM
Per Adamsson, Director, Soft Product Strategy & Planning, Volvo Trucks and Chairman, Telematics Valley
Peter Ekwal, Senior European Patent Attorney and Partner, Albihns
Peter Heydebreck, Managing Director, inno group
Peter Holden, Partner, Coller IP Capital
Peter Holmstedt, CEO, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden Holding AB
Peter Strömbäck, CEO , Innovationsbron
Philippe Cupers, PhD, IMI European Union
Ralph Eckardt, Managing Director, 3LP Advisors
Richard Horning, Principal, Fish & Richardson
Robert Tiller, Vice President, Red Hat
Rodger Jackson, Director of IP Consulting, Dennemeyer & Company
Rolf Wolff, Professor, Dean and Chairman, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg
Ron Laurie, Chairman, Inflexion Point Group
Ronald Zink, Chief IP Counsel, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Microsoft
Ruud Peters, CEO, Philips Intellectual Property and Standards
Sara Pellmé, CEO, Ortoma
Sari Scheinberg, Researcher and Project Leader, Chalmers Industrial Technologies Foundation (CIT)
Schubashis Gangopadhyay, Director, India Development Foundation
Simon Phipps, Chief Open Source Officer & Director of Open Technologies Practice, Sun Microsystems
Sohang Chatterjee, CEO, Inbiopro
Steven Weber, Professor and Director of Institute of International Studies of Political Science, UC Berkeley
Susanne Ås Sivborg, Director General, Swedish Patent and Registration Office
Sverker Alänge, Associate Professor, Chalmers University of Technology
Tamir Agmon, PwC Professor of Finance, University of Gothenburg
Teri Willey, AUTM and Cambridge
Terry Adams, Assistant VP, Nestle
Toshiko Takenaka, Professor and Director, CASRIP, University of Washington
Ulf Petrusson, Professor of Law, University of Gothenburg and Director, Center for Intellectual Property
Ulla Johansson, Associate Professor and Director, Business & Design Lab, University of Gothenburg
Vincent Pluvinage, Strategic Acquisitions and Private Equity, Intellectual Ventures
Zhong-Ming Wang, Professor of HRM and Entrepreneurship, Director, Sino-Sweden Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Zhejiang University, China
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