Protecting Intellectual Property: The Missing Link in International Development

Opening Remarks:
Richard Rossow
Senior Fellow and Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies, CSIS 

Panel Discussion:
Rod Hunter
Senior Vice President, International Advocacy, PhRMA 

Robert Shapiro
Former U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs 
Co-founder and Chairman, Sonecon LLC 

Scott Miller 
Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS

Dr. Robert Bertram
Director for the Office of Agriculture, Research and Policy, Bureau for Food Security, U.S. Agency for International Development

Moderated by:
Daniel F. Runde
Director, Project on Prosperity and Development and William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis, CSIS

Tuesday, April 22, 2014, 9:30AM to 11:00AM
Ground Floor Conference Room
1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036

 
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Intellectual property (IP) is a widely accepted engine for prosperity in middle-income and developing countries. However, IP enforcement is lax or nonexistent in many middle-income countries, hampering incentives for innovation and broad based economic growth. An improved IP regime is not only good for the United States and its allies, but also for economic development more broadly. Join us for a discussion with a panel of experts on the critical role of IP as a missing link in the development conversation, and  how the United States should combine its development, diplomacy, and trade policies to promote positive changes in the IP regimes of middle income and developing countries.