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Innovation and Intellectual Property for Productive Development and Sustainable Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean

Explore a new study shedding light on intellectual property and economic growth in the region, with insight from the European Patent Office, ECLAC and the Inter-American Development Bank.

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Current session

On-site and online conference hosted in Santiago de Chile

Date
19 May 2026
Time
09.00 - 17.00 hrs CLT
15.00 - 23.00 hrs CEST
Format
On-site + Online, English, Free

Schedule

Programme for Tuesday, 19 May 2026.

This event presents findings from the ECLAC-EPO joint study and provides a platform for dialogue on how co-operation and knowledge-sharing can strengthen regional innovation ecosystems.

Lead Moderator – Maximiliano Santa Cruz

  1. 09.00 - 09.45 hrs CLT
    15.00 - 15.45 hrs CEST

    Opening remarks

    Welcome and opening context for the conference in Santiago de Chile and online.
    • José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary, UN-ECLAC
    • Fernando Cuenin, IDB’s Chief of Operations and Acting Representative in Chile, IDB
    • Esteban Figueroa Nagel, National Director, INAPI
    • António Campinos, EPO President
  2. 09.45 - 10.30 hrs CLT
    15.45 - 16.30 hrs CEST

    Presentation of ECLAC – EPO joint study

    • Yann Menière, EPO
    • Paul Wander, UN-ECLAC
  3. 10.30 - 11.00 hrs CLT
    16.30 - 17.00 hrs CEST

    Break

  4. 11.00 - 12.30 hrs CLT
    17.00 - 17.30 hrs CEST

    Session 1: Science, Technology and Innovation Support and Financing for IP

    Moderator: Gonzalo Rivas, IDB
    • Yann Menière, EPO
    • LAC Innovation Agencies: Bruno Chagas Bonifacio, FINEP / Maria Gabriela Alvarado, SENACYT / Sara Goldberg, ANII
    • Office of IP: María José García, INAPI / Agustín Meléndez García, National Public Registry / Claudia Lorena Franco Quevedo, DINAPI
  5. 12.30 - 14.00 hrs CLT
    18.30 - 20.00 hrs CEST

    Mid-programme break

  6. 14.00 - 15.30 hrs CLT
    20.00 - 21.30 hrs CEST

    Session 2: IP as Productive Development Policy

    Moderator: Nicolo Gligo, UN-ECLAC
    Setting the stage: Marco Llinás, UN-ECLAC
    • LAC Innovation Agencies
    • National IP Offices: Irene Oliveira, INPI Brazil
  7. 15.30 - 16.10 hrs CLT
    21.30 - 22.10 hrs CEST

    Champions of Innovation

    A Dialogue with Young Inventors Prize finalists from the Region.
    Moderator: Jimena de las Heras Fernández, EPO
    • Mariana Pérez finalist Young Inventors Prize 2025
    • Rafaella de Bona Gonçalves finalist Young Inventors Prize 2022
  8. 16.10 - 16.50 hrs CLT
    22.10 - 22.50 hrs CEST

    Session 3: Regional approaches to innovation, technology and patenting

    • Ximena Sepúlveda, Universidad Andrés Bello
    • Nikoalos Chardalias, EPO
  9. 16.50 - 17.00 hrs CLT
    22.50 - 23.00 hrs CEST

    Closing remarks

    Wrap-up and closing of the conference.

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