LES Japan Annual Meeting 2022 in Otsu City
“Pioneering with Intellectual Property! Future of Sustainable Development“
- Date
- July 8 (Fri) - July 9(Sat), 2022
- Venue
- Hybrid style of real participation and online participation
(Real) LAKE BIWA OTSU PRINCE HOTEL, JAPAN
https://www.princehotels.com/otsu/
(Online) Zoom
Zoom URL will be notified to registered participants
Program
First Day (July 8)
| Time | Speakers | Meeting Style | |
| "Option 1" Morning-14:30 |
Tour: 1) Stroll through Omi Merchant Cityscape 2) Lunch (Omi Beef and Char-grilled Eel) 3) Shopping at La Collina (freshly baked Baumkuchen etc.) |
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| "Option 2" Morning-14:30 |
LESJ Golf Competition: Otaru Country Club | ||
| 15:00-15:10 | Opening Ceremony | Hybrid | |
| Keynote Speech 15:10-16:10 |
Lake Biwa and Contemporary Environmental Issues (tentative) |
Ms. Yukiko KADA Former Governor of Shiga Prefecture |
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| Speech1 16:20-17:20 |
Intensifying Competition in IP between U.S.-China and Rising Expectations for Professionals in IP | -Mr. Hisamitsu ARAI Former Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office |
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| Speech2 17:20-18:10 |
Brand Strategy of the Taneya Group (tentative) | -Mr. Masahito YAMAMOTO (CEO, Taneya Group) |
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| 18:45-19:00 | Welcome drink (This event may be cancelled depending on situation of COVID‑19.) |
Real Only | |
| 19:00-20:45 | Banquet | Real Only | |
| 21:00-23:00 | Friendship Night | Real Only | |
Second Day (July 9)
| Time | Speakers | Venues |
| Workshops 8:30-9:40 |
WS(1) U.S. Issues WG of LES Japan | Hybrid |
| WS(2) Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration WG of LES Japan | ||
| WS(3) ICT Business WG + Antitrust WG of LES Japan | ||
| WS(4) IP Finance WG of LES Japan | ||
| WS(5) Branding WG of LES Japan | ||
| Panel Discussion 10:00-11:30 |
Future of sustainable development of business and IP Moderator： Mr. Hiroki Saito,Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Immediate Past President of LES Japan Panelist： Mr. Yoshihiro Endo Operating Executive Head of Intellectual Property and Standardization Supervisory Unit Honda Motor Co., Mr. Kazushi Takemoto Deputy Senior Specialist Intellectual Property Department Suntory Holdings Limited Prof. Toshiya Watanabe Vice Director, Institute for Future Initiatives Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives The University of Tokyo |
Hybrid |
| 11:30-11:45 | Closing Ceremony |
[INFORMATION]
1. Registration
For registration, please fill in a registration from here and e-mail to kles5322@ostec.or.jp by June 24 (Japan time). As for the registration fee, please find the registration form.
2. Accommodation
For Hotel reservation, please check a box in the registration form referred above.
3. Option1: Tour
The tour bus will depart from the Lake Biwa Otsu Prince Hotel at 8:30 a.m. Participants arriving in Otsu on the morning of the day will be picked up by bus at JR Otsu Station.
As for lunch, please let us know if you do not prefer the char-grilled eel. We will prepare another menu.
Please wear comfortable shoes and clothes for a stroll.
4. Option2: LESJ Golf Competition
Please arrive at Otsu Prince Hotel at 5:50 a.m. on July 8th after having breakfast. Breakfast service of Otsu Hotel will not be available and breakfast will not be served on the way to the golf course. Please come to the meeting spot after wearing your golf wear.
5. Payment
Please pay the registration fee, optional tour fee, and golf competition fee in Japanese Yen by June 24 pursuant to an invoice to be sent. Please note that payment for accommodation is to be made at the Otsu Prince Hotel.
For any inquiries about registration and payments, please contact LES Japan Administrative Office (kles5322@ostec.or.jp)
6. Cancellation Policy
In the event of cancellation, please notify LES Japan Administrative Office by e-mail (kles5322@ostec.or.jp) immediately. Registration fee is non-refundable for cancellations made after June 25 (Sat.). If you change your registration from real participation to online participation after June 25 (Sat.), the difference in fee will not be refunded. The Cancellation Fee will apply based on the date of notification of cancellation received by LES Japan Administrative Office.
In the event of cancellation of accommodations, the golf competition, the optional tour, a cancellation fee may be charged in accordance with each facility's terms and conditions. Please contact the LES Japan Administrative Office (kles5322@ostec.or.jp) for more details.
