[A2k] (Saturday): Programme for NGO Lunch briefing on Intergovernmental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property

[Thiru Balasubramaniam]

Provisional Programme

NGO Lunch Briefing for delegates to the Intergovernmental Working Group
on
Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (IGWG) organised by:
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI), Health Action Internatinonal
(HAI),
Third World Network (TWN), OXFAM International and M=E9decins sans
Fronti=E8res
(MSF).



Saturday, November 3, 2007
11.30-14.30

Location: Office of M=E9decins sans Fronti=E8res (MSF)
Room LEH
Rue de Lausanne, 78
CH-1211 Geneva 21 - Switzerland

Sandwich Lunch will be provided, discussion to go through lunch


11.30 =96 11.40 Welcome and introductory remarks
Moderator: Ms. Ellen =91t Hoen, MSF Campaign for Access to Essential
Medicines

11.40 =96 13.00 Session 1: What is at stake next week: Opportunities of
the
IGWG.
Brief presentations by:

Dr. A.E. O. Ogwell, vice chair & rapporteur of the IGWG, Kenya
Mr. Santiago Alcazar, Ministry of Health, Brazil
Ms. Erika Due=F1as, Embassy of Bolivia, Bolivia
Mr. James Love, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI)
Mr. Martin Khor, Third World Network (TWN)

13.00 =96 14.30 Session 2: Discussion and questions from the floor

Respondents:
Dr. Bernard P=E9coul, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)
Dr. Huda Gashut, vice chair of the IGWG, Libya
Mr. Sisule Musungu, expert to the IGWG
Dr. Alexandra Calmy, MSF Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines
Mr. Pedro Roffe, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable
Development
(ICTSD)



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Thiru Balasubramaniam
Geneva Representative
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI)
voice +41.22.791.6727
fax +41.22.723.2988
mobile +41 76 508 0997
thiru@keionline.org