DAY 1 Sunday 19, OCT 2008           REGISTRATION 8:00 - 10:00 AM WORKSHOPS CAPACITY BUILDING 10.00 - 12.30

Workshop 1 Scope of the Global Challenge in Combating Trade in Counterfeits HALL ( A ) - 10.00 -12.30
Mr. J. Todd Reves Office of Intellectual Property Policy and Enforcement, United States Patent and Trademark Office

Workshop 2 Building a Case for Criminal Prosecution in Counterfeit Goods Cases HALL ( B ) 10.00 -12.30
Mr. Mohamed Shaltout Intellectual Property Specialist U.S. Embassy Cairo

Workshop 3 Collaboration between Customs Authorities & the Private Sector HALL ( C ) - 10:00 - 10:30
MR. MIKE WATSON BRAND PROTECTION MANAGER CISCO

CLOSED SESSION ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION HALL ( D )

CHAIRMAN: Dr. Mohammed Al-Twijeri CHAIRMAN Arab League Invited stakeholders from all the key sectors

Networking Lunch	13.00 – 14.00

OPENING CEREMONY 21:30 - 23:30

CHAIRMAN: CONSULTANT AHMED AL HAMDAN CHAIRMAN HEMAYA UNIVERSAL

DR. IBRAHIM BIN ABDULAZIZ ALASAAF SAUDI MINISTER OF FINANCE

H.E. ABDULLAH ZAINAL Minister SAUDI MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

H.E. Amr Moussa Secretary General – League of Arab States

H.R.H. Prince Khalid Al-Faisal Governor of Makkah Province

Gala Dinner

DAY 2 Monday 20, OCT 2008           REGISTRATION 8:00 - 9:00 AM SESSION 2.1 OVERVIEW - IPR MISSION & VISION 9.00 - 10.30

CHAIRMAN: H.E. Amr Moussa Secretary General League of Arab States

H.E. FORD FRAKER U.S. AMBASSADOR – RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA

DR. TALAL ABU-GHAZALEH CHAIRMAN & CEO, TALAL ABU-GHAZALEH ORGANIZATION (TAG-ORG) VICE CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UN GLOBAL COMPACT

MR. CHRISTOPHE ZIMMERMAN COORDINATOR FIGHT AGAINST COUNTERFEITING AND PIRACY WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION

Fawaz Al-Alamy WTO Chief Technical Trade Negotiator (Retired)

MR. LUC DEVIGNE HEAD OF UNIT- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY EUROPEAN UNION REPRESENTATIVE

Q&A

Coffee Break	10.30-11.00

SESSION 2.2 POLICY PLANS & INITIATIVES 11.00 - 12.30

CHAIRMAN: H.E. ABDULLAH ZAINAL Minister SAUDI MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

H.E. RIDHA TOUITI Minister Ministry of Commerce Tunisia

Mr. ALI FARAMAWY VICE PRESIDENT MICROSOFT INTERNATIONAL

H.E. RACHID MOHAMMAD RACHID Minister Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Egypt

MS. JENNIFER CHOE GROVES DIRECTOR FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INNOVATION OFFICE OF THE US TRADE REPRESENTATIVES

H.E. NABEEL MOLLAH DIRECTOR GENERAL SAUDI ARABIAN STANDARDS ORGANIZATION

Q&A

Coffee Break	12.30-13.00

SESSION 2.3 CUSTOMS INTERVENTION STRATEGIES & SUCCESS STORIES 13.00 - 14.30

CHAIRMAN: H.E. SALEH AL KHILAWI DIRECTOR GENERAL SAUDI CUSTOMS

MR. ABDULATIF ZAGHNOUN DIRECTOR GENERAL MOROCCAN CUSTOMS

Mr. MOHAMMED ALI TALIB DIRECTOR GENERAL BAHRAIN CUSTOM

DR. ALI AL ZUBEIDI PRESIDENT YEMEN CUSTOMS

MR. SAIF- U- DIN UMER SULEIMAN AHMED DIRECTOR GENERAL SUDAN CUSTOMS

Mr. Saud Al Fahad Deputy Director General for Customs Affairs Saudi Customs

Q&A

Networking Lunch	14.30-15.30

SESSION 2.4 BRAND OWNERS – STATUS & INITIATIVES 15.30 - 17.00

CHAIRMAN: MR. OMAR SHTEIWI REGIONAL IP ADVISOR NESTLE MEA

Mr. BRUNO ALVES Government Relations Manager – Rapid Emerging Markets NIKE

DR. BADR AL BADR MANAGING DIRECTOR CISCO SAUDI ARABIA

MR. CYRYL CHANTELOUP ANTI-COUNTERFEIT MANAGER EUROPE

DR. MAGDI MOHSEN DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS PFIZER SAUDI ARABIA

