Date: Oct. 2-4, 2023
Theme: Connectivity
Hosts: Ericsson + PRV
Chairpersons: Christina Petersson (Ericsson) and Peter Strömbäck (PRV)
Locations: Stockholm, Sweden (Ericsson HQ + PRV)
Website: https://cip-net.com/cip-forum-2023/
Overview
CIP FORUM 2023 – CONNECTIVITY will be hosted by Ericsson and the Swedish Patent Office (PRV) on October 2-4 in Stockholm, with the first two days at Ericsson’s HQ (Oct. 2-3) and the final day at PRV’s HQ (Oct. 4). The FORUM is developed in collaboration with CIP’s partner organizations and steering group members and run as an in-person event for 200 participants from industry, academia, and policy. The sessions will also be recorded, summarized, and made available on the CIP website for a broader audience as well as input into CIP’s research, education, and collaboration activities.
The event will explore the impact of an increasingly interconnected world, both technically and economically, on IP strategy, policy, and geopolitics. This includes the recent developments in generative AI and the global innovation challenge of sustainability, as discussed below:
Digitalization
A focus on the changing role of market collaboration and competition in an era of digital transformation, in particular, the emergence of ubiquitous connectivity among people and things. The goal is to provide (1) A deeper understanding of the potential industrial and societal impact of connectivity; (2) Knowledge of new business and IP strategies emerging to manage the convergence of connectivity into all industry sectors (i.e. IoT); (3) Insights about how the growing ubiquity of connectivity affects existing institutions and challenges policymaking.
Globalization
A focus on the increased challenges facing geographical collaboration and competition in an interconnected world. The goal is to provide (1) A deeper understanding of the changing global competition for technology and innovation leadership (particularly in China, the United States and Europe): (2) Key aspects and driving forces in IP, technology, and innovation policy that impact competitiveness on the company and national level; (3) Important insights to design business and IP strategies that take into consideration the diverse IP and innovation systems worldwide and their increasing geopoliticalization.
Diversification:
A focus on the state of development towards diversity and inclusion in the fields of IP, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The goal is to provide (1) A deeper understanding of the current research and practical consequences of diversity and inclusion challenges in technology-intensive sectors: (2) New opportunities for firms to engage in collaboration and best-practice programs to proactively improve diversity and inclusion activities.
Sustainability:
A focus on the role of IP to facilitate the creation and distribution of innovations to address society’s growing sustainability challenges. The goal is to provide (1) A deeper understanding of the potential industrial and societal impact of the mounting sustainability challenges; (2) Knowledge of new business and IP strategies emerging to implement corporate and government sustainability goals (e.g. zero carbon); (3) Insights about how to square the role of IP in fostering and sharing innovation with growing policy positions that IP blocks innovation and global sustainability solutions (e.g. as was experienced recently with the COVID patent waiver).
