One-day conference Licensing and Technology Transfer for a better Society organized by LES Benelux and the Impact Licensing Initiative on 21 February 2024 in Brussels.
- Dr. Heidy Rombouts, Director General Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
- Marion (Amy) Dietterich, Director WIPO Green (World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva), “IP and Development, Adressing Climate Change and the environment“
- Sabine Soetens, Inclusive Growth Lead Expert, Enabel (Brussels), “Private Partnerships through Impact Licensing”
- Johan Martens, Chairman Solhyd Foundation (Leuven), “Hydrogen applications in developing countries via impact licensing“
- Panel discussion
- Arina Gorbatyuk, KULeuven, “Socially responsible licensing by universities”
- Ivo de Nooijer, NFU (Utrecht), “Societal impact through technology transfer”
- Carmen Correa Martin, Erasmus University (Rotterdam) and President of LES Benelux, “University Technology Transfer and social impact”
- Johan Moyersoen, CEO IKIC Impact Ventures BV Leuven) and Bruno Vandermeulen, IP Director Impact Licensing Initiative (Leuven), “Impact Licensing principles and case studies“
- Filip De Corte, IP Director Syngenta (Basel), “Switching gears on IP portfolio management” (handout will follow)
- Kim Van Cauwenberghe, CEO Smart Technics (Brussels) and Seppe Verdonck, Innovation Manager IKIC Impact Ventures (Leuven) “Passive cold chain : from the warehouse to the hospital”
