The conference will take place on Friday, April 9, 2010 in Room 290 of Stanford Law School

8:30 AM: Registration, Stanford Law School

9:00 AM: Remarks: Larry Kramer, Richard E. Lang Professor of Law and Dean of Stanford Law School

9:15 AM:Opening Remarks: Jenik Radon, Professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs

9:45 AM: Panel 1 – Incentives for Research & Development of Medicines

Speakers:
Robert Chess, Chairman, Nektar Therapeutics, and Board member and initial Chairman, Bio Ventures for Global Health
Richard Chin, CEO of OneWorld Health
Tom Bollyky, Fellow at the Center for Global Development
Jenik Radon, Professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs

Moderator: Shah Ali, M.D. candidate, Stanford School of Medicine, Class of 2012

11:00 AM: Break

11:15 AM: Panel 2 – Partnerships to Facilitate Drug Development

Speakers:
Carol Mimura, Assistant Vice Chancellor, UC Berkeley Intellectual Property & Industry Research Alliances
Gregg Alton, Executive Vice President, Corporate and Medical Affairs at Gilead
Charlie Kinzig, Vice President of Corporate Intellectual Property at GlaxoSmithKline

Moderator: Vinita Kailasanath, J.D. candidate, Stanford Law School, Class of 2010

12:15 PM: Panel 3 – The Role of Government and Multilateral Organizations in Increasing Access to Medicine

Speakers:
Hannu Wager, Counselor in the IP Division of the WTO, and Secretary of the WTO TRIPS Council
Joe Damond, Vice President of Government Relations at Pfizer
Talha Syed, Assistant Professor at the UC Berkeley Law School

Moderator: Garrett Anderson, J.D. candidate, Stanford Law School, Class of 2011

1:15 PM: Closing Remarks: Jenik Radon, Professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs

1:25 PM: Lunch Reception