Join some of the leading thinkers in their fields, for a one day symposium on the relationship between intellectual property and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
As well as special guest Associate Professor Sara Bannerman, the Canada Research Chair in Communication Policy and Governance at McMaster University, this event will feature speakers from QUT, Griffith University, and the University of Queensland.
This event is part of the research theme of international trade and sustainable development at the QUT IP and Innovation Law Research Program. It will cover issues such as access to knowledge, public health, access to clean energy and climate change, and the global economy. Particular focus will be given to global issues within the remit of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Development Agenda.
This event considers the relationship between intellectual property and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres has expressed concerns about the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. “Implementation has begun, but the clock is ticking… The rate of progress in many areas is far slower than needed to meet the targets by 2030.” The Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization Francis Gurry has emphasized the interconnections between intellectual property and the Innovation Goal (SG9). He also stressed that innovation has an impact on a number of other SDGs, such as SDG2 (End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture), SDG3, SDG6 (Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all), SDG7 (Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all), SDG 8, SDG11 (Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable), and SDG13 (Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts).
Special Guest
Associate Professor Sara Bannerman
Canada Research Chair in Communication Policy and Governance, McMaster University
Speakers
Dr Md Shahiduzzaman - Research Fellow, QUT Business School, Management, QUT
Muhammad Zaheer Abbas - PhD Law Candidate, QUT
Dr Rowena Maguire - Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Law School, QUT
David J. Jefferson, JD - PhD Candidate, University of Queensland
Dr Carol Richards - Senior Lecturer, School of Management, Business School, QUT
Professor Charles Lawson - Griffith University
Associate Professor Saiful Karim - Faculty of Law, Law School, QUT
Professor Virginia Barbour - Director AOASG, QUT
Professor Matthew Rimmer - Professor of Intellectual Property and Innovation Law, Faculty of Law, QUT
Sanath Sameera Wijesinghe - PhD Researcher, QUT
Jocelyn Bosse - PhD Candidate, University of Queensland
Dr Kamalesh Adhikari - Research Fellow, University of Queensland
Dr Peter Walters - Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland
Dr Frances Humphries - Griffith University
Please follow the link to register - http://bit.ly/IPandSD
