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Overview
To take away best practices and create a strategic plan to navigate through the wave of change and reforms while safeguarding and growing your business and technology advancements.
This year, we have designed the one intellectual property conference that you can’t afford to miss. Our conference addresses every major issue facing the industry regarding patents and the patent system, which is embroiled in enormous flux and change. The very relevance, impact and necessity of patents in the industry have all been called into question this year. You can’t afford to sit this one out!
Daniel Shapiro, PhD, is Founder and Director of the world-renowned Harvard International Negotiation Initiative and Associate Director of the Harvard Negotiation Project, the group that wrote the international bestseller Getting to Yes. He is on the faculty at Harvard Law School and in the psychiatry department at Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital. He is coauthor (with Roger Fisher) of the bestseller Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate.
Dr. Shapiro’s talks consistently receive the highest praise, from Microsoft, Starbucks, and the World Economic Forum, to parliamentarians and governmental organizations. And his course at Harvard Law School is consistently among the most highly rated.
His talks have been hailed as “nothing short of mesmerizing.” He offers a completely new approach on how to deal with conflict and negotiation, and his talk brings these ideas to life. Whether speaking to a group of 10 or 1000, he interacts with participants, involves them in brief demonstrations, and keeps everyone curious and surprised. His interactive presentation allows participants to quickly see how they can use this approach to improve their lives at work and home.
Dr. Shapiro has appeared on dozens of radio and television shows and has contributed to The New York Times, O: The Oprah Magazine, and other popular and scholarly publications. He has been on the faculty at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is recipient of numerous awards, including the American Psychological Association's “Early Career Award” and the Cloke-Millen “Peacemaker of the Year” award.
His international experience includes training Serbian Members of Parliament, Middle East negotiators, Macedonian politicians, and senior U.S. officials. He also is an advisor to the International Criminal Court. During the Bosnian War, he conducted conflict management trainings in Croatia and Serbia. Through funding from the Soros Foundation, he developed a conflict management program that now reaches one million people across 30 countries. Along with numerous heads of state and business leaders, Dr. Shapiro was recently named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
The conference is designed to achieve a balance of delivering high quality content together with networking activities for the exchange of ideas and best practices. Networking activities take place during morning coffee, lunch, the wine and cheese reception as well as during key breaks during the agenda. We want attendees to leave this conference with an action plan for dealing with the 2008 issues and become prepared for 2009. We offer both group rates and other discounts. For questions about the program, please contact me at alex@worldrg.com.
WRG will provide an official certificate of attendance to any attorney seeking CLE or MCLE credit upon completion of the conference. Please contact Alexander Levin at alex@worldrg.com to receive more information.
“This conference is a ‘must-attend’ for those with intellectual property responsibilities!”
– Rob Glance, Associate General Counsel, FANNIE MAE
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“The conference dealt with cutting-edge issues regarding patenting in financial services. The discussions were topical and the level of interest and engagement on the part of the audience high. The success of the organizers in recruiting the leading practitioners in the field to participate in the conference was striking. All in all, a highly educational and stimulating event!”
– Josh Lerner, Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
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“One of the most impressive things about this conference is the broad cross-section of high caliber representatives from financial services firms, government officials and outside counsel.”
– Daniel Ebenstein, Partner, AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN, LLP
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“This conference helped me to understand the latest IP threats, trends and tactics…and to interact with experts from leading companies!”
– Dana Bradfield, Information Services Manage, MUTUAL OF OMAHA COMPANIES
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“Great conference for in-house managers and counsel… lots of relevant, timely information.”
– Paul S. Hunter, Senior Counsel, FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
For more information or to register, please contact the World Research Group toll free by phone at (800) 647-7600 or via e-mail at info@worldrg.com.
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