Regionaalse seminari ja koolituse „WIPO Mentoring Program for TTO Network on Establishment and Management of Spin-offs in the Baltic States“ korraldamine

KÄSKKIRI 07.01.2025 nr 1-1/25-1-O

Regionaalse seminari ja koolituse „WIPO Mentoring Program for TTO Network on Establishment and Management of Spin-offs in the Baltic States“ korraldamine Intellektuaalomandiõiguse osakonna põhiülesannetest tulenevalt:

1. Korraldada koostöös WIPOga 14. jaanuaril Eesti Kunstiakadeemias ja 15. jaanuaril 2025 Tallink Spa & Conference hotellis toimuv regionaalne seminar ja koolitus „ WIPO Mentoring Program for TTO Network on Establishment and Management of Spin-offs in the Baltic States” Balti riikide ülikoolide tehnoloogiasiirde spetsialistidele.

2. Kinnitan seminari ja koolituse kava (Lisa).

3. Määran seminari ja koolituse korraldajateks ja läbiviijateks intellektuaalomandiõiguse

osakonna teabeürituste koordinaator Triin Urviste ja jurist Anna Emilie Ferscheli.

4. Finantsjuhil Aasa Süllal eraldada Patendiameti 2025. aasta eelarvest rahalised vahendid seminari ja koolituse korraldamiseks ja läbiviimiseks.

(allkirjastatud digitaalselt) Margus Viher Peadirektor

Lisa 1 Kehtestatud Patendiameti peadirektori 07.01.2025

Käskkirjaga nr 1-1/25-1-O Teisipäev, 14. jaanuar, 2025 Module 6: Soft Skills in Startup Creation - WIPO Mentoring Program for Technology Transfer Offices (TTO) Network on Establishment and Management of Spin-offs in the Baltic States 09:00 – 09:15 Opening Remarks and Introduction to the Program Moderator: Ms. Olga Spasic, WIPO Consultant, International Expert on Technology

Transfer, Geneva

Welcoming addresses by:

Ms. Virag Halgand, Head, Section for Central European and Baltic States and Mediterranean Countries, Division for Transition and Developed Countries, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Mr. Michael Mbogoro, Head, Technology Transfer Section, IP for Innovators Department (IPID), IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector, WIPO

Theme I: Soft Skills in Technology Transfer and Spin-off Creation 09:15 – 10:15 Cultivating Essential Leadership Soft Skills

Speaker: Mr. Ulf Petrusson, Professor of Law, Director, the Institute for Innovation and Social Change, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

10:15 – 11:15 Small Group Exercise Coach: Mr. Ulf Petrusson 11:15 – 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 – 12:15 Founder Personality and Leadership Qualities

Speaker: Mr. Adam Hillestrøm, International expert, Non-Executive Director, Marionette ApS, Venture Cup, Flow Robotics A/S, Denmark

12:15 – 13:00 Roundtable Discussion on the Topics of the Day Moderators: Mr. Ulf Petrusson Ms. Olga Spasic Mr. Adam Hillestrøm 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break Theme II: Practical Exercise: Implementing Concepts Learned in the TTO Network Mentoring Program for the Spin-offs in the Baltic States 14:00 – 14:20 Overview of Modules 1 – 6 and Main Takeaways Speaker: Mr. Adam Hillestrøm 14:20 – 14:30 Introduction to the Case Study Exercise – Follow up to Module 5

Speaker: Ms. Olga Spasic 14:30 – 16:15 Case Study Exercise: Finalization of Spin-off Strategy Development (Cont. Module 5 Exercise) Coaches:Mr. Adam Hillestrøm Mr. Michael Mbogoro Ms. Olga Spasic Mr. Ulf Petursson 16:15 – 16:45 Discussion on Results, Lessons Learnt and Next Steps Moderators: Mr. Michael Mbogoro Ms. Virag Halgand Ms. Olga Spasic

Ms. Olga Kusanova, Fellow, Technology Transfer Section, IPID, IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector, WIPO

16:45 – 17:00 Closing Session Speaker: Mr. Michael Mbogoro

Kolmapäev, 15. jaanuar, 2025 HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE TTO NETWORK MENTORING PROGRAM FOR THE SPIN-OFFS IN THE BALTIC STATES

Moderator: Ms. Anna Emilie Ferschel, Lawyer, Intellectual Property Law Department, Estonian Patent Office, Tallinn

09:00 – 09:45 Opening Remarks

Welcome addresses by: Mr. Marco Aleman, Assistant Director General, IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Mr. Margus Viher, Director General, Estonian Patent Office, Tallinn Ms. Liisa-Ly Pakosta, Minister, Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs, Tallinn Ms. Vita Kascėnė, Director, State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius Mr. Agris Batalauskis, Director, Patent office of the Republic of Latvia, Riga

09:45 – 10:15 Overview of the Baltic States TTO Network Project – Impact and

Potential way Forward

Speaker: Mr. Michael Mbogoro, Head, Technology Transfer Section, IP for Innovators Department (IPID), IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector, WIPO

10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break 10:30 – 11:15 Expected Institutional Benefits from the TTO Network Mentoring

Program

Moderator: Ms. Virag Halgand, Head, Section for Central European and Baltic States and Mediterranean Countries, Division for Transition and Developed Countries (TDC), WIPO

Speakers: Mr. Marco Aleman, Assistant Director General, IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector, WIPO Mr. Erik Puura, Vice-Rector for Entrepreneurship, Vice-Rector for Research, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Tallinn Assoc. Prof. Dins Šmits, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga (TBD) Prof. Dr. Dalius Navakauskas, Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation, Vilnius Tech University, Vilnius

11:15 – 11:45 Government Policies in Support of Academia and Industry

Collaboration and Technology Transfer with Focus on Spin-Offs

Speakers: Mr. Renno Veinthal, Deputy Secretary General (Higher Education, Research, and Adult Education), Ministry of Education and Research, Tallinn Ms. Inga Kõue, Deep Tech Startup Ecosystem Project Lead, Startup Estonia, Tallinn

11:45 – 11:55 Q&A Session 11:55 – 12:35 Impact of the Project on Upskilling Competences of Baltic TTO

Network Professionals Moderator: Mr. Adam Hillestrøm, International expert, Non-Executive Director,

Marionette ApS, Venture Cup, Flow Robotics A/S, Denmark Speakers: Beneficiary of the Mentoring Program from Estonia (TBD)

Mr. Jurijs Jastržembskis, Leading Expert in Technology and Innovation Transfer, University of Latvia, Riga Ms. Greta Žėkienė, Head of Intellectual Property Management, National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas

12:35 – 14:15 Lunch Break 14:15 – 14:45 Government Programs and Incentives Policies for the Creation of

Spinoffs in Nordic Countries

Speaker: Mr. Ulf Petrusson, Professor of Law, Director, the Institute for Innovation and Social Change, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

14:45 – 15:15 Government Support for the Creation of Spin-offs

Speaker: Mr. Michael Mbogoro 15:15 – 15:25 Q&A Session 15:25 – 16:15 Official Ceremony: WIPO Certificate for Successful Completion of

the WIPO Mentoring Program for TTO Network on Establishment and Management of Spin-offs in the Baltic States

Moderator: Ms. Anna Emilie Ferschel

Delivering the Certificates: Mr. Marco Aleman

16:15 – 16:45 Photograph Session 16:45 – 17:00 Closing Ceremony

Speakers: Mr. Marco Aleman Mr. Margus Viher 17:30 – 19:30 Reception