Day One: Tuesday 1 December 2009

Keynote Speeches -- Opening Ceremonies

• Mr. Arturo German Rangel – Deputy Attorney General of Specialized Investigations on Federal Crimes, Attorney General’s Office, Mexico
• Mr. Ronald K. Noble – Secretary General, INTERPOL
• Mr. Facundo Rosas Rosas – General Commissioner of the Federal Police, Mexico
• Mr. Eduardo Espinosa Abuxapqui – Representative of the Governor of the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico
• Mr. José Padilla Manjarrez – Central Administrator of International Relations, Mexico Customs
• Mr. Gregorio Sánchez Martinez – Mayor of Benito Juárez Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
• General Urbano Pérez Bañuelos – Municipal Secretary of Public Security and Traffic, Benito Juárez Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
• Mr. Jorge Amigo – Director General IMPI, Ministry of the Economy, Mexico

Keynote Speeches -- Leaders of the Global Congress

• Mr. Ronald K. Noble – Secretary General, INTERPOL
• Mr. Yo Takagi, Assistant Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• Mr. Michael Schmitz – Director Compliance/Facilitation, World Customs Organization (WCO)
• Mr. Mark Cobben – Representative International Chamber of Commerce BASCAP Initiative; Regional Director, the Americas British American Tobacco
• Mr. Richard Heath – INTA President 2009; VP Legal - Global Anti-Counterfeiting Counsel, Legal Group, Unilever PLC
• Mr. Lou Alexander, International Security Managers Association (ISMA)
• Comments on the Fourth Global Congress held in Dubai - Mr. Ahmed Butti Ahmed – Director General, Dubai Customs

Keynote Speeches - Dealing with Counterfeiting and Piracy in a Period of Economic Crisis

• Mr. GAO Feng Deputy Director General of Economic Crime Investigation Department, Ministry of Public Security, China (China Persepctives)
• Mr. Daniel Baldwin – Assistant Commissioner Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs (Customs Enforcement Perspectives)
• Mr. Horacio Altamirano Gonzalez - Director General of Distrimax, Mexico

BASCAP Briefing on IP Guidelines for Business - Latin America Launch

• Jeffrey Hardy, Coordinator, ICC BASCAP
• Allen Dixon, President, International Intellectual Property and Technology Consulting
• Richard Heath, VP Legal - Global Anti-Counterfeiting Counsel, Legal Group, Unilever PLC
• Carmen Quintanilla, Televisa
• Jorge Amigo, Director General, IMPI, Mexican Ministry of the Economy

Challenge 1: Cooperation and Coordination

Panel 1: There are a number of global and regional initiatives and efforts across many continents indicating that governments and their agencies seem willing to tackle counterfeiting and piracy. What are the prospects for these initiatives? Is there an ability to develop consensus to support them? If so, what is the role for the private sector?

• Judge Ronald S.W. Lew – Senior U.S. District Court Judge, United States District Court, Central District of California
• Ms. Kira Alvarez – Chief Negotiator and Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intellectual Property Enforcement (USTR)
• Mr. Luc-Pierre Devigne – Head of Unit for Public Procurement and Intellectual Property, Directorate General for Trade, European Commission (EC)
• Mr. Roger Kampf – Counsellor, World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Counsellor Fabrizio Mazza – Chairman of the Intellectual Property Expert Group of the Italian Presidency of the G8
• Mr. Koji YONETANI – Director, Intellectual Property Affairs Division, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, JAPAN

Panel 2: On a practical level, what case studies exist that demonstrate how police, customs and the private sector are working better collectively on combating counterfeiting and piracy?

• Chair – Judge Ronald S.W. Lew, Senior U.S. District Court Judge, United States District Court, Central District of California
• Mr. Benoit Godart – EUROPOL IPC Project Manager
• Mr. Martin Lerigo – Head of Strategic Relations, Cisco Global Brand Protection Group
• Mr. Roberto Manriquez – Operation Jupiter Coordinator South America, INTERPOL
• Mr. Miroslaw Zielinski – Director Directorate C (Customs Policy), Taxation and Customs Union Directorate General (TAXUD), European Commission

Panel 3: Third Party Carrier (Intermediary) Case Study

• Judge Ronald S.W. Lew – Senior U.S. District Court Judge, United States District Court, Central District of California
• Mr. David Bowers – Security Expert Universal Postal Union
• Mr. Ronald Brohm – REACT
• Mr. D’Arcy Quinn – Director Anti-Counterfeiting, CropLife International

Day Two: Wednesday 2 December 2009

Keynote Speech – Mr. Michael Fawlk – Senior VP for Compliance and Brand Integrity, Philip Morris International

Challenge 2 – Improving Criminal and Civil Legislation and Enforcement

Panel 1: The Role and Readiness of the Judiciary in Dealing with Counterfeiting and Piracy

• Chair – Mr. Justice LTC Harms, Deputy President Supreme Court of Appeal, South Africa
• Mag. Luz Ma. Anaya Dominguez – President, Magistrate of the IP Specialized Regional Court, Mexico
• Ms. Louise Van Greunen – Deputy Director of the Enforcement and Special Projects Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• Judge Jayin Sunthornsingkarn – Judge and Secretary of the Central IP and IT Court, Thailand

Panel 2: Criminal Sanctions Against Counterfeiting and Piracy – What Models Exist for Deterrent Penalties?

