Licensing Executives Society International to Host a Delegation from Turkey at the Upcoming LESI Global Technology Impact Forum
The Licensing Executives Society International, Inc. (LESI; www.LESI.org) announced today that it will host a delegation from Turkey, the ARTEV Platform that is funded by the Istanbul Development Agency at the upcoming LESI Global Technology Impact Forum (GTIF; www.GTIForum.org), taking place on January 23-25, 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland. This delegation will present on recent activities in Turkey to promote the management of intellectual property (IP) and technology transfer to further economic growth as well as next generation IP market development.
Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) December 15, 2011
The Licensing Executives Society International, Inc. (LESI; www.LESI.org) announced today that it will host a delegation from Turkey, the ARTEV Platform that is funded by the Istanbul Development Agency at the upcoming LESI Global Technology Impact Forum (GTIF; www.GTIForum.org), taking place on January 23-25, 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland. This delegation will present on recent activities in Turkey to promote the management of intellectual property (IP) and technology transfer to further economic growth as well as next generation IP market development.
“GTIF has become a focal point of discussion for policy makers and practitioners seeking to develop a global marketplace for technology and the IP which protects it. We expect Turkey to be the first of many countries to present the local work being done to build an innovation economy,” explained LESI President James E. Malackowski. “Effectively, Turkey will present its case to the world that they are best prepared to be a regional trading center and focal point for IP driven growth.”
The Turkish Delegation comprises nine individuals including the President of the Turkish Patent Institute, the General Secretary of TTGV (Technology Development Foundation Turkey), and the Research and Graduate Policies Director of Sabanci University
“The LESI GTIF is a unique opportunity for Turkey to share with global IP business and NGO leadership the many opportunities that exist in our country,” explained Prof. Hasan Mandal, the Research and Graduate Policies Director of Sabanci University. “We are working to establish a cooperative platform and an infrastructure that supports and sustains knowledge and experience transfer, internal talent development and training of a qualified workforce that leads research, and technology-based institutions and companies to efficiently manage their intellectual assets, technology transfer activities and commercialization processes.”
Platform Partners to the Delegation include a consortium of 5 universities (Sabanc?, Koç, Özye?in, Bo?aziçi, and Istanbul Technical) and LES Turkey. Their work is part of the Information-Based Economic Development Program announced by the Istanbul Development Agency for the 2010-2011 term. The Platform aims to generate means and process by which information and technologies are developed, managed, commercialized and maximized as way to foster further R&D and innovative activities thus effectively contribute transition into information based economy.
LESI GTIF will include two days of discussion related to IP valuation standards, developing IP markets and the transfer of IP from developed to developing countries. GTIF is open to the public with registration found at www.GTIForum.org.
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