Asia Pacific
Conference on
Strategies for Building a Competitive Software Industry
Agenda
Grand Hyatt Hotel
Beijing, People's Republic of China
June 28-29, 2005
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Day One: Tuesday, June
28, 2005
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8:00 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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8:55 |
Introduction
Michael Mudd, Director of Public Policy, Asia-Pacific CompTIA
Welcome/Opening Remarks
Mr. John Venator,
President and CEO, CompTIA
Mr Cheng Chong, Chairman of the China Software Industry Association
Hon. Bruce A. Lehman, Chairman, International Intellectual Property
Institute
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9:20 |
Intellectual Property Rights;
Models for Software Development and Trends
What is the strategic impact of IPR on the Open Source and
proprietary software development models? What is the impact of Open
Source on how software companies and users think about IP assets?
What are the trends in the business models of Open Source and
commercial vendors? What are the emerging hot button issues?
Moderator:
Hon. Bruce A. Lehman, Chairman, International Intellectual Property
Institute
Opening remarks
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9:30 |
Challenges in
Managing Intellectual Property in developing Countries
Mdm Liu Dongwei, Bureau Chief, Beijing Intellectual Property Bureau
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9:50 |
Study of
Intellectual Property in Open Source & Commercial Software Model in
China
Mr. Zou Bian, Deputy Secretary General, IPR Committee, China
Software Industry Association
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10:10 |
Intellectual
Property Context of India's Software Industry: Current and Future
Policy Directions
Mr. Sridhar Vedala, Partner, Mithas Consulting Group
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10:30 |
Conversation Break
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10:50 |
Open Source Licensing and Software Development
Mr. Larry Rosen, Counsel, Open Source Initiative
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11:10 |
Current IPR Issues for Software Developers
Dr. Gao Lulin, Chairman, East IP Group and Former Commissioner of
the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO)
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11:30 |
The Strategic Role of IPR in Developing an ICT Industry and
Digital IP
Mr. Sergej Koperdak, IPR Policy Advisor, CompTIA, EU and former
EU Commission IPR Advisor for the Accession of States
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11:50 |
Panel discussion and questions from the floor
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12:30 |
Lunch
Keynote: The Global IPR Index, a Guide to
Extracting IPR Value
Mr. Chee Chun Woei, CEO Intelligen
Singapore
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14:00 |
Public Policy in Facilitating the Development the Software
Industry
Public policy can have a significant and
positive impact on the development of a competitive and vibrant
software industry. What are the fundamental government policies
that foster innovation and sustain development of a healthy software
industry? What are the key considerations that policymakers have to
weigh and balance?
Moderator:
Professor Chen Zhong,
Professor and Dean, School of Software and
Microelectronics, Peking University
Opening remarks
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14:10 |
The Japanese
Government Role in Fostering Software Development
Mr. Norihisa Ando, Vice President and Head of Japan Operation,
Satyam Computer Services
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14:30 |
Vietnams Open Source Programs
Mr. Nguyen Thuy Nhi MSc, Deputy Director, The Vietnam National OSS
Project, Ministry of Science and Technology
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14:50 |
Case Study - Open
Source and China Software Development
Professor. Lu Shouqun, Chairman of the Promotion Alliance of China
OSS
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15:10 |
Conversation Break
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15:40 |
Examining the Security and Cost Considerations of Open Source
Software
Mr. Morgan Reed III, Vice-President for Public Affairs, Association of Competitive Technology
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16:00 |
Competitive Government Procurement: Model Guide & Protocol for
Government IT Procurement
Ms. Melanie Wyne, Public Policy Director, CompTIA USA
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16:20 |
Public Policy and Realizing the Development of the
Software Industry
Hon. Bruce A. Lehman, Chairman, International Intellectual
Property Institute
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16:40 |
Panel discussion and
questions from the floor
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17:30 |
Close Day One
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18:00 |
Banquet
Keynote: Software of the Future the next big thing
Mr. Dion Wiggins, Senior Vice President, Gartner Intelligence
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Day Two: Wednesday, June 29,
2005
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8:00 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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9:00 |
Welcome Remarks
Michael Mudd, Director of Public Policy, Asia-Pacific CompTIA
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9:00 |
Government and Industry
Partnership for Competitive Advantage
What are the roles and
responsibilities of the software industry with Government? How do
the diverse number of technology players, both hardware and
software, interact with each other? What is the optimal partnership
that makes the software industry more innovative and competitive?
How should Government, industry and academia interact?
Moderator:
Mr. Robert Kramer, Vice President of Public Policy, the Computing
Technology Industry Association CompTIA
Opening Remarks
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9:20 |
Government Software
Investment & IP Commercialization
Mr. V Mathivanan, CEO, CrimsonLogic
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9:40 |
Interoperability and
Standards The Role of Government and Industry
Mr. Shao Kai, CEO, Beijing UFIDA Software.
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10:30 |
Conversation break
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10:50 |
The Thai Governments
Ubiquitous Computing Project
Dr. Rom Hiranpruk, Director of Thailand Software Park
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11:10 |
Open Source and Open
Standards; Government, Academia and Industry Perspectives
Mr. Dion Wiggins, Senior Vice President, Gartner Intelligence
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11:30 |
The National IT
Apprenticeship System
Mr. John Venator, President and CEO, CompTIA
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11:50 |
Panel discussion and
questions from the floor
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12:30 |
Lunch
Keynote: Strategies for India and China in Building Competitive
Software Industries
Mr. Jayant Pendharkar, Vice President, Tata Consultancy Services
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14:00 |
Perspectives from Industry
(Case studies, coexistence of commercial and OSS)
What is the experience of local software developers in navigating
government policy and competing in the dynamic software industry?
Who are the success stories? Which business models are thriving and
having a positive impact on the software eco-system? What are the
lessons learned for policy makers and software developers?
Moderator:
Mr. Sridhar Vedala, Partner, Mithras Consulting Group
Opening Remarks
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14:20 |
Case Study -
Sparkice: E-Commerce Software in Action
Mr. Edward Zeng, CEO Sparkice
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14:30 |
Case Study -
Software Development for Call Centers in India
Mr. Jayant Pendharkar, Vice President, Tata Information Technology
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14:50 |
Case Study
Kingsoft Company: World Class Software Developed in China
Mr. Ren Jian, COO, Kingsoft Corp
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15:10 |
Conversation Break
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15:40 |
Integrating Open
Source and Proprietary Software Into a Business Model the Case of
Linux Networx
Mr. Stephen Hill, Partner, Parr, Waddoups, Brown, Gee, & Loveless;
Former CEO, Linux Networx
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16:00 |
Open Source and
Commercial Software; Product Competition and Microsoft Shared Source
Initiative
Ashok Pandey, Commercial Software Initiative Director, Microsoft
Corporation
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16:20 |
Panel discussion and
questions from the floor
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17:00 |
Closing Remarks
Mr. John Venator, President and CEO, CompTIA
Mr Cheng Chong, Chairman of the China Software Industry Association
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17:15 |
Cocktails and
conversation |
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Confirmed |
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