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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS,
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS, INDIA
INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON
INNOVATIONS & IPR
CONFERENCE BROCHURE 15th – 16th MAY 2015
Issued by: Center for Business Innovation
3/27/2015
Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
INDIA: MARCH, 2015
International Conference on Innovations & IPR (ICII)
THEME: INNOVATION & IPR FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
15th – 16th May 2015, IICA Manesar Campus
INTRODUCTION
The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) has been established by the Ministry of Corporate
Affairs (MCA), Government of India to act as a think-tank and centre of excellence to support the
growth of the corporate sector in India through an integrated and multi-disciplinary approach. The
Hon’ble Minister of State for Corporate Affairs (I/C) is the President of IICA. Secretary, Ministry of
Corporate Affairs is the Chairperson of the Board of Governors, which has many eminent
personalities. The state-of- the - art campus of IICA is located at Manesar, Haryana.
IICA offers capacity building and advisory solutions to the Government, Statutory Authorities, Private
Sector and other stakeholders through its various Schools, Centres and Foundations. It creates tailored
made programmes for ministries, departments, companies or other stakeholders that provide training
as per their requirement. Apart from specialized training, the institute continues to play an important
role in education and awareness through creation of focused and highly specialized content/material
for public dissemination as well as seminars and workshops on topics that are of current relevance.
With the objective of delving on pertinent issues relating to research and application of innovation to
techno-commercial use, exchange of ideas and experiences and develop policy recommendations to
resolve issues affecting various domains, the Center for Business Innovation, the School of Corporate
Law & The Knowledge Resource Center of the Indian institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) is organizing
an International Conference on Innovation & IPR (ICII) for developing an open repository of case
studies and research articles. IICA provides institutional support for research projects to identify
opportunities, development of prototypes, incubation support and help in exploiting potential to
address the ingenuity, agility and resourcefulness of the small entrepreneur in India. The CBI brings
together industry, experts and academic partners to explore and provide innovative solutions to
encourage entrepreneurship for inclusive growth and sustainable businesses for which it is developing
an ecosystem for innovation by connecting incubators, investors and start-ups in the space of
sustainable projects.
The case studies selected for presentation will be published in the International Journal of Innovations
& IPR. The “International Journal of Innovation & IPR” is peer reviewed, monthly international journal
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of all research, IJII, monthly peer-reviewed, online, open access (OA), journal supported by an
editorial board consisting of experts in various domains. The major aim of IJII (International Journal of
Innovations & IPR) is to rapidly report the most recent developments in the research area of Innovation
and IPR by the academicians, scientists, professionals and students.
OBJECTIVES
This Conference will provide a platform for contributors to trade ideas and best practice on
intellectual property rights and innovation in the business & academic sector. The subjects, around
which this convention will be based on, have been grouped into categories listed below followed
by a brief description of the terms:
v Business Innovation for Sustainability: In emerging economies, business innovation has been
instrumental in delivering more efficient services and deploying new business models
effectively for promoting scientific & strategic innovations for reducing the costs of products
and services in less affluent societies and on mass-scalable levels.
v Data analytics to improve Customer experience: Data analysis is a procedure for attaining
unrefined data and renovating it into information valuable for decision-making by users. Data
is gathered and studied deeply to answer problems, test hypotheses or validate theories.
v Incubation to create new SME test beds: Discuss case studies of successful and sustainable
incubation models that have supported economies during crisis and provided new SME test
beds thereby adding to the existing product lines of the large Corporations. Discuss
frameworks to bring Corporate, Government and Academia on same delivery platform.
v Techno-commercial Innovations: The convention will examine case studies which demonstrate
some of the possibilities arising from the balanced use of intellectual property rights to act as
an incentive for innovation and technology transfer, and a common basis of mutual benefit
among partners. It aims to provide indispensable support to the candidates for overcoming
trivial concerns similar to testing of the product, substantiation of effects in field conditions,
upgrading of models and preparation of comprehensive know-how documents.
v Technology transfer for Public Good: Technology transfer is the practice of transporting
methodical findings, skills, samples of manufacturing and knowledge from one association to
another for the function of further expansion and commercialization. Submit papers on
benefits and practices of technology transfer from originator to secondary users or dedicated
for public good.
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v IPR protection and commercialization: To ensure that the original initiatives, findings and
technologies evolving from research conducted as a part of the educational process are used
in the best interest of the institution and its associates and the public it serves, IPR can be
monetized and generate wealth for the innovators.
ICII aims to achieve the following outcomes:
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A horizon scans of existing and potential actors in the field.
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An assessment of active and possible activity addressing enforcement of IPR & Innovation as
well as other themes mentioned above.
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The initiation of targeted partnerships among different kinds of institutions.
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To identify lessons and constraints in implementing IPR.