ENG. RAMI ABU GHAZALEH CEO AND CO OWNER ALBAIK FOOD SYSTEMS

MR. SHUNJI WAKINO HEAD OF COUNTERFEIT DEPT PANASONIC HQ

Q&A

DAY 3 Tuesday 21, OCT 2008           SESSION 3.1 JUDICIAL AUTHORITY 9.00 - 10.30

CHAIRMAN: SKH. MOHAMMAD ABDULLAH AL AMEEN PRESIDENT BOARD OF GRIEVANCES– KSA

H.E. JUDGE MR. MOHAMMED AL RAQAD PRESIDENT OF JUDICIAL COUNCIL , JORDAN

SKH. ABDUL ELAH AL SULEIMAN Chairman BOARD OF GRIEVANCES – KSA

MR. MONDHER AL MANSI ATTORNEY at LAW IP EXPERT

MR. MOHAMMED AL DAHABAN LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF BSA in Saudi Arabia

Q&A

Coffee Break	10.30-11.00

SESSION 3.2 POLICY PLANS & INITIATIVES 11.00 - 12.30

CHAIRMAN: H.E. IYAD BIN AMIN MADANI CHAIRMAN SAUDI MINISTER OF CULTURE & INFORMATION

MR. ERIC SMITH PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ALLIANCE

DR. MOHAMMED AL ANSARI IPR DIRECTOR SAUDI ARAMCO

MR. MARTIN LERIGO SENIOR MANAGER GLOBAL IP PROTECTION POLICY – CISCO

Q&A

SESSION 3.3 BASCAP- Guidelines Initiative 12.30-13.00

SESSION 3.4 THE ROLE OF STANDARDS IN PROTECTING BRANDS & CONSUMERS 13.00 - 14.30

CHAIRMAN: ENG. SAUD AL ASKAR ACTING DIRECTOR GENERAL GCC STANDARDIZATION

ENG. MOHAMED SOLIEMAN SHAFIK HEAD OF CHAIRMAN`S OFFICE AFFAIRS GENERAL ORGANIZATION FOR EXPORTS AND IMPORTS CONTROL – EGYPT

PROF. AMOR TOUMI TECHNICAL OFFICER /FTP/P.05/MRS/TCM/HSS WHO

MR. ALI AL NASSER OPERATION MANAGER SAUDI SPECIALIZED LABORATORIES CO. “CONFORMITY”

DR. ABDULLAH AL ABDULKADER CEO DAWAEEAH – SAUDI ARABIA

Q&A

Networking Lunch	14.30-15.30

SESSION 3.5 BRAND OWNERS – STATUS & INITIATIVES 15.30 - 17.00

CHAIRMAN: DR. MOHAMMED AL HAMAD DIRECTOR SAUDI CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY

MR. FOUAD FLEIFEL ACTING GENERAL DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND TRADE, HEAD OF CONSUMER PROTECTION DIRECTORATE – Ministry of Economy and Trade – Lebanon

DR. ANWAR AL RAWAS VICE PRESIDENT CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY – OMAN

DR. JAMAL AL SAEEDI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY – UAE

DR. KHALID AL KHALAF EX-DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SAUDI ARABIAN STANDARDS ORGANIZATION

Q&A

Coffee Break	17.00-17.30

SESSION 3.6 CLOSING SESSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS 17.30-18.30

CHAIRMAN: PROF. MOHAMMED AL TWAIJRI SECRETARY GENERAL ASSISTANT FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS ARAB LEAGUE

INVITED VIP STAKEHOLDERS FROM ALL KEY SECTORS