Symposium on Possible Interrelations between the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) and the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV Convention) (UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16)
October 26, 2016 (Geneva, Switzerland)
Meetings by Topic 
Seminars & Symposia
Video on demand 
Meeting Documents
| Code | Title(s) | File(s) |
|---|---|---|
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/1 PROV.2 | Draft Program |  EN FR ES DE |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/2/PROCEEDINGS | Proceedings | EN |
Biographies
| Code | Title(s) | File(s) |
|---|---|---|
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/BIO/1 | Mr. Peter Button, Vice Secretary-General, UPOV | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/BIO/2 | Secretary of the ITPGRFA | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/BIO/3 | Ms. Szonja Csörgő Director, Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs, European Seed Association (ESA), Belgium | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/BIO/4 | Mr. Bryan Harvey Professor Emeritus, Plant Sciences Department, University of Saskatchewan, Canada | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/BIO/5 | Mr. Bram de Jonge Seed Policy Officer, Oxfam Novib, Netherlands | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/BIO/6 | Ms. Sangeeta Shashikant Legal Advisor, Third World Network International Secretariat, Malaysia | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/BIO/7 | Mr. Stephen Smith Professor in Agronomy, Iowa State University, United States of America | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/BIO/8 | Mr. Raimundo Lavignolle, President, Instituto Nacional de Semillas (INASE, Argentina | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/BIO/9 | Mr. Anthony Parker, Commissioner, Plant Breeders’ Rights Office, Canada | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/BIO/10 | Ms. Päivi Mannerkorpi, Head of Sector – Unit E2, Plant Reproductive Material, Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANCO), European Commission | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/BIO/11 | Mr. Simon Maina, Head, Seed Certification and Plant Variety Protection, Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), Kenya | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/BIO/12 | Ms. Svahild-Isabelle Batta Torheim, Senior Advisor, Department of Forest and Natural Resource Policy, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Norway | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/BIO/13 | Mr. Andrew Mitchell, Head of Varieties and Seeds Policy, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom | EN |
Presentations
| Code | Title(s) | File(s) |
|---|---|---|
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/PPT/1 | Overview of the UPOV Convention Prepared by: Mr. Peter Button, Vice Secretary-General, UPOV | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/PPT/2 | Overview of the ITPGRFA Prepared by: Secretary of the ITPGRFA | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/PPT/3 | Analysis of the Interrelations between Farmers’ Rights and Plant Breeders’ Rights Under the ITPGRFA and the UPOV Convention Prepared by: Ms. Szonja Csörgő Director, Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs, European Seed Association (ESA), Belgium | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/PPT/4 | Analysis of the Interrelations between Farmers’ Rights and Plant Breeders’ Rights Under the ITPGRFA and the UPOV Convention Prepared by: Mr. Bryan Harvey Professor Emeritus, Plant Sciences Department, University of Saskatchewan, Canada | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/PPT/5 | Analysis of the Interrelations between Farmers’ Rights and Plant Breeders’ Rights Under the ITPGRFA and the UPOV Convention Prepared by: Mr. Bram de Jonge Seed Policy Officer, Oxfam Novib, Netherlands | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/PPT/6 | Analysis of the Interrelations between Farmers’ Rights and Plant Breeders’ Rights Under the ITPGRFA and the UPOV Convention Prepared by: Ms. Sangeeta Shashikant Legal Advisor, Third World Network International Secretariat, Malaysia | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/PPT/7 | Analysis of the Interrelations between Farmers’ Rights and Plant Breeders’ Rights Under the ITPGRFA and the UPOV Convention Prepared by: Mr. Stephen Smith Professor in Agronomy, Iowa State University, United States of America | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/PPT/8 | Experiences of the Contracting Parties in Implementing the UPOV Convention and the ITPGRFA - Argentina Prepared by: Mr. Raimundo Lavignolle, President, Instituto Nacional de Semillas (INASE) | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/PPT/9 | Experiences of the Contracting Parties in Implementing the UPOV Convention and the ITPGRFA - Canada Prepared by: Mr. Anthony Parker, Commissioner, Plant Breeders’ Rights Office | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/PPT/10A | Experiences of the Contracting Parties in Implementing the UPOV Convention and the ITPGRFA
- European Union Prepared by: Ms. Päivi Mannerkorpi, Head of Sector – Unit E2, Plant Reproductive Material, Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANCO), European Commission | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/PPT/10B | Experience of the United Kingdom in Implementing the UPOV Convention and the ITPGRFA Prepared by: Mr. Andrew Mitchell, Head of Varieties and Seeds Policy, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/PPT/11 | Experiences of the Contracting Parties in Implementing the UPOV Convention and the ITPGRFA - Kenya Prepared by: Mr. Simon Maina, Head, Seed Certification and Plant Variety Protection, Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/PPT/12 | Experiences of the Contracting Parties in Implementing the UPOV Convention and the ITPGRFA - Norway Prepared by: Ms. Svahild-Isabelle Batta Torheim, Senior Advisor, Department of Forest and Natural Resource Policy, Ministry of Agriculture and Food | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/PPT/13 | Overview of initiatives involving the ITPGRFA and UPOV Prepared by: Secretary of the ITPGRFA | EN |
| UPOV-ITPGRFA/SYM/GE/16/PPT/14 | Overview of initiatives involving the ITPGRFA and UPOV Prepared by: Mr. Peter Button, Vice Secretary-General, UPOV | EN |
