Agenda


15:30 – 16:00 Networking coffee

16:00 – 16:30 Welcome address & introduction: objectives and key 'pillars’ of the proposed SEP Regulation

                       Renato Nazzini (Professor, King's College London)
                       Kamil Kiljanski (Head of Unit, European Commission)

16:30 – 17:30 What are the issues in SEP licensing?

                       Moderator: Renato Nazzini (Professor, King's College London)

                       Panelists:
                       Benno Buehler (Vice President, Charles River Associates)
                       Joachim Henkel (Professor, Technical University Munich)
                       Ana-Mariya Madzhurova (Legal Counsel, Fairphone)
                       Uta Schneider (Vice President Government Affairs, Avanci)
                       Christopher Vajda KC (Monckton Chambers, formerly Judge at Court of Justice of the EU)

17:30 – 18:30 What do the four ‘pillars’ of the Proposal achieve, and where is there scope for improvement?

                       Moderator: Aleksandra Kuznicka - Cholewa (Legal Counsel, CMS, former member of EC SEP expert group)

                       Panelists:
                       Enrico Bonadio (Reader, City, University of London)
                       Peter Camesasca (Founder, Camesasca)
                       Fabian Hoffmann (Judge, Federal Court of Justice of Germany)
                       Simona Popa (Senior Director, Government Relations, InterDigital)
                       Rebekka Porath (Global IP Policy Director, Intel)

18:30 – 18:45 Closing remarks

                       Renato Nazzini (Professor, King's College London)
                       Benno Buehler (Vice President, Charles River Associates)

18:45 – 21:00 Cocktail reception

Location

Sofitel Brussels Europe
Pl. Jourdan 1
1040 Bruxelles
Belgium

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