Prospects for Transatlantic Cooperation in Science and Innovation in the Context of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

You are cordially invited to an event co-organized by the Consulate of Greece in Boston, the Delegation of the European Union and Boston University Tuesday, April 29, 2014 2:00 to 6:00PM Boston University Photonics Center 8 St. Marys Street, 9th floor

PROGRAM
2:00pm-2:15pm Registration 2:15pm-2:30pm Welcome by Consul General Ifigenia Kanara, Consulate of Greece, Boston, Prof. Vivien Schmidt, Director, Center for the Study of Europe and Mr. Errol Levy, Deputy Head of the Science, Technology and Education Section, Delegation of the European Union to the United States of America Ambassador J.D. Bindenagel: "The Politics of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Jobs & Growth, Strategic Transatlantic Relations, and the Pivot to the Pacific" Academic panel: Prof. Tomasz Mroczkowski, Kogod School of Business, American University: "Europe, America and Asia in the Science and Innovation Race" Prof. Maria Panezi, Osgoode Hall School of Law, York University: "International Trade Law and Intellectual Property Protection" Prof. Nicholas Askounes Ashford, Director, MIT Technology and Law Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: "Scientific and Legal Challenges and Opportunities in the TTIP: Reaching a Common Policy on the Environment, Consumer Products, and Labor Practices" Refreshment break Industry panel: Mr. Tim Bennett, Director-General/CEO, Trans-Atlantic Business Council: "Innovation as a Key in TTIP" Prof. Andre Sharon, Director, Fraunhofer Center for Manufacturing Innovation: "Transatlantic Cooperation in Innovation at the Fraunhofer Center for Manufacturing Innovation" Mr. Thomas Mousten, Director, Siemens Energy Inc.: "Practical Aspects of Transatlantic Cooperation in Industrial Innovation" Conclusions by Mroczkowski Networking reception RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/mt7bect OR RSVP@rsi-research.com Ambassador J.D. Bindenagel and Prof. Tomasz

2:30pm-2:45pm

2:45pm-3:30pm

3:30pm-4:00pm 4:00pm-4:45pm

4:45pm-5:00pm

5:00pm-6:00pm

Boston is the innovation capital of the United States and the home of leading U.S. universities. For those reasons, it is our chosen location for a conference outlining a vision for enhanced collaboration in research and innovation within the context of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The event will provide an overview from policy makers, scientists, and business representatives. The presentations will include several case studies to estimate the impacts of the TTIP on matters such as transatlantic cooperation in science innovation, and economic growth in general. There will also be discussions of issues of intellectual property protection. The conference should be of interest to academics, government representatives, and business practitioners involved or interested in transatlantic collaborations.

Directions to the Photonics Center: http://www.bu.edu/photonics/about/contact/

This event is organized in partnership with the Boston University, Center for the Study of Europe

Logistical support provided by Research Solutions International, LLC