• Chair – Mr. Justice Harms, South Africa
• Colonel Félix Rubén Cruz Gómez – Coordinador Unidad Técnica Especializada Ministerio de Industria y Comercio Del Paraguay
• Mr. Miguel Margain – President, Asociacion Mexicana Para La Proteccion De La Propiedad Intelectual, A.C. (AMPPI)
• Lic. Arturo German Rangel – Deputy Attorney General of Specialized Investigations on Federal Crimes, Attorney General’s Office, Mexico
• Mr. Michael Fawlk – Senior VP for Compliance and Brand Integrity, Philip Morris International

Challenge 3: The Health and Safety Risks Counterfeit Products Pose to Consumers

Panel 1: Africa Case Study

• Chair – Mr. John Newton, IPR Program Manager, INTERPOLMr. Christophe Zimmermann – Coordinator Fight against Counterfeiting and Piracy, World Customs Organization (WCO)
• Ms. Christine Huber - Senior Director Anti-Counterfeit Projects, Sanofi-Aventis
• Ms. Aline Plançon – INTERPOL-IMPACT Project Manager
• Ms. Paula Nelson – Africa Matters
• Mr Jayesh M. Pandit – Clinical Pharmacist, Head of the Deptartment of Pharmacovigilance at the Kenya Pharmacy & Poisons Board

Panel 2: Private Sector Case Studies

• Chair – John Newton, IPR Program Manager, INTERPOL
• Mr. Brian Monks – Vice President, Anti-Counterfeiting Operations, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. and Co-Chair Certification Industry Anti-Counterfeiting (CIAC) Initiative CIAC
• Ms. Kirsten M. Koepsel, Director of Legal Affairs, AIA
• Mr. Rajiv Gulati – Director Global Anti-Counterfeiting Operations, Eli LillyMs. Kirsten M. Koepsel – Director, Intellectual Property & Industrial ecurity, Aerospace Industries Association
• Mr. Ramón González Figueroa, Director General of the Tequila Regulatory Council (CRT), Mexico.

Challenge 4: Building Anti-Counterfeiting Capacity and Capabilities

Panel 1: Country Case Studies

• Chair – Mr. Brad Huther – Director of Counterfeiting and Piracy American Chamber (AMCHAM) and Private Sector Chair, Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) North America
• Mr. Jaime Ortega-Director IP Customs Dominican Republic
• Mr. Michael L. Smith – Attorney-Advisor Office of Intellectual Property Policy and Enforcement, USPTO
• Ms Lucy Nichols – Vice Chair, China Quality Brands Protection Committee (QBPC), Chair, Anti-Counterfeiting and Enforcement Committee, INTA and Global Director of IPR, Brand Protection, Nokia
• Mr. David Finn – Associate General Counsel, Anti-Piracy & Anti-Counterfeiting Microsoft
• Mr. LV Guoqiang – Director General Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration
• Mr. Li Qunying – Director of IPR Division, Department of Laws & Regulations, General Administration of Customs of People’s Republic of China GACC)

Panel 2: Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America

• Chair – Mr. Brad Huther – Director of Counterfeiting and Piracy American Chamber (AMCHAM) and Private Sector Chair, Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) North America
• Ms. Gilda Gonzalez – Director IP Protection, IMPI and IP Representative, Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) North America
• Ms. Edith St-Hilaire – Director Intellectual Property, Information and Technology Trade Policy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and IP Representative, Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) North America
• Mr. Michael L. Smith – Attorney-Advisor Office of Intellectual Property Policy and Enforcement, USPTO

Challenge 5: Raising Awareness on the Full Economic and Social Costs of Counterfeiting and Piracy

Panel 1: Measuring the true costs

• Chair – Mr. Jeff Hardy, BASCAP Coordinator, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• Mr. Piotr Stryszowski – Administrator, Structural Policy Division, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD
• Mr.TAM Yiu-keung – Assistant Commissioner, Hong Kong Customs
• Mr. Paul Johnson – Senior Economist, Frontier Economics

Panel 2: Awareness Raising Case Studies

• Chair – Mr. Jeff Hardy – BASCAP Coordinator, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• Ms. Cathy Jewell – Senior Information Officer, Media Relations Section, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• Mr. Abbas Makki – Director External Relations, Dubai Customs
• Mr. Jere Sullivan – Chairman, Global Public Affairs, Edelman

Day Three: Thursday 3 December 2009

Challenge 6: Free Trade Zones and Transshipment Countries

Panel

• Chair – Mr. Christophe Zimmermann – Coordinator Fight against Counterfeiting and Piracy, World Customs Organization (WCO)
• Ms. Beate Lalk-Menzel – Head of Intellectual Property, Legal and Global Brand Protection, Daimler A.G., Germany
• Ms. Johanna Martínez – Head of IPR, Panama Customs
• Mr. Ricardo Prato – Director General Customs, Uruguay

Challenge 7: Collaborating on Fighting Counterfeiting and Piracy on the Internet – Are We Making Progress?

Panel:

• Chair – Ms Lucy Nichols – Vice Chair, China Quality Brands Protection Committee (QBPC), Chair, Anti-Counterfeiting and Enforcement Committee, INTA and Global Director of IPR, Brand Protection, Nokia
• Mr. Alejandro Bustos – Director General of Legal Affairs, Televisa
• Mr. Emilio Garcia – Regional Anti-Piracy Coordinator for IFPI/ Latin America
• Ms. Robin Gruber – Vice President & Counsel The Chanel Company Limited
• Mr. Edward Torpoco – Senior Litigation & Regulatory Counsel, eBay
• Mr. Charles H Rankin – Supervisory Special Agent Intellectual Property Rights Unit, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation

Mapping the Road Ahead

• Remarks from the leaders of the Global Congress Founding Organizations and the Host Country Mexico.
• Jean-Baptiste BARBIER, Adviser - French National Anti-Counterfeit Committee (CNAC), French National Institute for Industrial Property (INPI)