CII - Intellectual Property

Background

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in collaboration with Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands in New Delhi and IIT Delhi are jointly organizing the Indo-Dutch Tech Summit 2025 on 6 February 2025 in New Delhi.

This prestigious summit will witness the participation of a high-level Dutch delegation comprising business leaders, ministers, government officials, academic heads, and startups.

Several senior officials from Dutch side have confirmed their presence at the summit including Mr Tjerk Opmeer, Deputy Vice Minister of Business and Innovation at the Ministry of Economic Affairs; H.E. Ms Marisa Gerards, Hon’ble Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to India, and Prof Margot Weijnen, Executive Board of the Dutch Research Council (NWO). Various senior officials from Indian Government, Industry, and Academia like IIT Delhi shall also be addressing at the summit.

Programme Sponsor

Key Sectors

Healthcare

MedTech

Advanced Materials

Semiconductors

Water

Green Hydrogen

Commercial Space Engagement

Critical Minerals

Bioeconomy and Waste-to-Wealth Technologies

Invited Speakers 2023

Gallery 2023

OPENING SESSION

L-R: Mr Satish Reddy; Chairman, CII National Committee on Intellectual Property & Chairman, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd; Ms Sumita Dawra; Special Secretary; Department of Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt of India; Mr Masanori Katsura; Deputy Commissioner Japan Patent Office and Mr R Saha; Senior Advisor, Confederation of Indian Industry

Mr Satish Reddy

Chairman, CII National Committee on Intellectual Property & Chairman, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd

Ms Sumita Dawra

Special Secretary; Department of Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt of India

Mr Masanori Katsura

Deputy Commissioner Japan Patent Office

Mr António Campinos

President, European Patent office (EPO)

Mr Daren Tang

Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

SESSION 1

L-R : Prof Dr Heinz Goddar; Patentanwalt, European and German Patent and Trademark Attorney, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT, Dr Masakazu Shiozawa; Director, International Cooperation Division, Japan Patent Office, Mr Pravin Anand; Managing Partner, Anand and Anand, Dr Anju Khanna; Director -Patents, Lall & Sethi, Dr B Dinesh Kumar; Head -IPM, Dr Reddy's Lab, Mr Vaibhav Khanna; Head, Intellectual Property, Sterlite technologies

Mr Pravin Anand

Managing Partner, Anand and Anand

Dr Masakazu Shiozawa

Director, International Cooperation Division, Japan Patent Office

Dr Anju Khanna

Director -Patents, Lall & Sethi

Prof Dr Heinz Goddar

Patentanwalt, European and German Patent and Trademark Attorney, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT

SESSION 2

L-R : Dr Manisha Shridhar; Regional Advisor, Intellectual Property Rights, Trade and Health, Health Systems Department, WHO-SEARO, Prof. Pradeep Srivastava; Executive Director, TIFAC, Dr Abha Chhabra; Head, RESPOND and Research Management Division, Research, Outreach and Training Coordination Group, Space Applications Centre, ISRO,

Prof. Pradeep Srivastava

Executive Director, TIFAC

Ms Lisa Jorgenson

Deputy Director General, WIPO

SESSION 3

L-R : Mr Safir Anand; Partner, Anand and Anand, Mr R Saha; Senior Advisor, Confederation of Indian Industry, Mr Blaise Fernandes; President & CEO, Indian Music Industry

Mr Blaise Fernandes

President & CEO, Indian Music Industry

Mr Andrea Goldstein

Head of India/Indonesia/Tunisia Desk, Economics Department, OECD

Mr Safir Anand

Partner, Anand and Anand

SESSION 4

L-R : Ms Gouri Puri; Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, Mr R Saha; Senior Advisor, Confederation of Indian Industry, Shri Kamlesh Varshney; Joint Secretary (TPL – I), Central Board of Direct Taxes Ministry of Finance, Govt of India, Mr K R Pradeep; Advocate and Chartered Accountant, Ms. Charanya Lakshmikumaran; Partner, Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan

Shri Kamlesh Varshney

Joint Secretary (TPL – I),
Central Board of Direct Taxes Ministry of Finance,
Govt of India

SESSION 5

L-R : Prof Dr Heinz Goddar; Patentanwalt, European and German Patent and Trademark Attorney, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT, Mr R Saha; Senior Advisor, Confederation of Indian Industry, Dr Ajai Garg, Director, and Head (Digital Group), Anand and Anand, Ms Vidya Vikas; Head-Patents, Tata Consultancy Services