WORK DONE ON IPR
The CBI at the IICA conceptualized and successfully executed the Innovators’ Roundtable. It focused at
IP protection, policies and guidelines and was organized in the year of 2013. The Innovators’
roundtable brings together practitioners of innovation to discuss issues pertinent to their growth; the
proceedings of the roundtable, participants’ feedback and the thought paper have been compiled. As
a result, number of positive steps have been enlisted which can chalk the unbeaten path for India to
become a superpower. IICA is also in the process of setting up an IPR Commercialization cell for
MSMEs on its campus.
CONVENTION FORMAT
The conference will adopt the form of a dialogue. Each topic will be discussed separately and in
sequence by all the participants. Each paper will pose questions to the participants to start a
dialogue. The papers can identify sub-themes for its treatment in smaller groups within a topic. The
authors of the papers will be invited as key note speakers. A dialogue seeks to collectively arrive to
answers to the questions. It is not the same as a debate in which the participants are trying to prove
the validity of their propositions. A dialogue is a common search for meaning as ways of addressing
common challenges. Participants will then be invited to share their national experience in addressing
the challenges under analysis. Professional facilitators will be hired to orient the dialogues towards
identifying answers to the questions.
The conference will have a space for open exchange of experiences in the way of posters, stands and
B2B sessions, therefore opening opportunities for direct interaction in addition to the more structured
dialogues. Each poster or stand will be preceded by the presentation of extended abstracts (2-4
pages) in which the participants will describe the role played by the institutions in addressing one of
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the conference topics. End Office (EO) will issue a call for abstracts with all the details required for
presentation and participation. The abstracts will be shared in advance and will constitute a critical
input for the final publication.
PARTICIPANTS:
We are inviting those with an existing or potential interest in IPR & Innovation, particularly in India.
These include:
• National and International business research institutes.
• Companies that already are or want to engage in incubator activities (entrepreneurs).
• National and International IPR & Innovation Federations and growing associations.
• Government & Private: Legal or Patent Attorneys, corporate, scientists.
• National and regional financial institutions with experience in business credit and insurance.
• Non-governmental and Intergovernmental Organizations (PhD scholars/researchers).
The advisory board will extend invitations to a number of academic institutions to reach a critical mass
for discussion.
CONFERENCE CHAIR: Dr Kumar Krishen, Sr Scientist, Johnson Space Center, NASA, TEXAS has kindly
consented to Chair the Conference to share his experiences in technology transfer and commercializing
space technologies for public good.
PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP (1 Day): 15th May 2015
Topic: Technology Transfer & IPR Commercialization
Learn from the leading patent attorneys and the innovation champion at NASA, Texas on how
to take technology from lab to land by sharing the idea with Government and the World and
commercialize IPR to move up in the value chain. Must attend for researchers, academicians
and entrepreneurs
Fees: Rs 5000/CONFERENCE CHARGES (1 Day): 16th May 2015
Working Professionals (Indian citizens) – Rs 3500/- per participant
Working Professionals (Foreign Nationals) - $ 200 per participant
Students, PhD Scholars – Rs 2500/- per participant
Inclusions: Conference kit, Reading Material, Lunch, Hi-Tea, Paper/ Case Presentation
Opportunity.
On-Campus MDP Accommodation is available for INR 1500/- per head per night (double
occupancy). Please reserve in advance by sending an email to bi@iica.in. Other city
accommodations are available in the price range of INR 3000 – 6000 per night.
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DELIVERABLES
The expected deliverable of the conference will be a publication that would ideally present the stateof-the-art cases in each of these topics. The publication will be based on the abstracts prepared in
advance of the conference and on the transcription of the dialogues and exchanges of experiences
that will take place during the conference.
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION
The author (s) may send their full length case study or research paper (not exceeding 5000 words)
along with their brief profile, their Citizenship details and consent for publication. Guidelines are as:
Title page, Abstract (500 words), keywords, Full Paper: Title, Word Limit: 5000 words, Format: A4
size, MS Word, Font: Times New Roman, Font size: 12, Line spacing: Single, Margins: 1.5 inches on all
four sides. References should be in APA style. Tables and Figures should be numbered and placed
close to first reference.
Last Date for Abstract Submission: 15th April 2015
Last Date for Full Paper Submission: 25th April 2015
Peer- Review and Consent on Publication: 30th April 2015
Last Date for Fees Payment of Workshop and Conference: 5th May 2015
Authors to kindly ensure that all content is originally written with full citation. Case study and articles
with over 10% duplicacy will be out rightly rejected.
AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS
Proceedings of the Roundtable will be recorded and published online on IICA’s open-access, fullyreferred Journal with ISSN. Best Papers in each Technical Session will be awarded.
LOGISTICAL ASPECTS
The International Conference is being hosted by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA).
Date: 15th – 16th MAY, 2015
Venue: IICA Auditorium
Full Address: Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Plot No. : - 6, 7, 8, Sector 5, IMT Manesar, Gurgaon
(Haryana) – 122050, Fax No. : 01242291036, Email: icii@iica.in
For any further queries, contact:
Mr Onkar Nath Puri, Conference Convenor
Ph: 0124-2640191
Email: onkar.puri@iica.in
Website: www.iica.in
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