March 28-29, 2007 / San Diego, CA

A two-day workshop on how to achieve
co-innovation in China; leverage R&D resources and market opportunities; create new intellectual property—yet protect core assets

Receive new insights from both US- and China-based industry practitioners on how to:

• Negotiate and cultivate reciprocal, co-innovation relationships

• Structure IP rights to both benefit and protect each partner’s interests

• Tap into emerging sources of innovation in China, understand the growing impact and opportunity of government-funded R&D

• Find and qualify the right partners for your specific objectives; work with intermediaries to accelerate and safeguard the selection process

• Build trust and overcome cultural barriers with partners in China –foster creative thinking and genuine teamwork

Featuring:

	Roger Nagel Harvey Wagner Professor and Sr. Fellow, CSE and Enterprise Systems Center Lehigh University author, Cooperate to Compete
	Lothar Katz Founder and President Leadership Crossroads author, Negotiating International Business
	Dr. Alan Paau Vice Provost for Technology Transfer and Economic Development Cornell University President of the Cornell Research Foundation
	Dr. John C. Tao Corporate Director, Technology Partnerships Air Products
	David M. Stout, PhD Director, Global Basic & Pre-Clinical Sourcing Merck & Company, Inc.
	Dr. Ike Nassi Senior Vice President SAP Research Americas
	Jan Gronski General Manager, China R&D Center Cisco Systems
	Sekar Sundararajan Senior Vice President Home Meridian International