Tuesday, April, 25, 2006 *

Integrating Intellectual Property Management and Regulatory Compliance in Asian Markets into Global Strategies for Drug Development
(The Continuing Relevance of Sun Tzu and Sun Pin)

8:15am Coffee and Pre-Conference Registration

9:00 Facilitator’s Welcome and Opening Remarks 
• The Enduring Lessons of Sun Tzu and Sun Pin
   - Determining the Terrain and the Objective
   - Questions of Configuration and Designation
   - Evaluating the Risks and the Rewards
   - Rules of Engagement
• Drug Development: Reference Points, Maps and Metrics

10:15 Morning Coffee Break

10:45 Command and Control Maps of Applicable Legal Structures across Multiple Emerging and Maturing Jurisdictions 
• The Pathway from Life Science to Medical Care (R1)
• Convergences and Divergences in the Laws of Intellectual Property (R2)
• The Harmonies of the Safety and Efficacy Regulatory Spheres (R3)
• The Societal Background (Health Care, Capital Markets, Corporate Citizenship, Other Social Policies) (Rn)
• Resulting Manifolds in R1 x R2 x R3 x Rn

11:15 Strategies and “Best Practices” for Global IP and Regulatory Compliance Navigation
• Models of Collaboration: Outsourcing, Licensing, JVs, and M&A
• Delegating Development Tasks and Committing FTEs
• Allocating Expenses, Risks and Rewards 
• Measuring Performance and Adjusting to Reality
• Structures for Fostering Communication and Resolving Disputes
Facilitator: Alan L. Jakimo, Partner, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP 

12:00pm Close of Pre-Conference Tutorial

* Separate registration required