Overview
Attendance is strictly limited to 150 participants, so act now to secure your attendance.
IP rights have gained increasing significance in all Defence activity in order to ensure Defence's objectives are achieved. This is particularly so in relation to the procurement of strategic goods and services in complex projects which are technologically advanced and require constant development. At the same time, IP is increasingly used to maximise profits in industry by allowing firms to leverage IP rights associated with new innovations for commercial exploitation. Who should participate Attending this conference will benefit organisational leaders, senior and aspiring projects managers, key project management staff, commercial managers, supply chain managers, portfolio managers, procurement specialists and key advisors from any sector.
- Delivery
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Where:
Alastair Swayn Theatre
When:
Brindabella Conference Centre
33 - 35 Brindabella Circuit
Brindabella Business Park (beside the Canberra Airport)
CanberraPre-conference program Thursday, 14 March 2013: 1pm to 4.30pm.
Conference program Friday, 15 March 2013: Registration 8.15 am for 8.45am start.
- Cost
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$250 (inc GST)
- Contact
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For more information about this conference, contact Natasha Crossley.
Details
Attendance is strictly limited to 150 participants, so act now to secure your attendance.
Pre-conference program - Thursday 14 March
Presented by Dr Peter Beven, QUT; and Mr Suhail Khan, Deputy Council, DMO.
- 1pm - 2pm: SEA 1000 Future Submarines Project - Case study and analysis presentations
- 2pm - 2.15pm: Afternoon tea
- 2.15pm - 4.30pm: Master class on application of DMO IP/TD needs analysis.
Conference program - Friday 15 March
Master of Ceremonies: Professor Peter Little, Deputy Vice Chancellor, QUT
| Time | Session | Speaker |
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| 8.45am - 9am | Opening | Mr Harry Dunstall, Deputy CEO, Defence Materiel Organisation |
| 9.15am - 10am | Intellectual property management in defence contacts - a US contractor's view | Mr Leo B. Wegemer, Vice President and General Counsel of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics |
| 10am - 10.45am | Defence Science and exploitation opportunities - recognising 'dual use' nature of defence inventions | Dr Alex Zelinsky, Chief Scientist, Defence Science and Technology Organisation |
| 10.45am - 11am | Morning tea | |
| 11am - 11.40am | Commercialisation by another name: leveraging IP rights and licensing for value in defence contracts | Dr Peter Beven, QUT |
| 11.40am - 12pm | Applicability of software IP ownership in Defence in ICT contracts | Mr Gordon Hughes, Partner, Ashurst |
| 12pm - 12.45pm | Lunch | |
| 12.45pm - 1.45pm | Developments in international intellectual property law | Professor Peter Drahos, Australian National University (ANU) |
| 1.45pm - 2.30pm | Applicability of Creative Commons to Defence - lessons from Commonwealth and state agencies | Professor Anne Fitzgerald, QUT |
| 2.30pm - 2.45pm | Afternoon tea | |
| 2.45pm - 4pm | DMO-Industry session: IP reform in Defence - Defence and industry perspective | Lead by Ms Liesl O'Meara, Special Counsel, DMO; and Mr Ohad Katz, Raytheon |
| 4pm | Conference close |
Speakers
Mr Leo B. Wegemer - Vice President and General Counsel of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Leo Wegemer is responsible for the overall direction and leadership of the Aeronautics Legal Department, providing legal advice and guidance to the programs, functions, and senior management of the company. In addition, the Legal Department defends LM Aero against lawsuits, protects its intellectual property, oversees export/importcontrol and ensures compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
Dr Alex Zelinsky - Chief Scientist, Defence Science and Technology Organisation
Dr Alex Zelinsky has worked with private and public sector organisations at the senior executive level and was previously the Group Executive, Information Sciences Group in the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). He was appointed to the position of Chief Defence Scientist and head of DSTO in December 2011 by the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Warren Snowdon.
Dr Peter Beven - QUT
Dr Beven teaches in the Graduate School of Business at Queensland University of Technology. His expertise is in the areas of intellectual property management, strategy and innovation. Dr Beven has over twenty-five years senior management and executive experience within the public and private sectors. He is the author of a number of international technology patents and is a Director of Occassio Ventures, a technology transfer and advisory organisation. This organisation has ownership in a portfolio of technology ventures including a government technology spin-out company in partnership with the Queensland Government. Dr Beven actively provides support to government agencies in IP and technology licensing internationally.
Mr Gordon Hughes - Partner, Ashurst
Gordon Hughes is a partner in the intellectual property, competition and technology group in the Melbourne office. Gordon practises in the area of information technology law, data protection law, electronic commerce, privacy and intellectual property rights. He has authored leading texts on IT contracts and privacy law, and has served on various government advisory bodies. He is also a qualified arbitrator. Gordon has been a leader of the Australian and international legal profession, having served as president of the Law Institute of Victoria, the Law Council of Australia and Lawasia.
Professor Peter Drahos - Australian National University (ANU)
Peter Drahos is a Professor in Law and the Director of the Centre for the Governance of Knowledge and Development in the Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet), College of Asia and the Pacific, at the Australian National University, Canberra. He currently holds a Chair in Intellectual Property at Queen Mary, University of London. He has published widely in law and social science journals on a variety of topics including contract, legal philosophy, telecommunications, intellectual property, trade negotiations and international business regulation. He has worked as a consultant to government, international organisations and international NGOs.
Professor Anne Fitzgerald - QUT
Anne has a JSD degree from Columbia University, New York (2002) a LLM degree from Columbia University (1992) and a LLM (International Business Law) from the University of London (1989). Anne has served terms as a member of Australia's two principal federal government-appointed standing advisory committees on intellectual property: she was a member of the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP) which advises IP Australia from 1996 to 1999 and, as a member of the Copyright Law Review Committee's Expert Advisory Group (1995 to 1998), participated in the CLRC's major review ("the simplification reference") of the Copyright Act.
