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Summit on the Global Agenda

10-11 October 2011, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

This two-day summit in Abu Dhabi brings together members of the World Economic Forums network of Global Agenda Councils from over 80 countries.  The global experts will identify the latest trends and explore risks on the uniquely designed topics such as food security, climate change, financial stability and geopolitical risk. Richard is on his third term on the Global Agenda Council on the Intellectual Property System, with over a dozen other thought leaders in IP, and will be working to increase transparency and equity in the system. 

CBSG Workshop on Open Source Biotech

4 October 2011, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Invited by Centre for Society and Genomics in the Netherlands, Richard Jefferson will attend the Centre for BioSystems Genomics (CBSG) workshop on Open Souce Biotech as the Keynote speaker at Wageningen University.   Richard will be presenting Cambia's experience with Biological Open Source, our views on open sourced research and technology  and  life sciences enabled innovation and how equitable innovation for negelected opportunities or weak market signals can only be achieved through patents  being a key part of a new standard of open, transparent and public, global innovation cartography

Centre for Society and Genomics International Network Conference

29-30 September 2011, Brussels, Belgium

The International Network Conference on Ethical and Social Aspects for IPRs for the Life Sciences- Agrifood and Health,  is organized by Centre for Society and Genomics of the Netherlands and held on the 29-30 September 2011 in Brussels.   Richard Jefferson is invited to give The Keynote Lecture, titled "Beyond BIOS:  Innovation Cartography as a Systemic response to System Dysfunction".  In the presentation, he will outline the origins of and lessons from Cambia's work, including the BIOS initiative and Patent Lens, and the steps necessary to create a disruptive open global platform to render the innovation system transparent, understandable and navigable, and to create a system of equitable access to the Zeroth Human Right: 'freedom to innovate'.

The Skoll World Forum

March 30 - April 1 2011, Oxford UK

The Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship is the premier, international platform for accelerating entrepreneurial approaches and innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing social issues. Richard will be presenting in a session on "Systems Innovation: Breaking Barriers to Large-Scale Change"

The Illahee Lectures

March 28, 2011, Portland, USA

The theme for the 2011 Ilahee Lectures is "Searching for Solutions: Innovation for Public Good". Richard will be presenting his ideas on innovation cartography and its role in enabling innovation.

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 - Shared Norms for the New Reality

26-30 January 2011, Davos, Switzerland

The Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos is the premier gathering of global leaders in politics and business. Cambia's Founder Richard Jefferson participated in his sixth Annual Meeting as a Social Entrepreneur,  presenting as a thought leader in agriculture, innovation, science and intellectual property.
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Global Competitiveness Forum

22 - 25 January 2011, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Richard Jefferson was invited to speak at the 5th Annual Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF).  The forum is an annual meeting of committed doers courageous enough to believe that anything is possible. Richard was on a plenary panel focusing on new strategies for agriculture and innovation.

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